(photo by james.t2 on flickr) 2010 is the year of the tiger, a well-liked sign of excitement and adventure. It is also a metal year according to five-element astrology, which is at odds with the primarily wood/fire nature of the Tiger sign. According to the Chinese, we can expect some struggles this year- in fact [...]
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DIY wedding tips
February 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Lately I’ve been so busy working on wedding stuff that I’ve been forgetting that I should probably blog about it too. My husband and I eloped last summer and are planning a bigger, “real” wedding this summer. The elopement was very spontaneous and improvised, and mostly traditional (right down to my Mom frantically making a [...]
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DIY Wedding Invitations
January 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I went to the local scrapbooking and paper store, just to check out what they had… and ended up coming home with $100 worth of invitation supplies, which were of course, all ON SALE! You could definitely spend less, but I just *had* to have the fancy Hambly paper. If you insist on not spending [...]
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Peppermint Bark Brownies
December 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Painlessly easy (although it does involve some waiting), and so good you won’t want to share! YOU WILL NEED: -a 9X9 pan of your favorite brownie. I’m gluten intolerant, and find the premix bags make my life easier, so I used that. I’m rather fond of Arrowhead Mill’s brownie mix- some people didn’t believe me [...]
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Surrealestate revived & the Parlour
November 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Sorry I haven’t updated in awhile. My laptop has been on the verge of dying- running at a crawl and randomly losing the wireless card completely. Oddly enough, I accidentally slammed it on the coffee table and now it works fine. Heh. I have been knitting a ton- mostly for my vendor table at the [...]
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Pewter Waves Fingerless Mitts
October 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
I designed this pattern for the intermediate knitter- it uses simple cable and slip stitches and is easy to memorize. Works up quickly, it’s nice and stretchy, woo hoo, no more chilly hands. Comment below with any questions or concerns. To purchase pattern, click here: Finish the checkout through paypal, which should then prompt you [...]
EsoZone 2009
October 12th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized
(photos bylion42) Well, another EsoZone has come and went. This year, the intention was to keep all the good parts and improve what was lacking last year- interaction. Once again, the Watershed came through with more than enough space and filth for everyone. Luckily, there was far less preparation going in. Adam, Klint, and I [...]
Amigurumi octopus & another squid.
October 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
These guys will see you at EsoZone. Patterns will be coming soon. Zeroing in on my presentation. Can’t give much away, but it should be fun. Here’s a tidbit from the Wikipedia entry on Gestalt Therapy: “In field theory, self is a phenomenological concept, and is a comparison with ‘other’. Without other there is no [...]
Amigurumi Jellyfish & Squid
September 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Will post a pattern eventually, but now that I have all this free practice in, this one will cost a small fee. This is what I accomplished on my sick day: These will be sold @ EsoZone and the pattern will soon be available here. Crochet is amazing. I wish I didn’t have to work, [...]
Ultimate Northwest Hoodie Pattern
September 17th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Uncategorized
This project started awhile back- before I left Saint Louis, really. I wanted one of those really posh sweaters from Urban Outfitters or Anthropologie, but I wanted to knit it myself, AND from clearance dollar-a-skein, yet still alluring yarn. The sweater this is based on is long gone, but it has my seven favorite features: [...]
