Ugh. I feel like I’ve been writing this blog post for a million years. Or since mid-April. Same thing. How is it only/still May? Of 2020??? The good is … I’m feeling mighty privileged right now. Nobody in our immediate family has contracted C19 (although of course we worry for …
Whew. What a long strange trip we’re all on, eh? Every time I feel like I’m getting back into my groove, on my schedule, I stare at the wall for half a day and then am surprised that it’s after lunchtime and I’ve done practically nothing. Same for you….? In …
Who needs a splash of color on their dresser, or table, or wherever you keep your jewelry? What’s that? You do? You’re tired of losing your rings here and there and want a dedicated – and eye-catching – spot to put them? We can help! Inspired by Spanish and Mexican …
Like bees to a flower, you’re drawn to these flower-shaped nesting dishes, in the honeycomb (with bee) texture. There are two sets, each with two dishes; a small set (here) and a medium set (here). The smaller of the two sets has a 5″ dish and a 6″ dish, and …
[ insert beeps and whistles ] Which means that this yarn, which may or may not have come from a galaxy far, far away, is the color that you are looking for. HaldeCraft HandDyed yarns started life in 2007 in a small yarn store in Gainesville, Florida (Hanks Yarn and …
Inspired by Spanish and Mexican majolica and talavera, these spoon rests are going to appeal to anyone with a love for color! These are handpainted and each one will be a little bit different depending on color placement and base glazed used. These spoon rests were glazed with non-toxic food-safe …
This week only, a trio of honeycomb (with bee) nesting dishes. The flower shape of the smallest one is backwards/opposite the shape of the other two flowers. These dishes are glazed with non-toxic glazes, and can be washed with hot soapy water or even run through the dishwasher in order …
Since all this started, all the talk about Covid-19 and social distancing and essential businesses and who should be open or closed and what safety precautions should be taken at work, I’ve been struggling with what to say. What to tell you. I’ve been asking myself; am I essential? Should …
I started writing up a Facebook post this morning and got three paragraphs into it before I was like, this would make a better blog post, because I’m really going off the edge here. So, hey! Blog post! Re: the senior picture thing going around. I moved out of my …
What follows is one of those long rambly over-thinky work posts. I will probably, next week, edit it down a little and post it over on my work blog, so think of this as the… rough draft? Since all this started a few weeks ago, all the talk about Covid-19 …
There’s a new Limited Edition HaldeCrate in the works, to be released in May… introducing….. (drum roll please) … Under the Sea. Under the Sea will be offering four different things: yarn (available in all eight base weights); a mug; an incense burner; and a set of small nesting dishes. …
How’s your week going? I’m feeling very… I don’t know if I should say lucky, or privileged. I already worked at home. I live on 15 acres so there’s no-body within half a mile of me, let alone six feet, so I can go outside into the sunlight and walk …
I’ve been listening to a lot of Simon & Garfunkel this week. Not directly on purpose, although I do like them. I have a Spotify playlist that has some of their music, and another playlist with some covers of their music, and I guess because of that (and I’ve been …
Yeah. So. Right. How’s everyone doing? It is powerfully, heavily difficult to not feel like this is some sort of horrifying social sea change. If the entire world could take a two-week vacation right now, and let all of this blow over? Let the disease die out by not giving …
So. Hey. How are you doing? I’m running the gamut from totally fine to completely tharn. I’m just going to assume that you are, too? Psst — come closer, I have a secret — that’s OK. It’s OK to not feel OK right now. (It’s also OK to feel OK.) …
No matter how scruffy-looking you might be, or whatever type of weird animal you might herd, you’re going to love this colorway! Go ahead, grab one first; then go tooling around the galaxy in some hunk of junk. Smuggle some things, become best friends with a walking teddy bear, maybe …
Granted, mostly what I read was post-nuclear war fiction, and not pandemic/epidemics. But still. Alas, Babylon and Farnham’s Freehold were my two favorites. Babylon was set close to my area in Florida, so I always felt a connection of “holy shit, this is what I could do to survive” with …
Day I think it is because it can’t possibly be the 12th: the 2nd. Day it is in my head because I plan so far ahead: the 23rd. Number of times in the last week the steering on Truckenstein gave out: 1 Number of dudes it took to maneuver Truckenstein …
My focuses this week are trying to focus, writing, dyeing yarn, making ceramics, and trying to focus (ha!). Anyway. Let’s get to it! In ceramics, I have two main things going on this week – playing with shapes and textures, and making a new set of magnets involving the word …
We used to have a thing we said in our department when I worked at the Enginerding company… when everything is important, nothing is important. I feel that way right now – everything that’s on my list is something super important and shit needs to get done… so I think …
Ha! Me neither! It looks like it’s been 95% work around here since… oh, at least November. I feel like I’m always working and yet when someone asks me what I’ve been up to I kind of just stare at them. Uh, I’ve been… working? I mean, I guess I …
Last week was so busy I didn’t have time for a blog post, and this week I’m just now getting my feet under me for the week. So…. Where does that leave us?! In ceramics, I’m playing around with piece designs for the upcoming May Limited Collection/HaldeCrate, and I’m playing …
Wednesday! It’s the new Monday! I think it’s hilarious that over the years we had the yarn store open, the only day of the week Hanks was closed was Tuesday, and that lead to many a “who’s closed on a TUESDAY” question from people who would show up mid-week needing …
Tatterhood. Let me tell you a story. A childless queen who wants children gives birth to two daughters. One is fair and beautiful, and the other is gray and hideous, and is born riding a goat and waving a wooden spoon. The sisters grow up to be the best of …
