Trailer Park Trash and proud of it……….
The beginnings of a scarf. My first attempt at lace. It’s just a simple yo, knit 2 together. It’s handspun, hand-dyed bombyx silk, 100 grams, 650 yards. I got the idea from the lates Interweave Knits. The first three or four rows aren’t so great, but as I go along, it gets better. I can [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2007 by admin
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Here it is relaxing under our shade tree. Photography by Little Man, age nine. The yarn is from Lisa Souza. I have a sweater this color, summer sweater of course, that I plan to wear these with. Better hurry up and get them done, huh? But then, I could always buy a winter sweater that [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2007 by admin
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Posted by queen busymom on 28 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Thrify Mom, General Life, Enteraining the Offspring I was surfing today for some new craft ideas, when I came across this: a tutorial for making coloring pages from digital photos or scans. I found it on the FotoTiller Blog. Their tutorial is done in [...]
Posted on July 27th, 2007 by admin
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OTN: a second sage green sock. I’ll have to take a pic of it’s finished sibling. the first few rows of a silk scarf in a fishnet looking lace stitch. It’s my first lace attempt, and my first attempt at dying silk, so I’m not expecting much. Pics will follow when the camera battery is [...]
Posted on July 26th, 2007 by admin
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I’ve been looking into the insurance issues. I’m self-employed anyway and don’t have any insurance at all. No health or life insurance. Nada. So that’s not really a concern in jumping ship for the creative life. But, I’m looking for some. Surfing, making calls, talking to the agent that holds my car insurance. I’m looking [...]
Posted on July 25th, 2007 by admin
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I’ve been surfing a bit since I’m feeling better from my latest bout with the yuckies, and looking around a bit at making a living with my creativity. I was in accounting before, and fixed asset accounting is not a real creative field. Now I own a daycare and it gives me more room for creativity, [...]
Posted on July 25th, 2007 by admin
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This is the beginning of a needle felted hat. I bought the form this past weekend at Sheep Street. My 9yo son took the picture. Sort of looks like a hot pink cake right now, doesn’t it? I’ve never made a hat before, so if it turns out too bad, I won’t share the [...]
Posted on July 18th, 2007 by admin
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I just wanted to take a moment to share something I did with my daycare that was fun, safe, and the kids had a hand in cooking their own snacks. I took a cardboard box and lined it with aluminum foil. We made smore stacks: graham cracker, chocolate bar pieces, and a marshmallow on top, [...]
Posted on July 15th, 2007 by admin
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I’m teaching a freind to knit tonight. She’s a realtor, and her schedule is very hectic, so tting this in where we can both meet has been a hassle. I generally close up the daycare around five, but she can have appointements any time, all day and in the evening up to 8p.m. if that’s [...]
Posted on July 11th, 2007 by admin
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The right arm just completely and totally fell off my recliner. I can’t get it to close back up because, of course, that’s the arm where the lever is and it’s now bent. I seriously need to save up for some new home furniture. I loved that chair. I’m so sad. It was my knitting [...]
Posted on July 10th, 2007 by admin
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