2010 was the year I ventured far from my yarn-crafting comfort zone, which is not to imply I was uncomfortable doing it.
Inspired by my cousin's jewelry making, I learned how to make earrings. Armed with a bag of implements I bought off Craigslist and knowledge gained from a workshop at the Summit of Awesome,...
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I'm on holiday with a friend this week, volunteering at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and otherwise soaking in the stunning scenery of southwestern Utah (and a little bit of Las Vegas). Best Friends is a massive no-kill facility; we've met dogs rescued from hoarding situations, puppy mills and some surrendered by families who...
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For a while, I had a line in my professional bio that I dream of quilting. I've always had a fair amount of anxiety about sewing. I couldn't sew in a straight line; my machine, basic as it is, was a mystery to me; I never really grokked how it all works.
Then an old...
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When I got my iPad over the summer, I also got the case Apple makes for it. It's a handy design. Kind of like a book, but also like a stand – there's a slot on the back that you can fold the cover back into so it's propped up. Handy! The only thing...
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I've become the keeper of my partner's grandmother's sewing box. Mimi died several years ago, and I never really knew her. I feel like I can kind of get to know her now, though. A little bit, through the stuff in her sewing box.
In it are a few pairs of scissors, countless sewing needles...
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