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Well, it’s up on Facebook so I guess that means it’s real now 😉 … my husband and I are expecting our first (and hopefully only) child! It’s exciting while simultaneously being terrifying. But one aspect of having a baby that is nothing but fun is the crafting prospects! I have always made baby items …
The rest of the crafting details… Snitches The snitches are Lindor chocolate and caramel truffles and I used this printable for the wings…. Dragon egg I originally made this dragon egg for my Harry Potter party but decided to re-purpose it for my niece. I purchased a paper mache egg at a craft store and …
In these 2 blog posts I’ll go into a little bit of detail about each item I constructed for my niece’s Splendiferous Harry Potter Christmas Present. So without further ado… Trunk I found this decorative trunk at a crafting/ decor store and decided to add a lining. I used 4-5 square sheets of scrapbooking paper …
Welcome witches, wizards, house elves and goblins! to this, my first ever attempt at a video blog! Congratulations, you are about to watch me be awkward and ridiculous 🙂 My niece’s Christmas present is now done and I wanted to take you on a quick tour through its various parts so that you can shake your …
A while back my local yarn shop mentioned that they would be a drop off point for a local charity called Operation Warm Heads. It’s a Little Rock, AR based organization that provides warm hats for children in the area who don’t have one. They encourage volunteers to knit or crochet a hat and decorate …
I am an avowed Jane-ite. I have read all 6 of her finished novels, her unfinished novel “Sanditon”, as well as a collection of her short stories. I’ve seen movie versions of all of her novels, even a Bollywood version of Pride and Prejudice 🙂 I have a Saint Jane candle in my bedroom and …
Harry Potter lives in my blood, as surely as Lily Potter’s protection from Lord Voldemort lives in Harry’s. (That’s right, that’s the level of geek you’re about to wade into…. PREPARE THYSELF!!) From the first paragraph I read in the dim, dark past of college I have loved this world. J.K. Rowling is my favorite …
After giving away 2 scarves, totaling 156,400 stitches and 9+ months of work, and finishing the Mantle of Fierce Majesty, I decided it was time, finally, to make a scarf for myself. To invest that much time, however, I knew it needed to be something I truly loved. And though many fandoms could claim that …
I tied the knot and moved half-way across the country to Nebraska and thanks to my amazing new group of knitting friends at the Wooly Mammoth, I stayed excited and supported as I tried new things. Brief Emotional Interlude: Knitting groups have become crucial to my social well-being whenever I move to a new city. …
Oh, the miles and miles of yarn I’ve consumed, from my very first stitch, to “Always… a scarf of witchcraft and wizardry” (my first published pattern, a double-knit scarf following the story of Harry Potter from the Sorcerer’s Stone to the Deathly Hallows)! My immense pride in my scarf comes not just from the overwhelming …