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You Are Loved: Crochet Heart Pattern

February 8, 2016 by Julie 4 Comments

February is one of my favorite months. I can't help it. Between Valentine's Day and my birthday the house is always filled with sweets. In an effort to help everyone enjoy this month as much and I do, I have an annual February yarn bomb tradition. Each year I make hearts with little tags that say things like "You are loved", "Spread the love", etc. I even get the kids involved and have then help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Craft, Holidays, Knit and Crochet Tagged With: Crochet, valentines day

Cable Stitches Knitting How-To

February 5, 2016 by Julie 13 Comments

One of the most asked questions from the Owl Hat and Owl Glove patterns has been concerning the cable stitches. I put together a short video showing I make make the cable 4 back (C4B) and cable 4 front (C4F). You'll notice pretty quickly that I use the Continental knitting style. I'm a self-taught knitter and that's what felt most comfortable to me! I'm also using a pair of short … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Craft, Knit and Crochet Tagged With: knit

The Namesake + February Book Club

February 4, 2016 by Julie 1 Comment

We began the new year with a Contemporary novel: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. One of the benefits of having a virtual book club is that we can have the discussion take any format we wish. So as January came to a close & we weren't able to get together, Julie & I swapped a few emails during the spare moments we did have. Thus we bring you this virtual interaction between us. Enjoy! And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: books

Zucchini Bread and Fruit Smoothie Recipes

February 3, 2016 by Julie 2 Comments

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SweetNewYear #CollectiveBias Between craft show event planning and my college graduation, my health goals got a little sidetracked last fall. But the new year is the perfect time to recommit. And it's great when you can get the whole family involved. I'm cutting down our sugary drinks and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: bread, breakfast

Emoticon Text Messages

January 29, 2016 by Julie Leave a Comment

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #DataAndAMovie #CollectiveBias My text messages are generally full sentences, no abbreviations, and contain punctuation. Unless I'm texting my kids. Then it might be a string of emotions with no words at all. We have a dedicated group text between me, Oldest Twin, and Youngest Twin … [Read more...]

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