We got our first snow here in Montana the last week of September already, and it is supposed to snow all next week! So winter is coming! Or maybe it has already arrived? Either way it's time to get the winter gear ready... so it is hat making time! I had a special request to … Continue reading Winter is coming: time to make some hats!
Human here: today I'm preparing some raw wool sheered straight off the sheep so I can use it for felting and spinning etc. Conestoga Chuck has a tendency to stuff his nose in the bag of raw wool occasionally to get a good sniff and so I have to watch or before I know it … Continue reading Preparing raw wool for crafting, felting and spinning into yarn, oh my!
Today the human isn't feeling all that great so it's up to me , Conestoga Chuck, to do the typing and posting. I bet you didn't know a dog could blog this well, right? Well I'm a special sort of dog. A service dog in training like my sister lil bit. So today's post is … Continue reading Free knitting patterns for a cold winter day
So today I'm making some (hopefully) beautiful wet felted hats. I started with a little research and found some great instructions here: Felt hat instructions After yesterday's fiber festival I have tons of wool to play with and lots of inspiration! So I went to the local goodwill and dollar store and party store to … Continue reading Felted hats
Today is the humans favorite weekend in Billings, MT... the annual fiber festival. This event is every fall and it's where the human gets most of her wooly crafting supplies 🙂 she is always happy when it's fiber festival time! Which means we get extra treats lol Human here: and yes I LOVE the fiber … Continue reading Fiber festival time!
So today was spent on some sewing lessons. The girls wanted to do a little redecorating and it turned out beautiful! Conestoga Chuck wanted to help out, but for safety reasons we had to ban him from the sewing room lol (pins and needles and scissors oh my!). We started with the kiddo play cubby … Continue reading A little decorating and some budget sewing goes a long way!
As you may be able to tell I've done a lot of traveling all over the United States and to several different countries. But honestly this is one of the most interesting historical stops I've made. I love to go to pioneer towns and historical villages and in Europe old castles. But the underground city … Continue reading An underground old west town you HAVE to go see!
So I have to give a shout out to budget101.com and their fabulous Laundry detergent recipe. This is the one I use and it works great! ****** go to their site and Read the directions thru all the way first before attempting to make it the first time and follow their directions and recipe exactly!!!! … Continue reading It’s laundry day! DIY Laundry detergent, softener and other budget friendly hints
Conestoga Chuck here! Sometimes I get a bit mischievous and go for a walk-about without my human and lil bit usually goes with me. We usually don't stray far but (giggle giggle) sometimes we like to give the human a merry chase... she's putting on a bit of weight and the exercise does her good... … Continue reading Emergency leash: a handy device!
We spent an amazing day at SCRaP today making some fun little pinch pot examples for some classes we want to do for some local kids this winter. Meanwhile my friend Violet taught me how to attach the handle and the flower I made yesterday to my cup. We also cleaned and tidied a bit … Continue reading Making some fun pinch pots for demonstrations
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