As I’m gearing up for my first show of the season next week, and as I’ve been working on a new idea for yarn displays, I’ve been thinking a lot about how my craft show booth displays have changed over the last seven years. Seven! HaldeCraft is seven years old …
While I love to make multi-colored yarns that invoke a particular thing, like Sock Monkey, or songs, like Golden Years and Blue Jean…. my heart is really always with the solids and semi-solids. This might have something to do with my personal obsession of knitting complicated cabled designs, in which …
While I have an Earthy and an Herbal soap sampler set, I haven’t yet put out a Woodsy one. So here’s a little info about some of my more popular woodsy soap fragrances. Cedar & Saffron – Cedar, with just a little bit of Sandalwood, Patchouli, and Vetiver, mix together …
If it’s one thing I love doing with HaldeCraft, it’s combining my love of making ceramics with my love of yarn. Which is one reason I make so many yarn bowls! Here are five that I currently offer. The J-cut style is a good, short, sturdy bowl designed with a …
If it’s one thing I love doing with HaldeCraft, it’s combining my love of making ceramics with my love of yarn. Which is one reason I make so many yarn bowls! Here are five that I currently offer. The J-cut style is a good, short, sturdy bowl designed with a …
Do you collect mugs? Do you need some gift ideas for someone who does? Whether you’re searching for a little something special and unique for a loved one, or looking to send some gift ideas to someone potentially shopping for you, this post is a good one to hold onto! …
That these buttons haven’t been in stock has been entirely on my shoulders; I took them out of stock to take them to a show, and then completely forgot to check them back in again (coming back from a show is a little chaotic) and then just sort of… forgot …
Did you miss seeing the launch of these five new ceramic pieces? There is a little something for everyone here, and if you love mugs you definitely won’t want to skip this post. Badass Grandmother mugs: A cigarette. A Bowie knife. A dirty sweatshirt and a cozy red flannel jacket. …
Right now I only do a few craft shows a year – but one year I also did something called the “Monthly Craft Market” and did a show once a month for almost a year! That year alone taught me a lot about doing a craft show, and for me, …
Are you a knitter or crocheter (or know one, and are looking for a gift that isn’t yarn)? Then this post is for you! There are some new stitch markers at HaldeCraft this week… here are five of them. Oh – and the stitch markers come with either rings (good …
You like functional pieces, but you also love color and excitement – that’s probably why you like HaldeCraft ceramics so much! Here are five pieces that will serve you functionally for years in your kitchen or dining room, but will also bring a splash of vibrant color to your meals. …
Continuing with last weeks soap update, we have another small one this week, as well! Black Amber & Lavender in the Yarn and Knitting Needle design: Musky, with myrrh and amber, this combines fabulously with the Lavender to make a slightly woodsy, slightly floral scent. Even people who aren’t that …
The second kiln firing since the move was just as happy as the first; here are five great things I took out of the kiln! Dogwood plaques – Bring your love of nature indoors with this three-dimensional dogwood flower wall hanging. Dogwoods only flower for a few weeks, but who …
Long-time followers from the Hanks Yarn and Fiber days will know this story; when we first started our hand-dyed line at the yarn store, one of our naming schemes was for our favorite adult beverages (Red Appletini, Vodka & OJ…). We wanted to make a margarita-inspired colorway, so I dyed …
Last week I fired the kiln for the first time since the move in April and May; towards the end of May I had just gotten to the point where I was ready to start work on a number of things, and then… broken finger/hand surgery. Surprise! But things are …
I am over the moon about finally cementing how I want to do stitch markers, and here are the first five I’ve brought into the shop. You know I won’t be able to stop making them (they’re pretty addictive) so… what do you think I should do next? Bring in …
I love a good disaster movie, but what makes it “good” can be subjective. For instance, it doesn’t necessarily have to be realistic in order for me to love it – I mean, come on, The Poseidon Adventure is going to be on this list, and that’s about as far-fetched …
Flowers smell wonderful, just like nature intended. But let’s be honest, that fragrance doesn’t always translate well to bath products. Who else has picked up a favorite floral fragrance in a soap, shampoo, or lotion, only to have it smell chemical and over-sweet? If you’re as particular about floral fragrances …
Gardens and houseplants; two things that almost everyone loves (or at least loves looking at, even if you don’t love the work that comes with them). This time of year, though, if you’re in the heat of summer… you’re probably spending more time inside with the houseplants than outside in …
I dye a number of base yarns here at HaldeCraft, both standard, every-day yarns, and spoil-yourself, luxury yarns. Here are five of my go-to standards, in four different weights. Andre (fingering/sock): Andre comes in a 400 yard/100 gram put-up, and has a nice good twist to it. Many sock knitters …
You probably have your go-to soap fragrance. Your favorite. Maybe it’s one you buy all the time, maybe it’s one that you can only get a few times a year at a fair or farmer’s market. Maybe you lean towards floral soaps. Maybe woodsy or musky is what really does …
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 …