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I'm sure I can't be the only one here who is a yarn fan. I crochet, but I would like to learn to knit. And somehow I have got more yarn than projects. It just happens. Right now it's divided between two shipping boxes for Lion Brand yarn. (I love LB and the one place near me that sells it has a...

I've had a couple of requests for Christmas ideas for my kids. They really don't need much so I'm looking at consumable options as well. Foam stickers, regular stickers and markers are already on the list. (I think I might put sprinkles in my 6 year old son stocking for baking.) What kind of...

Has anyone here made their own Advent calendar? It's something I think about every year, but I've never done. Have you made one? Or are you eying up instructions for one but haven't started it for whatever reason? :)

I bought a skein of kitchen cotton (sage green) off Ebay which arrived in the mail today so I was snooping around for patterns. I love the textured stripes dishcloth; it will be my first one, I think. These would be great for gifts. Textured stripes dishcloth...

A friend of mine and I are going to do crochetted afghans in February during the Olympics. She lives in Colorado and I'm in Canada; we thought it would be fun to do the same project at the same time. Sort of a remote stitch and ***** if you are familiar with those. We decided to make it a...

Never hurts to check out our friends' bookshelves for ideas for our own reading. What book are you reading right now?

Last year, it was nice for me to know that halimer shared my Celebrate Me Day which is the 16th of the month (June birthday). I know I could go look at profiles and see when birthdays are, but I thought this might be fun too. When is your Celebrate Me Day? :)

While snooping around for homemade gifts, I came across this link about stick weaving. I've never heard of this before but I love how it looks. Is anyone familiar with this? http://hubpages.com/hub/Stick_Weaving_For_a_Quick_Homemade_Gift