I’m excited for Thanksgiving! I’ll get to meet my brother’s fiance, do lots of baking, play games, and get time away from work. And on top of all that, Friday is Kate’s birthday — which is nice timing because it ensures that he’ll have a special dinner to look forward to that does NOT revolve […]
Kate moved his own blog over to WordPress several months ago — so rather than do battle with the spammers on MT, we’ve just moved craftmuffin as well. It’ll take a little while to get everything back in place and spruced up, but so far, so good.
I’m still chugging away on the “Stevie” Rowan Cork […]
Think you know all there is to know about folding laundry? The latest ReadyMade magazine points out this online video that can teach you a thing or two about t-shirt folding.
Now if I could just find a video about how to fold fitted sheets neatly… (oh wait, I think I’ve actually seen a demonstration […]
We’ve been watching Ken Jennings’ winning streak on Jeopardy pretty much every evening. At some point, the notion got stuck in my head that Ken looks like the elf Hermey in the holiday movie Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys. You know, the elf who wanted to be dentist.
So, what do […]
We have the Showtime channel free this month, and I’ve been sucked into the campy original series, Jeremiah.
That’s right — starring none other than Luke Perry, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, AND (in some episodes) Sean Astin. How can I turn away from that kind of star power?
The show is set in the not-so-distant future, about 20 years […]
Has it really only been one year? Has it been a whole year already?
Those are the two thoughts that ran alternately through my mind all weekend. It’s been such a wonderful year, I can’t wait to see what the next one brings. Happy anniversary, Kate!
To celebrate, we made another jaunt down to southern Indiana to […]
Absolutely Glorious!
If you’re a fan of the 1995 film Before Sunrise, then this is an absolute must-see. And I daresay that it would be quite enjoyable even if you hadn’t seen the earlier movie first.
And speaking of great performances… did you see the latest episode of Six Feet Under? (Episode 44: That’s My Dog.) Wow. […]
Haven’t made your own personalized icon yet? C’mon… everybody’s doing it.
No pictures of knitting today, but I do have a question for any of you masters of ribbing out there. What’s the secret to keep my stitches tight when switching from knits to purls?
I thought that it would be the cables that would […]
I found a link to this fiber-y music video from Steriogram in my blog prowl this morning. Think: claymation… but with yarn. Check it out!
Tonight, PBS begins airing the first two intallements of Colonial House tonight at 8:00 and again at 10:00pm. Even though Kate and I weren’t chosen to be on the show (aww, shucks!), I’m still psyched to tune in tonight to see the participants learn how to live in 1600s colonial America.
Check out the official site […]
Thank you so much Secret Knitting Buddy for the awesome tape of crafting tunes! I’m long overdue to mention how happy I was to receive it — what a creative idea!
I have craft updates, too, but I’ll hold off a little bit on those. But I couldn’t wait to announce my brother’s safe return home. A whole year is way too long to be away! This is (almost) all of us in the baggage claim at the airport last night.
When we got home from work today, I plunked down on the sofa — which is currently situated right in front of our currently unusable fireplace — and I heard a strange scratching, rustling sound. It sounded like something was clawing at the metal mesh curtains in front of the fireplace. I jumped up, too […]
Jill and I were trying to remember this “bird by bird” story from Anne Lamott’s book of the same name. So, I looked it up last night and was re-inspired by her common sense advice for for coping with those overwhelming moments in life:
“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at […]
Full weekend update coming soon. I’ve got pictures to show that haven’t come off the camera yet — mostly because I haven’t wanted to put down the knitting needles long enough to post them!
My knitting has improved by leaps and bounds over the past few days! So far, I’ve just been teaching myself from […]
Well, forming the habit of keeping this journal up to date hasn’t really happened quite yet. But I’m making it a resolution for this year to document my life, and particularly my projects, here at least a few times each month. We’re still trying to shift things around in the house to find a place […]
Just checking in to say that the Christmas crafts are coming along nicely! I’ve had a reality check and put a couple of projects on hold (luckily I have very understanding friends) — and I now have a realistic list of a few things to finish up by next week.
Check out the book, Palmer/Pletsch’s Fit for Real People — as recommended by Rusty Bobbin.
Ta da! Thanks to little technical support from my husband, I’ve got visible photos now in my posts. Much better.
For posterity’s sake, here are a couple of sewing projects that I’ve made for Kate (husband) over the past year or so.
This purple shirt is from a Simplicity pattern. Kate helped pick out the fabric from […]
How sad. I started this crafting journal with such high hopes, but I’ve posted next to nothing on it so far! It’s the pictures (need help figuring out how to post them)… and the color scheme (need to take the time to adjust them to colors that I like more than orange)… basically, this blog […]
This is the current state of my crafting corner in our house:
I have hopes of making it functional and inviting soon… but for now, it’s more like a landing pad for all of my supplies that don’t have anywhere else to be. Moving and getting settled in is such a slow and gradual process! I […]
We’re having a garage sale this weekend, and I’m thinking of trying to do a small project that I can attempt to sell. I also think I’m rather crazy for thinking this since I have so much to do just to get my regular garage sale items ready. But I’m not talking anything complex — […]
I love shopping for craft supplies, but I hate it when I try to save time by going to the Wal-Mart craft section on my lunch break (because it’s closer) — only to find that they don’t have a couple of key (although not usually hard-to-find) items on my list. Ugh. Now, not only did […]
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