January 29, 2012
January 28, 2012
♥ Love ♥ Will Keep Us Together
Valentine's Day is coming up - and where better to find lovely gifts for your loved ones than on Etsy!
Check out this l♥vely collection of gifts from these All Canadian Etsy shops!
♥ Love ♥ Will Keep Us Together
Shops represented above are:
Check out this l♥vely collection of gifts from these All Canadian Etsy shops!
♥ Love ♥ Will Keep Us Together
Shops represented above are:
- LeanneDesigns
- SNLCreations
- WaveSong
- dandee
- thepixie
- OceanPearlJewellery
- TheOldBarnDoor
- claraclips
- aboundingtreasures
- kraze4paper
- ljangphotography
- zigzagstitches
- PatternsAndSuch
- NoorJewels
- Chicki
- KnitsByNat
January 26, 2012
Blue and Green Should Never be seen ...
Remember that old saying?
Blue and Green should never be seen together except in the washing machine.
Here are some great items for sale on Etsy that proves that to be so wrong!
All items come from members of the Oh Canada team!
Shops represented above are:
January 09, 2012
Good Deeds
"Every time you do a good deed, you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when you're gone, that light is going to keep shining on, pushing the shadows back."
- Charles de Lint
January 07, 2012
SOLDES - A Vintage SALE
SOLDES - A Vintage SALE
The above items can be found at:
SAVE 12% OFF the purchase price at VintageAndSuch!
Use coupon code VMTEAMSOLDES2012 at Check Out!
January 01, 2012
Welcome 2012!
Happy New Year!
Welcome 2012!
Any resolutions this year?
I do have a resolution after all!
I'm going to learn how to felt!
. . . in past years, I learned to knit socks, learned to crochet, learned fair isle knitting (see a trend? lol) and will be learning to felt on a pair of mittens this year!
I'm going to learn how to felt!
. . . in past years, I learned to knit socks, learned to crochet, learned fair isle knitting (see a trend? lol) and will be learning to felt on a pair of mittens this year!
Happy New Year!
December 26, 2011
The Time You Have Spent
The Time You Have Spent
(author unknown)
The time you have spent as a volunteer,
Be it half a lifetime or just a year.
Will have it's effect on such far reaching ways,
It can never be measured in hours or days.
But we want to say thank you for doing your part,
For giving your hand and giving your heart.
Thanks for the smiles when you wanted to weep,
For the camping trips when you couldn't sleep.
For car pools and nosebags and sit upons,
For lighting the way to the outdoor johns.
For running and phoning and meeting and waiting,
For hiking and swimming and roller-skating.
But thanks more than ever for years yet to come,
When someone remembers the job that you've done.
And memories brighten a young women's face,
In some other time and some other place.
December 23, 2011
December 15, 2011
December 10, 2011
Work Sock Cup Cozy
Is it possible that I inspired this?
Bernat now has a "Work Sock Cup Cozy" pattern.
And it's been a few years now that I've been selling my Work Sock Cup Cozy in my Etsy shop ennadoolf.
My design was even featured in Canadian House & Home magazine in December 2010!
So when I received my Bernat email that features their yarns and patterns yesterday, do you blame me for thinking that maybe I inspired their new pattern?
It's not the same as mine - and I must admit that I think mine is a better design since the centre part is easier to hold ... because after all, you will be holding the cup.
What do you think?
December 04, 2011
Free Pattern - Trefoil Cup Cozies
(1) TO KNIT:
As I was knitting cup cozies I thought about all my Girl Guide leader friends and decided to design a cup cozy they could use!
As I was knitting cup cozies I thought about all my Girl Guide leader friends and decided to design a cup cozy they could use!
This pattern was published in the Winter 2011 issue of the Canadian Guider.
Trefoil Cup Cozies
If you have any problems knitting this pattern, leave a comment on this blog with your email address and I'll contact you - we'll work it out! ☺
Also available on Ravelry at Knit Cup Cozy
(2) TO CROCHET:
(2017) I made an attempt at a crochet cup cozy.
The pattern is available free on Ravely here: Crochet Cup Cozy
(2) TO CROCHET:
(2017) I made an attempt at a crochet cup cozy.
The pattern is available free on Ravely here: Crochet Cup Cozy
(to contact me, leave a comment on the blog, or contact me through my etsy shop ennadoolf)
Knit a Sweater in 80 Seconds!
LOL
Okay, maybe it wasn't quite knit in 80 seconds, but this video shows a sweater being knit in 80 seconds - very cool!
Enjoy!
November 29, 2011
Squeaky TV set!
Connected to our tv we have all those little speakers that make up a surroundsound system - not something I ever would have thought we'd need but apparently a necessity where hubby is concerned. ;-)
Those little speakers are cool when sounds travel around the room and really do add to the movie experience for lots of different movies.
They're a bit of a pain in the butt for different noises too - like a doorbell on tv always seems to come through the speaker closest to our front door. How did they do that? And sometimes other noises only come through certain speakers so I think there is a noise in the kitchen or coming from the bedrooms. [sigh]
Part of the sound system is a black box that sits on the floor - it has a proper name but it has something to do with the bass sounds.
What does all this have to do with a Squeaky TV set?
patience. :)
We noticed that during certain shows or movies our tv squeaked! It was so odd! It wasn't always the loudest show. And seemed to be random. It was an odd squeak. Maybe the speakers in the tv? Maybe the tv was broken? Hubby didn't seem to notice at first ... so I made sure to point it out to him.
Those little speakers are cool when sounds travel around the room and really do add to the movie experience for lots of different movies.
They're a bit of a pain in the butt for different noises too - like a doorbell on tv always seems to come through the speaker closest to our front door. How did they do that? And sometimes other noises only come through certain speakers so I think there is a noise in the kitchen or coming from the bedrooms. [sigh]
Part of the sound system is a black box that sits on the floor - it has a proper name but it has something to do with the bass sounds.
What does all this have to do with a Squeaky TV set?
patience. :)
We noticed that during certain shows or movies our tv squeaked! It was so odd! It wasn't always the loudest show. And seemed to be random. It was an odd squeak. Maybe the speakers in the tv? Maybe the tv was broken? Hubby didn't seem to notice at first ... so I made sure to point it out to him.
When my daughter comes to visit, she will sometimes bring her cat so that he can run outside. We have a few toys here for when he comes to visit. And the toys are on that black box.
See that mouse in the basket in the photo? Well, it squeaks. And apparently the vibration from the bass unit is enough to cause it to squeak! And it squeaks whenever the black box vibrates! LOL
Mystery solved.
November 23, 2011
Vintage On Sale! Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale
Vintage On Sale!
Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale
Members of the Vintage Market Team on Etsy
are having sales in their shops.
Click this link to see a list of participating shops
and their coupon codes / sales details.
VintageAndSuch is offering
15% off
with coupon code VMTEAMBFCMSALE
(that's a long one - feel free to copy/paste!)
November 16, 2011
What is SSK to you?
I ran an errand at lunch today and passed by a parked car and the license plate was ### SSK (#s not important to this story!)
My first thought was SSK - Saskatchewan!
And then immediately after, my thought process changed to Slip Slip Knit!
Yep, I was thinking knitting even when I wasn't knitting!
And for those of you that don't know, SSK is a combination of stitches used in knitting ... often used for airy or lacey patterns or when decreasing stitches.
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