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Scandinavian Luminarias to Welcome Christmas
Scandinavian Luminarias!! Perfect blend of the two cultures that influence my holidays most - Scandinavian art and craft (and cookies of course), and childhood memories of unique and magical Christmas...
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Feliz Navidad! How-to Celebrate by Making Easy Mini Ristra Ornaments and Gift...
Today, December 16th is the beginning of the 9 days of Las Posadas - a centuries old tradition in Mexico and in many towns and villages in New Mexico in which the search for "a room in the inn" is...
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Last Minute Christmas Gifts! Check Out These Awesome Suggestions!
It is almost Christmas! Just a week away now! And if you still haven't finished your shopping for friends and loved ones on your gift list who love to play with yarn, I have a really great gift idea!!!...
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Christmas Cookies!
Christmas Cookie baking time is here! I imagine many of you will be in your kitchens hiding in a cloud of sugar and flour and turning out batch after batch of cookie goodness!Me? I have completed my...
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Celebrating Winter Solstice with Leyla Torres and Origami
Happy Winter Solstice everyone!I can't think of a prettier way to celebrate than to share this stunning Origami Chile Pepper "sun" created by Leyla Torres. Leyla has kindly given me permission to share...
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Wishing You a Merry Christmas
Holiday portrait. Even snowmen can't get it right!!!Merry Christmas to all!!
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On the First Day of Christmas... A Knitted Nutcracker!
On the First Day of Christmas: Sharing my first ever completed Alan Dart knitted toy! The Nutcracker!The nutcracker is a gift to my son who collects Nutcrackers and stands about 14" + tall!I never...
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On the Second Day of Christmas: Sharing An Owl and Pussy Cat
On the Second Day of Christmas: sharing the owl and …the pussy cat!Both gifts were knitted and then felted.The owl's face was to have been embroidered but when I spied the buttons - I could not resist...
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On the Third Day of Christmas: Sharing a Sweet Little Mermaid Doll
On the Third Day of Christmas: Sharing a little Mermaid doll made for Sophia!Just look at that sweet sweet face!!! You can well imagine it was almost impossible to give her away!I owe three fabulous...
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On the Fourth Day of Christmas: Sharing Two Little Crafty Gifts to Myself
On the Fourth Day of Christmas: Sharing two little crafty gifts to myself based on gifts of inspiration from two lovely internet friends!!A sweet little curled wood Christmas tree ornament inspired by...
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On the Fifth Day of Christmas: Looking Forward to a Bright New Year
On the Fifth Day of Christmas: Saying good bye to 2013 and looking forward to a brand spanking New Year sparkling with promises to keep!There is something magical and mysterious about the arrival of...
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On the Sixth Day of Christmas: A Promise of Orchid Blossoms in 2014
On the Sixth Day of Christmas: The promise of a intensely fragrant and gloriously beautiful inflorescence to come - a bloom spike on our Chocolate Orchid! (And yes, it really does smell like chocolate...
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On the Seventh Day of Christmas: Preparations Made for Two Brand New...
On the Seventh Day of Christmas: I spent a couple lovely hours getting my self organized and set up for two brand new "Alongs"!One basket holds yarns and hook for crocheting Snowflakes (patterns to be...
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On the Eighth Day of Christmas: Beautiful Hand Made Ornaments
On the Eighth Day of Christmas: Sharing sweet hand made Christmas tree ornaments made by special friends!If you follow me on Instagram, you know that in early December my sweetie actually purchased a...
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On The Ninth Day of Christmas: A Last Backward Peak at Crafty Play in 2013
On the Ninth Day of Christmas: A last look backward to my favorite crafty adventures in 2013!So many of you are doing it! And I love seeing all your images together! So! Here are 12 of my most...
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On the Tenth Day of Christmas: Gifts of Love, Inspiration and Knowledge
On the Tenth Day of Christmas: Three gifts - Love, Inspiration and Knowledge - gifts that are given freely and often by so many. I am humbled by the love and kindness that is given to me; inspired by...
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On the Eleventh Day of Christmas: A Lovely Prince Cake
On the Eleventh Day of Christmas: A lovely and traditional celebratory cake fresh out of the oven!And by morning, it is disappearing fast!In many cultures around the world, Christmas really doesn't end...
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On the Twelfth Day of Christmas: Korknisse Wishing You a Happy Twelfth Night.
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas: Korknisse in conference deciding who will hide where - to bring surprise smiles and to tend all the corners of the house.Nisse are well known for quietly and secretly...
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January Sock Love
It must be January! I have yarn on my brain again!!!First of all, as I mentioned previously, I have joined the "SockswithSarah" KAL -here is the link to the Ravelry thread and here is the link to the...
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Wood Snowflakes! A Crafty Journey.
No ordinary paper construction! This beauty is made from wood!A Wooden Snowflake if you will!!And a perfect way to open a week of posts devoted to snowflakes! Actually - truth be told - they are more...
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