2016-07-04 16:13
A week can make a big difference..the hat goddesses, just in time, sent me some very happy customers this weekend at the Cobble Hill Sunday Market...I feel bet… Read More
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2016-06-30 15:28
Oh, dear..things have been disastrous on the Street Market front here..don't know why...and it isn't just me..all over our little Island tourists… Read More
2016-06-21 14:28
Had my first visit to a new Farmer's Market here on the Island at Cobble Hill Aggie Hall..what a nice day it was..not too cold or too hot, beautifully green and such a plea… Read More
2016-06-03 16:17
Anyone who is still reading this must be bored or really love me, lol, I 've been gone so long from this project..What has been happening? Well, lots of moving around, trying &nb&hell…Read More
2013-07-11 20:41
Summer's here, as this young lady, so daintily nipping at the apple tree leaves, is happy to tell you...This is the view out my back door, didn't want to scare her so took it through t… Read More
2013-06-20 18:19
As mentioned, here are some shots of the completed project...a faux straw crocheted cloche with a tiny brim and a 'colourful' assortment of pansies as a focal, with a bit of black satin ribb… Read More
2013-06-15 02:56
So the next part of my dissertation on inspiration (!) will be on the materials to create...In my case, this time, yarn...as is evident in the pictures of the various skeins and… Read More
2013-05-28 02:55
This will be a couple of postings about inspiration, since I have been thinking often about the question in the title...the one I get asked, often more than once, at… Read More
2013-04-23 15:30
Since my last posting, much has happened...I have switched to a drop-in situation at the Saturday Duncan Market, since the powers that be decided to ignore my requests for a sha… Read More
2013-03-11 18:58
The weather seems to be changing rather rapidly here in Paradise...although it is, of course, still a rainforest, with the requisite almost constant drip drip drip of early Spring...We… Read More
2013-02-16 23:35
Do those of you who are makers of things out in blogland ever donate one or more of your pieces to good causes?I have been doing so for a long time, for fundraisers for politici… Read More
2013-01-22 19:14
Over at Jillys Handmade Heaven, a new blog (and crafter) to me, my Snow Queeen hat is featured in a posting about warm 'n cosy stuff for the chilly season...this is the first time that… Read More
2013-01-10 18:25
One of my favourite blogs is created by Carol at "The Polka Dot Closet," here's a link...http://thepolkadotcloset.blogspot.ca/In her latest entry, Carol has resuscitated a past posting… Read More
2012-12-28 18:26
Thought I'd follow up with some images of Logan wearing the Viking hat..he was prettyhappy about it..not to mention the fact that he really looks the part! Read More
2012-12-24 20:57
Saturday, December 22nd was our last day this year at my weekly craft market..and of course, for the first two hours it poured..so very little in the way of potential customers strolli… Read More
2012-12-18 22:33
"Winter's dayIn a deep and dark December...."It's an odd sort of feeling, that first fall of snow, especially when Winter seemed as if it would never come..a sweater was enoughTh… Read More
2012-12-06 22:41
This isn't a tutorial, rather an unpaid endorsement of a fab new yarn I've been wishing for and fantasizing about for for awhile, called "Safari" and made by Stylecraft Yarns, which accordin… Read More
2012-11-21 16:19
My holiday craft fair season is winding down, and it hasn't been what I could have hoped...The flu followed my back problems so missed one three day fair, which, according to fellow crafters… Read More
2012-11-14 16:35
Not every story has a happy ending, but making lemonade is what it's all about, so...Here are some pics from my Christmas Chaos craft fair last weekend..sorry about the lack of quality in th… Read More
2012-11-05 19:47
No, not the Microsoft kind..just thinking about the way I seem to live so much of my day looking through windows, when the weather is inclement...It seems as if it has been raining here for… Read More
2012-10-28 00:26
Here it is, the end of October, and soon this never-ending (though oddly welcome) rain will end, at least briefly, and allow those intrepid souls who wander off to craft fairs to do th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Not really asleep, (I wish!) just overloaded with holiday markets and work..such is the life of a seasonal worker, which, of course, with crocheted hats, etc. is what I am in Fal… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Most exhausting, certainly, and this is the poster of the first of 5 (count 'em, five!) Fairs I'm doing during the holiday season for 2013... and this one I just received....and… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Guess there really is a first time for everything..I wondered sometimes why there where so few crochet vids for left-handers like me, and then I found the Crochet Geek, on YouTube..I'll leav… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I would guess that probably 30% of my sales are in custom hats..and I love it.There's nothing more fun than a newly-minted idea hatched to the customer's satisfaction..and it keeps the creat… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Hello out there in the firmament, wherever you are...although I don't generally believe in New Year's resolutions, I am considering making some for 2015, especially regarding blo… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Just a quick note to sayHAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!To all my Canadian readers Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It's been a long time since I've posted here, and lots of changes in my life...I've moved to our capital city, Victoria, here on Vancouver Island...and realized that craft markets here… Read More
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