Easter Craft Inspiration
This time last year I was hard at work making a Peeps wreath for our annual Easterpalooza celebration. This year though, the kiddos are with their dad so I realized today that I’d done nothing at all yet, to prepare…
Mar
22
Posts Categorized: Holidays/Home Decor
Dec
24
Happy Holidays!
Happy belated Chanukah & Yule, and Merry Christmas & Kwanza! Wishing you all a season filled with peace, love and compassion. xo,Vickie
Dec
19
Holiday Domesticity
Since last year at this time I was shooting Knitty Gritty and the year before that I was promoting in NY and then moving into our house, I’m reveling in the opportunity of actually enjoying this holiday season. Here’s what…
Dec
17
Feltstock–Last Minute Gift Free Project!
We’re on the Christmas home stretch here and I don’t know about you, but I’ve given up on the idea of still having time to knit gifts for people. This is where my longtime love for felt comes in. Personalized…
Dec
09
Sunday, Crafty Sunday
We stayed close to home for crafty purposes today. The boys turned a cardboard insert from a box, into a window for a make-believe shop they named, “Frank”. This store provided t-shirts, food, and both airplane and bus tickets. One…
Dec
07
Blue Genie Christmas
Hey Austinites…and its surrounding county-ites! Wednesday kicked off the 7th annual, 20-day, handmade shop-fest that is, The Blue Genie Art Bazaar! As always, the Austin Craft Mafia is there with a booth, so we hope you’ll stop by for a…
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Dear community,
The majority share of the knitting, crochet, and crafts industries, and the community that supports them, are women and non-binary folk with uteruses. After yesterday's devastating supreme court decision, essentially removing women's constitutional rights over our own bodies, need to support one another. We need to love each other enough to not give up. I see you. My heart is with you.
Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to be on a Zoom action-meeting run by a major women's healthcare organization. We feel powerless, but one of the suggestions they gave for things we can do is to donate to grass-root organizations that focus on women's healthcare clinics.
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻, 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗻𝗲𝘄, 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗬𝗔𝗬! 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 @keepourclinics It'𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.
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With love,
Vickie
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If any women or non-binary people with a uterus who are attending @hhamericas and need emotional support after today’s devastating Supreme Court ruling, meet-up at the seating section on the show floor next to the stage, after the Indie Magazine Panel at 1pm. 💗 #roevwade
