- February 04, 2025
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I know that the title of this post has most likely caused anxiety to well up in that big, soft crafter’s heart of yours. Perhaps you’re looking at a mountain of hobby supplies collected over decades and maybe you don't use much of it. That's if you could even find what you were looking for. And I'll just bet it's overwhelming and who could blame you for feeling that way? Not me. I’ve been in that same place. When you take the time to get your hobby space in a good place, you can use the space more efficiently and you'll have more time to be creative. It doesn't matter if your hobby space is a single drawer or a closet or an entire room, if it's jumbled, it's not serving you. And anything that is separating us from being our beautifully creative, free spirited selves needs to be identified and given the heave ho. Shall we get started?
- February 03, 2025
- 6 Comments
I've always wondered why I didn't make knitting a white cable sweater a higher priority in my long knitting career. I guess I was looking for the perfect pattern. Then I found it and this is it!
- January 31, 2025
- 6 Comments
How do you like the gentle pace of our deep clean? One room per week! Little by little our house will sparkle. This easy going pace works for me because I can work hard for short bursts of time and then walk away with no guilt. I promise myself that I will come back and finish, I'll be thorough, and the room will be finished in a week. This gives me plenty of time to finish without having it overtake my life or poop me out, but no way can I procrastinate. I know from experience that trying to do it all at once is not only impractical, but impossible. This week the master bath is on the agenda and I attack this room just like any other room so let's begin!
This is Clean Along post #3. You can find Clean Along #1 here where we begin our big 2025 deep clean challenge in the bedroom and Clean Along #2 here where we tackle the closets.
- January 27, 2025
- 3 Comments
I have a quick post to alert all quilt lovers of the cutest sweater pattern for you to knit!
I loved making it and love wearing it. Details below :)
- January 25, 2025
- 5 Comments
This week we'll tackle the deep cleaning of the main bedroom closets and drawers. It's a biggie, but we have all week! Let's begin by admitting that it's a heck of a lot easier to deep clean when you have less stuff. It's also true that the reasons for having less stuff are many, and for me, having less means I can more easily keep my house clean and tidy and I love that. If you feel like you have too much stuff and you suspect it's why you can't keep a tidy house, don't worry, I have some tips that can help you declutter as you clean, and organize at the end, so let's get to it!
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- January 20, 2025
- 2 Comments
Wasn't it me who had vowed to never knit another blanket? I think so, but then here I am gathering yarn and casting on with stars in my eyes. Pictured here are my project leftovers from the last time I gathered leftovers a year (or was it two years?) ago. That's when I thought I had made my last blanket and professed to donate my leftovers. I've changed my mind!
- January 17, 2025
- 11 Comments
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