Roadster
I never thought I’d own this bicycle. It’s the only bicycle I’ve ever really, really wanted since the re-built bike my grandparents gave me as a teenager, which I foolishly…
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50mm | cheap stuff | family | knitting | linkage | photography
Blessed Sweater
Forget sweater curses; this sweater is blessed. It’s made with love for the man I love who has tolerated knitting needles left in dangerous places, has payed for yarn I…
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cheap stuff | craft | knitting | linkage | shows
Black Swan
I really needed this. It’s Black Swan by Tara Shade and it was the thing that took my mind off of a holiday flu/ migraine bummer. Big needles are like my grandmother’s…
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50mm | cheap stuff | diy | knitting | linkage | new to me | photography
Recycling a Sweater
Years ago, I read an article about recycling thrift store sweaters by Ashley Martineau. I promptly went out and bought a rubbermaid tub full of thrift store sweaters to unravel.Two…
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50mm | cheap stuff | knitting | linkage
Two Accessories in the “Before” Stage
I mentioned that I got stuff in my last post. One of these giveaways was on Katie Canavan’s blog for enough yarn to knit her Scallop of the Sea clutch,…
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beekeeping | cheap stuff | diy | iphoneographs | new to me | phoneography | photography
Bees After All
Along time ago, when I started this blog, I bought a beehive. I put my supers together, painted them, bought an extractor, and waited for all of that raw honey….
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cheap stuff | craft | knitting | new to me | phoneography
Toggle Fail
I tried to make toggles with leather loops for my Campus Jacket. Amy Christoffers‘ were really cute, but it just didn’t work for me. (See, Amy Christoffers’ photo tutorial on toggle…
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50mm | cheap stuff | craft | knitting | linkage | photography
Umbre Lovre
I love this little top. It was what first made me want to subscribe to Holla Knits. So simple in design and technique but with unique, hand knit details that make…
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cheap stuff | craft | diy | my home
Cheap DIY Memory Foam Platform Bed
I received a comment on my DIY Memory Foam Bed post recently asking for plans to our pine platform frame. I didn’t go into much detail with that post because…
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50mm | cheap stuff | garden | homemaking | linkage | music | new to me | thinking out loud
Pioneer Style
I had a “Little House” experience recently. Remember that big garden that I’ve wanted since I started blogging? The one my husband was never too excited about? Well, with the…