Lucy’s Crafty Thoughts

…wait a minute! We left Chicago! What is going on? That’s right, we landed in Seattle yesterday, after being in the Cincinnati area (where it was sunny and 50-degrees for the holiday weekend) , to snow! It was just flurrying and then as the evening progressed it turned into fluffy flakes - I’d say we [...]

…wait a minute! We left Chicago! What is going on? That’s right, we landed in Seattle yesterday, after being in the Cincinnati area (where it was sunny and 50-degrees for the holiday weekend) , to snow! It was just flurrying and then as the evening progressed it turned into fluffy flakes - I’d say we [...]

The last (and only) visitors we’ve had out here in Seattle kindly pointed out that the alarm clock in our guest bedroom doesn’t really work so well. The number LEDs are a bit wonky and don’t display the correct time. Doh! This alarm clock was J’s old alarm clock. So the other day I purchased [...]

For those that read my blog via an aggrigator like Bloglines (and according to Bloglines there are SEVEN of you!), you might not have noticed that I updated my blog’s main look/feel. I’m still working on it, but I think I’ve settled on a base theme and now I’m tweaking. Enjoy!

Our yard was clear of leaves last week - J mowed over them all However, we had heavy rain all week and it was a bit windy… and now we have this:

Let’s add a caption: “Hey? Hello? yeah, I can’t see where I just pooped. I’m a dog and don’t care if I step [...]

Per his request… I present The Michigan Slippers:

Slipper Stats:
Pattern: Fiber Trends Felted Clogs (size men’s medium)
Yarn: Cascade 220 (2+ balls of yellow and 1 ball of blue)
Needles: circular size 13 (whatever the pattern calls for)
Embellishment: Block M done with yellow wool roving and needle felting (first attempt!)
I think I will send these too him [...]

I blame Tom for this. However, he did warn me beforehand. So I will warn you as well… you might have to start checking this website daily: http://cuteoverload.com/
For animal lovers out there, this site is sure to make that crappy person at work fade away (surely that person doesn’t like animals or they wouldn’t be [...]

One of the nerdy things about me is that I like to teach myself new things. Which is one of the reasons I have so many projects that are started but not finished. My endeavors are either techy or crafty. Not only was I learning how to knit and cross stitch and sew when [...]