Independent craft blog since 2007
Cyprus is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea that’s officially the Republic of Cyprus. It’s considered part of West Asia, but is more culturally associated with Southeastern Europe. Let’s learn more about Cyprus!
Cyprus is the third … Read More...
As we get deeper into the “ber” months, it seems like there are more and more occasions where we might gather with people around a table. Why not make your table a little more fun (and show all your guests … Read More...
I was trying to come up with a motif that is more about the harvest time of fall than specific to Thanksgiving, and I had the idea to look for some cornucopia cross stitch patterns. These would be pretty to … Read More...
I can’t come right out and say that the Oh So Cozy cardigan from Caron/Yarnspirations is the coziest cardigan ever, because I’ve never knit it. But it certainly looks like it could be a contender.
I love a good long … Read More...
Wonder Stitch UA is more than just a shop that sells cross stitch patterns. They also sell hoops, organizers and accessories for your projects, as well as individual patterns.
The biggest section of patterns in the shop is holiday, which … Read More...
Every now and then I feel the need to delve into what some people might consider a kids’ craft for my mental well-being. Lately it has been air dry clay. It’s easy to make your own air dry clay… Read More...
I love it when knitters are inspired by each other’s projects. It’s always great to me to see other people use my knitting patterns, but especially so when they do things with them that I’d never thought of.
I imagine … Read More...
I realize that headline doesn’t really tell you anything about what is happening in this project, but it’s really cool so I hope you’ll bear with me through some explanation.
Whether you want to design cross stitch patterns or just … Read More...
With Halloween right around the corner as I write this, you might be looking for some ways to decorate pumpkins for kids without carving. Whether you’re doing this as a classroom or at home, there are a lot of fun … Read More...
Halloween is all about spooky stories and dressing up as characters like witches, but the history of witchcraft has a real lineage that comes down from Salem and even further back that also should be acknowledged. Whether you consider yourself … Read More...
It looks like it’s been a really long time since I last wrote a post about tea cozy knitting patterns, but with cold weather coming (I’m sorry to tell you) in the Northern Hemisphere it’s a good time to think … Read More...
I don’t know why I think of foxes as being a fall animal, but here we are, so let’s explore some learning activities and crafts to do with foxes.
By the way if you’re looking for arctic fox materials, we’ve … Read More...
Autumn Andrea sounds like a shop that’s perfectly poised for the season we’re in, and it really is, with lots of patterns for spooky season and the cozy seasons that come after.
But there’s more to it than that, so … Read More...
The headline is pretty much the post on this one, but let’s dig a little deeper, shall we?
When you first learn to knit you usually will learn how to knit and purl and then you learn to combine them … Read More...
Any time is a good time to read more indigenous stories, but as we get closer to Thanksgiving in particular it’s nice to take some time to learn about the people who were here before colonists came, and who still … Read More...
I think a lot of us our guilty of finishing cross stitch patterns in a similar way over and over. (At least I know I am, when I even manage to finish things!) For me that’s usually displaying bigger projects … Read More...
It is well known that I’m a fan of zany and off the wall knitting projects, but when they can be a little weird and also useful at the same time? Sign me up.
That’s the ground we’re covering today … Read More...
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Last month I shared a review of The Dia de los Muertos Story and I wanted to share some more activities you can do at home or in classroom around the holiday.
First off, if you want to … Read More...
There are so many great hat knitting patterns out there, but as I start thinking about knitting for winter (which is the only time I really wear hats) I want my hats to be as colorful as possible. And of … Read More...
It’s always black cat season in my house because we have a black cat (and a tuxedo cat, so much black hair!). And we’ve covered black cat Halloween themed cross stitch patterns before, but there are so many great black … Read More...
