tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57912672483287260782011-11-27T17:09:48.603-08:00Dedicated to my own personal crafty explorations in knitting, crochet, sewing, drawing, painting, cooking, photography, writing, and everything and anything else I can think to do. I review all the things I try and hope you'll try them too!Thoris Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599237876307435284noreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791267248328726078.post-37096763314443507252010-03-25T15:32:00.001-07:002010-03-25T16:01:08.851-07:00

I don't know how many of you have been worried about the new government regulations imposed by the CPSIA laws that are being applied to items manufactured for children under the age of thirteen, but I have been more than a little panicky about the entire thing.Today on Etsy, the CPSA held a video/audio presentation and then a (very, unnecessarily) short Q&A session in the Virtual Labs.At this

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And so he has. It's just about eleven in the pm here in beautiful, balmy, spring-time Western Washington, where, I might remind you, we are having the best weather in the country. I'm loving it.Being in the Puget Sound area, we don't always experience all four seasons. We have variations of rain days and a short summer. We have freezing rain season. We have blooming rain season. We have muggy

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I could make a number of excuses about why I haven't blogged in (gasp!) over a month, but I won't. Life happened. Blah blah blah. You don't care and shouldn't. So let's just get down to business!Spring is in the air, and I don't know how it's going in your state, but Western Washington is all about it and has been for a while. An early spring has inspired me to try working with some new materials

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I love it. Makes me feel like a kid in a candy store every time. All warm and fuzzy inside.Go ahead; take a look at Called In Sick... And..., a lovely treasury by eliwill, a truly talented jewelry designer with a shop full of beautiful items.Just look at this beautiful necklace. I love pearls and keys and this brings those two elements together gorgeously.ana necklace - pale pink pearlsI hope

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My kids, my son especially, are Star Wars fans, as am I, and as were my parents before me. Third generation Star Wars fans = pretty cool.In honor of that love of all things spacey, robotic, and flying through the cosmos, I designed this hat:Leia - Princess Buns Knit Hat in CreamI tried making the buns modular by affixing them to the hat with large silver-tone safety pins the way I did the heart

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Just wanted to share that my Red and Pink Teddy Bear Beanie was just featured on Etsy's Front Page! My shop got lots of lovely traffic and I even got a sale.For posterity, because I'm just that much of an excited nerd:Yep, that's my little princess, making a cutie smoochie face. Sure, the hat is cute, but I know and you know that it's the little girl that made it front page worthy.

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Okay, I'm terrible. I was supposed to blog about my lovely time with the ladies of Little Birdie Secrets and haven't gotten around to it, but I will. I swear. But for right now...I posted a few new items this past week and have a number of other things I still have to photograph (the light is looking great outside, so I'll be doing that after this). So, here's an update on my shop. I hope you'll

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As a single parent, I'm going to have to admit that Valentine's Day rarely looks like the lovey-dovey day of romantic bliss that other people are going to be experiencing. Not that V-Day with the monsters, er... kids, isn't great. What with heart shaped cookies, and sticky cards, and shoebox mail boxes. I just can't get that excited about my kids being all hyped up.But this year, I'm actually

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Once again Thoris Designs is feeling the Etsy love and has been featured in another Treasury. I'd love for you to take a moment to leave a comment there for the lovely curator, Dori Jenn, who also makes some really beautiful and unique jewelry. See Serendipity Treasury here.I'm really taken with her Galaxy Necklace 3.I think it would look just smashing with one of my strapless summer dresses that

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I remember the magic of being taught how to cut out my own snowflakes. How easy, and yet rewarding it was to carefully fold a piece of paper and then cut tiny shapes out. My inner perfectionist, always hard at work when it came to crafting, even as a child, loved to try to make infinitely more delicate and complicated snowflake designs.I have to admit now that I haven't taken the time to really

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Just a little update concerning some new merchandise. It's great to get a few new items posted and not just renew the others or relist ones that have sold.As part of my "more holiday merchandise" resolution, I just knitted this gorgeous Valentines Kitten Cowl in Ruby Pink.This yarn is so impossibly soft, it feels like a new kitten, silky and irresistible. You just want to wrap it around your neck

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I'm so excited! I just received a convo letting me know that my Lovely Legwarmers were included in a Treasury. This is the first time I've been featured in one and I'm just so happy about it.I hope you'll take a moment to go view the Treasury and take a look at all the other wonderful items included in it.View The Treasury Here.

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Everyone loves a great give away and I've come across a really great one today. The Vintage Pearl is a great little business that creates some of the most beautiful, hand-stamped sterling silver jewelry and keepsakes. I just love these baby spoons. Aren't they adorable?The Vintage Pearl is offering you the chance to win their new Bitty Blossoms Necklace. This would be a wonderful gift for a

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I think it's pretty obvious that I'm a huge fan of cooking. Maybe not as obvious as it should be considering I haven't reviewed or posted any new recipes lately, but that's about to change.In honor of bringing back the various cooking themed elements of my blog (and posting regularly) I thought I'd feature this awesome blog I just (literally) found while using Stumble!.Annie's Eats is a marvelous

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Fantastic blog Cool Mom Picks has teamed up with Etsy to help raise funds for the Children's Heart Foundation this Valentine's season.Here's where you come in: Visit the Cool Mom Picks Valentine's Design Contest post to learn about this great contest.To enter, you'll have to design a Valentine's Day card that is all line art so that it can be printed out and colored by children to give to their

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As part of my New Year's resolution, I really want to be focusing on growing my business. Part of this is participating in the Etsy Bloggers team (like I mentioned in the previous post).One of our requirements for membership is participating in the Blog Carnival, which is a great way to direct traffic to your blog, and hopefully through that, your Etsy store.I missed the deadline for this

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Time is rushing by! I've been running this blog and my Etsy store since October and things are starting to get easier to organize. To celebrate, I'm going to start (finally) participating in the Etsy Bloggers, an Etsy street team that I joined ages ago but just haven't had time to work with. So, without further ado, I'm proud to present Nico Designs. Besides having an adorable Etsy store, Nico

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I finally got around to moving all my non-knitted hair clips and jewelry to their own store! I'll be adding all new clips and jewelry soon, as well as purses and clutches and a few other items. I hope you'll check out Vicious Queen on Etsy. Also, today I listed four new items. The first item is my new Dinosaur Hat. This one was knitted from wine red and amethyst purple yarns. The eyes were

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I've been blessed to have met some truly wonderful women over the past few years of my life. I haven't even hit the thirty mark yet, and I have to say that until I reached my twenties I never had much luck meeting other females that I could be friends with.Now I have some amazing women friends and we all share a love of wine. When we get together it's a constant and hilarious battle over who's

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I've been getting some lovely press lately, and just wanted to share that I've been featured in The Storque on Etsy again.This time it was my Lovely Lacy Legwarmers for Girls and Tweens with Flowers in Wine Red and Leaf GreenI'm going to have to say that I think my beautiful daughter has something to do with all the feature-love I've been receiving. She is a lovely girl and a fantastic model.Just

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Staci J, the winner of my very first give away, hosted by the lovely ladies of Little Birdie Secrets, chose my Black Leather and Hot Pink Silk Rose Fascinator as her prize!I'm so excited to be shipping this out to her. Stay tuned for more opportunities to win.Don't forget to follow me on my Twitter, and to become a fan on Facebook for exclusive content and give aways!

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I know, I've been blogging a lot about Today's Give Away, but who can blame me? They've been having some really fantastic give away's that I would just love to win and blogging them gives me more chances to win. I'm a greedy pirate, it's true, but I'm okay with that.This give away is one that I actually need. I suppose I don't need a completely adorable $30 apron, but I do need an apron, and why

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I'm pleased to announce that the winner of the first ever Thoris Designs giveaway, hosted by the lovely ladies over at Little Birdie Secrets is Staci J!Staci seems to be experiencing a run of great luck lately, and has won a number of giveaways, but mine is the latest. She even ran a sweet little entry about her win on her blog. She's got a beautiful family and I'm so glad that whatever item she

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Today's Give Away is giving away an adorable tote bag.Visit their website to enter to win. I did! Last time I entered one of their give aways I won $35 of Avon makeup. Awesome!They're also hosting give aways for WeeSqueak Shoes: Fun Shoes for Kids. The winner will win one WeeSqueak's adorable squeaky kiddo shoes!

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This isn't a blog about the rest of my "normal" life, or about movies (which I also love, but only watch while I'm knitting these days), but it is a blog about crafting and cooking, and viola! two of my loves have collided in the new (new to me, because I have neither the time nor the money to go see a movie at the cinema) movie Julie & Julia, starring the superbly talented Meryl Streep and one

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I got the chance to make one of my adorable dino hats with crochet eyes instead of the usual polymer sculpted ones. The Dark Sage Green and rich Chocolate Brown look great together! And doesn't my litle X-man make a great model?Click on either of the photos to get taken to the listing for this hat and my Etsy Store.new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(6544265, 'shop','thumbnail',2,3).renderIframe();

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I do a lot of my supply shopping on Ebay and on one of my last yarn expeditions I came across a great shop selling a discontinued yarn in tiny batches. After my first order arrived and was even better than expected, I went back and ordered the yarn in three additional colors. Those haven't arrived yet, but the gorgeous, antique rose was my first choice and I knitted it up into a beautiful

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I'm pleased to announce that I'm offering a giveaway and it's being hosted by Little Birdie Secrets. Visit their wonderful blog for a chance to win any item in my shop worth up to $35 or you can apply that $35 to any other item in my shop! Sweet deal, eh?Also, if you enter "little birdies" into the message to seller box during checkout, I'll refund you the entire cost of shipping! Yes! Free

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Fantastic news! My Winter White Fuzzy Teddy Bear hat was featured on The Storque and brought all sorts of wonderful traffic to my store as well as helping me get two more sales!How wonderful to feel appreciated! If you visited my shop, thank you! If you'd like to see the lovely Storque blog that features mine and so many other wonderful items for all four of the seasons, click the link

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Come visit me on ArtFire.com and use coupon code HollyJolly during checkout and receive 20% off your entire order! Visit thorisdesigns's ArtFire ShopMost the items in my shop are in stock and, with USPS Priority Mail used for all domestic orders, odds are your item will arrive by Christmas for that special someone.I have a variety of hats that your kids will love, hats, scarves, cowls, and some

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I waited and waited and watched and waited some more and finally secured a spot for a treasury on Etsy.My theme was Victorian Love because I love lace and ruffles and ribbons and such. I hope you'll take a moment to check it out and show some love to the wonderful artists that created such beautiful items.Victorian Love Etsy Treasury West

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Come see me December 4th, 4pm to 8pm at Woodside Elementary in Bothell, Washington! The craft fair supports Woodside PTA and should be a blast.My ArtFire and Etsy shops will be closed tomorrow for the fair and will open again on Saturday.Hope to see you there.

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Ring in this epic holiday season with Etsy Bloggers and buy that special someone a wonderful, handmade and original gift. Remember, homemade says, "You're so special I wanted to buy you something as lovely and original as you are!" Isn't that a better message than, "I bought you what everyone else is getting too"? Of course it is!Check out the Etsy Bloggers Treasury by clicking here!For a list of

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Today's Free Giveaway is hosting yet another fantastic giveaway that I just had to tell everyone about.This one is for Mack Savvy, a little business that specializes in wonderful accessories, including hats, hair goodies, and (my favorite) little girls foofy tutus. I hope I win this $25 shopping spree so I can get my little princess this beautiful tutu.Isn't that just adorable? So go and sign up

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I love Autumn. I love even the sound of the word. Autumn. The change of leaves to burnt umber, gold, and scarlet. Home to my two favorite holidays, Halloween and Thanksgiving. When I finally get to wear my wool pea coats, clunky leather boots, gloves, scarves, sweaters, and chunky slippers. A time for tea and hot cocoa. A time for family.To celebrate this magical season I've created some

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I just shipped my first order from my Artfire store.I love how this hat turned out. The colors were chosen by the client and worked together beautifully. This past summer she'd ordered a snowhawk from me for herself. Her husband loved her hat so much he wanted one for himself. I love repeat customers!Take a look at this great hat.I'd love to make a custom hat for you. Visit my shop at either

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Aprons by Julie is an amazing business that specializes in fantastic, handmade, high quality aprons.I love them and I think you will too, so be sure to check out their website. They host free giveaways all the time, so don't miss out.

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Halloween is already on it's way, and if you're from the northern half of the planet your Halloween is probably going to be a bit on the chilly side. I'm sure mine will be!Helping your child stay warm and stylishly costumed on Halloween can be difficult, especially when most costumes are made from cheap fabrics that aren't made to retain heat so much as prevent fires.Here are some great hats for

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Okay, this has got to be one of the best giveaways I've featured yet. A $35 shopping spree from Kathy Burrow's Avon Store.Avon is well known for their quality cosmetics and great prices.Be sure to check out Today's Give Away for a chance to win! I did!UPDATE:I won! I won, I won! I won! Yay! New cosmetics. Faith, I'm so excited! Woot! Love love love ;)

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I recently tried out yet another amazing recipe from Little Birdie Secrets. This one was the delicious and superbly easy Strawberry Peach Crisp. The recipe called for Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds cereal, but I got the Fred Meyer equivalent for $2 instead and it still ended up delicious. A thrifty change-out for us penny pinchers. I also used canned peaches instead of fresh, so those of you

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Another Today's Give Away post.Tonight the Vinyl Lettering Free Giveaway will be closing off at 11:59pm and the winner will be announced tomorrow, so be sure to visit their website for a chance to win a $35 shopping spree from Delicate Expressions.

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Yesterday I tried out this recipe posted by Little Birdie Secrets for Reese's® Puffs® Sticky Balls. They taste even better than they look and took hardly any time at all to make.My seven-year-old daughter and I had a blast melting marshmallows and forming the sticky cereal mixture into tasty treats with our hands.The recipe calls for Reese's® Puffs® cereal, but I used the Fred Meyer brand version

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This is a one-pan recipe that looks and tastes like you put hours into cooking it but really only takes about twenty-minutes from start to finish. Add a little more time if you'll be serving your filling on toasted corn tortillas.You'll Need:26 - 30 Prawns, Pealed & Deveined - (I used a bag of prawns from Fred Meyers frozen section. Thaw first.)4 Medium Peaches, Pitted & Thinly Sliced1/8 cup

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Just finished putting together another set of brushes. More pirates for your digital pleasure. Download them from my deviantart.com account.Pirates! v2.0

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Today I transferred my inventory to artfire.com, a website in the vein of etsy, but with a few subtle differences. The winning one being that you can post up to twelve listings without being asked for a credit card. Big winner for the poor pirate.Also, I would like to introduce you to Lollapanoplies of who the creative genius is my dear friend, Lindsey. Lindsey is one of the most artistically

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A new favorite, I just created these beautiful Photoshop brushes from a variety of hummingbird photographs. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.Flight of the Hummingbirds v1.0

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So, my vacation stretched a little long, at least from this blog. I spent some time away from the kids, then The Princess broke her little elbow falling off the monkey bars while I was selling my knitted goods at a local festival. Of course, she broke it about two hours after my phone's battery died and I didn't find out until I got home just short of ten pm that night.Then I spent a wonderful

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No one seems to be reading this yet anyway, but thought I'd let anyone that is paying attention know that my kids are going out of town to Idaho to stay with their grandma and I will be taking full advantage of this time to go be twenty-five at various places.I'll be back with new reviews, recipes, and all sorts of exciting stuff, so hopefully someone will start reading this eventually.Also, I

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Today I spent hours setting up an internet store front for my merchandise. I hope to be selling on etsy.com soon, but for now I'll be selling at thorisdesigns.weblodge.net.The store front is very professional and all payments are made through PayPal. The rest of my shipping information, return policy, etc, are all listed on the store front as well.I hope you'll take the time to check it out, and

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Was doing a search for some new crafty tips and came across this blog.You can find tips and projects from a number of contributing crafters and submit photos of your finished craft projects.They offer giveaways and a number of other fun things, so go check it out! I've added the link to my Favorite Haunts section, and you can visit by clicking here or on the button at the top of this post.

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This is a great recipe I came up with for easy and healthy lunches, but they're great for dinner, too. One of the best things about these is how easy they are to assemble and then you just pop them in your freezer until you're ready to eat. This recipe makes four Salmon and Veggie Pouches.You'll Need:Aluminum FoilOlive Oil SprayMedium Salmon Fillet1 Red Pepper1/2 Large Onion12 Asparagus Spears4

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Decided that since I have a number of Photoshop brush sets compiled, I might as well start uploading all of them to deviantART and blogging them so people can actually enjoy the effort. I know I love other people's brushes and have downloaded hundreds of them myself. Time to give back.So, in the spirit of giving, here's one of my favorite sets that I ever created. All The Pretty Flowers is made

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For those of you that enjoy photo manipulation, I'd like to direct you to my deviantart.com account for some Photoshop Brushes I created.There are two sets available, Calligraphy Swirls v1.0 and Pirates! Click on the images below to be taken to the download page. A new window/tab will be opened.These brushes were made in Photoshop 7, so if you have that or any later versions of Photoshop, these

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My first post! I'll probably be trying a lot of things from these ladies in the future, but this first time I tried their recipe for Sloppy Joe Turnovers.They were simple to make with easy-to-find ingredients and even my unbelievable picky-eater daughter loved them and asked for seconds. I can't get that kid to eat anything.I hope you will try this recipe out for yourself. I used it for dinner

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