Wait, there’s a Local Yarn Shop Day? Yep! It is like the annual Small Business Saturday, but to highlight and celebrate a particular kind of small business, one that services the fiber community. On this day, there are typically raffle drawings, giveaways, special deals, a free pattern with purchase and other goodies. This year, Local…
A Renovation Custom
Shortly after moving to Florida (how has it been twenty years already?), I met someone who would become a very good friend. She was my first friend here and showed me around the city. Through the years, she’s become like a sister to me. So, when she came to me a year ago with a…
One of a Kind Custom Order
Earlier this year, a young couple, soon to be parents, approached me with a request. When the father-to-be was younger, he had an afro. Yep, full on “Brady Bunch” style afro. So, their request: can you make an afro wig for their little boy that was on the way? Hmm. A baby wig? I haven’t…
The Happy Accident
Back in 2016, I had been creating some cardigan sweaters, called shrugs. It was a pretty easy pattern; straight knit into a large rectangle, then sew some seams. I had beautiful charcoal grey, followed by a deep purple one. In perusing the yarn I had in my stash, to make another shrug, I picked out…
Childhood Memories Evoked
Myself and many other makers are grieving the sad news of JoAnn Fabrics closing all of their stores. For many of us, JoAnn’s is a main supplier of our materials. Yes, I will have to find alternate avenues for my supplies, but that is not the only reason I grieve. Jo Ann Fabrics has a…
To Market?
When I first started A Faith Creation, one question kept coming up. Should I do a craft fair or market? Maybe I should just stick to the Etsy shop. Another question that consistently came to mind, whether I did a market or not. Would anyone be interested in purchasing my items? Also, the introvert that…
A Project Left Behind – Part 2
Wow! It’s been three years already since I had the honor of finishing up a project for a grandmother who passed away. You can read about it in the previous post: A Project Left Behind. Towards the end of November this year, the same family approached me about knitting another Christmas stocking for their fourth…
Teacher Style
Having a conversation with fellow knitters and/or crocheters is life-giving. And there was one such conversation in 2023 that led me on another knitting journey. Every summer, over the fourth of July, we gather with three of my husband’s friends from college and their families. One of the wives is a crocheter, so there’s always…
From “Black Thumb” to Plant Lady
As long as I can remember, I have not been able to keep plants alive. How can that be? I am a descendant of farmers and gardeners. Plant after plant in possession has not survived long, even as hard as I try to follow the instructions to the letter. People have given plants that are…
Can’t Escape Math
Sometimes it feels like math is my nemesis. Growing up, I was good at math in school, not great, but I worked hard to get good grades. Many people do not think creativity involves math; that’s the other side of the brain. In my experience, that is far from the truth. With a lot of…