Hankering for Yarn

August 13th, 2008

Ah, the dog days of summer

 My constant companion in the studio is one very mischevious little guy…….

photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
It isn’t just cats that get into the yarn…. arghhhhhhhhh………. our little guy is a dyed in the wool, card carrying yarn trasher!
AND! he constantly cruises the studio, snarffling up anything that might work for extortion purposes…. he grabs […]

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July 26th, 2008

Artsy bloggers roundup for July 26-2008

Butterfly earrings
I’m in love with some new metallic threads, so I’ve tatted some butterfly earrings. But first, I tatted them in hemp cord….
Comforting crafts
What crafts do you like to do when you’re not feeling all that great?
Layers Upon Layers
Here are some of the places you can go online when dumpster-diving fails you!
Many […]

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July 4th, 2008

Happy tatted butterfly

I was so happy today to be able to say to my dentist:
“I really like you, but….
we’ve been seeing too much of each other.
It’s time for a break.”
She and her assistant both cracked up and we all merrily agreed that we are on a break. (we really have been spending waaaaaaaaaay too much time […]

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July 3rd, 2008

Inspiration: Crocheted greyhounds

We have a wonderful rescued greyhound that we absolutely adore.

So, imagine my delight when I discovered this incredibly neat website: Crochet greyhounds!
Quirky, fun and oh so sleek!
Image source: Noreen Crone-Findlay(copyright) 
Tags: animal companions, crochet, dogs, greyhounds

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June 10th, 2008

Electric cow and 7 Boxers fleeing

It’s good to have old friends.
Um… well… let me put that another way….
It’s good to have been friends for a VERY long time.
Ah, what the heck, it still makes you old friends !

 Well, a week or so ago some dear old friends were in town for a visit and we had a great visit with […]

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May 26th, 2008

Unexpected visitor

We live in the country on a small farm. We have 2 dogs that we walk twice a day.
This morning, when we were walking our boys, a huge fox came up out of our neighbour’s ditch and shot across the road into our grove. Not an unusual event, but we were glad our cats were […]

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March 24th, 2008

Spinning cat fur

People often ask me:
Can I spin my cat’s fur?
And the answer is: That all depends….

If your cat has fur that is long and silky, and he or she
lives, L O V E S, pleads to be groomed daily….
and you get a handful of soft fine fluff each time you groom him or her…..

Note: […]

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February 8th, 2008

Spin days

I’ve been spinning up a storm…

A friend recently gifted me with a heap of new rovings. I decided that I would get them spun up right away instead of storing them as clouds of colorful potential…..
Our dogs love the spinning wheel, and like to sleep right beside it while I am spinning.
The cats, however, prefer […]

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January 24th, 2008

Carved kitty crochet hook

I got all inspired about carving cat crochet hooks.  When I get inspired, I can never stop at just one…..
Especially since it was a fairly arduous journey to get to the shape that I loved for the hooks!
I had a happy old time out in the workshop:

and eventually, another fine and fancy feline was beaming […]

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