Tamdoll's SILVER Mountain Originals

I’ve been thinking about this blog. And I’ve been crafting – but – not too successfully.  Worked with some deliciously soft silk and wool yarn last night, knitting and ripping. Knitting and ripping.  I wanted to make something wearable.  Something to sell.  But it’s just not ...

I got a new cell phone, and was afraid that when I was travelling this month that it would get scratched up.  So, before my recent plane trip, I grabbed a ball of yarn, a needle, and sat down for a 5 hour flight with an idea and some podcasts (one...

Hanukkah (Chanukah, Hanukah, Hannukah, etc..) is coming, and the first EtsyChai & Etsy Israel Team's Miracles of Hanukkah Contest and Sale is going on now. There are sales to be had and prizes being given away.  For more information and to see all the participating shops, click the lo...

Try to find whimsical Chanukah jewelry.  Just try it.  Better yet, try and find a creative, wearable use for tiny, tiny jelly donuts you’ve crocheted.  Well, here they are.  I have two pairs of these earrings I’ll be posting to my Etsy shop later tonight. And come back b...

I've been brainstorming some projects lately & thinking of Chanukah. It's been pretty hard trying to translate motifs of this holiday into the kind of projects that I like to make. Dreidels? Too childish I thought. Menorahs? Too complicated to think of all the candles. Stars? Well, I m...

Whimsy to Wear Maybe they just look like creative crochet. Maybe youll be the only one to know that theyre really tiny reminders of sinfully delicious,

Baked some cookies this weekend. Haven’t done this in a while, made a small batch – only about 100! (That’s 200 cookies sandwiched together with jelly.) There was a 40th birthday … I just had to.

I bought this pillow for a wedding gift & I wanted to share.  I thought it was so unique when I saw it on her blog, that I messaged the seller and inquired about it & sure enough, she made one for me.  Rikkianne was so great to work with, and her shop Chakra Pennywhistle is so ...

This week’s Shop of the Week is Linda B’s Beaded Jewelry, and I have to say upfront that she’s a wonderful Etsy seller! I work with Linda on the EtsyChai Team and she’s great.  Here work is wonderful, too!  This necklace caught my eye, it’s so striking and bold & that’s how I li...

Had fun at the party.  But my costume wasn’t as flattering as I had hoped.  I guess that’s what I get for waiting for the last minute … like trying to find snakes to wear in my hair Halloween morning, or 1/2 hour before the event, making alterations in a hotel room.   Th...

HuayruroPeru is always on the ball with making Treasuries, click and visit!: Makes me think of Vitamin C with all the sniffles around me, too.

I stopped doing many weekly blog posts about team members because I felt that was all I was doing.  And I was busy.  Not making stuff, but just busy. I’m still involved in teams, but just in different ways.  For instance, I love the Etsy Twitter Team and my Tweet Deck is usually ru...

It’s one thing to have yarn or fabric stashed around the house in piles, boxes, footstools, under beds, closets, (well… you get the picture), and it’s another thing when you have to find what you need to work on a project. Last week I got overwhelmed – so much yarn lying around, copies of pat...

I almost forgot to put up my blog post for the EtsyBloggers Carnival!  The question I’ve chosen to answer is all about… Halloween!  “What are you doing to celebrate this year?” I’ll be doing a couple of things this year.  First of all I was invited to a Halloween party & want ...

I think that’s what all moms do, right?  A part-time job here, another there.  Volunteering.  Taking care of the kids.  Hobbies.  Reading books.  Helping with homework.  Blogging.  Keeping the house clean.  Shopping, cooking, cleaning.  Make stuff...

Once again, the NH Giant Pumpkin Growers Association have descended on our small town and their 2009 weigh-off was held yesterday.  These guys were big. What do you do with a giant pumpkin?  Here, we hollow them out and decorate them: Then, normally sane adults climb inside, add a mo...

Not in substance, but in existence. Not enough yarn to make a long scarf.  Too scratchy to make it into a closely-worn cowl.  Unraveled to begin anew… as what???  One skein Colinette Skye (Aran weight/10ply wool) yarn with size 8 needles.  Taking suggestions.

I read comics.  There it is.  Today was 24 Hour Comics Day, so I stopped by Double Midnight Comics to see what was going on and to see what’s new.  I read about Umbrella Academy & wanted to check it out… they didn’t have any so I’ll have to return in a few weeks.  I d...

Sometimes I stay up late just so I can get some baking done without anyone bothering me in the kitchen.  I made 2 of the 3 loaves of No-Knead Challah during the weekend and this last batch, decided to make it easier on myself and instead of braiding, just added it to the pan as balls and bru...

I love the relaxing pastel colors in this Treasury.  (Of course, having one of my Art to Wear Pins in it didn’t hurt!)  Click away until Monday, 9/28 at 11:14pm EST.)

I love the relaxing pastel colors in this Treasury.  (Of course, having one of my Art to Wear Pins in it didn’t hurt!)  Click away until Monday, 9/28 at 11:14pm EST.)