All Cotton Dye it Yourself Scarf for Sale on Etsy

I am finishing up a crochet scarf, all cotton. If you follow my blog you know all the wonderful ways you can dye cotton.  Or maybe you would just use it in winter white like I would.  Get it now at my shop on Etsy.  When the scarf is finished - approximately three days from now - the price will go up. Look at the beautiful flower motif. Shop Etsy for handmade items or open your own shop to sell your designs.

Good Karma Farm: Knit and Crochet Contest

Julie Rose of  Scenic Turnout is the Creator of the Nautilus Scarf

Do not miss the Good Karma Farm Scarf Contest. Win 8 skeins of superb 60/40 - Merino/Alpaca blend yarn!

Good Karma Farm: The Nautilus Scarf: "This new colorway of yarn inspired me. It reminded me of our Belfast coastline - blue water and pebbles, bits of crumbled old sidewalk, and ... (Click for more)"

I need shopping lists.

Have you ever gone to the supermarket and found someone's thrown-out shopping list in your cart? I need that list! I have had an idea for a long time. I would like to decoupage my old kitchen table with shopping lists from around the world and in different languages. I would like them to be legitimate anonymous shopping lists, not ones written up just for this purpose. Please collect these for me and mail them regular mail to me. In return I can send you a crochet applique or maybe a discount in my shop. I am thinking I can send one crochet flower per list or something like that and with a maximum of say, 15 crochet flowers per person. I would love lists from anywhere. Perhaps if you live in the San Francisco area for example you may find asian shopping lists, or combined language lists. In Florida you might find them in Spanish and Creole. Of course I also want English language lists and lists from exotic far off places like Africa, Asia ... anywhere! I may then decide to sell the table if it comes out nicely. I should let people know this because their shopping list contributions will only be paid in kind with a crochet flower per list up to 15 lists per person. If you have lists to send me let me know and I will email you my address separately. My husband still has to bring me the digital camera so that I can publish a picture of the table as it is right now and then you can follow the project as it goes. Meanwhile if you are someone who is as intrigued with abandoned shopping lists as I am there is a guy who has collected THOUSANDS over several years. Visit his site http://www.grocerylists.org/ . I wonder if it would be copyright infringement to print out some of his lists to use in my project?

Surprise Delivery

 My cousin Graciela had a baby girl yesterday. The due date was supposed to be early January but the dates must have been miscalculated because the baby is big and healthy. I hope the swimsuit /sundress I am making for her fits. This "prenda" is inspired by the well known neopolitan ice cream of three flavors: Chocolate, Strawberry and Vanilla. 100% cotton is fresh enough for summer and crochet knit allows for plenty of ventilation. The finished product will include a large brimmed sunhat and maybe a bib (out of fabric). I will see if I have time.

Usefulness

I am in the process crocheting two different pieces. I am at this time very focused on creating childrens ponchos and shawls. I really need to get a business plan organized. The days seem too short to get everything done and my attention is dispersed among family, pets, husband, volunteer work. When I try to focus on what I want to pursue I feel that people dont think it is worthwhile or that I am wasting my time. After all, I dont have a fine arts degree or any professional training or experience in the design field. I just have the desire to create useful things for people. To be "useful". More on this subject later. I need to get to the primary school right now. I am the accounts auditor this year and since the school year is just about over (I am, in Argentina) I have to finish reviewing the accounts. Bye.

Petit Poix

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