Category Archives: Links

a redesign, a giveaway, and a very happy blog birthday

Happy Birthday

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who entered the birthday giveaway! I’m excited for the next year ahead of blogging with all of you. The winners of the free pattern are: Jennifer, Marie, Diane Baldwin, Lynn and Diane. The winner of the KnitPicks certificate is: Alice The winner of the book is: Camilla (Winners have been notified…

whimsical stitched art

Whimsica Stitched Art

How was your 4th of July weekend? Mine was hot…very very hot. On Sunday, I braved the heat to walk around the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver. And before I melted, I purchased the cool piece of art pictured above. The artist, Andrew Johnson, creates his pieces with a technique called Embroidery Digitizing. The…

monday inspiration

Paper flower tutorial

{Image from Cre8} I spent 14 hours driving through the plains and prairie this weekend. In the past, I never saw much beauty in the trips from Denver to Nebraska. This time I appreciated the blue skies and green crops and small towns. I didn’t take any pictures quite as lovely as the one above,…

bike art

bike hoodie

Did you know May is National Bike Month? In honor of National Bike Month, Gertrude (my road bike) and because… Gas prices are high I don’t own a car I’m training to bike 100 miles in June The weather is getting warm Biking is good exercise …here are a few links dedicated to bikes and…

etsy links: may 2, 2011

journals

I love the handmade journals at LinenLaidFelt.  Check out the artist’s blog for more beautiful creations. I’m not sure what I would do with the baker’s twine from CocoaBeans, but I’m sure I could find a use for it… The greens and teals in this lovely embroidery piece are totally my style. Love it. Check…