Author: Valerie Baber Designs
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Garden Surprise
While sitting my deck this morning having a coffee to start the day off right I noticed a garden surprise mixed within my herbs. I couldn’t believe what I saw. You see I am not the best of gardeners by any means, but every year I try and try again. There is nothing better than…
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The Adorkable Monster Pattern
Originally posted on Pockets and Parking Garages: Pattern Notes: Size 6 (4.0mm) needles Worsted weight yarn Height (including horns): 9 in/23 cm Width (including arms): 7 in/18 cm The gauge on my finished monster is 5 st/inch across, and 7 st/inch high, although since it’s a toy, I imagine the gauge is not as important…
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Opera Art Project – Steam Punk Flashback
The Opera Art Project Steam Punk flashback on the Les Contes d’Hoffman Opera by the Edmonton Opera season 2012 – 2013 was an amazing Opera production and my new favourite. The Opera Art Project is a special Artist collection based on the various Opera’s of the Edmonton Opera. The Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton Opera, and various local Artists have come together…
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To Market, to market…..
To Market, to market to sell my designs. A couple of weeks ago I ventured out to my first attempt at selling my designs at the local outdoor Farmer’s Market. I wanted to do some marketing and market research to see what people were gravitated to and hear first hand comments about my work. I sell…
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Free Pattern – Rachelle Chunky Lace Cowl Scarf
The Rachelle Chunky Lace Cowl Scarf is my newest free pattern available on Ravelry, very soon on my website and of course here. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rachelle-chunky-lace-cowl-scarf I have been wanting to write some easy to knit patterns that most people could make for a while. When I received this amazing yarn from Malabrigo the other week I was immediately…
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Oh’ Canada Day!
Canada Day was such a wonderful day! Started out with beautiful sunshine and amazing weather with a coffee on the deck. My family and I decided to take in breakfast at the Local Fairmont Hotel and sit outside near the beautiful gardens. We have taken on a new type of mini vacation on the long weekends this…
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Kaffe Fassett – A Life in Colour Exhibition
Originally posted on Monster Yarns: It was a specifically uninspiring day weather-wise on Friday in London. And since I’ve started my new job, I’ve been more than usually under the kosh from a work-load point of view. I had earlier in the week, in a fit of optimism, booked myself a timed-ticket to the Kaffe…
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Friday’s Finishing
Just a quick peek at what I was working on this week. Managed to finish another Ocean Breeze scarf this time in a medium blue green combination. The embellished coral reef broche is done in colours with a brighter quality than the last one. All I can say is I really need my beach fix…
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Strolling in my Garden
I was strolling around my garden the other day and have to say one of my favourite flowers to plant each year is the Pansy. The Pansy is such a versatile and hardy flower with amazing colour combinations. They dance and move so gracefully in the breeze adding incredible delight to my garden. I was…
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Altering the Ocean Breeze
This weekend I was busy working on altering one of my designs previously called the Modern Twist Scarf. This scarf had an embellished broche included. It just so happened I had made most of them in a selection of blues ranging from darks to lights. I am in the middle of reworking some of my current…
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