I've been told that it's a time-honoured Irish custom to take to one's bed when unhappy. Cases are on record of people hitting the hay out of grief, or in protest, for years at a time. It's an Interesting Idea. To be sure, when I'm pooky you'll find me in bed,
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It was cool. It had been about five years, I think, since I'd been to it, but the Sewing and Stitchey Expo my mom and I went to yesterday was a really fun place to find out about some new stuff, and pick up some things I haven't seen anywhere else. You know how I was kind of bummed to be fin...

I just finished up some of the last details on my beaded motorcycle. I added a sideview mirror and another beaded electrical wire. The mirror is made completely from glass beads and thread. It stands up straight all on its own! Then, I stitched some black felt around the edges of the beadwork... Bea...

"it sucks" I call it "it sucks" because I used to love smoking and had to quit cold turkey quite a few years ago. Yes, a disgusting habit but one I enjoyed on occasion.It is a soft sculpture wall hanging and still a work in progress made out of felt (filled with fag ash and rice to weigh it down). A...

Semi-beaded Buell motorcycle. Bead embroidery on felt. 10"wide x 6". Beadwork in progress. Click to enlarge. Has you ever mixed plastic beads in with your glass beads when beading? I don't make a habit of this, but I did it yesterday because I wanted to use a few square-shaped rhinestones that I had...

I recently tried doing socks on circulars but it seems that doing all of my knitting on circulars is too hard on my hands and they've been really bothering me lately. I'll go back to DPN's for socks which are......

....i did not sleep hardly at all last night. just woke up and didn't feel tired till dawn. i hate to sleep when the sun comes up, so i am still awake. i am thinking about all kinds of things except coma. diverting thought is good sometimes. taking a slightly different path, a short journey to somew...

Beaded Miniature Poodle brooch. 1.5" wide x 2" tall (4cm x 5cm). Available at The Lone Beader's Gallery Shop. Click for more pics. Last night I took a break from working on my beaded motorcycle and made this hot pink poodle! Some of you may be offended by pink poodles, but I made this special for Va...

Another busy week, like so many that have come before it.  But also a week with a lovely conclusion; a dinner party at the local country club for company members and their spouses, the rescheduled event that got snowed-out in December. We gathered, we laughed, we wined and dined, and had a gre...

Hello!  Thank you for stopping in for a visit today.  I'm excited because I actually have a cute quilt to show for a change.  With the winter days being so short here in the northern hemisphere, it often seems like I'm not getting much accomplished in the way of creative st...