Scenes from last week
Lorena
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,…
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Scenes from last week
Last week was not as productive as I wanted; a few days I didn’t even take “Scenes from a work day” photos because who needs a photo of me going…
A reflection on some custom work
Oddly (or maybe not; other creative types might be able to relate to this), the projects I do that have the most heart, the custom work that means something, a…
Musings on pricing one’s work
Yesterday I drove about an hour south of where I live, to buy some supplies from a reasonably-local business (I call it “reasonably local” because it’s only about an hour…
Welcome to 2014 (Newsletter)
Is there as much excitement in the air for you as there is for me? Winnie-the-Pooh says that it’s not the moment that you you’re eating the honey that’s the…
Like to shop local?
I made some mugs for Broken Shelves Books & Art here in Gainesville Florida (here’s their Facebook page). These are ginormous 16-ounce mugs with the Broken Shelves logo on them.…
Working on my post-apocalypse skill set
Corn, potato, and bacon chowder I made from scratch, in a bowl I made myself, wearing PJs I sewed myself, and socks I hand-knit. And as Gardner said on Facebook,…
About
My name is Lorena Haldeman, and I am the owner, maker, creatrix, artist, and hard-working woman behind HaldeCraft. I was bitten by a crafty bug as a child, when my…
Getting a handle on those mugs
GET IT? SEE WHAT I DID, THERE? Thank you, thank you; I’ll be here all week. Please tip your wait staff. This photo is actually a couple of weeks old;…
Brain! On! Fire!
I want to thank the entire Conyers (et all – I don’t think I even know *everyone’s* last names!) clan for letting me borrow Colette for the week — the…
We went to the Faire
We went to the faire about two weeks ago; our faire is small in compared to some (Crownsville, I’m looking at you) but it’s always a good time and a…