A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words

I’ve noticed when I read other blogs that I can’t stand the posts that have no photos.  A picture somehow makes it easier to start reading.  But on the other hand, I also can’t stand blogs that are nothing but pictures.  It needs some words to read even if it’s just a caption for the photo.  Is this strange?  Maybe it stems from my earlier years when all picture-less books were considered “boring”. ...

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Another Tribute

“M”ore of it ends up on my hands then on my project. “O”pen easily, it certainly doesn’t. “D”on’t ask me how to keep it from sticking. “P”lease let it stop dripping, “O”n the floor or on my chair, “D”own my shirt and in my hair. “G”ot it finally on all right. “E”verything now has turned out right.   I was inspired to write this when my jar of Mod Podge glued itself closed.  I had to get my “little”...

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Works for Me

Ever had an old pair of overalls you didn’t know what to do with.  I had a pair that were actually cute.  They had cute zippered pockets that were useful and all, and they had red Velcro instead of the usual metal button things on the side.  The Velcro was the problem though, because it kept coming undone.  Here’s what I did to make them more useful. This is my work apron.  Neat, huh. ...

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Stranger than Fiction

I was walking to the library again, and I saw something odd crawling across the sidewalk.  I thought it might be some breed of cockroach or something out for a stroll.  It was over 3 inches long and jaws about 1/2 an inch wide.  It was also super fast, but apparently it had problems walking across leaves.  All I could do was stare at it, it’s like watching an accident, you can’t look away.  ...

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Grown Up Dolls

One of my hobbies includes collecting dolls.  Not Barbies, although I do have a reproduction of a vintage bubble cut.  This is one of my favorites.  Her name is Violet and she’s a bed doll.  Apparently they were popular from about the 1920’s to 40’s, although I’m not an expert on this.  I got her on EBay with another that I gave to my mom.  The price was a steal, but understandably so...

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Another Sign

  I’ve seen this sign several times while walking, but I only really noticed it recently.  I really like the font used, but I can’t quite say why.  It’s not exactly the fanciest lettering I’ve ever seen, but maybe the simplicity is part of the charm.  I’d like to use it for something someday, I just need to figure out what’s it called....

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Strange Tastes

I have to admit my tastes in some things can be odd, but let’s leave fashion for another day and talk about food.  The following are a few of my favorite combinations that some people might find strange, but I say don’t knock ‘em until you’ve tried them: Mayonnaise and ketchup:  technically this isn’t that odd since I hear it might be the base of a certain secret sauce, but I’m not certain of this. cheese and peanut butter: this is great on sandwiches obviously and it is especially good...

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Something Old, Something New

Here are some projects I recently finished.  A couple of them are classic, things a few of you may remember doing yourself, or at least something similar.  The others may be something you’ve thought about doing at one time or another, or maybe after seeing this you will want to try them. These are classic fabric yo-yos, at least I think they’re classic.  My mom has been making them for years. ...

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Signs of Amusement

I noticed this while walking to the library.  I thought it was kind of amusing, especially considering what was below it.   As you can see here, cars are an exception.  I guess it technically doesn’t say no cars allowed on the sidewalk. ...

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My Favorite Sewing Tool?

Tribute to my Sewing Machine To my dear friend on the craft table, what can I say about you? The way that dealing with the “tension” makes me wish I had somebody new. Your too complicated when I don’t need you to be, and too simple when I need much more. Exciting when your well running, but otherwise you’re such a bore. You clam up when I least expect it and snap my every last thread, but when I truly have had it up...

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Inspiration Super Highway

  I guess you’re wondering what this is suppose to be.  It’s a rough sketch of an idea for a doll I had.  Rough is right.  I got the idea from watching an episode of SlayersNext on YouTube.  On it there was this monster with big hair and an odd dress I found it quite appealing.  It’s surprising when inspiration will strike.   These are dolls I have in the shop.  Strangely...

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Truly Giving

This is one of my recent ideas, isn’t it so cute!  I made it with the intention of selling it in my shop, but I find it hard not to just keep it for myself.  It got me thinking, have you ever made something intending to sell it or give it to someone and wanted to so badly keep it?  What do you do? Will first if you’re selling, the easiest thing to do is make an extra one for yourself.  You can probably...

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Thank you for sharing

I recently listened to a CraftyPod podcast about crafting for money instead of just passion (CraftyPod #95, thank you Sister Diane, I’m a huge fan).  One of the things mentioned toward the end was how some bloggers are afraid of sharing “personal information”.  I started to think why this is so.  Like most people, when I hear those two words, I think of things like your phone number or ATM number or address.  Things you definitely do not want to get out there.  Things that can specifically...

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Introduction

Alright, I finally did it!  I have been thinking about starting a blog for months, but I finally got up the nerve yesterday.  I’m still not entirely sure what to write about, but I can’t really let petty details like that stop me. To start I’d like to introduce my pride and joy, my cat.  Her name is Midnight, she’s  4 years old, and she’s been in my life since she was 1 1/2.  She likes avocados,...

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