Today’s giveaway: a custom creation

This has been the most fun week ever!  I’ve loved reading everyone’s comments – and it’s not like you have just been entering for the giveaways – you’ve left some wonderful notes that are really encouraging to me!  Thank you so much, everyone!
I am excited to wrap up this week with one of my most [...]

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Today’s giveaway: crochet goodies!!!

I got hooked (ha! get it? hooked?!) on amigurumi earlier this year when I discovered the brilliant designs of Mia at Owlishly.  I absolutely love her work – so cute!  When I got started on amigurumi, I bought a bevy of great amigurumi books (Mia sells her patterns individually in her Etsy shop – please check [...]

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Today’s giveaway: coffee and the promise of easy, good food!

As I said yesterday, I wanted to giveaway something each day this week that reflected a craft I was passionate about.  Four things popped immediately into my mind, and you’ve seen sewing and knitting so far.  The fifth thing I wanted to giveaway is not exactly a craft I’m passionate about, but the components are [...]

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Today’s giveaway: a sock-knitter’s dream!

I decided in the middle of the day yesterday that I was having so much fun giving away Mr. Owl that I wanted to continue the fun!  I wracked my little brain, and I’ve come up with a giveaway for each day that reflects one of my passions.  Today it’s the obsession that started it all… [...]

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My first Bloggy Giveaway giveaway!

Hi, everyone!  Welcome to My New Thing…. I’m Leigh, a SAHM with crafting ADD.  I fell in love with the crafting-bloggy-world last year, and I’m so happy to be a part of it!
Here on My New Thing, I share my crafting adventures, successes, and failures… and whatever else pops into my mind.  I’m actually starting [...]

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Promised pictures…

I showed my first handmade gift to the relative I mentioned below, and I think I’ve changed her mind.  She loved it!  And who wouldn’t love it?

I need to add a ribbon around Kitty’s neck, because the stitches are visible where I sewed the head to the body.

The pattern is a free one, from the [...]

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I realize now…

After the past week, I realize now how blessed we have been as a little family not to have crazy insane sickness here before.  Because we are just now getting over our first round of it… 7 days straight of kids getting sick all over their beds, all over the couch, all over the floors…. [...]

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Wonder of wonders: knitting content!!!

The Peasy Scarf is finished!  I really liked the pattern – like I said, it was easy.  I’m just slow.  And I love the result – it looks kinda fancy, don’t you think?  I started this on size 11 straight needles, but… I couldn’t do it.  I’ve been spoiled… so I picked up my KnitPicks [...]

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Completely horrified….*

… that it has been a full month since I last posted.  I need to get back in the saddle to warm up for NaBloPoMo in November.  I’d like to post daily both on this blog and my family blog this year.  Let’s see how that works out for me…
I havebeen working hard on stuff [...]

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