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Christmas, journal, little woods homestead, thrift kitchen

Crafting Teas: Blending Herbs and Cheering up the Holidays

You may or may not know about my side project called Little Woods Herbal. Through a weird turn of ebay sales while I was destashing last summer before Lucy was born, I found I could make some extra money selling medicinal herbs on ebay. Go figure. A little over a

by Kristin Roach

journal

Studio Tour

Last weekend I opened up our house to be one of 20+ artists participating in a city-wide studio tour. The whole idea was that the general public could tour from studio to studio and see the behind the scenes of some of their favorite artists. Since you all couldn’t make

by Kristin Roach

journal

DIY Instruments Zine

This weekend Ames, Iowa is host to one of the most epic of Midwest music festivals, the Maximum Ames Music Festival. They use traditional and non traditional music venues and organize the hosting of local, national, and international music. It’s amazing. This year a local artist and curator lyndsay Nissen

by Kristin Roach

journal, knitting, patterns & tutorials

Knit Top Notch Simple Socks

At any given time I have a brainless knitting project going, something to work on while I’m watching Lucy play, or chatting with a friend, or just taking a brain break. Knitting that is easy to not mess up AND easy to fix if I do. This is my favorite

by Kristin Roach

crochet, destash, journal, patterns & tutorials

This is the biggest milestone project of my crafting life!

What a mouth full. But it’s true. Have you wondered why all my writing, sparse though it’s been, has been about cooking and gardening? Well, because I haven’t finished crafting anything in FOREVER. Well, about two years. Whoa. To write it out like that makes it feel real. And surreal.

by Kristin Roach

journal, little woods homestead

Gardening Gains

It’s been a long time coming, but I think this year, maybe just maybe I finally have it. I created a bed just for the strawberries and plopped the strawberry tower of power in the center. I planted strawberries all around it in the hopes that the runners would propagate

by Kristin Roach

journal, little woods homestead

Home, home on the range…

I wrote this musing on gardening back in May, then completely failed publish it. As it happens, I have the first results of gardening this year documented and written up. Read this, then on Monday next week (I had to go out of town for fam stuff), I’ll post that. La la

by Kristin Roach

book review, journal

The White Whale of Foraging for Morels

When I was a kid my dad and I would go foraging for morels every spring. We had a “spot”. I had no idea what a treasure it was. What a family heirloom. Since moving away to college, those elusive morels are no longer a part of my spring diet.

by Kristin Roach

journal

so long Job. hello leftovers.

Being a mom has been wonderful. I like Lucy more than I thought I could ever like any kid – even my own. But post birth has been hard on me. I wrote awhile ago about getting my gallbladder out. Well that was unfortunately not the end of it. After

by Kristin Roach

journal, knitting, patterns & tutorials

Free Pattern: Elda’s Knit Pin Cushion

A common problem when working from the stash, is having only a small amount of each type of fiber left. How can you successfully combine cotton and wool in the same project? How can you combine acrylic with silk? Should you? Would you? Could you dare? (Yes, I totally stole

by Kristin Roach

crochet

Crochet Sun Tea Spot: Free Coaster Pattern

Materials Needed :: Cotton worsted weight yarn – at least 5 three yard lengths :: Size G Hook :: Sun Tea with Ice and Straw Finished Size 3 3/4” (9.5 mm) diameter Notes All stitches are worked through both loops. For one of the first times this year I sat outside

by Kristin Roach

little woods homestead, thrift kitchen

Macho Tacos with Fresco Verde Macha

My friend Aimee and I always say we should get together some Sunday and cook a big meal. And we really haven’t. Well this weekend all those “shoulds” became reality and we crafted together the most delicious meal: Tacos! But these aren’t just any tacos. These are traditional-heritage-mexican-american-just-like-her-grandma-makes-them-tacos!

by Kristin Roach

nosew, patterns & tutorials

Notepad Girdle Box

This little box is a great way to keep all your note paper in one place. Cut mis-prints and other scrap paper into quarter sheet size and slip it right in. Grab it when you need it, store it when you don’t. Cover it with fabric or paper and

by Kristin Roach

journal, thrift kitchen

Meal Plan: Mapping out a week of delish

Sunday nights find me nestled between stacks of my favorite cooking magazines and books. Pen and paper ready I delve through to find that just so perfect dish to try. Some weeks I’m ambitious and try out a new recipe for every meal. Other weeks find me a bit more

by Kristin Roach

thrift kitchen

Getting my Thrifty Barrings

Originally published on: Jun 20, 2012 @ 13:59 Last week I talked about where I was, so this week I want to focus more on where I want to be and, the big one, why. At some point I realized that I had to Want a change. Really want it.

by Kristin Roach

thrift kitchen

Shop n’ Ride and Eat! Free Sewing Pattern

Last week I told you about my search for a new lunch box. I took a look around with *cough* what’s on hand before I ran to the store to purchase new fancy lunch box supplies.It turns out that when I really hunted around, dug things from the freezer, and

by Kristin Roach

journal

Finally, crafting!

It’s taken months. Potentially a whole year. I finally finished a craft project: I started these convertible mittens well over a year ago. And nearly had them finished. And then I got pregnant. One would think that a nesting urge might set in and I would get super crafty. Not

by Kristin Roach

journal, patterns & tutorials, stitching school

Stitching School: The Knit Stitch!

It really made me happy all the nice comment you gave me on the Cable Cast On How To, so I decided to follow up a little ahead of schedule with why it’s so great to use, especially when just learning. Like I said, the cable cast on is such

by Kristin Roach

journal

And again and again… Surgery and Pain killers

What a ride. So much for “getting back on track with writing for Craft Leftovers”. I was really hoping my next post would be harolding that elusive next issue of the Craft Leftovers zine. Not to be so. Instead, I’ve got a crazy story to tell you of how I’ve

by Kristin Roach

journal

Oh Baby: Meet Lucille Lynn Shaw

I’ve been trying to figure out what to post about as my first post back from my birth experience and I keep stalling out. So I’m going to just post a picture of the little lady and get moving. So many fun projects in the mix. Where’s my camera!

by Kristin Roach

Mending in the New Year @ the Octagon

Ep 14: Annual Review in an Hour

Recycled Peace Ornaments

Crafting Teas: Blending Herbs and Cheering up the Holidays

Studio Tour

DIY Instruments Zine

Knit Top Notch Simple Socks

This is the biggest milestone project of my crafting life!

Gardening Gains

Home, home on the range…

The White Whale of Foraging for Morels

so long Job. hello leftovers.

Free Pattern: Elda’s Knit Pin Cushion

Crochet Sun Tea Spot: Free Coaster Pattern

Macho Tacos with Fresco Verde Macha

Notepad Girdle Box

Meal Plan: Mapping out a week of delish

Getting my Thrifty Barrings

Shop n’ Ride and Eat! Free Sewing Pattern

Finally, crafting!

Stitching School: The Knit Stitch!

And again and again… Surgery and Pain killers

Oh Baby: Meet Lucille Lynn Shaw

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