Riot and Frolic
a mostly ballroom dance, but also a bunch of other stuff, blog
Category: Craftacular
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It's Halloween, people. Maybe, since you're still hungover from the "Halloween" party from last weekend, you forgot, but October 31 is the actual date of All Hallows' Eve. And since I haven't started listening to Christmas music, don't ring in the "New Year" at 9pm (yet), or let off fireworks for every night for…
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I'm un-macramé-ing. I'm un-knotting. I'm undoing. I started a friendship bracelet a few days ago. 1 inch of wonderful I wore pants for the sole reason of having a nice anchor for the safety pin. (Many days I like donning a skirt because it's just like wearing a big blanket.) For some reason, I…
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In honor of National Crochet Day, here's some patterns and loveliness to make all you hookers* drool. * – because in crochet you use a hook, not needles (like in knitting); "crocheters" sounds stupid; not like Lafayette in True Blood calling everyone "hookers" as an odd term of endearment; it's funny; [sigh] - Larksfoot pattern from…
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The WIP is progressing… still. I'm freaking loving it (like McDonald's, except I don't really love Mickey D's anymore) and have decided my new "thing" will be crocheting afghans with stripes. People in conversation will identify me by saying: "Oh yeah, the Kate that crochets stripey afghans?" Once again, I'm going to…
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Scrolling through the Interwebs is all I can handle when I am consumed with a CAFFEINE-WITHDRAWAL HEADACHE THAT IS TRYING TO EAT MY BRAIN. The whole time my head is banging, I'm wondering at how my father-in-law gave up coffee for Lent. He must have had a headache for 40 days because that man…
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After fixing a broken plastic lanyard keychain my niece found, I had the sudden urge to BUY ALL THE COLORS of DMC embriodery floss and tie 6 strands around a safety pin and tote it around on my [french-rolled] jeans for a day, knotting furiously . Find your favorite of 454 colors. Forgot how to…
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Theme of the week: progress. To-do list: decimated. Running: Miles and miles. And miles. Children: "being have." Crafting: surprising amount of production! Besides stitching up 20 rows at 5.5 feet each, I watched a lot of White Collar (a clever little show with pretty people that satisfies my loss of Alias from 6 years ago). …
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Sometimes, I don't write mah blog for the people, I write it for myself. Like resolutions and goals and to-do lists, maybe if I write some ideas down, they'll actually happen. So, let's pretend the following project is going to happen, shall we? The older ladies share a bedroom and sleep in a bunk bed.…
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My garden is at least one step beyond the planning stages. Because now there are plants. Mostly, growing ones. It is neat. Ignore our interesting garage and don't mind the weeds 'cause LOOK AT THE PLANTS! my darling garden (only broken spoke members will get that) I had previously planted 4 tomato plants zucchini radishes mini…
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pretty blue jars I'm chilling today on my po'ch (p-o-r-c-h for those not in the 'hood), recovering from whatever that was yesterday, admiring one of the oddest spaces in my house. It's got boarded up windows (the missing windows were moved into the office), weird carpet, and peeling…everything, but I love it. It's…
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