My New Years’s Resolutions are a break from the past — instead of resolutions that I’ll fall out of by February and feel guilty for all year, these are designed to be nice and compassionate with myself, and focus on cultivating this I already like about myself and do regularly.
So.
1. Take another stab at the [...]
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Resolved
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2009, books, crafting, eating, knitting, New Year's, reading, resolutions on December 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Book to Kick-Start 2009
Posted in books, tagged book, bookmaking, cool things, crafts, creativity on December 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
My latest book obsession:
I love love love this book — and it makes me love books even more. I’ve tried a few “instant books” and I’m looking forward to serious book-making.
You can get it from Purgatory Pie Press: http://www.purgatorypiepress.com/
(Oh my god, want want want that date book!)
Or get it from your — you got it [...]
Great Books 2008
Posted in books on December 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Why, hello.
My one big resolution this year — beyond flossing, which always fails, but I figure one month of flossing before failing is better than nothing — was to read one book a week. I was doing really well for a long time, until summer rolled around. Between travel and moving, I fell a little [...]
Resolved
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, New Year's, reading, resolutions on December 8, 2008 | 10 Comments »
If I’m not mistaken, the one resolution I made for myself this year was to read a book a week, or a total of 52 books for the year.
Right now — December 7, 2008 — I’m on my 39th book.
This means I can either:
1. Fail at my single resolution
2. Read 13 books by the end [...]
Secret Embroidery Project!
Posted in embroidery, tagged backstitch, color, embroidery, French knots, orange, presents, split stitch, stem stitch on December 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Mischief is afoot in the form of some secret embroidery.
Stay tuned for further developments. Hopefully one of those developments will be the continuing improvement of my French knots…
NORO: Not Optional to Resist Opportunity
Posted in knitting, tagged color, hell yes, knitting, noro, scarf, sparkles on December 3, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Here’s a little logic exercise for you.
A. If it’s Noro and sparkly, then hell yes.
B. It’s Noro Aurora.
C. It’s sparkly.
D. On sale at the yarn store
Therefore: Hell yes.
Premise D wasn’t necessary, but sure was the deciding factor.
Behold the Multidirectional Scarf, knit in Noro Aurora on size 5 needles. I don’t think I’m capable of not [...]
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