Tag: Crochet
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Christmas Garland…just the beginning
Christmas Garland…just beginning the adventure of making my own Crocheted Christmas garland. It will be an ongoing project likely throughout the next year as I keep dreaming of ideas on how to enhance the garland into a lovely treasured decoration for my home. To start with I chose some beautiful hand painted yarn by Malabrigo…
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In the Pink…newest knits
In the Pink…newest knits added to my designs. One of the colours I noticed somewhat missing from my designs is pink. It is not a colour I wear often and perhaps that is why, but after making several designs in different strengths of pink I have realized that I must add this beautiful colour to…
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Warm and Cozy…New Chunky knit Rose Onie scarves
Warm up your winter day with these new wonderfully soft Chunky knit Rose Onie scarves. A smaller version of my Rose Onie scarf collection with a chunkier super soft hand painted merino wool. These colours are so vibrant they alone brighten and warm a cool day. Here are some of the new colours I have…
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I love Roses…new designs
They are likely my favourite flower of all. So many colours to choose from with different characters and beauty abounding from their leaves and petals. I especially love the aroma they share, it is soft and delicate and oh so lovely. With roses in my mind I decided to design a style that was different…
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Inspired by our Heritage
Inspired by your heritage is something that can be exhilarating to do and of great importance in ones life. Who you are is greatly influenced by your family’s history and background on various levels. I recently spent a fantastic afternoon at the Local Heritage Festival. I highly suggest you take a visit to your local festival of similar…
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Rose R… The Rose Onie Scarf
Roses R… The Rose Onie Scarf and Collection has been keeping me busy these days as I design the new Rose Onie Fingerless Gloves and Head Scarf/Ear Warmer. This is my all time favourite scarf I have designed, mostly because it is a dedication to my Mother. My mom was an amazing woman with great…
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Naturally Embellished! By a Dragonfly!
This is definitely a One of a Kind scarf that I could in no way plan ahead as this beautiful Dragonfly decided to land on one of my designs while I was selling them at the local Farmers Market. I hadn’t seen it land and had no idea it was there until I went to…
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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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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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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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