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Monthly Archives: July 2014

Rescue Roundup 2014, Flagstaff, Arizona

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Rescue Roundup

We made our annual pilgrimage to the Rescue Roundup, an event devoted to helping rescued pets find new homes. It’s organized by Arizona Border Collie Rescue, and attended by several Continue Reading →

Posted in Flagstaff, Pets | Tagged adoption, dog, dogs, event, pet, pets, rescue, Rescue Round-up, Rescue Roundup

Beads and Bracelets

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Old Style Trade Beads

I got these great old-style crow trade beads, which kicked me off on a bracelet making binge.  

Posted in From the Workbench | Tagged beads, bracelet, jewelry, workbench

Itty Bitty Vials in Itty Bitty Cozies

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Cozy Vials

I was playing around with an idea for adding a small glass vial as a freebie for my amulet pouches, and struck on an entirely new line of creations to Continue Reading →

Posted in From the Workbench | Tagged amulet, crochet, vial

Bodega Basket

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Bodega Basket

I saw this adorable crocheted bodega basket when searching for ideas for making baskets to stow my active projects in. The pattern originally appeared in the May/June 2012 issue of Continue Reading →

Posted in From the Workbench

Irish Crochet Watercolor

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Painting Irish Crochet

I’ve been learning Irish Crochet and working on some ideas for crochet jewelry. I decided I wanted to try hand-dyeing my creations, so I picked up some Jacquard Textile-Color Exciter Continue Reading →

Posted in From the Workbench

Restashing Yarn

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Deb's Hand-dyed Crochet Thread

I’ve been re-stashing my yarn supply after putting down crochet for many years. Here’s some of my latest finds. Deb’s hand dyed crochet thread, sold by newfboss on eBay, come Continue Reading →

Posted in From the Workbench | Tagged auction, cheap, crochet, ebay, frugal, yarn

Irish Crochet Leaf

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
At the stem end, slip stitch into corner (instead of doing the turn-the-corner sequence). Either tie off or chain a stem.

I’ve been wanting to learn Irish Crochet techniques to incorporate into my jewelry designs. I came across a very pretty leaf pattern, but it was written in Russian, and Google Continue Reading →

Posted in How-to | Tagged crochet, free, free crochet pattern, how-to, irish crochet, leaf, motif, pattern, tutorial

Penstemon Festival and Woody Mountain Road Adventures

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Arboretum at Flagstaff

Saturday was an eventful day. We spent our morning volunteering at our Bountiful Baskets pickup, which was super busy because the other Flagstaff location was closed for the week, so Continue Reading →

Posted in Events, Flagstaff | Tagged arboretum, elk, flagstaff, Mogollon Rim, outdoors, penstemon, picnic, plant sale, Sedona, wildlife

Amulet Pouches

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Celestial themed pouch

I’ve been so excited about my new yarns, I’ve been piling up crocheted amulet pouches. These and many others are now making their way to my Etsy shop, so keep Continue Reading →

Posted in From the Workbench | Tagged amulet bag, amulet pouch, beads, celestial, crochet, project, wool, workbench, yarn

Picnic Dinner, Friday 2014-07-11

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Deborah Lee Soltesz
Sunset

When the weather is nice, we strive to have a picnic dinner every Friday. Generally, we pick a spot in the woods a short drive away with a good view Continue Reading →

Posted in Flagstaff, Life, Pets

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