I’m a little proud of myself right now. Sadly, very often my New Year’s Resolutions sort of slide off into the mist of time as the year rolls along. This year I’ve already made one resol...
https://mamas2hands.com/2017/01/18/checking-off-one-of-my-2017-resolutions/
As you all know, I recently returned from the TNNA Winter Trade Show in San Diego. One of the things that is always under discussion at these shows is wondering what our consumers want, whether i...
https://mamas2hands.com/2016/01/29/calling-all-fiber-artists/
One of the things I love in Colorado is that we can vote early and via Mail-in ballots. We even have early voting polling places for those folks that are more comfortable voting in a booth. Himse...
Today was our local CGOA Chapter meeting and I brought in my nearly finished bear. I facilitate the meetings, so I wanted to demonstrate how I sew my bears together. I had filled the arms and leg...
Today has been declared “I Love Yarn Day”. A celebration that I can truly get behind, since I really do love yarn. As many of my readers know, since the start of the school year I’ve be...
My favorite things to crochet, back before I became a crazy busy designer, were items for charitable giving. Everything from hats and scarves for the homeless shelter to preemie caps for Sav...
Okay folks, I generally try to stick to crafting and health subjects in this blog. But today, I’m going a bit off-road. This coming Tuesday, November 6th is Election Day. Over the years many ...
Some of you are aware that my family and I foster dogs for the Rocky Mountain Lab Rescue. These wonderful folks arrange fostering and adoption for labrador retrievers and mixes. Most of the dogs ...
As promised yesterday I’ve come up with a quick little pattern for a “Kennel Blanket”. This little blanket can work well for dogs and cats and the size can be changed depending on the siz...
Yesterday was the last day of Crochet Club at my local school. Since mid-October I’ve been teaching many of the 2nd-5th students (and their parents) the basics of crochet. It has been a fun...