February 13th, 2008
Need a quick and easy Valentine gift?
Here are a few yarnie ways of showing your love!
Here’s a heap of hearts for you to make up quickly and easily!
1] Embellish existing garments, fashion accessories or home decor stuff with spool knitted Celtic Interlaces
2] How about a free hanging Celtic Interlace Valentine heart?
3] How about a […]
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February 12th, 2008
In celebration of the upcoming holiday, the b5media Lifestyles Channel participated in their own little carnival, hearts and flowers, hugs and kisses…
Because of nasty weather and the horrible flu bug going around and the recent server outage, some of the channel wasn’t able to participate. But when it comes to something like Valentine’s Day, […]
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February 4th, 2008
One of the holiday traditions at our house is that I design and make a spool knitted Valentine.
This year’s Valentine heart is a Celtic Interlace Heart.
Here are the links for the tutorial for making
The Spool knitted Celtic Interlace Valentine Heart
by Noreen Crone-Findlay (c)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Spool knitted random acts of kindness
And […]
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January 31st, 2008
I’ve been carving crochet hooks with hearts on them.
There’s the Ladybug Valentine Heart hook
and a few other ones
AND…. I have just finished painting and burning one of the new Heart hooks:
I have been mulling over and contemplating lots of issues-
Like….. what is home……. (we’re in the process of getting ready to […]
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January 24th, 2008
I’ve been carving several new crochet hooks this week.
I’ve had one hook on the go for 6 months! Last summer, I started carving it, and got this far:
It has sat on my shelf, looking rough and woebegone, all abandoned and forsaken for month after month.
I just didn’t know what to do with it.
In November, it’s […]
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January 19th, 2008
I’ve been working on carving some crochet hooks that are Valentines. There was the kitty love Valentine hook:
And, now I am working on a couple of other Valentine crochet hooks.
In the Valentine Cat posting, I said that I wouldn’t make a Valentine hook that was an homage to a bug (you have to read the […]
By Noreen -- 3 comments
January 17th, 2008
I’ve been thinking about carving some heart shape crochet hooks to celebrate Valentine’s day.
A couple of days ago, I carved a crochet hook that is a puppy. It only seemed right to carve a hook that would be a love song to all the cats who have brought joy into my life.
So, I got out […]
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February 7th, 2007
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 […]
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February 7th, 2007
Friendship bracelets are fun to make, and a treat to give. This one is my original design, and is copyright, so it’s for personal use only, not for sale or manufacturing. The images and text are copyright and not to be copied.
I designed this one for Valentines Day, or any day of the year, […]
By Noreen -- 8 comments
February 4th, 2007
For Valentine’s Day, I think it’s a great idea to make a little present for the ones we love, using yarns and tools we love, doing techniques we love, making things we love!
A Valentine from the Heart!
I love bookmarks, and really enjoy making them as quick & easy gifts.
So, in honour of Valentine’s day, […]
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