You are welcome for the cheesy, dad joke title of my blog. I am well known in my household for puns and play-on-words like this one. My husband sighs and looks away into the distance. My daughter laughs at me hysterically. It all evens out in the wash (smile). So, most of you know that … Continue reading
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Pine Needle Play – an Adventure in Basket Making
Last year, I collected pine needles… I watched YouTube videos… I talked to and messaged a few friends for tips… And, nothing happened. No basket was made. Flash forward to two days ago and another wave of basket making desire welled up in my chest and I started talking about it again. I started asking … Continue reading
Creativity and the Handmade Life
“…”I love my creative life more than I love cooperating with my own oppression.” If we were to abuse our children, Social Services would show up at our doors. If we were to abuse our pets, the Humane Society would come to take us away. But there is no Creativity Patrol or Soul Police if … Continue reading
Cotton: an exploration of texture and primitive fiber arts
A crafter friend of mine and I meet up every other week or so. Our kids play together and we always end up getting into something. We share the joy and enthusiasm of working with plants and other treasures of the natural world. One week I showed my friend’s kids a large, tangled bush of … Continue reading
Big-berry Manzanita, Forage & Craft
It has been awhile since I last wrote a blog post. Mostly, the reason is that WordPress shifted the tools for creating a blog post and I was disgruntled to have to figure it out. Sigh. I tend to be really resistant to change when it comes to technology. Grumble. Grumble. Grumble. Anyway. Now that … Continue reading
Lindsay Kolasa 