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New Adventures…learning, growing & spreading our wings


One of the things that I love about fiber arts is that there is always something new to try. The new thing can be within something that I already do, like learning a new stitch, or it can be something totally new that still uses yarn (or fiber). Or, it may even be a new way of sharing your fiber journey…like blogging!

Starting in April (can you believe it is almost here?!?!?) Krista and I will be starting our week with Tuesday blog posts! Make sure that you stop by and check it out. We have a variety of ideas for topics and are so excited to get started!
                                                                                                    -Jenn

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  1. Excited to read about your adventures (and hear about them in the shop, too!)

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