• DIY

    DIY: Peacock Feather Ornament

    {GIVEAWAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST!} I always make ornaments each year. I have several ideas to start off the season. Any time you can pick up the empty glass ornaments from Michael’s or JoAnn’s I would recomend it. They are inexpensive and can be reused each year if you decide to change out what is inside them. I had a few alabaster peacock feathers lying about so I put one inside this ornament to try it out. Trim your feather down so it will fit inside the ornament and then slide it in the opening at the top. With a pair of tweezers move it until it is…

  • Knitting

    Drumroll please…

    I cannot begin to express how overwhelmed I was by the response to this giveaway. Especially considering the last time I had a giveaway there were 6 comments. This time I had over 200 responses. Thank you, everyone, for participating. This has been a wonderful experience for me. I wish I could respond to everyone’s kind words but there were so many! So, to all of you, as a thank you I want to give this little extra gift.   This coupon code: GIVWY1 is good for everything in my Etsy Shop. Just use the coupon code when you check out. This coupon can also be applied to the multiple…

  • Free Downloads,  Knitting,  Photography

    Hand Made Christmas

    {Giveaway at the bottom of the post} Every year I have high hopes that I will make every gift instead of spending lots of money on impersonal store bought items. Then, every year, due to my poor planning, I end up buying everything last minute. This year will be different. I am starting now, I am going to make a list of all the things I have to make, I will share some of it here. On top of Christmas I also have several baby gifts to make so those will also be in my list. This beautiful DK weight yarn by MadelineTosh will be used to make a couple…

  • Uncategorized

    Amazon Stripe Pattern Giveaway!

    What you win: Free Amazon Stripe Pattern 1 skein of Malabrigo yarn (your choice of two colors) Shipped for free to anywhere in the US. You can choose between the color-way Apple Cinnamon or Natural. Apple Cinnamon is the color I used for the picture above it has some green in it. I love this color-way. I know a lot of you have purchased patterns to make for gifts. So…here are the requirements. 1. Post a project on Ravelry (Or you can do a blog post either one) with a picture of the gift knit either being worn or all knit up. You can post a picture if the knit…