About Silverlotus
Mother, Wife, Daughter, Needleworker, Knitter, Want-to -be-Writer
Toronto, Canada
Birthday: May 10
Interests: crafts, ancient history, Tarot, sleep
Site: The Lotus Pond
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2012 Yarn Stash-Down
Bottom Line: -859.1 yards
Category Archives: My Life
2011 Goals
After looking back on my unfulfilled 2010 goals, I’ve decided that I need to be a little gentler with myself this year. Cross stitch, knitting, and the like are about enjoyment not meeting deadlines and filing quotas. (Except, of course, … Continue reading
There’s Only Splendor for the Sight
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a little behind this year. But, finally, the gifts are all done, the final grocery shopping trip is planned for today, and the decorating is finished. All that remains is to wrap the gifts and … Continue reading
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November and December 2010 Goals
Happy November! I hope you survived the ghost and goblins of last night, and still managed to hang onto a little bit of candy for yourself. We didn’t take Baby Man out. I think he is still too small, and … Continue reading
More Dragons!
A girl can never have enough dragons, right? Today at the Ceativ Festival I started working on another one: Jennifer Aikman-Smith’s Perforated Paper Dragon Ornament. It is too cute! My other class with Jennifer was the Life Fully sampler: It … Continue reading
Celtic Charm and a Dragon
Today was the first day of Creativ Festival classes for me. I’m sure you all know by now just how much I love going to this event. I love the classes, teachers and students. I love working on the class … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativ Festival, Cross Stitch, Dragon Dreams, Enchanting Lair
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September Goals
As always, I’m a day late and a dollar short. Yesterday was another stinking hot day, which we braved to head over to our tiny farmers’ market. It is held at Montgomery’s Inn, a heritage site here in Toronto/Etobicoke. We … Continue reading
First Berries
Today’s post is not about crafting, but it is about creating. I like to grow flowers and plants, but I’m not very good at it. But each summer for the past couple of years I created a small container garden … Continue reading
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