Happy Thanksgiving Eve, friends and followers! I'm popping in today to share with you another one of my knitted headbands that I completed and shipped out earlier this week.
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Happy Thanksgiving Week, everyone! As our thoughts turn toward carving turkeys covered in delicious gravy (and mixing everything else on our plates with mashed potatoes because - I mean - why not?), it's time to reflect on what we're thankful for once again.
One of the things I'm grateful for this year is the wonderful online yarn communities I've become involved with. I was lucky enough to find an outlet through blogging five years ago, and it's taken me on a usually fun, sometimes brutal, but always interesting ride. I've been able to interact with people in the industry that I admire, and I can only hope that trend will continue.
In the meantime, the community my blog is involved with has somehow managed to get me nominated as a Top 25 Knitting Blog for 2013. I'm flattered and excited:
I wanted to let you know a) for selfish reasons - I'll admit that I'd love if more people could vote for me using the app above, but also because b) there are some great fellow artists on this list, some of whom I haven't heard of before. Make sure to visit their websites and this year - be thankful that there are such welcoming knit and crochet communities online that help us grow as artists or hobby-ists.
I'd like to post again before the holiday, but in case I don't, I'll take this time to wish you all a happy and safe Thanksgiving with your friends and families. Enjoy the ride :)
Painting Project: Thanksgiving/Christmas Reversible Blocks
I saw some blocks on Etsy a couple months ago and, like every crafter in the universe, thought, "Hey, I can totally do that." And so began the usual struggle between, "I can make that, so let's do it right now," or, "I know I can make that, but do I have the time and energy to invest in this project/do I care?"
The first option won. Because "reasons".
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Photo from the Cambodia Knits Facebook page.
Kickstarter Project: Cambodia Knits
It seems like one of the best channels for harnessing the power of people (or the Wisdom of Crowds, if you will) is that wonderful website: Kickstarter. Today, I'm writing to help spread the word about a wonderful group called Cambodia Knits, who has developed a Kickstarter campaign to launch a new line of crochet toys and provide work for more people in vulnerable communities.
Read MoreMy Crafty Little Helper
Here's a little guy that doesn't get enough photo love on my blog - or in general. Meet Nelson, our rescue kitty that we adopted nearly two years ago from a local shelter. He's too quick to get photos of on a regular basis, but he's always interested in the photo shoots for my blog and shop. How could he not be, really?