Wednesday’s are typically our day not to HAVE to go anywhere..and today we took advantage of that. That also means while we get to chill and not get dressed if we choose, we also have lots of hours to fill. So in addition to normal lessons ( ok we only did a few normal lessons..lol) we decided...

Last week, to celebrate returning to Hankering for Yarn, and to also celebrate the launch of Bliss Tree, I announced a contest… Celebration Contest I asked people to list off everything- and I REALLY DID MEAN  E V E R Y T H I N G - in this photo. 21 people left comments (thanks everyone - big...

guest post by Chicken John Noah’s Ark no longer a myth… In 2005 a Dutch contractor made a replica of Noah’s Ark. To scale. The creationist fanatic built a roadside attraction 8,000 miles from Route 66… and it’s kinda epic…. biblical even… This thing is the s...

When it comes to MacGyvering, the only thing better than duct tape — besides paper clips and gum — is superglue.  Working in special effects shops, I picked up a trick to make this miracle tool even more versatile. Its short name is zip-kick or zip-kicker;  in fancy terms it’s a ...

Filed under: Tastings, Beer, Trends, Festivals, Celebrations Last week, we discussed the possible financial benefits of homebrewing. After last night's Extreme Beer Homebrew Challenge at Jose Pistolas for Philly Beer Week, I was reminded of one of the other major advantages of homebrewing: The abili...

Theme: Curious George Though I did hire out the activities portion to a nearby kids' gymnastics center, I managed to home-make a variety of things to go along with the theme. The party place provided plenty of fun activities led by someone other than me, brightly-colored paper goods, juice for the k...

These were very easy and quick! I used the wrapping paper from a box which I received for my homemade vaporizer liquid ingredients. You'll need: -Thin paper(ex: packing paper) - Scissors- Water color or food dye- Glass bowl- Glitter spray(optional) - Take the paper and simply cut into circles, each ...

I have this ability to make up a sad background story for just about anything. The latest one is about this bag of vintage quilt materials, mostly already cut into a bunch of equilateral triangles, that I picked up from a thrift store this past Saturday. Once upon a time, there was a grandma who lik...

Don't Miss 5 Hot Wedding Color Ideas … 10 Reasons to Love Kate Winslet… 7 Runway Fashion Trends for Spring-Summer 09 … Not dreaming of the white ball gown with the cathedral train or the big church wedding? That’s OK, especially today with all the alternative ways to make your bi...

Water, electric, phone, internet access– bah! Who needs em? All I need is tasty handpainted roving. My family disagrees, for some reason they think its more convenient to have food and running water. I’ll never understand them. This a sport weight that I made from spinning Moonlightbaker...