Month: November 2012
What will happen to spinning?
A lot of you know that the lovely ladies at Wild Iris Books have been letting us spin there on the Third Thursday of the month (next meeting, December 20th!). But if you follow me on Facebook (I forget if I’ve brought it up here), you also know that they’ve …
Who’s got two thumbs and the most awesome apron ever? THIS GIRL.
A couple weeks ago I got a package in the mail. Nothing really new, I get packages all the time — but this one was from my husband’s sister’s husband’s mother and his sister. I’ll wait while you figure out that relationship chart. I’d only met Edna at Amy and …
Old Dog is still hanging in there
She’s stiff and tottery when she first gets up from a nap, she frequently barks at either nothing or something that happened ten minutes ago when she was sleeping, she still falls off the dog bed and gets stuck in the corner, and screen doors confuse her…. but her appetite …
Evolution of a table
What do you do when you’re having about ten or more people for Thanksgiving, but you don’t have a table? MAKE ONE. Also, benches. See the end result if when I get my Thanksgiving photos uploaded!
Don’t take back roads on a holiday weekend
In the eeeeeeeeeternal quest of “How can I make HaldeCraft turn a profit” I decided to look at supplies; specifically, the supplies I buy. I live in a pretty small town and while I can find some of what I want locally, I find that for larger quantities of things or for …
Living with food allergies: Chowder
Uncle Joe one time gave me this great recipe for chowder; I used to make it about every ten days during cold weather. Alas, then my allergies kicked in, and now I can no longer eat that recipe because of my fish allergies. That also means no lobster bisque (if …
This just tickles me to pieces
Mariana redesigned my literature soap set labels. The back label is so GD cute I want to pop its little head off! Now… if only I can hurry up and get the rest of the three sets wrapped before GLAM this weekend…..!
This will just never get old
Speaking of making things easier
I’d like to introduce you to my new electric skein-winder. Yes, all this time I’ve been hand-winding…. my productivity is about to go up, time spent will be less, and my chiropractor will be sad that there are less problems with my shoulder and thus less time spent in his …
MOAR OWLS
I’m working out how to display my owl Christmas ornaments for the craft show this weekend, and rather than buy a small fake Christmas tree and hang them on that, I thought I’d use this mug display someone gave me a while ago. But I’m not sure about it…. I …
Whoooooo likes owls?
Back in October I won an eBay auction for these two owl molds. I also won an auction for A SINGLE bookend, which is just redonkulous. Why do people list things that are sets, not as sets? Do they think they’ll get more as people bid-war to get them both? …
Who suddenly got shy when I broke out the camera?
Makers live here
This was taken a couple weeks ago, when Tim was building the Thanksgiving table (more on that later). I was unloading and re-loading the kiln, drying yarn, and he was building a table and four benches. What to people who don’t have hobbies, or craft skills, DO with their time? …
The 2012 GLAM Indie Craft Show
Got plans Sunday, December 2nd? Want some? Get ready for GLAM Indie Craft Show 2012! This year, we’ll have even more local artists and crafters than ever to satisfy your holiday shopping needs. That’s because we’re moving to a new and larger venue — the historic WWII-era Mustang Hangar just …
A new Vignette feature
Here’s something that I lose an hour or so a day to, now…. the camera app I use on my phone has recently had an update, and in addition to all sorts of filters we now have the ability to adjust frame color. So here’s one where I was playing …
It’s so much easier to support than tear down
A couple of weeks ago I went out to lunch with a friend of mine, who is also a soapmaker. I’ve known this friend for a while, so I would have had lunch with her even if we didn’t have soapy things to talk about, but I must say… It …
Sunday Sky
The sky yesterday could make your breath catch; a brilliant bright blue with not a cloud in it, and a hint of Fall in the air. Then this morning I woke up and it’s about 39 outside, about 45 in the house, and all the cats are stuck to me …
HaldeCraft Yarn Club: Jan – March 2013
This round of yarn club runs January through March of 2013, and will be available for sale until Friday, December 28th. Please read the description carefully because I’m definitely shaking it up this time around! — I used to think there was nothing better than a sock club. Nothing more …
A perfect match
For my birthday, Cindy and Pat got me this delicious looking plant (OK, maybe not “delicious” in the traditional sense of the word, since I don’t want to eat it). Then a couple weeks ago I was cleaning up a bit, and noticed that the aloe plant I had in …
Happy Turkey Day, everyone!
(Unless you’re not in the United States, and in that case, happy Quiet Internet Day!)
Song of the Week: AM 180
“We’ll sit for days And talk about things Important to us like whatever We’ll defuse bombs And walk marathons And take on whatever, together”
Be fabulous
The good times aren’t over
I had a whole long post here written to my friend Katherine about how her job moving her an hour or two north of here doesn’t mean that she’s getting out of having lunch with me now and then, but devolved into something too mushy even for me. Love you, …