I had the weirdest dream last night. I was trying to check out of a hotel, but didn’t have enough money. So I had to play a complicated half-text, half-graphics computer game in order to find real gold that I could then weigh and use to pay for my hotel …
But, you know, I’m not on vacation, so I don’t have time (just kidding, I’m totally on vacation, I just don’t want people to know because last year I got smothered in “I know you’re on vacation but” emails, and I’m trying to avoid the same this year… so if …
There are only five more days to get into this round of yarn club, the theme of which this time is the fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. If you know that the night is dark and full of terrors, if you know that dark wings bring dark …
Here’s how to keep hearing from HaldeCraft on Facebook when they – once again – change a little in January. I know, I know; it seems a little counter-intuitive that you’d have to work to follow a page on Facebook that you’ve already liked, indicating they’d like to hear from you. …
(Cross-posted to my work blog, so sorry for those who are seeing this multiple times.) So, I thought that a few years ago I had written a hilarious post about giving myself an annual review, like I used to get when I worked for larger companies, but it must have …
So, I thought that a few years ago I had written a hilarious post about giving myself an annual review, like I used to get when I worked for larger companies, but it must have been lost in one of my many blog host change moves. I was going to …
Here’s one for the yarnies…! You’re probably going to make things in 2015. How would you like to cheer on, and be cheered on, by other people who are also making things? And how would you like to do all that, and win some prizes? Play along with Lorena of …
Last year I tried to take a vacation, and HAHAHAHAHA! I had more questions, more problems, more messages on multiple platforms *after* I posted I was on vacation than in the two weeks previously (“hey, since you’re taking some time off, let’s talk about what I want to order when …
What are you working on this week? This week I’m working on fighting off a cold, and while I’m battling valiantly it does seem to be getting the better of me. In ceramics, I’m still trying to photograph everything I made for GLAM that didn’t sell, that hasn’t ever been …
Welcome to the 3rd and last installment of the Fantasy Literature inspired yarn club! This month’s colorway is Not All Those Who Wander are Lost. It is inspired by Strider, known as Aragorn, also called Longshanks, the Dúnedan, and he is descended from Isildur. He is, if you don’t know, …
While my finger had to hover over the “buy now” button for a few minutes, yesterday I bought the most expensive printer I’ve ever purchased (but it was 54% off, thank you, Christmas sales… and I mean that as in “thank you for buying from HaldeCraft for Christmas because it …
What do Applejack, Autumn Afternoon, Balsam Fir, Carrot Cake, Cranberry Chutney, Frankincense & Myrrh, Gingersnap, Pumpkin Spice, and White Tea & Ginger all have in common? You can find them in the Seasonal Soap Section… but not for long – these seasonal babies go fast! Although I have to tell …
What are you working on this week? I’m working on recovering from GLAM (I’ve slept about eight to nine hours a night since Sunday!); now I’m checking in everything I took out of stock that didn’t sell at the show. So far I’ve gotten the soap, the yarn, and most …
Did I ever show off October yarn club? The color is Grandmother’s Moon and Handspun Spidersilk, and it’s inspired by the book “The Princess and the Goblin” by George MacDonald. The Princess and the Goblin is a children’s book published in 1872; however, to my mind it still holds up not …
Still no word if we’ve gotten the loan for the 15 acres with the not-too-shitty mobile home and the totally amazing 2200sq ft studio. But no news is good news, right? I mean, the lender (third lender, I think, have I told you that story?) finally finished asking us for paperwork …
You love yarn. Yarn is probably on your wish list (doesn’t the Yarn Harlot tell non-yarnies that even though we all seem to have enough yarn, yarn is always a good gift?). Or maybe you’re shopping for that yarn lover in your life…? Maybe your yarn lover even sent you …
(Crossposted on my HaldeCraft blog) You love yarn. Yarn is probably on your wish list (doesn’t the Yarn Harlot tell non-yarnies that even thought we all seem to have enough yarn, yarn is always a good gift?). Or maybe you’re shopping for that yarn lover in your life…? Maybe your …
Originally posted on June 16, 2005; I thought I’d repost this, since moving one more time is hopefully on the horizon. No moss on this rolling stone Lately, I’ve been thinking about a family friend who has helped me move on numerous occasions. That got me thinking… exactly how many …
(Crossposted from my work blog) Last week was a soapy blur of soap making and wrapping, and scrambling for paperwork, scanning, signing, etc. (I don’t remember, when I bought this house I live in now, 20 years ago, that the process was as time consuming as this house we’re trying …
Last week was a soapy blur of soap making and wrapping, and scrambling for paperwork, scanning, signing, etc. (I don’t remember, when I bought this house I live in now, 20 years ago, that the process was as time consuming as this house we’re trying to buy now). I finally …
Whoooo is always looking for cute owl things? Whooooo do you know that collects owls? Whoooo — ok, I can’t keep doing that with a straight face. Owls. From the majestic photos of owls in flight to the cutesy owls on the latest WOOT t-shirt… we either love them, or …
What are you working on this week? This week I’m all about prepping for GLAM (Sunday, December 7th!) This week in ceramics I fired the kiln for the first time since September. I wanted to hug my kiln and tell it that I had not forsaken her, I’ve just been …
I wouldn’t necessarily call this book my favorite book – after all, how many times have I reread Alas, Babylon and Watership Down? But The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron did change my life. The year was… hmm. I don’t even remember the year. Maybe 1996? 1997? The Reader’s Digest …
I was just telling a friend on the phone yesterday that I don’t remember, when buying a house 20 years ago, it being quite this time consuming. As such, I don’t really have a lot to show for this last week, work-wise! I finished a pattern I’ve had in my …