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Introduction

Greetings and salutations!

Simply put, I am a crafter and this is my blog of crafty goodness. I've recently been inspired by Adventures in Dressmaking and Amanda's Adventures in Sewing to start sewing again and have decided to dust off my sewing machine and get to sewing some of my own clothing.

Prior to this I have:
  • crocheted afghans to give to away to friends,
  • created Renaissance Faire costumes for a fencing troupe that I was a part of,
  • scrapbooked my way through mounds of photographs,
  • cross-stitched some really neat dragons,
  • painted,
  • experimented with calligraphy,
  • and knitted a few socks.
If you are a knitter, there's a possibility that once upon a time you even knew me as Miss Lime of the (in)famous Lime & Violet podcast.

My intention here is to cover anything and everything crafty that suits me at the moment, but I do tend to have some focus (oooo, shiny...) ...What was I saying? Anyway, my posts will probably tend to focus on sewing, knitting, and the fitting of both, as fitting of clothing and knitwear is currently an obsession of mine. You may also occasionally see posts about cooking, baking and urban homesteading, which are yet more passions of mine. I am predominantly gluten-free and tend to moderate stress by baking cookies, so chances are my recipes will make it up here as well. My academic background is in Urban Studies and Geography, and I also have an interest in urban sustainability.

More to come, complete with pics and all. I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes (and to hopefully figuring out all of the tricks on BlogSpot to make my background all pretty and whatnot, as I tend to be slightly technologically challenged). So with that all said, welcome!

Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2013 at 3:35 PM

    Hey mind if I follow you? Could be considered stalking, you know since I know you and all. :)
    Angie

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    1. BundleOfLimeSeptember 17, 2013 at 7:00 AM

      Of all the people who could stalk me, Ang, I think I can handle being stalked by you. :)

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