life, the universe, and donna

So, I’m a member of this club… and the first rule is, I’m not supposed to talk about it. And the second rule is… I’m not supposed to talk about it. But I can see by your face that you’re already a member. Anyway. I am totally on the “I want to make shit” bandwagon. [...]

So, yesterday I made a quick set of votives, some tapers & some tealights, then thought I’d give the water balloon luminaries tutorial a try. Well, first, our hot water was out again. God damnit. So the water was ice cold. I thought that sounded like a bad idea, so I gave up on that [...]

Alright, crafters! (I was going to start with “Alright, fuckers” but I thought this would be more politically correct. And then I included this sentence which ruined all good intentions I had.) Anyway, so last Sunday was extremely fun, and (for me, anyway) VERY productive… so much so that I’m doing it again. Recap: Come [...]

I’ve discovered a second project I’ll be working on on Sunday, in the downtime while candles are cooling… I’m making a Snowstorm! I freaking love it. That’s so awesome. (You’re coming on Sunday, right? Come craft with me!)

It seems the unofficial theme among the awesome people I know this Christmas is “DIY”. I love this as much as I love the wonderful jar of homemade antipasto I brought home from the wonderful Sue & Artos in Victoria this weekend — and that’s a lot. Hot damn, that’s good stuff. (Note to self: [...]

I’m making a list, checking it nine hundred and sixty seven times. So far, I’ve figured out what I’m getting for everybody except my sister & my brother. I even figured out what to get for Nick! We’re trying to be more fiscally responsible, so we set a limit on how much we can spend [...]

Am going to make a lot more candles in the near future. Want some? Handmade 100% beeswax candles. Burns WAY cleaner than paraffin, (ever seen that nasty black soot on the wall where you’ve been burning your candles? That’s from the paraffin — it’s a by-product from refining petroleum.) almost no-drip, burns longer, smells fantastic. [...]

The Circle Craft Co-op Christmas Market starts today. I love this thing. It’s a totally nifty exhibition full of extremely high quality crafts — this ain’t your kids craft fair (of course, the stuff for sale is a bit more expensive than your kids craft fair, too.) Still, I’ve managed to do a fair amount [...]

I’ve got something I wanna knit, but it’ll cost me a rather ridiculous fortune to get the recommended yarn sent from the tiny handful of online shops that carry it, and the closest local shop that carries it is in Kelowna. So, I need to find a replacement. I’m … eh, reasonably okay at finding [...]