There’s nothing quite like making a special outfit for a special occasion – and this one was a crazy good time. I speak, of course, of my new Guardians of the Galaxy-inspired little black dress. As fate would have it, the group I was planning to see Guardians of the Galaxy with had to re-schedule.…
For the first time in forever, there’s a Disney animated movie in theaters that has kids and grown ups raving. There’s no debating the point that Frozen has been a smash hit – being the highest-grossing Disney animated feature, winning the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film, beating out Lorde, Katy Perry and Eminem…
Today I’d like to tell you about a little show that I am about 5 years late to the party on: Community. I don’t generally follow television as it airs (Netflix makes me happy in ways I didn’t think media ever could) but this show is totally worth it. Why? I’ll tell you why. 8…
There are a lot of things I’d like to learn this year, and here are some links to courses I’d like to use to study them! First, I’ve signed up for Ramit Sethi’s Earn1k course, so I’d like to hunker down and focus on my lessons there a bit. His free and lower-cost resources have…
So, Friday night I fell asleep wrapped up in my newly finished object, and didn’t get to post this due to its cuddly goodness. The project is, of course, the Peaks Island Hood by the incomparable Ysolda Teague. And here it is all stretched out! First, let me say how much I’ve been longing to…
I much prefer the idea of new goals to ‘resolutions’ – mostly because a resolution seems, to me, to indicate a list of constant behaviors you have to be always doing or, more often than not, refraining from (like eating sweets, sleeping in, skipping the gym etc.). It sort of reminds me of Lent in…
This was a year of trying to get stuff into working order, and largely, it went very well. I moved into a much better apt with much better facilities, in a very nice neighborhood. I was able to see friends at weekly knitting about once a week, and spend the evening enjoying company in a…
Remember way back when (ahem, a week ago) I was posting pretty, pretty pictures of those broken bracelets? Here let me refresh your memory: Well, I’m happy to say that those bracelets have since been TRANSFORMED into several sets of gorgeous stitch markers! So far I’ve posted these two sets on Etsy (since lord knows…
A friend of mine posted this on Facebook, calling out the name calling and misuse of terms in it. I wanted to respond, since the article was full of… well, frankly odd, demeaning, judgmental and condescending language. Hey, it bugs me, and this is a blog, and this is the internet, so I’m going to…
With mom heading up to visit ME for Thanksgiving this year (but more on that later) I’ve been digging through supplies in an effort to “Clean” – read as: play with craft stuff, and then have a nice couple hours of panic cleaning before she arrives. That said, I dug through a pile of old…
It’s that time of year again – not the actually holiday season, but the preparation season for those of us who hand make our gifts and decorations out of yarn! Here are some of my favorite projects so far, and the hits just keep on coming! Woodland Elves by Kristen Rettig Pint Sized Pines by…
It’s been a very crafty couple of days, and here are some pictures to report back! Remember those sock blanks I had for dyeing? Well, I wanted them to reflect the colors of the Apollo candy bars from TV’s LOST. And… they don’t. I used marigold instead of yellow, wine red instead of red red,…
So, I think I’ve decided on a new (and may I say drool-worthy) knitting project: The Katniss Cowl! This gorgeous cowl has it all going for it, even divorced from the Hunger Games references: Asymmetrical design Neutral color scheme (that doesn’t distract from the construction Structured cowl neck Under-arm connection (so it stays centered) All-around…
As I’ve said previously, it too me a while to stop hating Christmas. Now that I enjoy the holiday, I really love creating new traditions for my celebration, and here’s one that is a lot of fun for me: making my own tree. I know this tradition won’t last for ever- eventually I’ll get tired of…
So, being ex-retail at this point I have strong opinions about customer service. Mostly those strong feelings are strong feelings of empathy for people serving customers. That said, this is just a quick post to introduce you to 2 of my favorite diverting blogs – which are 100% plausible. The Bitter Barista catalogs life from…
Seditious Joy 