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Low-Carb, Keto / Paleo, Gluten-Free Vegan Crackers (and they’re good, too!)

It’s the new year, and everyone around me is posting on Instagram about their new diet and fitness resolutions. Personally, I hate weight-loss diets. They don’t work for me, and…

read more January 9, 2018

Destash 2018 Challenge

Last week, with Christmas visitors looming, I decided it was time to clean up my office/guest room/craft room/cat habitat. I knew I had a lot of fabric, fiber, and yarn…

read more December 29, 2017

Nevertheless She Persisted Stripes – New Fabric Design!

Hey folks! I just wanted to let y’all know that I’ve opened up a Spoonflower shop! If you don’t know Spoonflower, it’s a super cool site where anyone can design…

read more September 13, 2017

Right round, baby, right round

The news has sucked lately. No, that’s putting it nicely. Let’s try again: The news has been a non-stop panic machine, creating an endless stream of adrenaline-pumping, hysteria-producing, cortisol-spiking mania…

read more August 8, 2017

The Story of My Hand-Knit Wedding Dress

Recently, Green Wedding Shoes published a lovely blog post about our wedding. So I thought it was time to tell you the whole story about how I knit my wedding…

read more July 13, 2017

Wheel Winner = New Spinning Wheel

Hey folks! Last time we talked, I was encouraging you to watch me on Wheel of Fortune. Well, spoiler alert… I won! In addition to winning a car, I won…

read more June 26, 2017

Watch me on Wheel!

I’m trying to compose a thoughtful, witty blog post about this, but all I really want to say is: AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! I’m going to be on Wheel of Fortune!!! Tuesday, January…

read more January 2, 2017

Ombre Giganto-Blanket SAMPLE SALE

Just in time for Christmas, I’m doing a flash sample sale of my newest ombre Giganto-Blanket. This is ready to ship! This won’t last long! In fact, I’ll be taking…

read more December 13, 2016

Interview: Yankee Smartass

It’s less than a week since the election, and I’m not ready to talk about it quite yet. Just know that it left me stunned and heartbroken, but I’m trying…

read more November 14, 2016

Full Freak-Out Mode

Last night I got the following email from a lovely lady (and possibly “nasty woman”) Emily: Hey! I just wanted to let you know that I made your “Stronger Together”…

read more October 25, 2016