July is already here!!! and to quote a very special white rabbit from one of my favorite books, 'Alice in Wonderland': "the hurrier a go the behinder I get"!! Besides me chasing my tail for the past few weeks trying to fit everything in , Alice in wonderland's
Category Archives: Travel
June’s blanket, bucket-list and Iceland…
Hi Everyone... it is June and time for another blanket.... this one is about my bucket-list. I have a few thing on that list, one of them is traveling and visiting/living in new places. the top of the list for the places is ICELAND, and that is what this blanket is
My YARN SHOP DAY at THREADS in Dunbarton
Let me tell you about last Saturday. As part of YSD I was at THREADS WOOL SHOP in Dunbarton. (143 Glasgow road, Dunbarton, G82 1RQ ). Dumbarton is a town on the north bank of the River Clyde about half an hour from Glasgow. I got an amazing welcome from the
Yarn,friends,more yarn,macaroons and a family’s ceilidh…part one
Let's start with a question: Do I need more yarn? ABSOLUTELY NOT !!! Do I WANT more yarn? ALWAYS!!! Saying that let me start telling you about my weekend. Every year I go to two yarn exhibitions: Yarndale and the Edinburgh Yarn Festival. The reason why is because I like the
More about the macaroons blanket…
I meant to write more about this month's blanket at the weekend but I got sidetracked by non-crochet related things... So back to Paris, macaroons and obviously crochet! I thought selecting the colors for my new blanket was going to be an easy task this time, as I have so
THE MARCH’s BLANKET IS ABOUT CELEBRATIONS AND MACAROONS…
So where to start with my March's blanket... I thought my March's blanket is going to be about celebrations..and macaroons... On the beginning of the week, I celebrated my 25th wedding anniversary! I have been married and also I have been living in Scotland for 25 years! Now I bet you are wondering
The Emily’s epilogue
I finished the blanket about a week ago, but I wasn't so pleased with the quality of the pictures I took indoor. The weather has been quite poor (surprise, surprise) and I couldn't photograph outside, but I managed a couple of hours' window on Monday and I got a few pictures.
More about the Emily…
I thought I'd write an update on the blanket I'm currently making. I must say it has not been plain sailing, maybe it is because the task to transform an idea into reality, especially if it is something that you are passionate about, is never easy. If you have read
The blogstars weekend…
Overdue post... As usual, I am always the last one writing, all the other bloggers have uploaded their take on the weekend, and Kathryn (http://www.crafternoontreats.com) has also uploaded a podcast which is very good and informative and I would highly recommend it. http://www.youtube.com/crafternoontreatscrochet Here are the links to the other Blogstars
‘Emily’ my February blanket: a humble homage to the Brontë sisters.
As you probably knew already, last weekend, I went to my first STYLECRAFT'S BLOGSTARS meeting. It will take all week for the experience to sink in and I am still in the process to write a blog entry about what I saw , who I met and millions of ideas