Hooking Up With an Old Friend

I finally got the craft room completely emptied to get the carpet put down in there, and I'm determined to clean out my junk stash before putting anything back in.  While sorting, I've come across projects I'd forgotten about - some I'll frog (take apart .. rip it, rip it), and some I might consider trying to finish.

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Did you know you could pin your items for sale onto Pinterest?   If you have an Etsy shop or sell products elsewhere, you can pin them to your board and tag that they're for sale just by putting the dollar amount somewhere in the description of the pin.

She's Dead, Jim

After a lot of thought, I've made the decision to give my weekly WIP Wednesday blog theme a proper burial.

I was spending considerable time creating the posts, offering free exposure to my readers, but few took advantage of it and it's just not worth my time anymore.  Many weeks I had only one faithful reader posting her link, and most weeks there were three or less.  I can't justify spending the time to do it each week if it's not going to bring more readership to this blog, nor benefit the faithful few.

I'll still be posting my projects, but won't be doing it on any particular day.  I'm going to devote more time to visiting the blogs I'm following and make a concerted effort to be more sociable, at least a few times each week if not daily.

Thanks to all of you who have posted faithfully to my WIP Wednesday posts each week, and I hope you'll still stop by and say hi!

Couple of Giveaways

Who doesn't love free yarn?  Red Heart is giving away $80 worth of their With Love yarn this month, so make sure to get in on that.  You even get to pick your favorite colors if you win!

Molly & Jethro are helping me give away $25 to the winner's favorite pet shelter or rescue group.

Get a chance to help your favorite animal charity with one click, plus see what silliness Molly & Jethro are up to daily.

Baby Blanket Done and Listed on Etsy

I posted last week about the baby blanket that was almost done and I finally finished and got pictures and listed on Etsy.  Even though I wasn't too keen on the color choices, it grew on me as I kept going and I think it turned out ok after all.

More photos on Etsy

It's a good sized blanket, measuring 35" square, a good size for a toddler to drag around.

I've already got more than one project in the works (don't we all?), so check back later for WIP Wednesday!

Free Pattern Giveaway Winner

The contest for the free pattern giveaway ended last night and I just chose the winner using random.org.  Congratulations to Glory Lennon, who gets to pick two of her favorite patterns from Melissa's Etsy store.

Here's a picture of one of Melissa's patterns that I'm going to try.  Adorable!

Check out her store for more cute and fun patterns.

Thanks to Melissa for allowing me a part in her giveaway, and thanks to all of my readers who joined in.   Glory, enjoy your prize!

Almost Done

I'm almost finished with the dark green, navy, gray and white blanket I posted about last week.  After much worrying about the colors initially, I'm actually starting to like it.  I worked with several different combinations of number of rows and placement of colors and it really does make a difference.  Having the gray/white/gray the same number of rows as the two primary colors sets it off nicely, I think, and doesn't make it quite so dark.