for the crafty amongst us

i notice our library are holding xmas craft mornings.

I was wondering.... My daughter has set up a website for her crochet blankets, and I'd like to have it as a link on my blog. I was wondering if that's possible, and if so, how would I go about doing it ??? My blog site is run by blogger if that is any help :-)
Anne x

does this help

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-use-blogger-to-add-a-link-to-your-blog.html

Thanks TP I've just looked at her page, which is on facebook, and I don't think I can do it, as there doesn't seem to be a proper link, other than the facebook one. I'm such a dumb dumb at anything like this lol.
Anne x

I managed to add some links using a link option. I can't get my daughters face book page though. managed to get the link up, and it went to face book, but wouldn't open her page. I expect her permisdsion was needed. I'll see if she'll set up a blog :-)
Thanks for your help TP.
Anne x

I did this the other day .it's to aid with heat insulation. eventually it will have fleece on the other side but I ran out of thread!

it's across my kitchen doorway. I hate living in an open plan house. this is for inter heat insulation more than anything.

appologies for the mess, we're decorating.





and finally, how do you hold a curtain up if you havn't bought any hooks yet? RMT union badges of course

I love those badges they look great!
we are going to be doing the same for our front door and conservatory when i cahnge the curtains in the livingroom to the winter ones
we have 4 sets up in the livingroom (big windows) and when i take them down i will put them at the doors that way i dont have to buy more sets and store those ones
just have to wait for OH to put up the rails now

article about crafting in The Observer today called The Hell of Handicrafts. I get the impression it's meant to be funny but it just irked me as most things written in The Observer do! I don't really care whether people craft or not but I do hate the "why make it when you can buy it " attitude. And I know it's tongue in cheek but it's a attitude I come across a lot, as well as the "you could be doing something highbrow" thing. Well, I don't know about you but I can both make things and read books with big words in. Not mutually exclusive!

Some more crafty things :-)
Anne x

Anne those gloves and scarf look lovely
I have got a new phone so will be taking pics of the things i have done (finally) and getting DD16 to put them up for me

Thanks for the photos Anne, really cute stuff.

Anne, is that the really funky yarn that you knit and then pull for that effect? it is hard to work with?

Thanks :-)
Yes it's a cheats yarn really lol. That scarf is basically a crochet chain !!
Will look forward to seeing you pics lollyfin.
Anne x

Cooking with my homeschooling daughter yesterday :-)
Anne x

http://thehamsterwheeloflife.blogspot.com/

Birthday card I've made for my mums birthday

Thats a very nice card. can you make one like that for my birthday.

Of course TP as long as you don't like the exact same card as I don't have any of the bits left over

thats a lovely card bitsey

Love the card Bitsy :-)
Anne x

I have just been on the Hobbycraft website and if you subscribe to their newsletter you get a £5 off a £25 spend either online or instore

Thanks lollyfin, can't argue with that.

Well here are the pics i have been promising for ages the top one is my youngest in the hat i made
I am doing one in black for middle DD in thicker wool as i think it will give a better result
the second pic is the fingerless gloves i made middle DD they were plain in the pattern but we both decided a bit of ribbon woven through just made them a bit more special. i had no hand models as they both have chipped nail varnish on and refused to have their pic taken like that

woah! I love them (your DD is v pretty) I would love to be able to knit like that, they look fab

They're so nice, I love the fingerless gloves.