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Butt-Kicking Craft-Alongs!

Thu Sep 10 07:20:00 -0400 2009

Many of us have already talked about those dreaded works in progress, better known as WIPs. Another common word for them is UFOs, unfinished objects. You know those projects you start, get almost done, and then stop making for a reason or another. I must say my house is filled with them. *bows head in shame*

Why are there so many UFOs in my house? Really, I don’t know. In some cases, projects a

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The Back-to-School Crafter

Wed Sep 02 08:17:00 -0400 2009

Greetings fellow crafters,

(I am rather feeling like we crafters should have some sort of hand signal to greet each other with, like the Vulcans' Live Long and Prosper thing. Hm.. we should really consider this further at some point.)

In my last post I treated you all to a little pre-school year anxiety. Sorry 'bout that. I have to say thank you to all that commented, though. You are all so kind,

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The Perils and Prizes of Moving…

Wed Aug 26 09:16:00 -0400 2009

*sigh*

Anyone who has ever said moving isn’t hard is a liar. It isn’t just HARD, it’s HARD LABOR.

*rubs sore muscles*

So what does Crafting have to do with Moving? Well, for me, it’s been both frustrating and rewarding. Remember a few months ago when I blogged about having OCD (Obsessive Crafting Disorder)? And how I mentioned that every once in a while I would find a bag of crafting supplie

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Gryffindor Illusion Scarf

Thu Aug 20 14:13:00 -0400 2009

Gryffindor Illusion Scarf

Supplies
1 skein worsted weight yarn in burgundy
1 skein worsted weight yarn in gold
US 8 (5.00 mm) needles
Yarn needle

Chart
Click on the thumbnail for a full-size picture.

Instructions
Start from the bottom of the chart.

After completing the chart continue in a pattern of:

Knit 2 rows in main color (MC).
Knit 1 row, purl 1 row in contrasting color (CC) until you rea

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Crafting ADD

Wed Aug 19 18:01:00 -0400 2009

I’m having issues today. I woke up not feeling well - a stiff neck/back and a headache - so have decided that after a quick Tai Chi stretch-out session and hot shower I will spend the day resting and crafting. Feeling pretty smug, too, for being so proactive instead of whiny - as I would usually be. The problem? What to craft?!?

Sitting on the couch waiting for me is a project for a frien

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Old Friends

Wed Aug 12 12:13:00 -0400 2009

There's a peace found in old friends that can't be found many other places. You know those old friends -- not so much in age or time known -- but in the foundation that developed and remained and all that has been built on it ever since. The friends that don't care what you scruff around your house in because they're there to see you not your house or latest outfit.

The ones who won't be able ...

A Newbie's Half-Blood Prince Pre-Experience

Sun Aug 09 21:22:00 -0400 2009

I had planned to post this a few days before the movie opened, but I had some quite severe technical problems. But they're all sorted now. Just thought you'd like to know why this talks as if I hadn't seen the movie yet, 'cause when I wrote this, I hadn't! Hope you enjoy!

This will be my first time seeing a Harry Potter movie at the theater when it first opens. When I first got into the ...

Educating the Non-Crafty

Wed Aug 05 13:09:00 -0400 2009

I just came back from a two-week holiday. Given the fact that the sun has been ever-so elusive where I live, my dear Muggle and I decided to make the 12+ hour car ride to Virginia Beach, VA. We had a lovely time there, with the sun and the heat as our constant companions.

While we were there, we went into the traditional souvenir shops. We needed a parasol for the beach, and

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What Would Dumbledore Do?

Fri Jul 31 12:08:00 -0400 2009

Lately, I've found so many things happening in the past few days that lead me to wonder what others would do in these incidents. Simply because it never hurts to try to look at your situation through other eyes and as this question has begun making it way around, I began to think about how Dumbledore would handle things?

What Would Dumbledore Do? (http://thehpalliance.org/wwdd/)

What lessons has...

Dear Real Life...

Wed Jul 22 22:50:00 -0400 2009

How you torture me! Don’t you realize all I need in my day is a little time to put my feet up and commune with some yarn or thread? It’s not very much to ask, I don’t think. Please consider me the next time you have some serenity to spare.

Thanks much,

Rosemary / Quietish

It must just be the crafter’s lot in life to be eternally juggling one’s interests with Real Life. I hate to write about it re...

Pettigrew has a problem

Sun Jul 19 11:00:00 -0400 2009

Eek, it’s been a while!

I am so sorry about this – my utterly inept loging-in skills prevented me from remembering my password and everything else to get in to this blog, but I am here now and this one of my old blogs which I’ve not managed to show you.

OK, It’s a given that I am not Peter’s biggest fan to have ever walked the planet, so this’ll probably be the most biased blog I have ever c

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Suddenly Something Different….

Wed Jul 15 10:51:00 -0400 2009

Greetings, all!! The Princess, hp5freak, has decreed…

Well, now, that sounds entirely too formal…. So, change of plans….

Alrighty, to be honest, I had a whole other blog post planned. But things with Real Life and his bandits of Time Thieves have changed the landscape of my summer. And as I find myself facing some pretty new, exciting and frankly SCARY things ahead… I fou

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It's almost here . . . FINALLY!

Tue Jul 07 18:00:00 -0400 2009

In a week we’ll all be able to see Half-Blood Prince come to life before our eyes. This is my favorite book of the series. I love the emotion, the forging of bonds necessary to take on what the future presents. I love the new characters, and the maturing of the returning ones.

What inspires me the most, though, isn’t this particular book. It’s the creativity that the entire series has spawne...

99 Reasons to Love Hermione

Tue Jul 07 05:09:00 -0400 2009

In 1965, Mel Brooks’ hilarious send-up of the spy genre, Get Smart, debuted. The show centered on not-so-secret secret agent Maxwell Smart, played by funny man Don Adams, and his partner Agent 99, equal parts beautiful and clever, played by the über-cool Barbara Feldon. Agent 99 was the new modern image of women: she had the looks and the style, but more importantly, she was a woman who was

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PotterCast Live

Fri Jul 03 05:05:00 -0400 2009

Sometimes working for Leaky Cauldron has the most awesome benefits. Like when Pottercast Live is playing in Tulsa and you get to spend time with Melissa, John and Frak in person rather than just emails or notes on sites!

Tonight was so much fun seeing the Live Pottercast and the wizard rock. Fun and friends. All because of a simple series of books based on a young wizard named Harry Potter...