Busy, Busy!

So tomorrow is my birthday. We decided to invite people over for a barbecue today, so this past week has consisted of a lot of organizing, shopping, cleaning, food prep, etc.  We're still a few hours away, but things are coming along nicely.  Our neighbor was kind enough to let us borrow her patio set. …

Grab a Slice

Hello, everyone! I’m Kasi, but many in the fan-fic world know me as TeamAllTwilight, or half of WeeKittyAndTAT, JessAndTAT, or WeeJessAndTAT. All in all, I have written or been a part of writing sixty-one stories—two of which are still considered incomplete. I also have helped several other authors write lemons for their stories. I contribute …

Lovely Day

As you can imagine, I've been enjoying my patio as much as possible the past few days. Beginning of the week I had migraines so sun was a bad idea, but other than that?  There's been a whole lot of this. Cup of tea, a good book (I'm reading Prudence, right now), shade. Perfection.  And yes, …

You’re a wizard, Harry!

This year I got to celebrate 20 years with my favorite literary character, Harry James Potter. I got to grow up with Harry, I was in 6th grade when I first read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and I'm definitely part of the "Potter Generation". I prefer that title over Millennial any day. Hi, …

A Different Kind of Quilt Block

This week's been one of hard labor. Why? Because we decided to turn our garden into a patio since actual gardening is kind of out. Of course, that meant a whole lot of digging and leveling and... well, hard work. Took us several days and we're not all done yet, but the biggest parts are …

Go big or go home

Hi, I'm PickingupEllen, teacher of the fundamentals (English, maths, social skills...), fanfic writer (I have a website), musician, artist and crafter, and  I have an issue with keeping my crafts small... When Karin invited me to write a guest post I accepted with a wave of excitement at getting to show off the things I have …

A Stitch Here…

A stitch there and we're making progress on one of my Christmas projects (hush, haven't you ever heard of Christmas in July?). Not that that's why I'm working on this, mind. It's just so close to done I want it moved from my WIP-pile ;-). Haven't decided if it's going to be framed or if I'm …

the beauty and nobility, the august mission and destiny, of human handwriting

Greetings and salutations, readers! My name is Alison and I’ve dropped in to discuss calligraphy, which is about as arty and crafty as I get. I’ve tried embroidery, knitting, counted cross-stitch, quilting, tatting lace, and while I love them all, I usually don’t have the patience to finish, or my cat decides to “help” and …

Is It Sunday Again Already?

This week seems to have run away from me completely. I honestly don't recall very much of what I've done. Certainly haven't managed to get any crafting done, though we did catch up on housework, so there's that. Since I don't have anything crafty to share (I did finally get a new hook, so I …