Be gone foul wasp!
This week, I designed a crocheted fake wasp nest to trick the wasps and yellow jackets into staying away from our home. Let’s hope it works!
Freaky Friday #66
A great visual journal writing prompt.
Is this a Blog? Or is it a Website??
Are you confused by the distinction bewteen a blog and […]
Each week in May, the members of the Lifestyles channel on b5 media are having a carnival that introduces our fellow bloggers to our readers.
This week, I am spotlighting Maricar over at Keeping the Castle, the blog that is all about taking good care of home and hearth.
I asked Maricar a few questions about Keeping […]
Last weekend, here in Canada, we enjoyed the first long weekend of the summer: Victoria Day. Our neighbours to the south, in the U.S. are preparing for the official launch of summertime with their Memorial Day Holiday coming up this next weekend.
To welcome the most beloved season, b5media Lifestyles Channel decided to usher Summertime in […]
In response to my posting about
how to crochet a fake wasp nest, I was just asked, ‘what does hdc’ mean?
hdc is half double crochet in North American terminology.
I googled for sites that tell you how to do it…. and came up with this:
crochet stitch how to’s
:o) Hope this helps!
Image source: Noreen Crone-Findlay (copyright)
Tags: crochet stitches, […]
Each of us has our challenges.
One of my ‘biggies’ is that I have dental issues. Sigh.
I spent 2 grueling hours in the dentist chair today and it was intense and miserable. Wow… it hurts like blazes and you get to pay and pay and pay for it…….. what a fun time…….. urk.
And, I got the […]
Earlier in May, I read on my dear friend, Terri’s blog about a virtual scarf project.
I was intrigued, and have been thinking about it since.
I am deep into meeting deadlines (VERY tight ones!) on my new book. I debated about taking time off from the book to weave a scarf for the […]
Yesterday was incredibly hot and parching dry. Just a few weeks ago, we had a blizzard.
Oddly enough, even though we had a snowy long winter, it’s now scarily dry. Yesterday was record breaking hot, and dry.
Wildfires are already a problem, and a threat…. yikes.
So, this morning, when I woke up, I was delighted that we […]
This EXCELLENT tutorial on sculptural crochet was listed on one of the email lists I am on. It’s superb!
Sculptural Crochet Tutorial
Tags: sculptural crochet
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Have you seen Turkish ‘Oya’ lace? It’s a fine and colorful lace trim, and is usually pictorial, with tiny crocheted peppers and flowers and other images from nature.
When I googled ‘oya lace’, some neat things came up:
Anatolian Oya
Oya edging
and a shop on etsy sells oya earrings
Neat!
Tags: crochet, oya
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My daughter, Chloë, has just posted the most heartmelting entry on her blog. (click the link below to see her pics)
She has written about what it has been like for her to do the sewing of the memorial textiles (called antependia) that we have co-created in memory of her Nana, my precious mother in law….. […]
For the love of knitting, crochet, spoolknitting, spinning and weaving!
Written by Del Sandeen [email] for b5media.
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