Pop!

So it’s been awhile. After the markets died down, Katie and I were on our annual knitting hiatus I could not for the life of me keep my hands off the needles. At Knit City I found this pattern for...

Knit City

This weekend marked the very first, of many, markets that Katie and I are going to this year and it was called Knit City, a nifty little fibre arts festival. There was so much yarn and wool and...

Fall Giveaway

Hello All! So Katie and I realized the other day that we haven’t done a contest in awhile and we decided that it was finally time, don’t you agree? This is the easiest contest to win as well! Step...

Triangles and Circles

When Katie and I were vacationing in North Carolina and Philadelphia we, as usual, took a lot of pictures. At some point I guess we were lounging on the beach being bums and decided to make our...

The other weekend Katie and I went down to Bellingham, Washington for a couple of days to visit our mom, who was up visiting from Philadelphia. The unfortunate thing was I was pretty sick the...

New Steps

Summertime.Wonderful, wonderful summertime.For all the great things that summer offers – the sunshine, the drinks on the patio in said sunshine, the beaches, the random outdoor adventures –...

Greetings from the OBX

OBX stands for the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Took us about 8 hours (including lunch, coffee and pee breaks) to drive her but totally worth it! We’re staying at a giant house about a block away...

In Philly

Right now, at this moment, I am sitting on my mom’s couch in Philadelphia and Katie is asleep in the guest room. After a looong day of travelling we finally arrived a couple days ago. We got to...

Contest Winner!

Thanks to everyone who entered our April Challenge Contest! The winner is… Congrats Cindy! See you all on June 9th, when we release our May Challenge contest.

For Mom

Hi mom! We love you lots - Your children

Outdoor Adventures

Right now at Katie’s work there is a tourism challenge going on that gives her (plus one) the opportunity to go to all sorts of Vancouver tourist attractions for free. At each attraction she can...

Summer Drinks

Tonight Katie and I will be hosting a little girls night at my place and since the weather is starting to get a little bit nicer we decided to try out some summer beverages to go with it. First...

May Challenge

A new month, a new challenge! This month is all about small things; I chose for us to make thirty little bows each. These can be turned into whatever. I like attaching them to hair clips and I know...

April Challenge – Giveaway

So it is the end of April and that means that end of our very first Challenge. Now this one was a little bit different than what they will usually be like, because it was all secretive-like. But it...

Back from Las Vegas

Hey All, Sorry for the lack of posts, but Katie and I were in Las Vegas for my mom’s wedding! (Every time I tell people that my mom got married in Vegas they always give me the eyes, but it’s where...

Day Three

A Month of Craft Photos Day Three – An Old Finished Object My red slouch hat – one of the very first hats that I learned how to make. I remember I was living and working up at the Manning Park Ski...

New Stuff

I know I’ve been a little MIA lately, but that’s because I got a couple new toys over the past few days and have been having way too much fun with them. The first item is an Addi King Size Knitting...

April Challenge

Hello! As I mentioned a couple days ago, Katie and I are going to start setting monthly challenges for ourselves, to start making more inventory. As it’s April First, it’s time to announce our very...

A Month of Craft Photos – Day Two

Day Two: Craft Tools Hah! Day Two. Only three weeks later, that’s not so bad. And here you can see the wonderful organization that is my craft tools. There’s kind of a little bit of everything in...

How to Pin

Recently there has been a lot of hub-bub over the whole Pinterest copyright thing. There are lots of people who are worried about getting sued over copyright issues, and lots of people getting...

Under Pressure

A good discovery was made while Katie and I were completing our first wholesale order – we do quite well with a little bit of pressure. 15 hats each in two and a half weeks?! It seemed a little...

Some Planets

The sky has been amazing lately! It’s been super clear and lovely these past couple days, and the other night I noticed a couple of ridiculously bright stars in the west. I mean really, really...

Adventures in Shipping

Shipping is expensive. And a lot more complicated than one would first imagine. Put something in a box, throw in some bubble wrap, tape it up nice and tight and send it on it’s way, right? Kinda....

Toques (We’re Canadian)

Today Katie and I sent out our first “big” order. 30 hats, off to Australia! Since we each did half, it was really neat to see all 30 of them together. So neat in fact, we had to take some...

Winner Announcement

We have a winner! Congrats Jessica! We’ll be contacting you with some details shortly. I just wanted to thank everyone who entered our very first (certainly not our last!) blog contest and making...

Thrift Store Thursday

I recently moved to a new condo, which is almost right downtown. I absolutely love it! I can walk to pretty much anywhere I need to go. Today, I needed milk. On my way there I decided to stop at...

A Month of Craft Photos – Day One

This is not my first rodeo. This blog has actually changed sites two or three times before finding its permanent home here, and if I know anything about my personal blogging style it is that it’s...

How to Thrift

Thifting (vb.) – The act of going to a Thrift Store and finding some amazing things that no one else will ever have, and buying them for cheap I absolutely love thifting! I usually go at least...

Modcloth is Making Me Sew

There is this wonderful dress from Modcloth called When the Night Comes that I really really want to get for my trip to Las Vegas in April, but, of course, it is out of stock. (I truly love...

Leap Year Fun Facts

Happy Leap Year! As we all know, the leap year occurs because the calendar is all messed up, so every four years we get an extra day. But did you also know… In fifth-century Ireland on February...