Now that we are turning our thoughts toward shopping for the holidays, I thought I'd post a little treasury of some unique gift ideas for that very special family member - the sister!
Art, crafts, knits and animal antics baked fresh daily.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Tempting Tuesday - Gifts for sisters
I hope everyone who was celebrating enjoyed their Thanksgiving weekend - plenty of family, food, etc...
Now that we are turning our thoughts toward shopping for the holidays, I thought I'd post a little treasury of some unique gift ideas for that very special family member - the sister!
Now that we are turning our thoughts toward shopping for the holidays, I thought I'd post a little treasury of some unique gift ideas for that very special family member - the sister!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Special Orders
I've been knitting up a storm around here - thought I'd share some of the outcome...We have some lovely mittens for adults and children all made out of scrumptious superwash wool. Enjoy!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
A Knitty Opportunity - and Cyclo-cross
Nice sunny day = watching cyclo-cross, taking lots of product shots like the one to the left, and visiting the yarn store (only a little bit, I promise).
The cats have been a just a bit put out since our cyclo-cross friends brought their Austrailian Cattle Dog puppy to visit. Our shyer cat Caramel hides upstairs (under the bed or in the bathtub... whichever is available), while Tricksy simply stares down the puppy and steals her food. Classic Tricksy. Cyclo-cross, in case you were wondering, is a very cool combo of road biking, mountain biking and obstacle course. Watch the following for a little taste, complete with overly epic music:
The Cattle Dog puppy also REALLY likes wool (socks, yarn skeins, yarn projects.... basically our whole HOUSE) which segues nicely into the actually title of the post.
There is a more than vibrant (buzzing? frenetic?) knitting presence on the web, and I thought I would share just three items of interest.
Item the 1st: Ravelry.com! Most of my knitting, crocheting, or fiber arts readers probably know about this site already, but for those of you who dont - go over there and get your knit on! There are patterns, forums, help sessions, a trading post, and lots of fiber, yarn and inspiration in the way of FOs. My username is KnittyVet (just like on Etsy) - feel free to look me up and say hi! Here is one of my FOs posted on Ravelry:
Item the 2nd: KnitPicks.com is great online one stop fiber arts shopping. This is a known fact. Right now they are also running a contest on their Stash blog to win 20 balls of yarn and a free pattern. The contest is promoting a new feature allowing crafters to buy one pattern at a time from popular books - definitely a savings if you are like me and usually end up buying the whole book to get at one particular pattern. You have until Nov. 10th to enter the contest - simply leave a comment on the Stash Blog!
Item the 3rd: Tomorrow I am planning on attending the Fiber Festival of New England in Springfield, MA... If you are anywhere in the area it sounds like quite the good time - Moo Dog Knits from over at moodogpress.com says there are over 200 vendors - and sheep! Yay!
I think this post contains my first embedded video... Does that mean I can graduate blogger pre-school?
The cats have been a just a bit put out since our cyclo-cross friends brought their Austrailian Cattle Dog puppy to visit. Our shyer cat Caramel hides upstairs (under the bed or in the bathtub... whichever is available), while Tricksy simply stares down the puppy and steals her food. Classic Tricksy. Cyclo-cross, in case you were wondering, is a very cool combo of road biking, mountain biking and obstacle course. Watch the following for a little taste, complete with overly epic music:
The Cattle Dog puppy also REALLY likes wool (socks, yarn skeins, yarn projects.... basically our whole HOUSE) which segues nicely into the actually title of the post.
There is a more than vibrant (buzzing? frenetic?) knitting presence on the web, and I thought I would share just three items of interest.
Item the 1st: Ravelry.com! Most of my knitting, crocheting, or fiber arts readers probably know about this site already, but for those of you who dont - go over there and get your knit on! There are patterns, forums, help sessions, a trading post, and lots of fiber, yarn and inspiration in the way of FOs. My username is KnittyVet (just like on Etsy) - feel free to look me up and say hi! Here is one of my FOs posted on Ravelry:
Item the 2nd: KnitPicks.com is great online one stop fiber arts shopping. This is a known fact. Right now they are also running a contest on their Stash blog to win 20 balls of yarn and a free pattern. The contest is promoting a new feature allowing crafters to buy one pattern at a time from popular books - definitely a savings if you are like me and usually end up buying the whole book to get at one particular pattern. You have until Nov. 10th to enter the contest - simply leave a comment on the Stash Blog!
Item the 3rd: Tomorrow I am planning on attending the Fiber Festival of New England in Springfield, MA... If you are anywhere in the area it sounds like quite the good time - Moo Dog Knits from over at moodogpress.com says there are over 200 vendors - and sheep! Yay!
I think this post contains my first embedded video... Does that mean I can graduate blogger pre-school?
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Tempting Election Tuesday
Happy Election Day! I've thrown together a quick Voting Treasury featuring artists and collectors from many states of the union. Just click on the screenshot to go see the treasury. Get out there and do your civic duty folks!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
I guess this is a seasonal blog...
...But if so, now begins the blogging season!
Happy Hallowe'en! - This year we put together some Pumpkins for Sanity and/or Fear.
A quick wrap up of the summer: Lots of gardening (mostly watering... we had very Sarahan summer), vetting (now a regular part-time gig), and enjoying visits by family and friends.
I've also been occupied helping establish the Artisans of Western Massachusetts as a legitimate non-profit organization.
We are over 50 members and growing fast - feel free to visit the AWM website by clicking on the logo. You can find great handmade items made with love by local artists.
My artwork and knitting has been squeezed in between the previously mentioned activities - I did get a chance to do some custom work of a very sweet kitty.
I also had fun putting together a few treasuries using the great new treasury tool over at Etsy.com.
Now... we're cleaning the garden, raking leaves, and enjoying cozy wood fires and mulled apple cider. I hope to keep the blog a bit more updated... but right now it is time to go light the pumpkins!
Stay safe, and remember to VOTE on Tuesday!
-k
Happy Hallowe'en! - This year we put together some Pumpkins for Sanity and/or Fear.
A quick wrap up of the summer: Lots of gardening (mostly watering... we had very Sarahan summer), vetting (now a regular part-time gig), and enjoying visits by family and friends.
I've also been occupied helping establish the Artisans of Western Massachusetts as a legitimate non-profit organization.
We are over 50 members and growing fast - feel free to visit the AWM website by clicking on the logo. You can find great handmade items made with love by local artists.My artwork and knitting has been squeezed in between the previously mentioned activities - I did get a chance to do some custom work of a very sweet kitty.
I also had fun putting together a few treasuries using the great new treasury tool over at Etsy.com.
Now... we're cleaning the garden, raking leaves, and enjoying cozy wood fires and mulled apple cider. I hope to keep the blog a bit more updated... but right now it is time to go light the pumpkins!Stay safe, and remember to VOTE on Tuesday!
-k
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Gratuitous Garden Post
Ok, the weather is more like fall and I've emerged from a long hot summer full of gardeny goodness and watering. Lots of watering. While I get the blog back into some sort of order here are some random garden pics...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Tempting Tuesday - Help the Gulf Coast
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