Lorena on July 31st, 2011

Yarn: Minds Eye Yarns Merino/Tencel Sock in “Black-Eyed Susan” Pattern: made up as I went along Notes: The tallest socks I’ve ever knit! And even though this was my primary vacation knitting, it didn’t show up in as many photos as Sock Monkey did, just because they quickly became unwieldy. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE [...]

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Lorena on July 31st, 2011

Whew – what a week, y’all! I had a lot to get listed, plus getting ready for the July Craft Market, plus take care of some personal things this week (I know, I have a personal life that doesn’t involve crafting?! If it makes you feel better, one of the things I was doing was [...]

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Lorena on July 31st, 2011

Fun! 1. Great guitar and singing, 2. Group shot, 3. Group shot, 4. Group shot, 5. Live entertainment, 6. Group shot, 7. Group shot, 8. Kate, ready to show off, 9. HaldeSoap, 10. HaldeCraft HandDyed, 11. Cupcake in a Jar, 12. HaldeCraft, 13. HaldeSpun and goodies from the HaldeKiln, 14. Getting ready, 15. Cupcakes in [...]

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Lorena on July 29th, 2011

The rest of my 2011 daily photos can be viewed here.

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Lorena on July 27th, 2011

One of the things that excites me about HaldeCraft HandDyed is bringing in more one-shot colorways; every now and then I’m going to release a very limited colorway and when it sells out, it sells out. Having said that, let me introduce the first one! Dogwood is the name of the colorway — I have [...]

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Lorena on July 27th, 2011

The Natural Habitat Garden by Ken Druse My rating: 4 of 5 stars For being such a small book (in comparison to, say, Taylor’s Guide) the information included is almost overwhelming. I read through this to try to better figure out what might grown in my area, as other books I’ve read have recommended plants [...]

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Lorena on July 26th, 2011

Yarn: Mind’s Eye Yarns Merino/Tencel sock in “Golden Pumpkin” Pattern: Covered in Bees by Lorena Haldeman Notes: my first for-sale pattern, under the HaldeKnits line that I started a couple of months ago, in order to both write new patterns and import the old Hanks Yarn and Fiber ones. This is not currently available on my [...]

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Lorena on July 26th, 2011

‘I’m All Knotted Up’ by sobejeweled Celtic Knot Stained Gla… hilllilly $25.00 Tulip Poplar Bark Baske… bazketmakr $16.00 Vintage – Wood Burl Boo… BDVintage $38.00 Handcrafted 925 and Mak… sobejeweled $20.00 The Leisel French Knott… selvagehandcra… $244.00 Last Boy Scout – hand s… projector $40.00 big knot – natural wood… thewoodlot $27.00 Nautical / Boat [...]

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Lorena on July 26th, 2011

I am frequently asked questions about how I make my soap; here is my attempt to put together a little FAQ – please feel free to ask any unanswered questions, and I’ll happily add them! Why did you start making soap the way you do? At first it was because I wanted something easy, something wherein I [...]

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Monthly Craft Market Saturday, July 30, 2011 1-5 PM Located at The Tabernacle 619 NE 1st St Handmade Ceramics | Handspun and Hand-dyed Yarn | Handcrafted Soap And that’s just the HaldeCraft booth! Also appearing… Soaps | hoola hoops | fiber crafts | jewelry | journals | tongue drums Brooches | postcards | leather cuffs [...]

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