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Hankering for Yarn

Archive for February 2007

February 14th, 2007

Farewell Valentine to a dear old friend

Yesterday, our dear old Newfie crossed over the rainbow bridge.
He was a treasure that we have been blessed to share 13 years with.

On May 8 of 1994, our son woke up and told me that he had had an important dream. There was a black puppy waiting for us at the SPCA. So, off we […]

By Noreen -- 4 comments

February 7th, 2007

From the Heart: b5 arts & crafts monthly artist showcase

Welcome to this month’s b5 artist’s showcase!
We usually have an artist’s showcase around the middle of the month, but the b5 arts/crafts bloggers decided to have it early this month.
That way, people can use our ideas to make great Valentine’s day presents.
Since I am hosting it this month, I am going to start off […]

By Noreen -- 3 comments

February 6th, 2007

A Teeny Tiny Chair for some new wooden dolls: Help! what color should I paint it!?

When I was working on the tutorial for spoolknitting the dress for the Merrie Sunshine dolls
(click on spoolknitted doll dress)
I got all inspired and I ended up designing a whole heap of wonderful new wooden dolls.
They’re like paper dolls- but they’re wooden.
And, they don’t have arms or legs.
DON’T GO EEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUU!

They aren’t the victims of […]

By Noreen -- 1 comment

February 4th, 2007

Spoolknitting and wooden dolls: It’s never too late to have a happy childhood….

Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved wooden dolls.
How I envied my friend, Shirley, who had a Russian stacking doll!
Shirley and I used to play with our paper dolls for hours on end. Shirley had a set of paper dolls that I longed for! The […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments