thecraftinista.com https://thecraftinista.com Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:20 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://thecraftinista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-banner-2-32x32.jpg thecraftinista.com https://thecraftinista.com 32 32 The world sure has changed, eh? https://thecraftinista.com/the-world-sure-has-changed-eh/ https://thecraftinista.com/the-world-sure-has-changed-eh/#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2020 23:36:13 +0000 https://thecraftinista.com/?p=913 It’s been years since I have posted anything to this website yet I’ve continued to keep it online for the last half decade, without much of an end goal or reason to keep it active. But I did. This has always been my little tiny piece of the online world and I guess I just […] Read more...

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]]> https://thecraftinista.com/the-world-sure-has-changed-eh/feed/ 0 My newly acquired green thumb! https://thecraftinista.com/my-newly-acquired-green-thumb/ https://thecraftinista.com/my-newly-acquired-green-thumb/#respond Sat, 16 Jul 2016 23:59:00 +0000 https://thecraftinista.com/?p=860 I’ve always been sure that I had a black thumb when it comes to gardening. I’ve never bothered to really try to garden for a number of reasons – cost, apartment living and the constant maintenance. I’ve tried a few house plants in the past, such as jade plants, but I’ve always managed to kill […] Read more...

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]]> https://thecraftinista.com/my-newly-acquired-green-thumb/feed/ 0 Tunisian Crochet https://thecraftinista.com/tunisian-crochet/ https://thecraftinista.com/tunisian-crochet/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2015 17:09:07 +0000 https://thecraftinista.com/?p=854 So now that Summer 2015 Blanket Extravaganza is finally over with, I actually have some time to work on something that wasn’t a blanket. I’ve been seeing a lot of stuff on line in regards to tunisian crochet so I decided to teach myself how to do it. I bought the only afghan hook that […] Read more...

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]]> https://thecraftinista.com/tunisian-crochet/feed/ 1 Merlin made a friend! https://thecraftinista.com/merlin-made-a-friend/ https://thecraftinista.com/merlin-made-a-friend/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:26:58 +0000 https://thecraftinista.com/?p=838 Merlin and his best bud Greg decided to go meet some baby big cats while they are visiting Thailand! Cuddles! As someone that fosters kittens, I’m insanely jealous that the boys got to hang out with such a beautiful creature! The kittens I hang out with are typically much, much smaller. “My, what large paws […] Read more...

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]]> https://thecraftinista.com/merlin-made-a-friend/feed/ 2 Merlin in Mekong Delta https://thecraftinista.com/merlin-in-mokong-delta/ https://thecraftinista.com/merlin-in-mokong-delta/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:15:40 +0000 https://thecraftinista.com/?p=814 Merlin is hiding…can you find him? He was supposed to be in Bangkok but with the recent events that have happened in the city, he and my brother headed to the Mekong Delta in Vietnam instead! Merlin sure does like the ladies! Read more...

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]]> https://thecraftinista.com/merlin-in-mokong-delta/feed/ 1 Chevron Baby Blanket https://thecraftinista.com/chevron-baby-blanket/ https://thecraftinista.com/chevron-baby-blanket/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:46:53 +0000 https://thecraftinista.com/?p=833 I’m at that age where my friends have started breeding at increasing numbers. It’s weird. I know we’re adults and it’s the expected thing to do, but I still don’t feel like most of us are grown ups quite yet. But…since they are having babies and such, I might as well take advantage of the […] Read more...

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]]> https://thecraftinista.com/chevron-baby-blanket/feed/ 1 Merlin has made his way to Vietnam! https://thecraftinista.com/merlin-has-made-his-way-to-vietnam/ https://thecraftinista.com/merlin-has-made-his-way-to-vietnam/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2015 03:24:33 +0000 https://thecraftinista.com/?p=730  Read more...

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]]> https://thecraftinista.com/merlin-has-made-his-way-to-vietnam/feed/ 2 Peachy Keen Muffins! https://thecraftinista.com/peachy-keen-muffins/ https://thecraftinista.com/peachy-keen-muffins/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2015 21:45:49 +0000 https://thecraftinista.com/?p=718 I love fruit. I could easily gorge myself on fruit on a daily basis. Strawberries, watermelon, oranges, kiwis…oh my. And there are few things better in life than a perfectly ripe peach. I love when the 3 litre baskets of peaches start appearing in the grocery stores in August and even though I could bake […] Read more...

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]]> https://thecraftinista.com/peachy-keen-muffins/feed/ 1 Over the rainbow https://thecraftinista.com/over-the-rainbow/ https://thecraftinista.com/over-the-rainbow/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2015 14:31:53 +0000 https://thecraftinista.com/?p=661 I’ve always been exceptionally jealous of all the bright rainbow coloured blankets that I’ve seen online yet it never occurred to me to actually just make one for myself. Up until recently, I actually disliked making blankets because of the length of time that they took but nowadays I actually prefer making them over anything […] Read more...

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]]> https://thecraftinista.com/over-the-rainbow/feed/ 0 I think I found Heaven and it’s in the Annapolis Valley https://thecraftinista.com/i-think-i-found-heaven-and-its-in-the-annapolis-valley/ https://thecraftinista.com/i-think-i-found-heaven-and-its-in-the-annapolis-valley/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2015 19:14:26 +0000 https://thecraftinista.com/?p=514 A few girlfriends and I went on a cottage weekend a few weeks ago in South Milford, NS. The weekend was absolutely perfect and was topped off by a stop at Gaspereau Valley Fibres. When I walked in, my mouth dropped. I could have easily spent hours in the shop looking and touching every skein […] Read more...

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