Today I want to share this year’s homemade Christmas cards along with a gingerbread house Christmas card DIY tutorial with you. My kids and I have been making our own Christmas cards for several years now. I am always gathering inspiration throughout the year for simple and sustainable Christmas card ideas. Last year we made …
Today’s post is going to be focused around fiber craft gift ideas for creative kids. I usually talk about handmade gifts you can make yourself to gift to others. This post is going to be a bit different. But I hope it will be helpful and interesting nonetheless. This post contains affiliate links. I may …
With Christmas coming up in a couple of weeks, I want to give you some suggestions for useful knitted gifts for babies. I have two young daughters myself as well as three nieces and two nephews. Therefore I have discovered over the years which handmade and especially knitted gifts are actually useful. While there are …
Dyeing yarn with rosemary is a great way to get started with natural dyeing. Rosemary is readily available in many regions, even if you don’t happen to have a rosemary plant growing in your own garden. Like my company’s name suggests, I highly value rosemary as a dye plant. Not only does it smell absolutely …
In today’s world, knitting with all natural sock yarn is a bit unusual. Yarn brands generally offer a merino/nylon blend for sock knitting, in most cases with a superwash treatment on top. The nylon is added to increase stability and the superwash treatment provides the convenience to simply throw your handknittted socks into the washing …
Today I want to share my favorite book of all times with you. It is a story about the meaning of life and it has changed my life in the best possible way. This post contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you use these links, at no cost to you. As …
Today I want to share my thoughts on a topic with you that I decided to name “the privilege of living in the 21st century”. As I am typing this, I am sitting in a traditional stone cottage right by the sea in a tiny village in the West of France. It is our first …
Update (Jan 29th, ’23): I included an additional pattern suggestion. Today I want to share some recommendations for DK weight sock knitting patterns with you. I am sitting here typing this post on a gloomy, rainy Monday morning. Therefore it feels like the perfect time to put on cozy socks, pull out the blankets and …
In this blog post I will show you how to make DIY aroma stones. These are also called diffuser stones or scented rocks and can be used as a medium for essential oils. I have been researching the topic of essential oils a lot lately. And while I have already been using essential oils in …
In today’s blog post I want to talk about solar dyeing yarn with natural dyes. This post contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you use these links, at no cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I only recommend products that I find value in myself. …
