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March is National Craft Month! Bringing the past to the present! « Oldentimes’s Blog

March is National Craft Month! Bringing the past to the present! « Oldentimes’s Blog.   a very nice post by my mom honor some of the crafters she knows and many i know as well. i will include her in … Continue reading

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yea, i play with shrinky dinks…

i just love going to Jazi Crafts for classes, i have so much fun and so far no one has kicked me out for being my usual obnoxious self 😛   this weekend i got to play with Shrinky Dinks, … Continue reading

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2 page layout class

Today’s class was SO MUCH FUN!  we did a 2 page scrapbook layout for Jan 2011. We will be doing 2 pages for each month and we got this cool frame to display them in as well. some pictures below…  

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More on the hat…

here is a pic of the hat at its current state.  this is from the top down. I will probably work on it some more tonight.  I REALLY! REALLY! like the colors together.  I am liking the spiral and might just go with that … Continue reading

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My new hat

definitely crocheting a hat.. new colors.. purple and teal.. thought I would try something new 🙂  it will be a checkerboard pattern.. sort of a challenge with some stitch counting and color changing, but nothing too crazy, just single crochet all … Continue reading

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clearly…

I need more than one project at a time, lest I bore you all to tears with the Earwarmer update du jour. I spent a lovely evening at my old haunt, the 4S branch of the San Diego County Library… … Continue reading

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Next Project, planning ahead

I think I am going to tackle this next, I need a dedicated craft bag, and what the hell.. why not make one 🙂 Crochet Bag i found the pattern on Ravelry and it looks like it isn’t too complicated … Continue reading

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apologies to the hat

So….. my awesome crochet teacher, Dee, assures me that the hat does not hate me, and I am doing a fine job.  perhaps my yarn is a bit thin and so perhaps  it is taking longer than I might like, … Continue reading

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Trying new things…

branching out a little today. I made a bracelet with stampy stuff and beads. I was a little heavy handed with the color on the backs so it bled through on some of them thanks to Jazi Crafts & Genevieve … Continue reading

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