I’ve been experimenting with making origami wreaths. When I say, “I’ve been,” I mean taking 15 minutes every few *weeks* over the past nine months to try something new. While I was in my first year university classes, I had no time for making anything. I carried an orange knit-sock-in-progress in my backpack in case […]
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Last September 6, I rode the public transport bus to my first day of university classes. I triple-checked the bus schedule and campus map, to make sure I would arrive in the right classroom in plenty of time before the first lecture began. After I found the big pink lecture hall, a tiered space with
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‘Tis true; last September, at age 55, I began my first year of university studies! I had previously alluded to it as a “project,” and what a project it turned out to be. At the encouragement of a friend, on August 1 of last year, I began the application process. With the student financial aid
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I discovered Dorset buttons sometime in the past year or so. The idea that buttons could be made by hand with cloth and thread completely fascinated me, especially if it meant handstitching and using a variety of materials and stitching skills! This post will feature Singleton buttons that are one of four types of Dorset
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I stepped out my front door one day, going somewhere I now don’t remember. These two brightly coloured leaves on the startled me with their sunlit dazzle! I got my camera as close to them as possible without getting a blurry photo. I love how it turned out; the colourful leaves are juxtaposed against the
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Remember last year when I described an entire travel set that I had made and cobbled together? One item was a crocheted pink and black water bottle cover. I had found a water bottle I liked, and wanted a cover with a handle attached. All good and well; that bottle and cover traveled with me
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The terms “scanner,” “multipotentialite,” and “renaissance soul” have become interchangeable in recent years, but my first encounter with the idea was the “scanner” from Barbara Sher’s book, Refuse to Choose!: How to Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams. When I read this book, I
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I have been married for nearly twenty-nine years. We received lots of bath towels for our wedding. I have never bought bath towels since then; the wedding gifts have stood up strong through the years, doing the drying job they needed to do for two and then four people. Last fall, I decided the towels
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I realized the other day that I never posted the photos of my finished first pair of knit socks. Here are some! I knit them from the toe up because it seemed so much easier than cuff-down like many people seem to do. This blog post from Knitgrammer really helped me with all I needed
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I have always been fascinated by bright colours. I think that’s one reason why I really enjoy drawing and colouring with markers. In the past, I have made a lot of cards this way. I’ve collected Sharpie markers for years, and I get excited when they come out with a new set of colours. Except,
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