Inspired by Julie I would like to say the following: I was a lucky child, I was raised by a stay-at-home dad and a go-to-work mom. My sisters and I were given trucks, and hammers, and anything else we were interested in playing with. We wore red, and blue and pink and any color we read more

…She says hey babe, take a walk on the wild side… Kristi has been having issues with Harold, her male turtle. He’s been going nuts, not eating, not going poo, and pacing the tank, slapping at the water. When left to wander around the house, he keeps moving, pawing at the floor. Worried that he read more

So, I alluded to a foray into color and here it is.before : after: Its mostly purple and blue black with pink and blondish bits scattered across the top. Process photos in the extended entry. The box of hair dye that totally looks like it was a left-over of the 80’s. Oh yes, we had read more

PATTERN: Beaded wrist cuff from Stitch ‘n Bitch NationYARN: Elann Sock it to Me Colori, Highland Heather, less than 1/2 skeinBEADS: Generic EBeads (I kinda guessed on size of beads because none were labled size 8 seed beads, and I like this size in comparison to the stitch).GAUGE: 8 st/inNEEDLES: size 2 clover double pointed read more

I have apparently become drawn to knitting with beads. The other night I was looking for a short, relatively brainless project to work on, and I can’t resist a good skull and crossbones so the beaded wrist cuffs from stitch ‘n bitch nation covered all of the project elements I wanted. It was a really read more