My wishlist for the curious, Crossposted to Holiday Wishes
Hi! I am Leslie, 43, with an amazing wife, 2 cats, and a chihuahua. I knit, a crochet, I sew, I quilt, I cross-stitch, and a few other things.
This year is a good year for us, even if the money is a wee bit tight. We've had enough extra during the year to get supplies for me to make things, and enough this month and last to buy the few things on our list. I argued with myself about whether to make a wish list in Holiday Wishes, or just to answer a few and call it good.
I was persuaded to make one anyways.
1) Buy independant, local and artizanal, if you can. My sister makes a small amount of money that helps her little family get by and I know what that one extra purchase means to her. Not just for money, but to have her work appriciated. If you are int he market for small art or craft related things, and you need a gift, and have a little extra, take a look at her store in Etsy, artbeco.
2) I'm often bored and stuck laying down. I do knit, but lack of noise makes me feel more frustrated than I need to be. Reccommend documentaries or movies or music, send me some links. I have netflix and hulu and all. Unexpected cheerful holiday themes would be lovely. Especially for Chanukkah! We are a multi-cultural house, Jew, Pagan, and Unitarian, so we would love it all.
3) I would dearly love beautiful and interesting paper and ribbons to wrap the handmade things in, send me some of your fave paper, or link me to it!
4) I am currently working on the hard bit of writing a pattern book that revolves around tea. Send me intersting quotes, or tell me stories (happy ones!), send me images of beautiful tea sets/cozies/parties, give me your favorite recipies!
5) I am hoping to learn to spin this coming year, so link me to good instructional videos, send me that spindle or spinning book that is gathering dust. What I fail spinning, I am hoping to use to make some fun felted stuff, send me your wool!
7) We would love holiday cards, getting mail that is not a catalog or a bill is a gift in itself. Bonus points if it is something you made or found to be different and lovely.
8) I love ornaments! Send me links or patterns for hand made things (I fail at woodworking, but I love looking at them!) or even send us something you made!
9) I have the obligatory amazon and ravelry wish lists, obvs, http://amzn.com/w/1W30FUCW1U9E4 and I am LadyBearLeslie on Rav.
10) I particiapte in a group that does a once a week Random Act of Pattern on Ravelry. Do something similar, give someone you barely know something small but nice, that they aren't expecting (like this!), answer a wish on one of these lists, send someone something you created, or something to help them be creative. It makes a big difference to people, even when it is a tiny thing, a 2 dollar pattern, or a simple snowflake. The act of giving, nothing too huge, nothing overwhelming, makes everythign seem a little bit brighter, and recieving something random like that makes me smile all day long.
Most importantly. Share love and joy, go out of your way to help out when you can and smile at people in the street and the store. Be nice to people, you will be surprised at how it ripples outward.
Love and light, and warm wishes.
Hit me up for our address if you're sending something!
This year is a good year for us, even if the money is a wee bit tight. We've had enough extra during the year to get supplies for me to make things, and enough this month and last to buy the few things on our list. I argued with myself about whether to make a wish list in Holiday Wishes, or just to answer a few and call it good.
I was persuaded to make one anyways.
1) Buy independant, local and artizanal, if you can. My sister makes a small amount of money that helps her little family get by and I know what that one extra purchase means to her. Not just for money, but to have her work appriciated. If you are int he market for small art or craft related things, and you need a gift, and have a little extra, take a look at her store in Etsy, artbeco.
2) I'm often bored and stuck laying down. I do knit, but lack of noise makes me feel more frustrated than I need to be. Reccommend documentaries or movies or music, send me some links. I have netflix and hulu and all. Unexpected cheerful holiday themes would be lovely. Especially for Chanukkah! We are a multi-cultural house, Jew, Pagan, and Unitarian, so we would love it all.
3) I would dearly love beautiful and interesting paper and ribbons to wrap the handmade things in, send me some of your fave paper, or link me to it!
4) I am currently working on the hard bit of writing a pattern book that revolves around tea. Send me intersting quotes, or tell me stories (happy ones!), send me images of beautiful tea sets/cozies/parties, give me your favorite recipies!
5) I am hoping to learn to spin this coming year, so link me to good instructional videos, send me that spindle or spinning book that is gathering dust. What I fail spinning, I am hoping to use to make some fun felted stuff, send me your wool!
7) We would love holiday cards, getting mail that is not a catalog or a bill is a gift in itself. Bonus points if it is something you made or found to be different and lovely.
8) I love ornaments! Send me links or patterns for hand made things (I fail at woodworking, but I love looking at them!) or even send us something you made!
9) I have the obligatory amazon and ravelry wish lists, obvs, http://amzn.com/w/1W30FUCW1U9E4 and I am LadyBearLeslie on Rav.
10) I particiapte in a group that does a once a week Random Act of Pattern on Ravelry. Do something similar, give someone you barely know something small but nice, that they aren't expecting (like this!), answer a wish on one of these lists, send someone something you created, or something to help them be creative. It makes a big difference to people, even when it is a tiny thing, a 2 dollar pattern, or a simple snowflake. The act of giving, nothing too huge, nothing overwhelming, makes everythign seem a little bit brighter, and recieving something random like that makes me smile all day long.
Most importantly. Share love and joy, go out of your way to help out when you can and smile at people in the street and the store. Be nice to people, you will be surprised at how it ripples outward.
Love and light, and warm wishes.
Hit me up for our address if you're sending something!