Sangui(knit)ie

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I believe happiness is in the making of things, that dreams were meant to be big, and that life is best lived colorfully. Sangui(knit)ie is a celebration of the crafty and creative, inspiring things, handmade, homemade, and living in vivid color.

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Quietly Living Life

So, to combat life’s current extreme busy-ness, and to recharge a bit, I’ve been trying to dedicate time spent living life: doing things like reading in the sun, knitting again, spinning and dyeing...

Jun 13, 2012 Like

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What Have You Done Lately?

I did a post over on RevolutionizeHer this week about recognizing your achievements instead of just your to-do’s. So often, once we check something off our lists, we forget it and focus on what we...

May 22, 2012 Like

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Updates and Sunny Weekends

Happy weekend! It’s gorgeous here, and of course, it’s Mother’s Day weekend, and I’m busy helping my mom out with some work (which mostly looks like playing with an 21-month-old for me– hey, I’ll...

May 12, 2012 Like

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Craftsters & Creatives: Aukse from Sheepy Me

Happy Tuesday! Today I have Aukse from Sheepy Me here for our next Crafty and Creative interview. Aukse may just make the coolest felted wool jewelry ever– if you haven’t drooled over seen it yet,...

May 8, 2012 Like

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Learning from Sidewalk Chalk

Recently, my friend has made a slight habit of leaving little gifts on my porch. The day after my birthday, I found a basket full of things I haven’t handled in years waiting for me after a long...

May 2, 2012 Like

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Living a Stronger Creative Life

- Give up comparisons and become a sponge for inspiration instead. - Do things (away from the Internet). - Admire the world from a child’s eye, not an adult’s set of rules. Stop to smell the...

Apr 30, 2012 Like

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Craftsters & Creatives: Courtney from A Box of Paint

Courtney is our next Crafty & Creative lady of the moment. Perhaps you have read her super inspiring (and so well-named) blog, A Box of Paint… and if you don’t, be sure to hop on over there and...

Apr 25, 2012 Like

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Focusing, Again

Hi there. I’m back. I took an unplanned break last week, and while it’s taken me (so far) 6 attempts to try and explain it all, here it is, plain and simple: The past few weeks have been an...

Apr 23, 2012 Like

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Souvenir Knitting

I finished my Malabrigo shawl: The photo does no justice to the yarn: it shines, its colors blend and swirl and endlessly remind me of sunset, sunrise, and summer, accentuated by a green that...

Apr 12, 2012 Like

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Craftsters & Creatives: Mari from Brown Betty Style

For our next Crafty and Creative installment, I have the wonderful Mari Howe from Brown Betty Style. Mari is a newer blogger and Etsy shop owner whose work is quite simply, gorgeous. Be sure to go...

Apr 10, 2012 Like

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Spring Cleaning: Stash or Space?

Last weekend, I did something I’ve been meaning to do for ages. I started the long (and dreaded) process of tackling my two closets, organizing and purging myself of accumulated stuff. You would...

Apr 9, 2012 Like

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What’s Creating?

Current Creativity: I started a summer cowl sweater, but it hit me this week that I just can’t devote the time and dedication to a sweater right now– so I am dedicating myself to the practice of...

Apr 6, 2012 Like

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Homemade: Peanut Butter, Honey and Coconut Sandwich

If it wasn’t already obvious, I am a big fan of meals and the foods that come with them. However, life—specifically, working/commuting full time—has a tendency to put a damper on the foodie in me,...

Apr 5, 2012 Like

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Woolly Wednesday: Sheepy Me

Have you found Aukse from Sheepy Me yet? Not only does she have an amazing blog (and the cutest/coolest little sheep emblem!) but her jewelry is a wool afficiando’s dream. I can’t decide what I...

Apr 4, 2012 Like

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Strawberry Lemonade

Every spring, as the weather veers toward warm and I start luxuriating in the idea of the sun so warm on my face that I can feel my nose burn, I get a hankering for homemade lemonade. Making my own...

Apr 3, 2012 Like

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For the Love of the Library

Have you ever had the joy of rediscovering a love for something that used to be a major facet to your life? This happened to me quite recently. I spent over nine years working in a library, ending...

Apr 2, 2012 Like

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The Art inside Mistakes

As I was busy snapping photos of my asparagus soup (and cooking up about 3 other things) last Saturday, something interesting happened. My recently sautéed asparagus steamed up the lens of my...

Mar 29, 2012 Like

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Inspire Me Happy: Brian Dettmer

Creativity often leads us to unthought-of places, into endeavors that stretch genres and rework the way we think things should work. But just because this is often what creativity leads to doesn’t...

Mar 28, 2012 Like

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5 Playful Ways to Stir Up Inspiration

Conjuring up inspiration or ideas, crafty or otherwise, when you’re in the doldrums can be tough going. Here are five hands-on, no-stress fun ways to get your juices flowing. Go on a jaunt around...

Mar 27, 2012 Like

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Craftsters & Creatives: Marielle from Magical Day Dream

For our next Craftster & Creative, I am super excited to feature Marielle from Magical Day Dream. Marielle’s blog was one of the first that I stumbled upon when I started digging into the...

Mar 26, 2012 Like

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What’s Creating?

Current Creativity: I’m plugging away at my Silky Malabrigo scarf-shawl. It doesn’t look much different from the last time, partly because it’s triangular and hard to tell the difference in it, and...

Mar 23, 2012 Like

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Seasonal Sanguinities: Spring Creativities

It’s been an early spring this year, and while I am a little concerned about what that is going to mean for summer, it has been so wonderful—my birthday was in the 70s, and I got to spend the day...

Mar 22, 2012 Like

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Woolly Wednesday: The Woolly World of Nan Lawson

When I saw the latest cover of Gadchick, I was enthralled by the cover art by Nan Lawson, specifically (and unsurprisingly) the knitted mitts. I love how simply they are drawn, yet they are...

Mar 21, 2012 Like

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Homemade: Asparagus Chicken (or Veggie!) Soup

I made this super-easy and good-for-you soup on a whim one day to take to lunch. It’s hard to believe that before last year, I’d never even had an asparagus: I love their crunchy texture and fresh...

Mar 20, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Blog Positivity Week: On Being Genuine

Today is the start of Blog Positivity Week, hosted by Ashley. This whole week, bloggers from all over are posting on the things that make blogging such a positive and wonderful thing. I am...

Mar 19, 2012 Like

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For the Record…

I don’t usually (well, ever) post on the weekends, but I want this as a record: It was in fact, warm enough to spend the whole day outside in the sun with flip-flops, capris, and working in my...

Mar 17, 2012 Like

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What’s Creating?

Current Creativity: Oh, I had the best birthday: I took the day off, and spent it with my family. My mom and I spent a large amount of the day knitting, which is something I haven’t done in a very...

Mar 16, 2012 Like

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Bloggy Secrets- for Secret Week!

For Secret Week, I thought I’d share some of my bloggy “secrets.” Some of these probably mark me as lacking on the cool spectrum of the blogosphere, but then, if we all liked the same things, there...

Mar 15, 2012 Like

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Guess what?

Guess what? It’s my birthday. I’m 24 years old today. And it’s going to be a good day. I know this because last year I had the worst birthday ever. And I’ve had some bad birthday luck. One year, my...

Mar 14, 2012 Like

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24 (secrets!) Before 24

I’m turning 24 tomorrow, and while I admire all of those X before next birthday doers, I am not much of a structured, specific planner. So instead, and in honor of Secret Week, I thought I’d share...

Mar 13, 2012 Like

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Sangui(knit)ie

Quietly Living Life

What Have You Done Lately?

Updates and Sunny Weekends

Craftsters & Creatives: Aukse from Sheepy Me

Learning from Sidewalk Chalk

Living a Stronger Creative Life

Craftsters & Creatives: Courtney from A Box of Paint

Focusing, Again

Souvenir Knitting

Craftsters & Creatives: Mari from Brown Betty Style

Spring Cleaning: Stash or Space?

What’s Creating?

Homemade: Peanut Butter, Honey and Coconut Sandwich

Woolly Wednesday: Sheepy Me

Strawberry Lemonade

For the Love of the Library

The Art inside Mistakes

Inspire Me Happy: Brian Dettmer

5 Playful Ways to Stir Up Inspiration

Craftsters & Creatives: Marielle from Magical Day Dream

What’s Creating?

Seasonal Sanguinities: Spring Creativities

Woolly Wednesday: The Woolly World of Nan Lawson

Homemade: Asparagus Chicken (or Veggie!) Soup

Blog Positivity Week: On Being Genuine

For the Record…

What’s Creating?

Bloggy Secrets- for Secret Week!

Guess what?

24 (secrets!) Before 24

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