Lorena on August 31st, 2010

Third in my series on friend’s Etsy shops (Etsy Tuesday!) in my friend Ouida’s – Ouidamac. I’ve known Ouida for about five or six years now, ever since she started coming to Stitch-n-Bitch back when we were at Books, Inc. Back in the day, yo! Ouida is generous with her time and spirit, and if [...]

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Lorena on August 31st, 2010

Yarn: Spritely Goods Limited Edition Sylph Sock Yarn Pattern:  cowl; made it up as I went along.

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Lorena on August 30th, 2010

Project: Pill boxes with birds on top Technique: The birds are painted, and then a clear glaze over everything. For Sale: I was kind of on the fence about selling these; they didn’t turn out quite as nicely as I envisioned. So I was going to post about them but then take them to a [...]

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Lorena on August 30th, 2010

Here’s a photo for Sharon. Yay, freaks! — Here’s a book for Alana. Yay, hoarders! – Here’s one for Quinn. Yay, Hello Kitty! — Here’s one for all my geek-loving friends. Yay, peaceful and humorous protests! — Here’s one for Erin. Yay, making thread! — Here’s one for Mariana and Arne. Yay, being trapped on [...]

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Lorena on August 29th, 2010

One of the little Etsy tips that I’ve heard and seems to work for a lot of people is rather than upload a bunch of stuff at once, space it out by uploading one thing a day. When I launched HaldeCraft a week to two ago, I wanted to get a good selection of stuff [...]

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I think I forgot to post about this. We’d been watching an HBO series, Treme, with Aunt Gay, Uncle Joe, and Barbara. Every few weeks we’d get together for dinner and to watch an episode or two. We finally had time to watch the last two episodes, and clearly that called for an appropriate dinner! [...]

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Lorena on August 26th, 2010

Yarn: six different sock yarns; changed yarn every time I changed stitch patterns. Pattern:  Faraway, So Close by Carina Spencer

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Lorena on August 26th, 2010

I hope, Anne, that you don’t mind me posting about this! Project: Smiling Happy Buddha Technique: Painted, followed by a clear glaze For Sale: It was, for about 25 minutes! This was a special order for Anne, my very first custom Etsy order! Thank you so much, Anne, and I hope that it is enjoyed!

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Lorena on August 25th, 2010

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Lorena on August 25th, 2010

Yes, you may thank me for sharing. — Man dies; then his mom dies; then they are both eaten by cats. — OK, this one is kind of funny – car full of zombies crashes. — And this one is kind of sad – H.G. Wells short story competition gets zero entries. — Pilot ejects [...]

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