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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…