January 16, 2015
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I am very excited to announce our first craft-along for the Crafty Princess Diaries Blog/Podcast group on Ravelry. It starton on 1/15/15 and end on 2/28/15. Ravelry group members are invited to “revisit” a previous craft they have tried before … Continue reading
November 6, 2012
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My husband and I are regular Crystal Light drinkers. As a result, we end up with a couple of empty containers each week. The containers are plastic with a sleeve-style label that easily slips off. The lids snap on and … Continue reading
August 3, 2012
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Today I had a chance to catch up with a friend I haven’t seen in years. Neither of us are mall people, and both of us are crafty types. So we agreed to make a trip to a downtown area, … Continue reading
January 5, 2012
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Here is another little project that I crocheted as part of a holiday gift, a cup cozy. One of my sisters is getting into hot tea, so for her gift I purchased an assortment of teas from the Teaman (over … Continue reading
December 10, 2011
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I have been making jewelry for years and often give my finished jewelry pieces as gifts, so you would think my gift recipients would get tired of receiving jewelry year after year. This is so not the case. In fact, … Continue reading
November 25, 2011
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I am determined to make as many gifts as I can this year, and one idea I had was to make market bags. Who can’t use one of these, right? I have been collecting and reviewing all kinds of patterns, … Continue reading
September 28, 2011
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I know this is super duper simple if you have any basic crochet skills at all, but I wrote this tutorial (which you can download as a pdf file here: how-to-make-a-double-crochet-stitch-wash-cloth) for the way, way, super extra newbie in mind. … Continue reading
September 17, 2011
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The party is over! I’m talking about Lori Andersen’s Bead Soup Blog Party, which I joined last month. My partner, Shiraz from Secret Song Designs, send me this amazing stash of bead soup. And I ended up making 4 pieces … Continue reading
April 26, 2011
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I have been seeing a good deal of crochet integrated into clothing lately. For example, JJill.com has a cute crochet applique shirt in a recent catalog. I have seen patterns on-line and in magazine that show you how to create … Continue reading
February 17, 2011
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For anyone who enjoys bead stringing, Stringing magazine is a wonderful publication. As the title suggests, it is all about stringing. While I like other types of jewelry making, I’m still very partial to beading, especially since my hands and … Continue reading