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Can you believe it… Microsoft does it again WHY O WHY!!!! Remember when Vista came out and suddenly we had no desktop icons? Did you sit there for a few minutes looking at your desktop wondering what is wrong here? This is exactly what drives me nuts about windows… they train you for years like […]
My run of Jelly Bags is all done and posted to Etsy. Want one just, pop over there and pick one up. I have already sold a few so maybe you better hurry. [slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157615335032464″ type=”gallery”]
The next time you are at the fabric store, ask for an empty bolt board. Wrap a towel around it and safety pin in place to make portable ironing surface. Instead of moistening the thread moisten the needle. The moisture in the eye will help draw the thread through. Loosen paper backing of fusible web […]
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to just be able to craft and make enough money to live? Wouldn’t it be good for America if we could make stuff again? I stopped shopping at Walmart a while ago every single thing there is made in China (every single thing). Since I don’t have a job right now […]
Boy did I need to get my nails done. This is a video made with a Nokia N95 I got in Russia. I was showing my Uncle Lee how the phone worked and how to make socks. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PvwzEKmQmc [lightbox href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PvwzEKmQmc”]Open in Lightbox[/lightbox]
This really is a fantastic affordable yarn, ever so soft and fluffs up so nice. I had 16 skeins to make 8 socks. [slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157613808077563″ type=”gallery”] Based on my tension as show above I knit up some extra large socks. 4o rows in 3 x 1 rib 70 rows to heel 70 rows to […]
I wrote Chris Matthews and email this eveing in response to his comment that the republicans had to “Outsource” their response to Barrack Obama’s address. Here is that email, lets see if I get a response. Mr. Matthews in general I do love your show and your outlook on politics, but tonight I heard you […]
Purses coming hot off the sewing machines. [slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157613727316664″ type=”gallery”] Mean while on the legare 400 the new yarn Serenity [slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157613778811966″ type=”gallery”] A new line of yarn from Deborah Norville. The serenity line comes in 4 different weights (Sock, Sport, Worsted & Cunky). The yarn is incredible soft and best of all […]
[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157612844508608″ type=”gallery”] I have finally said I am going to kill my sock yarn stash and make a few socks. Okay more than a few. This is not even the half of them so many toes to sew yet.
I have been working on this Tree Jacket forever since last year maybe when it was a project with the Sexy Knitters Kal. I do love the yarn I am using though Dream In Color Classy, it has to be the one of the best yarns to work with. As you can see I still […]
