size=”3″>So, I’m have a few problems around this time of year. The main one (being in Aus) is that IT’S SO DARN HOT! size=”3″>Day after day, temperatures reach above 30 degrees Celcius, and sometimes above 40. Staying completely still in front of an air conditioner, eating ice, seems to be the only way to go. …read more!

size=”3″>As you read this message, I’m probably sitting on a beach in Riviera Maya, Mexico, sipping a fruity drink with an umbrella in it, and applying copious amounts of sunscreen so I don’t look like an overcooked lobster when I come back to freezing Canada temperatures. I know, I know, you would sssooo cry for …read more!

style=”font-family: tahoma,’new york’,times,serif; font-size: 10pt;”> Yeah, that’s what I should be doing¦.holiday crafting. *looks over checklist* I’ve had MONTHS to finish these things¦and yet here I am, a Christmas celebrator, with just over a week left, and I still have MILES of crafting to finish. *sigh* It happens this way every year. I have lists. …read more!

style=”font-family: tahoma,’new york’,times,serif; font-size: 10pt;”> Yeah, that’s what I should be doing¦.holiday crafting. *looks over checklist* I’ve had MONTHS to finish these things¦and yet here I am, a Christmas celebrator, with just over a week left, and I still have MILES of crafting to finish. *sigh* It happens this way every year. I have lists. …read more!

The crunch is on. By the time this posts we will have just over two weeks until Christmas!!!! In the time honored tradition of crafters the world over I have, again…inevitably…over-extended myself. SO much to do. SO many to craft for. How will I ever get done with it all?The answer is simple… with a …read more!

As I write this, I’m taking a break from packing. Sir Dragon Preacher and I are going to be heading out tomorrow after work to share Thanksgiving with Crafty Witch Quietish. Obviously, with the holiday coming up here in the states, it is only natural to think about things you are grateful for. I have …read more!

Gobble gobble gobble and a happy Post Turkey Day! This should be a holiday, because there is just as much celebrating with eating leftovers. Magical folk probably don’t celebrate Thanksgiving because Harry Potter takes place in Britain, but I’m sure they have leftovers hiding in their fridge from some long past holiday. I can almost …read more!

As we all know, Halloween has just passed. Living in Australia, we don’t do much in the way of celebrating this holiday. At the most someone will have a dress-up party ’ at least, I will beg someone to have one! ’ but we are lucky if more than two people who make the effort …read more!

Hey, crafty folk! Is anyone else totally excited for the upcoming Halloween/Day of the Dead/Samhain festivities? If I weren’t treading in a sea of homework and fighting off what I truly hope isn’t the flu, I’d be bouncing up and down in anticipation. Although it has continued to be difficult for me to find time …read more!

For quite a while now I’ve had trouble crafting. I’d be full of vigor to start a project, get in the middle of it, and just run out of steam. I’d look at the craft with a mixture of resentment and disgust, and have to absolutely force myself to put time in on it.The result? …read more!