I’m hunkering down to compose my annual holiday year-in-review letter, and a literacy-related creative gift idea springs to mind. It’s a gift in several different ways, it can be given to countless […]
Creative Gifts – Day #5
Creative Gifts – Day #4
This creative-gift-idea-a-day idea is challenging! It was a whim, not something planned, let alone prepared. It feels a little lame to throw out a bunch of ideas sans pictures or tutorials, but […]
Creative Gifts – Day #3
If you’re giving away any knitted garments–hats, socks, scarves, mittens, etc.–this one’s for you. Items can be handmade or machine made; it doesn’t matter. Make a special gift extra special with the […]
Creative Gifts – Day 2
Well, can you tell what today’s Creative Gift idea is? That’s an hors d’oeuvre pick! With a longer wire, it could be a drink stirrer. A noodle + some wire + a […]
Creative Gifts – Day 1
Today in the Needlework Nutshell (subscription box in the sidebar), I rant about the hype over last weekend’s kick-off to the holiday shopping season. The whole Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and […]
Weekend Site Seeing
Our friend, Harriet, in Norway has designed patterns of Shiba dogs used on hand-knitted hats, scarves, socks, and mittens. Sales of finished items support a Shiba club that offers information, dog training, […]
