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Hankering for Yarn

Archive for July 2006

July 19th, 2006

The Peace Doll Project: Making a Hang Tag for Peace Dolls that are given in many different ways…..

I love hearing how people want to move forward with their Peace Dolls. Many people have told me that they want to make Peace Dolls and leave them in public places for other people to find, and to be blessed by them.
I have suggested that people make hang tags so that the people […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

July 18th, 2006

The Peace Doll Project: Other Bloggers are responding

I was really touched by Cathy’s response…….
I love the idea of building a shrine to peace!
http://cathymcguire.blogspot.com/
I need to do this!
hugs
Noreen
www.crone-findlay.com
Please scroll down through the blog for more patterns, ideas, thoughts…….. about peace and peace making and the Peace Dolls project!

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July 18th, 2006

The Peace Doll Project: Where my first Crocheted Peace Doll went…..

Today, my husband, Jim, and I were having lunch with his Mum. I was telling her about the Peace Dolls Project, and she was very enthusiatic about it. She said that she thought that this is a great idea! I asked her if she would like to see my first crocheted peace doll. (I […]

By Noreen -- 4 comments

July 18th, 2006

The Peace Doll Project: More Questions and answers

I am receiving a lot of emails, asking for clarification about what the Peace Doll Project is. I have extracted the questions from one recent letter, and given my answers, as this questioning is a valuable way of moving the project forward……..
Q: Where are the Peace Dolls going?

A:Where ever you would like them […]

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July 18th, 2006

The New ‘Knit Simple’ magazine for Fall 2006

The new Knit Simple has just arrived, and I am really pleased.
For several reasons……..
One, is that one of my designs is in it…….

AND…….. they have all kinds of great information about soulful, heartfelt knitting. (AKA charity knitting)
Great stuff! Yay!
I am still spinning up a storm, spinning the silk for the crocheted butterfly shawl.
big hugs all […]

By Noreen -- 3 comments

July 17th, 2006

My Peace Doll Necklace

In the blog entries that follow this one, you’ll see images of the Peace Doll Necklace that I made from some reclaimed brass.

I had the intuition that I needed to make myself a Peace Doll that was a necklace, and that had an Earth bead for the head.
The image came up for me in a […]

By Noreen -- 4 comments

July 17th, 2006

Frequently asked questions about the Peace Doll Project

A few questions have come up about the Peace Doll Project:
1] Is there a deadline?
Not at this point in time. Make your Peace Dolls, when and how you can.
2] Do we have to follow a pattern?
I will be uploading patterns and instructions for many of the Peace Dolls […]

By Noreen -- 3 comments

July 16th, 2006

A challenge: Making a Peace Doll

I have been corresponding with a lady on one of my email lists. She lives in […]

By Noreen -- 6 comments

July 15th, 2006

Musing about why some people love dolls and dollmaking and some people don’t….

Photograph copyright Noreen Crone-Findlay -Please do not copy.

This past week, on a couple of email lists that I am a member of, there have been postings from some people who really don’t like dolls at all, and some from people who don’t like specific dolls that are very popular.
It’s really given me food for thought.
For […]

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July 15th, 2006

A pattern for a small crocheted heart motif

A friend of mine asked me if I had designed any small crocheted hearts. The instructions for this heart are at:
Heart Motif 
I can see all kinds of possibilities for this little heart….
Felting it would be great, and of course, crocheting it in wire means that it makes a great pin………

hugs
Noreen
www.crone-findlay.com

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