life lived creatively
I’ve been doing review videos of different types of Lion Brand Yarn over on my YouTube channel. I do a knit swatch & a crochet swatch with information provided on the label. This helps me see how my gauge is compared to the given gauge. Then I’m taking it a step further & making a […] Read more…
Last Saturday my parents & I went to the 100 Mile Peanut Pickin’ Yard Sale, which is one of my favorite things to do in the fall. We missed last year due to hurricane Michael coming through, so I was extra excited for this year. There’s always so many interesting things to see! Plus I […] Read more…
Welcome to the October Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop {and y’all too} to not just pin, but to make it happen! Look below for a list of past challenges. This month I decided to recycle light bulbs […] Read more…
I’m very excited about this pattern! It’s the first crochet pattern I’ve written that was tested by others, not just made by me. It’s a great thing to see a pattern you’ve written made by others! Today I’m going to share a little of the process I went through & some pictures from my fabulous […] Read more…
It’s that time of year, the time when the maker madness starts to appear. We rush around in a frenzied state, hoping our gifts will not be late. Covered in glitter, threads, & glue, we’re trying to decide – is that teal or is it blue? Checking our lists just to see, which ones are […] Read more…
It’s time for the next challenge in the 2019 Maker Finish-Along! In August we worked on making for ourselves. Sometimes that’s hard to do for us makers! As usual, we picked another UFO to focus on to help move them on out of our space. For September, we’re going to focus on labeling projects. For […] Read more…
Last week I did a post about sewing machine needles, so this week we’re talking about sewing thread weight. Specifically thread you may encounter when shopping for thread for your sewing machine. I’ll be talking about different ones I have on hand & what I use them for. There is a video that goes along […] Read more…