Posted in Christmas, Events, Holiday, Jewelry on November 20, 2014| 1 Comment »
Announcing the lovely (now annual) event- Jewelry Boutique featuring Kimberly Ligocki and Janie Rose.
This is a great chance to stay out of the crowds and shop this event for your jewelry gifts. You can visit their Etsy stores – Kimberly’s Craftini and Janie Rose Jewelry to get a sense of the beauty they create. I am a huge fan of their jewelry and several pieces are now in my collection! ♥♥♥
Invite your friends! Join us at 208 Carmel Ave, El Cerrito!
Posted in Christmas, Events, Friendship, Holiday, Jewelry, Shopping, Treasures, tagged Christmas, Event, Gifts, Holiday, Janie Rose, Jewelry Boutique, Kimberly's Craftini on October 18, 2014| 1 Comment »
Announcing the lovely (now annual) event- Jewelry Boutique featuring Kimberly Ligocki and Janie Rose – at Skein Lane Studio -Saturday, December 6th from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
This is a great chance to stay out of the crowds and shop this event for your jewelry gifts. Kimberly and Janie will be featuring new jewelry. You can visit their Etsy stores – Kimberly’s Craftini and Janie Rose Jewelry to get a sense of the beauty they create. I am a huge fan of their jewelry and several pieces are now in my collection! ♥♥♥
Join us…..it will be fun and you can shop! Need the address? 208 Carmel Ave, El Cerrito, CA …. Phone 510.525.9276
Posted in Events, Friendship, knitting, tagged celebrations, friendship, knitting, Nursing on June 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
We knit…..and we celebrate much. This past Saturday evening 16 of the 17 of us (1 was traveling) FMKG (Friday Morning Knit Group) came together to celebrate Ellen’s recent accomplishments. She has accomplished much in the last 5 years….she became a nurse….she continued on and just graduated with her Masters in Nursing. This post is all about Ellen……she is an inspiration to us all!……these photos come to us from Karen H.
Posted in Birthday Celebrations, Cats, Events, knitting, tagged Birthdays, Cats, Cheese, Food, Gluten-free cake, knitting on April 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »
There was one more birthday celebrated a week ago…..Connie’s. The table was full of knitters and gifts of flowers, jewelry, yarn. Oh….we ate had treats as well. Debra made a chocolate cake……she converted an almost flourless chocolate cake into GF (gluten-free) by substituting a GF flour……the cake, served with whipping cream, was delicious. This was accompanied with cheese and rice crackers brought by Jan. The cheese was so delicious I had to go out and buy some more. There was more….chocolate almonds (Karen H) and, of course, all accompanied with champagne. (I may have missed some food item.)
With all of this going on, we did find time to knit…..there is so much chatter and activity that one is best to work on simpler patterns in workshop.
Happy Birthday Connie…..her birthday is actually April 20.
Posted in Birthday Celebrations, Events, knitting on February 5, 2014| 1 Comment »
Two birthday girls – Kimberly and Sarah caused us to uncork the champagne once again. We had two Fridays in a row to celebrate. We even found time to knit. Be sure to check out the love wristlets that Sarah knit and is wearing! Happy, happy birthday…..
Posted in Christmas, Events, Friendship, knitting, tagged celebrations, Christmas, Cousins, Family Gatherings, friendship, friendships, Holidays, knitting, The Season on December 14, 2013| 2 Comments »
Family Gathering at Grandma and Grandpa’s
Memories: My love of gatherings started when I was young. We cousins would be seated at our card table / dining tables. In this photo, taken in the living room of Grandma and Grandpa’s basement house, there were seven of us cousins and two of our aunts. The age range in Dad’s family is interesting to say the least! One of our aunts was born a couple years before the arrival of the first two grandchildren and our youngest aunt was born in the midst of the next three grandchildren and a couple years before cousin Diane and me .
Memories just created from Friday, December 13, annual celebration. We, the Friday morning knitting workshop (FMKW) group , have celebrated for years and this year our group numbered 17 sans 1 who had dental emergency…we missed Karen K. We dress up, we toast, we eat, we enjoy the years of friendship, we gift special gifts and we “white elephant” gift. Our “white elephant”version allows one to bump once during a round….everyone wanted Jan’s gift choice but it was so beautiful no one wanted to be “mean”…although I really thought about it. The gift that Connie received – a capricorn lobster stuffed with a skein of sock yarn caused much laughter.
We met at a new venue for us this year, Solano Bar and Grill on Solano Ave. There were many things that worked well for our size group….we preordered a few days from a banquet menu, we had a semi-private room which really accommodated the wonderful noise that we create, the service was great….. we all had a great time. Cheers to this wonderful season!
p.s. tried to present photos in order of happenings!
Posted in Events, knitting, tagged Gold Dust Yarn, Greenwood Fiberworks, Interweave Knits Lab on November 6, 2013| 2 Comments »
Gold Dust by Greenwood Fiberworks
How much fun….I went shopping via text message from Cameron and Kimberly. I was in a meeting when the text came…..did I want…and which one??
Well who could pick just one? Now both of these lovely skeins are in my collection….and have joined my long list of projects. I will keep you posted about what these beauties become. For now here are the details: Gold Dust from Greenwood Fiberworks – a hand-painted yarn – 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon, 5% Stellina (a non-metal glittery yarn)…100 grams…438 yards – colors Earthen Hues, Grapevine.
Oh….I have “startist”!! I am sure I will get one skein underway this week.
