This week, I don’t have much of a wrap-up — somehow I escaped the week with few links to show for it. So instead, I’ll just focus on fun and crafts.
Category Archives: spinning
My DIY yarn swift – made for $5
March is national craft month — the perfect time to focus on doing crafts … on the cheap. First up: My DIY yarn swift.
An awesome handmade datebook, and a paean to Nikol Lohr
Knitters, spinners and calendar-users, alert! Last week was a week of wonderful surprises. A friend sent a surprise holiday package to my family over the weekend, and then one day I opened my mailbox to find a super-special calendar for 2009.
Friday wrap-up: Stainless freezer ware, dog costs, SmartFlix and how to spend
Friday wrap-up: Hacking Craigslist, ceiling fans, efficient cars, boob-powered iPods
Get Rich Slowly this week posted a terrific tip to subscribe to a search on Craigslist. Mwah ha ha, when the right Kromski Prelude spinning wheel comes along, I will be all over it! It is ceiling fan season — and The Simple Dollar posted a simple list of ways to get your ceiling fan to work for you (and reduce energy use/costs in the meantime).
Re-using Easter egg dye
Last week, days after Easter had passed, Little Cheap and I finally managed to dye some eggs. (They were boiled before Easter – does that count?)