Yarn and Y'all

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!                                                                         ...

Trash Meets Nature and Crochet Hooks “Without a doubt, sleep is the biggest issue for homeless people,”  writes  San Diego-based blogger and self-proclaimed “chronic homeless man” Kevin Barbieux, who writes under the name The Homeless Guy.  That statement haunts me on some level - the thought of people sleeping outside.  Many of us have difficulty getting good quality sleep and most of us have a bed to sleep in.  Imagine rolling up all of your personal belongings, plumping it up into a ball to be used as a pillow on which to to rest your head (and keep your items safe).  Imagine it's been raining for a couple of days . . . where do you lay to rest?   Now, I understand that making a safe place to sleep outside is probably beyond the scope of what the majority of us are able to provide to others.  Yet, there IS something that almost every single one of us can do.  It requires a little effort but that effort can make a dif...