May 2012 M T W T F S S « Mar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Categories
- Arts, Crafts & Design (83)
- Books (7)
- Buy Stuff (10)
- Cafepress Store (21)
- Drawing Sketching Painting (3)
- Etsy (11)
- Fabric Stash and Sewing (8)
- Fashion (1)
- Food & Drink (18)
- General Ramblings (72)
- Handbags and Purses (3)
- Knitting and Crochet (16)
- Project Runway (5)
- Tutorials (6)
- TV etc (1)
- uncategorized (66)
- Zazzle (17)
On the Bookshelves
To Be Read:
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AntiCraft: Knitting, Beading and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister by Renee Rigdon
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The Encyclopedia of Origami Techniques by Nick Robinson
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Fashion by David Kunzle
Reading:
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Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnston
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Couture Sewing Techniques by Claire B. Shaeffer
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The Knitter’s Year by Debbie Bliss
Just Finished:
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DomiKNITrix: Whip Your Knitting Into Shape by Jennifer Stafford
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Sewing Lingerie by Linda Neubauer
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The Encyclopedia of Beading Techniques by Sara Withers
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Easy Crocheted Accessories by Carol Meldrum
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Crafty Resources
- 3dBeading.com
- Alexander Henry Fabrics Inc
- Amity Mama – generic man gift ideas thread
- Amy Butler Design
- Antimony & Lace
- Burda Open Source *free* sewing patterns
- Craft Boom (marketing an art and craft business online)
- Craft Leftovers craft blog
- Crafting a Green World
- CraftStylish Magazine
- Crocheted Shrug Tutorial
- Etsy
- Fabric.com
- Family Fun – handmade Christmas gifts
- Ghees
- Goth fashion links – buy or DIY
- Goth sewing pattern links
- Hancocks-Paducah
- Handbag Supplies (UMX)
- Harmony Art
- Kirin Notebook – textiles, design and craft
- Knit and Tonic
- Knitting Pattern Central
- Kona Bay Fabric
- Lion Brand Yarn
- Men’s fleecy hoodie instructions
- Michael Miller Fabrics
- Michael’s
- Moda Fabrics
- Near Sea Naturals
- Organic Cotton Plus
- Period Fabric
- PM Organics
- Poetic and Chic – LV necklace
- Rifferaff
- Sew Mama Sew
- Sew Mama Sew – gift ideas
- Tall Poppy Craft
- The Fat Quarter Shop
- The Knitting Site
- Tina Givens
- Tissuepapers Tie-on Slippers
- Tula Pink
- U-Handbag
- Yarndex
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NaNoWriMo is just around the corner!
Ok all you writers and budding writers and people who want to be budding writers, NanoWriMo starts in just over a month, so who is up for the challenge? What is NaNoWriMo and what is the challenge? National Novel Writing … Continue reading
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Heroes!
I’m really quite concerned that the BBC have bought the rights to season 2+ of Heroes. OK for a lot of people it’s better than Sky snatching it up and putting it on Sky One, I know, but at least … Continue reading
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Downtime tonight
The server where the empireofthecat.com lives, is moving tonight to another datacenter.During this time, the site will be unavailable. Apologies for the short notice but I just got the email today, and apparently the datacenter didnt give the required notice … Continue reading
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I’m Cumming
I really like Alan Cumming, and I love this video. Very funny, very tongue in cheek and I am finding him very attractive in this clip, even though he’s camping it up a bit, but then Goldeneye was on TV … Continue reading
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Decison-making time
The new semester starts at the end of this month and *I* am still trying to decide what to register for!!! Registration date was last Friday but I got some extra time, but I really have to make my mind … Continue reading
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What Kind of Chocolate
You are Milk Chocolate A total dreamer, you spend most of your time with your head in the clouds. You often think of the future, and you are always working toward your ideal life. Also nostalgic, you rarely forget a … Continue reading
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Updating
So I’ve been prettying up my blog. Do you like it? Actually I’ve been adding some cool plugins, now that I can use the widget system in the new version of WP. It really does make it a much more … Continue reading
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