Category: Craft

Things I make and do.

  • Adventures in DIY

    I decided to make my own hand cream again so last weekend I searched out the original recipe I used. After a bit of googling I found it! I used the linked recipe as a starting point and added to it my own ideas. I thought about eventually, once I get the formula just right,…

  •   A couple of weeks ago I felt compelled to follow my creative impulses and they led me to this. I’ve been dyeing, spinning and knitting and I’ve opened my crafty Etsy shop. You can find it by clicking the banner below. I have lots of plans for the future! It’s like a floodgate has…

  • Crafty Monday: long overdue

    I thought I was long overdue for a crafty post so here it is! I have a couple of things to show you. The first of these things is a pair of socks. I decided to knit these the day before the drive to see my step-dad. I had just heard that he didn’t have…

  • I forgot to take pictures when I checked on my first batch of Kombucha Tea. I’ve already gone through the first batch and it was really delicious. I took out the mushroom and put it in a jar for safekeeping overnight while I washed the big glass jar in the dishwasher. Our SCOBY had grown…

  • I picked up my Zick Zack Tunic again and am making some great progress. I finished the back a couple of months ago and am now working on the front. I’m almost completed the decreases. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I can’t wait to finish this and wear it.…