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What to do with Amish Friendship Bread Starter ...

A few weeks back a friend of mine, Diana, started some "Amish Friendship Bread" also known as Herman Bread Dough.  All the recipes that came with it seemed so strange,...

Blog Headers: Street Hanger

I just had the pleasure of working with Vanessa over at Street Hanger, a lifestyle blog.  She asked me to re-do the blog header and styling, and it was lots...

Thanks for the yarn, Ma!

My Christmas present from my mom this year included this beautiful 50/50 silk/merino blend from Malabrigo in Raspberry.  I knew I wanted a scarf and I knew I wanted something...

Finished Objects: Little Birds (modified)

I began knitting Little Birds about two months ago, and I learned a lot about garment construction whilst knitting it.  The pattern uses a steek down the center/diagonal opening to...

pretty yarn, long journey

Some really lovely yarn finally arrived after... nearly a month!  I think the Icelandic volcano in conjunction with the customs here in Germany probably added to the length of the...

Finishing Little Birds: Button Vote

Help me figure out which buttons to use. These are all from my vintage button collection (aka my button jar) which means some of them are limited in number... but...