July 31st, 2007
Drumrolls, please……
I was frantically writing the names of the last entries with one eye on the clock….
and got them all in the basket a few minutes before midnight………..
and started shaking…………
And,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
the winner is:
Congratulations, Marianne!
And, so sorry to those who didn’t win!
BUT! I still have many of the original dolls from my book, Creative Crocheted Dolls, and […]
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July 30th, 2007
A friend of mine emailed me and said: Hmmmm…. the face on the small flower Gulliver hook just isn’t quite ‘there’ yet….
So…. I looked hard at her
Don’t forget that her face is smaller than my pinkie fingernail…..
But I agreed……. the face needed work.
So, I sanded it off, and started again:
The face is actually about 1/20th […]
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July 29th, 2007
Just a gentle reminder that the draw for the doll contest
will happen on Tuesday July 31, 2007……
so, get those last entries in!
And, the draw for the gorgeous copper ‘Hope’ shuttle
will be happening on Aug. 26, 2007.
And, I went to check out the details for Chloe’s gorgeous necklace contest ,
but ended up, sitting reading her blog […]
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July 29th, 2007
I have been bubbling over with inspiration and excitement since I got home from the Knit and Crochet conference!
Jim and I have been working on a new series of Gulliver Crochet hooks
with a little help from the Inspector General.
Jim had just turned the blank that is in his hand, and brought it into the studio […]
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July 28th, 2007
Last winter, my friend Linda emailed me and told me that she wasn’t happy with my design for a simple crocheted heart.
So, I put on my thinking cap, and have designed a VERY simple, and I think, very nice little crocheted heart motif.
For Linda, and everyone else who needs a little heart in their lives […]
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July 27th, 2007
Oh my goodness! it’s been incredibly busy since I got home from the Knit and Crochet conference. I have been working really hard on the pdf’s for the Wishing Windows Loom
and have finally finished the pdf’s for the Menopause Fairy dolls that are woven on the Wishing Windows Loom.
Bliss! It’s such a treat to be […]
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July 27th, 2007
In my previous posting, I showed how I make small heart shape pouches for glasses, cellphones, etc
Heart Shape Pouch
Here’s another little amulet bag that I just love:
It’s perfect for carrying business cards, a credit card, keys, lip gloss, money or other small treasures.
With the Wishing Windows Loom
weave 3 arch shapes and make a […]
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July 27th, 2007
I’ve been working on the pdf’s for our
Wishing Windows Loom.
As I was photographing and photoshopping and editing and all that, I got inspired…..
I wove 4 of the basic arch shapes, (the instructional pdf’s come with the loom- if you have one of the Wishing Windows Looms and haven’t received the pdf’s on how […]
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July 27th, 2007
Ooooooooooooooh! My daughter, Chloe Findlay, is a wonderful designer.
Her fiance and I have been having so much fun with the shuttle contest
that Chloe is joining in on the contest fun!
Check out the GLORIOUS Necklace that she is giving away in celebration of their upcoming wedding.
I wonder if Mums (that would be ~me~) can win?
:D
hugs all […]
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July 26th, 2007
Oh my word!
I am flabberghasted at the response to the shuttle contest
and the doll contest
and very very touched by the lovely comments people are leaving! Thank you thank you thank you!
I have been carefully writing everyone’s names on pieces of paper and putting them in the bowl or basket:
and Ms BeautifulGreyCat is watching over them […]
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