I may not be up to the crafting level of needle felting but I do adore the idea of pom pom flowers! No better way to add a pop of colour to a room and show off those vases that stay tucked away for most of the year! Double win! What do you think?
Friday, January 7, 2011
Friday Find: Berry Island
Let's start 2011 off right - with lots of pom poms! This friday find is the pomtastic decoration of the ultra talented berry island. Just check out the wondrous pink pom pom decor:
I may not be up to the crafting level of needle felting but I do adore the idea of pom pom flowers! No better way to add a pop of colour to a room and show off those vases that stay tucked away for most of the year! Double win! What do you think?
I may not be up to the crafting level of needle felting but I do adore the idea of pom pom flowers! No better way to add a pop of colour to a room and show off those vases that stay tucked away for most of the year! Double win! What do you think?
Thursday, January 6, 2011
make your own: owl lover calendar
Just in case you haven't taken advantage of all those 50-75% off calendar sales they seem to be having this time of year, my owl barn is offering a free customizable owl lover 2011 calendar over at their blog! The price is certainly right and you get to chose from loads of wonderful owl art 30 owl loving artists generously donated for the project! Check out a few of my favourites:
Owl lovers unite! And if you aren't even that into owls I still recommend taking a peek at all the faboulous designs - Everyone needs a calendar right? I love mixing and matching! Fun! Now the question is - how the heck do I decide on just 12 of the designs? Hmm...which do you like best?
Owl lovers unite! And if you aren't even that into owls I still recommend taking a peek at all the faboulous designs - Everyone needs a calendar right? I love mixing and matching! Fun! Now the question is - how the heck do I decide on just 12 of the designs? Hmm...which do you like best?
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Manly Hobbies
After meeting an old friend for coffee the other day I got to thinking. He was telling me about how etsy inspired him to attempt (and epic fail) at amigurumi and how he figured it was predetermined that he wouldn't be able to figure out the fine detail of janpanese toy crocheting because of that Y chromosome of his. I certainly disagreed with this statement since I'm a strong believer of anyone being able to do almost anything they put their mind to, but there does seem to be a strong divide in the crafting universe. Why is it that some crafts are geared towards women and some only to men? This topic was further supported when I stumbled upon an article on man made diy (a site geared towards craft men...and apparently me?) on traditional manly hobbies (from model building and whittling to fishing and archery).
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Knit Bow Tutorial
I'm determined to spice up my wardrobe this year while sticking to a strict budget (or at least attempting to...) and focusing on the handmade! No better way than to get on that knitting and make one of these fantastic red knit hair bows from stephanie fail:
Oh my am I ever in love with this project! Nothing like a little granny chic yarn to spice up the hum drum lulls of post holiday wintertime! And after looking at that free pdf tutorial I think I might actually be able to do this one. Heck! It's only like 8 lines of pattern to follow! Any takers?
Oh my am I ever in love with this project! Nothing like a little granny chic yarn to spice up the hum drum lulls of post holiday wintertime! And after looking at that free pdf tutorial I think I might actually be able to do this one. Heck! It's only like 8 lines of pattern to follow! Any takers?
Monday, January 3, 2011
A very bloggy 2010
I've been seeing quite a few posts these days recapping their blog highlights from 2010 and although we are three whole days into 2011, I thought I'd join in on the reminiscing since:
1) this is the first time I've had an entire years worth of blog posts to share about!
2) I really enjoyed reading other people's blog recaps so maybe you'll enjoy mine
and
3) if it so happens that you are new to reading my blog (or maybe missed one of the last 365 days) it might link you to something worth looking back at! (click on the images to get linked back to the post)
Hooray! At first I was going to share my favourite post of each month, but after looking back a bit I couldn't narrow each month down to a single awesome post so I'll pick my top two of each month. After all, 2010 was quite the wonderful year for me! Let's go!
january:
I started off 2010 by sharing all the goods I tote around with me:
and taking the plunge into a whole assortment of scientific culture magnets! How exciting!
february:
My year continued with a wonderful month of dan mangan including a sweet concert and robot love button extravaganza:
I even got to a little shop restocking too! (which reminds me...I'm out of e.coli and pseudomonas again...)
march:
My crafting productivity continues with the addition of five new amazing button sets
and my first round of mini moo freebie bookmarks! Yeah!
april:
The fun didn't stop by april when I turned some sbux stacking tea cups into ultra rad cactus pots! (I actually made two sets of these but the ones I gave my mom were the best.)
I also got the pleasure of doing a blog interview on my yeti goods and my thumbs up yeti postcards caught the attention of the wonderful people over at moo who requested using my design in their promotion work! Cool! Way to keep everyone enthused yeti!
may:
Time for my break into the craft show scene! After many weeks of preparation, I finally completed one of my 2010 goals and set up a booth at the streaming cafe craft sale in kelowna! I may have been ridiculously over prepared but it did get me into live selling and I even go to rush back to kamloops for a fantastic aidan knight concert! Fun!
May was also a month where I shared my long lost love for the doily. I mean check out that rad star trek card I made (my card making skills surprise me sometimes):
june:
Keeping up with my crafty goals I started out a summer of bizarre bazaar craft sales in june! What a whirlwind summer that turned out to be!
oh...and let's not forget about the pocket mirrors. I'm so pleased I got around to making those - they are such a craft sale hit (and I totally am in need of restocking...)
july:
As the summer progressed I somehow managed to make it to the front page of etsy (such a big deal for me!)
and I got the pleasure of recreating the heartwarming tale of percy (el gato diablo) and the sparkle pom pom (quite possibly my favourite post of 2010 - if you missed this one I highly recommend taking a peek)
august:
In august I turned 26 and spend the month trying to survive the kamloops heat and insanely smokey mess from all the forest fires! (yuck)
I also signed up for indie fixx's project pen pal! Even though I exchanged addresses with 7 or 8 people I seem to have found one very good pen pal out of the project and one mediocre one (maybe she is just busy with the holidays and hasn't had time to write...I'm remaining hopeful...)
september:
Even if the year was rounding to an end my life excitment just kept on going! In septmeber I took the plunge and moved in with my awesome boyfriend fraser (and am still loving our super cute main floor rental)
and had a most wondrous mini break to victoria for the rifflandia music festival! (hooray wooden sky)
october:
The fall fun continued on full force as I made a plethora of road trips! I had a marvelous week up north visiting my sis and my brand new neice jean
and a return visit to vancouver to absorb all the mumford and sons awesomeness I could lay my hands on!
november:
The awesome did not stop as I made it to my most successful and crazy two day epic fabulous finds craft show (So good! Can't wait to head back for their spring craft sale)
and I finally found time to review some pom pom makers I've been drooling over all year. This post is in tough competition as my favourite blog post of 2010 (next to sparkle pom percy):
december:
I rounded out 2010 with a kate party and mini virtual house tour (just 3.5 months late)
as well as a very bacon-y xmas:
Whew! When I look back at it all 2010 just seems all too exhausting! It was super fun to concentrate on crafting and blogging for an entire year and I am extra exciting to see where 2011 takes me! What was your fav moment of the last year?
1) this is the first time I've had an entire years worth of blog posts to share about!
2) I really enjoyed reading other people's blog recaps so maybe you'll enjoy mine
and
3) if it so happens that you are new to reading my blog (or maybe missed one of the last 365 days) it might link you to something worth looking back at! (click on the images to get linked back to the post)
Hooray! At first I was going to share my favourite post of each month, but after looking back a bit I couldn't narrow each month down to a single awesome post so I'll pick my top two of each month. After all, 2010 was quite the wonderful year for me! Let's go!
january:
I started off 2010 by sharing all the goods I tote around with me:
and taking the plunge into a whole assortment of scientific culture magnets! How exciting!
february:
My year continued with a wonderful month of dan mangan including a sweet concert and robot love button extravaganza:
I even got to a little shop restocking too! (which reminds me...I'm out of e.coli and pseudomonas again...)
march:
My crafting productivity continues with the addition of five new amazing button sets
and my first round of mini moo freebie bookmarks! Yeah!
april:
The fun didn't stop by april when I turned some sbux stacking tea cups into ultra rad cactus pots! (I actually made two sets of these but the ones I gave my mom were the best.)
I also got the pleasure of doing a blog interview on my yeti goods and my thumbs up yeti postcards caught the attention of the wonderful people over at moo who requested using my design in their promotion work! Cool! Way to keep everyone enthused yeti!
may:
Time for my break into the craft show scene! After many weeks of preparation, I finally completed one of my 2010 goals and set up a booth at the streaming cafe craft sale in kelowna! I may have been ridiculously over prepared but it did get me into live selling and I even go to rush back to kamloops for a fantastic aidan knight concert! Fun!
May was also a month where I shared my long lost love for the doily. I mean check out that rad star trek card I made (my card making skills surprise me sometimes):
june:
Keeping up with my crafty goals I started out a summer of bizarre bazaar craft sales in june! What a whirlwind summer that turned out to be!
oh...and let's not forget about the pocket mirrors. I'm so pleased I got around to making those - they are such a craft sale hit (and I totally am in need of restocking...)
july:
As the summer progressed I somehow managed to make it to the front page of etsy (such a big deal for me!)
and I got the pleasure of recreating the heartwarming tale of percy (el gato diablo) and the sparkle pom pom (quite possibly my favourite post of 2010 - if you missed this one I highly recommend taking a peek)
august:
In august I turned 26 and spend the month trying to survive the kamloops heat and insanely smokey mess from all the forest fires! (yuck)
I also signed up for indie fixx's project pen pal! Even though I exchanged addresses with 7 or 8 people I seem to have found one very good pen pal out of the project and one mediocre one (maybe she is just busy with the holidays and hasn't had time to write...I'm remaining hopeful...)
september:
Even if the year was rounding to an end my life excitment just kept on going! In septmeber I took the plunge and moved in with my awesome boyfriend fraser (and am still loving our super cute main floor rental)
and had a most wondrous mini break to victoria for the rifflandia music festival! (hooray wooden sky)
october:
The fall fun continued on full force as I made a plethora of road trips! I had a marvelous week up north visiting my sis and my brand new neice jean
and a return visit to vancouver to absorb all the mumford and sons awesomeness I could lay my hands on!
november:
The awesome did not stop as I made it to my most successful and crazy two day epic fabulous finds craft show (So good! Can't wait to head back for their spring craft sale)
and I finally found time to review some pom pom makers I've been drooling over all year. This post is in tough competition as my favourite blog post of 2010 (next to sparkle pom percy):
december:
I rounded out 2010 with a kate party and mini virtual house tour (just 3.5 months late)
as well as a very bacon-y xmas:
Whew! When I look back at it all 2010 just seems all too exhausting! It was super fun to concentrate on crafting and blogging for an entire year and I am extra exciting to see where 2011 takes me! What was your fav moment of the last year?
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Vintage Rose Potholder Pattern
When I saw this fantastic vintage crocheted rose potholder on scissor quirk's blog I just had to bookmark it! Nothing like some grandma chick accessories to finish off any home! Take a look at this wonderful piece:
And if you're not up for protecting your wood surfaces (which you totally should be...but to each their own) you could always whip one of these up to go on the front of a bag or clutch! Just think of the possible colour combinations! Better add this to my list of 2011 craft party ideas! Any thoughts?
And if you're not up for protecting your wood surfaces (which you totally should be...but to each their own) you could always whip one of these up to go on the front of a bag or clutch! Just think of the possible colour combinations! Better add this to my list of 2011 craft party ideas! Any thoughts?
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Hello 2011!
Why hello january and hello a fabulous new year! I hope your holiday celebrations treated you well and that you are all ramped up and ready for 2011! To continue with the festive new years theme I thought I'd share a favourite calvin and hobbes comic with you:
Oh calvin. You are pretty much my sister leslie in every way! (don't you think mom?). Ok...maybe not...but it is sure a cute comic anyways. How is your 2011 going? Any new resolutions you'd like to share?
Oh calvin. You are pretty much my sister leslie in every way! (don't you think mom?). Ok...maybe not...but it is sure a cute comic anyways. How is your 2011 going? Any new resolutions you'd like to share?
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