March 2010 Craft-Along: Save Plastic Bags and Potter Books from the Dumpster! *Apparates carrying crafts supplies and stumbles slightly* Well hello there! How are you on this fine day? Today marks the start of our brand new Craft-Along! What are we up to, this month? Well, we’re saving the planet, one plastic bag and Potter …read more!

Just like any crafter, I have very vivid memories that relate to time I spent crafting or learning new crafts when I was a kid and a teen. I remember, and very vividly coloring countless picture book images with my aunts and trying to do like them by outlining the image then shading the inside …read more!

Billywig Blink!© Dragonsinger Ingredients1 oz vodka1 oz gin1 oz Blue Curaçao1/2 oz 151 Rum1 oz amaretto or almond liqueur1 oz triple secClub sodaIceHurricane glass Instructions Fill hurricane glass 3/4 full with ice. Pour all of the liquors into the hurricane glass. Fill the remainder of the hurricane glass with club soda and serve. Final Product …read more!

The Olympics are a time of friendly competition, forging new friendships, overcoming personal challenges, reaching personal bests. In the deep, dark recesses of the internet, out where everyone can see, we find Ravelry.com which is a knit and crochet community, for anyone who is not familiar with it. And thanks to Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, who started …read more!

As a crafter, a lot of times I’ve been asked what inspires me to do what I do¦and it’s a hard question to answer. Why? Well, because it depends on just what the questioner wants to hear, really. Short answer, long answer, politically correct answer, or indulgent answer¦and the list goes on¦ I’ve had a …read more!

This past week dumped a whole load of worries on my shoulders. We are waiting with baited breath until March, when my youngest son is scheduled for an endoscopy, to find out if he needs a pretty serious surgery, or has to wear a prosthetic device in his mouth for the rest of his life. …read more!

While you won’t see this for a while, I’m writing this during the Twelve Days of Christmas (25 December 2009 through 6 January 2010). Usually a time when many consider making changes (dare I say ‘resolutions’?) for the new year. I hope some of you have made one to take better care of our world, …read more!

While you won’t see this for a while, I’m writing this during the Twelve Days of Christmas (25 December 2009 through 6 January 2010). Usually a time when many consider making changes (dare I say ‘resolutions’?) for the new year. I hope some of you have made one to take better care of our world, …read more!

While you won’t see this for a while, I’m writing this during the Twelve Days of Christmas (25 December 2009 through 6 January 2010). Usually a time when many consider making changes (dare I say ‘resolutions’?) for the new year. I hope some of you have made one to take better care of our world, …read more!

I have several friends who have recently had babies, and being the awesome person that I am (just ask me!), I like to give little gifts. Also, being the super HP fan that I am (just ask me!), I like to sneak in little HP-themed gifts every now and again. Now, one would think that …read more!