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Day: May 23, 2018
 

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Maker of thrown, hand-built, and slipcast ceramics; dyer and spinner of yarn; writer of science fiction; watcher of people and nature.

Lorena Haldeman
Instagram post 17908628131377458 Day 14! The mug says it all. Loving some Turmeric Bliss tea, and some aged cheddar. Which at this point is like the fourth or fifth aged cheddar in the Aldi cheese advent calendar (I know a lot of y'all have mentioned the same repeats). I'm so glad the Passiondale tea advent calendar doesn't have the same issue! I would for sure recommend the tea one again, but not so much with this particular cheese one.
#advent #cheesevent #teavent
Instagram post 17859293527616255 Sock Monkey (https://www.haldecraft.com/collections/yarn/products/one-hit-wonder). You're of a certain age, and you had a variety of favorite toys when you were a child. You built forts for your Weebles and Little People out of Lincoln Logs. You could spend endless time on Sunday morning pressing your Silly Putty into the comics. You might even have had a Pachinko machine (at least until you dropped all those little metal balls on the floor and they scattered to the four corners). But your favorite, the one you still wish you had, was your Sock Monkey. Now you can rekindle your love of those soft chocolate grays and those bright reds, by making anything you want to make (even another Sock Monkey toy)!
Instagram post 17850121081739230 Aaaaand, here's the second broken piece. Sigh. I mean, the humor of the broken ones happening to a mother and daughter pair of customers, who are also long time friends, is not completely lost on me. But mostly I am just sad. Sad that even with bubble wrap, packing peanuts, and paper stuffing, I still get things broken in the mail. And y'all, I am just as disappointed as you are when that happens. More-so, maybe even, because these are my babies. I made these - I want them to be used, fussed over, washed. Not broken before they can even show you some joy.
Instagram post 17858084617638001 Sigh. Let's talk about some sad things; mostly, the last HaldeCrate, Snow Flurries. If you're on Ravelry you've already heard me apologize for the yarn. I've also had to apologize to two people for their snack trays breaking in the mail. Now, mail isn't a thing I have too much control over -- I can pack it as well as I can but after it leaves my hands I don't have any control over it. But that doesn't mean that I don't feel responsible, and it sure doesn't mean I won't take responsibility. I appreciate the patience of the person who bought this one, and the person who bought the one I'll show next. I wanted to get them replacements before Christmas, but there's just no way that can happen (which of course makes me feel terrible even though they are both fine with it). Good news, though, because they're both willing to come up and meet me and go to Satchel's as soon as I have their replacements made! So that's one good thing that came out of this!
Instagram post 17858075170654470 This One Hit Wonder in Joy, a sport weight yarn (https://www.haldecraft.com/collections/yarn/products/one-hit-wonder?variant=7772181757980), is everything you love about red and purple together.
Instagram post 17943725473313071 For years, I've been continuing to make soap dishes becasue I love them, in spite of the fact I don't actually sell that many. I took almost all of these to GLAM with me (doubles of a few of them) and I sold almost every soap dish I brought with me. Is next year going to be the Year of the Soap Dish?! That would be so exciting! I'd feel so.. justified!
Instagram post 17869587070544808 Advent Day Lucky Thirteen! The tea is a Chamomile Mint (which I am going to have to find me some of because it may be the best so far) and the cheese is the third time herbed gouda has shown up. I talked to my friends who gave me the cheese advent calendar because I didn't want her to think I wasn't enjoying it -- she said pretty much the same thing. Cheese is always good, but the reviews of previous Aldi cheese advent calendars may perhaps be... suspect.
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Works-in-Progress Wednesday (05/23/18)

Works-in-Progress Wednesday (05/23/18)

Lorena May 23, 2018 This Week in HaldeCraftLeave a comment

Who said it could be almost June? That the year could be almost halfway done? I’m still trying to remind myself to type 2018! Sigh. So. What are y’all working on this week? In ceramics, I’m working mostly on custom orders this week. And things that I want to do …

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