So I had this pair of socks that I loved.



They were my first pair of Smartwool socks, one of the first pair of cute socks I ever bought for myself, and somehow they became a symbol of my new independence.



I wore them all the time.







Alas, I wore them until I… Continue

What has been on my mind a lot lately is that I need just one more person (that will make 3, total) to live here with me in Bowie, MD in my 4 bedroom split level house (I'm also a renter here).  I'm wondering if anyone knows someone looking for a place and I'm hoping to work this out soon.  So, if you wonderful folks know of anyone that is looking for a place please send them my way.

 

Blessings,

Ariana

Richard Edwards specializes in handcrafting drinking vessels, canes/staffs, scroll cases, and incense burners & boxes from Bamboo.

 

Based in Florida, Richard, takes custom orders and performs custom wood burning for your original, one-of-a-kind (OOAK) pieces. The…

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I really wasn't sure what to call them. 'Accessories' seems so...impersonal. I went looking for synonyms and didn't get anywhere useful. I sew in my free time, and when you're sewing you call these sorts of things 'notions', so that's what I settled on.



What am I on about? Just this: after three years of selling naught but my own work I've decided to add to my wares. I did a lot of searching and a lot of product testing and in the end I've found a couple of things I… Continue

As those of you who subscribe to the Om Shanti Handcrafts Newsletter already know, I've revamped it again -- this time, by moving things over to MailChimp. They have lovely email templates (thus saving me from having to deal with the HTML myself), they keep track of subscribing and unsubscribing folks for… Continue

This week's Friday Feature is a bit of a mix of stuff -- some jewelry, some knitting, and some stuff I just couldn't categorize; some Etsy shops and some personal websites.



It's all worth a look!…

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I don't cook often -- something I want to change -- but I've been cooking more often recently, and I thought I'd share my efforts. If nothing else, it might get me to cook more often...



So there was some leftover chicken in the fridge, and I was hungry. I'm not a fan of plain chicken, but I loves me a good chicken salad. So I figured that's what I'd make.…



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About Vince:

A musician and composer, Vince can be found performing a wide variety of music on hammered dulcimer throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. Vince's music is a combination of medieval and Celtic styles, coupling the passion of Irish music and…

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I thought about making this a Wordless Wednesday, but the story was far too amusing...



So Loiosh is really, really fond of eating grass. This isn't terribly unusual among cats, I know. And he gets to eat grass pretty often, since he gets to gos outside with me pretty often.



Only he really hasn't been, much, because the weather has been kinda crappy. Even Mr. It's All Good… Continue

So I talked about finding the right place to feature your work last week; this week I talk about the really fun part, which is actually convincing them your stuff is so awesome they've got to post about it.



Getting a feature in one of the big blogs will rake in the views, too.… Continue

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Imbolc (also Imbolg or Oimelc), or St Brigid’s Day (Scots Gaelic Là Fhèill Brìghde, Irish Lá Fhéile Bríde, the feast day of St. Brigid), is an Irish festival marking the beginning of spring. Most commonly it is celebrated on February 1 or 2 (or February 12, according to the Old Calendar), which falls halfway between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox in the northern…

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Imbolc Traditions and History

 

Imbolc is one of the four principal festivals of the Irish calendar, celebrated either at the beginning of February or at the first local signs of Spring. Originally…

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