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A Few 2020 Gift Suggestions
A typical morning – a little cuddle with the kitty, a little reading, a whole lot of coffee (not pictured)! 🙂 I haven’t done a gift...
Elizabeth Booth
Dec 8, 20203 min read
Color Q & A
I love to participate with other bloggers in challenges/get-to-know-you/answer-the-questions types of posts. Here’s a fun one about color...
Elizabeth Booth
Sep 16, 20203 min read


Creation In Isolation
How things will be looking. Creation in isolation! The last time I posted, I was getting ready for the busy holiday season and Corona...
Elizabeth Booth
Mar 24, 20203 min read


#WhyIMake
I have always been a creative person. As a young girl, I loved to draw, and then as a teen, dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. My...
Elizabeth Booth
Nov 7, 20195 min read
A Monday Morning Reading Mix
Things I thought were worth sharing – enjoy! When I went to our knitting guild’s holiday party, one of the prizes I received was the most...
Elizabeth Booth
Mar 19, 20181 min read


Daily Creativity – February 2018
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am practicing a daily creativity habit this year (loosely following the book mentioned in that...
Elizabeth Booth
Mar 12, 20181 min read


Daily Creativity – January 2018
Day 1 in the book – make something with whatever materials you have on hand. My first ever mandala – colored pencil and pen. As I...
Elizabeth Booth
Feb 9, 20182 min read


My New Habits (New Year’s Resolutions)
My desk with the inspirations for making art every day – do you see a theme? 🙂 Happy new year everyone! I know I’m a bit late to the...
Elizabeth Booth
Jan 25, 20184 min read
Christmas Reading, New Year Reflecting, and Fiber-y Apps
Maybe it’s all the online Christmas shopping I do, but I seem to have been doing alot of browsing online lately and coming across things...
Elizabeth Booth
Dec 14, 20172 min read
Firing Up My Creative Urge While Avoiding Finishing
I have a new design, two shawls, a hat, a jacket, and soon to be a cowl and a scarf (both new designs also) sitting on my work table...
Elizabeth Booth
Nov 20, 20171 min read
Releasing and Rewarding Myself
I have finished a number of projects, am in the process of rearranging rooms in my house to accommodate my kids’ needs, as well as my own...
Elizabeth Booth
Oct 20, 20172 min read


Photo Journal of Summer 2017
A typical (and favorite) way to spend a hot summer day! As promised, here is a visual journey of where I’ve been all summer. It’s alot of...
Elizabeth Booth
Sep 29, 20174 min read
I’m Knerdy and I’m 40!
I am very sorry my posts have been so sporadic, but as usual, life is moving way faster than I am capable of documenting. My birthday was...
Elizabeth Booth
Sep 19, 20173 min read
In Praise of Solitude
When you’re a parent, especially a homeschooling parent like me, you get constant lectures about making sure your kids have friends and...
Elizabeth Booth
Aug 18, 20172 min read
Summer Movies and Books + the Coolest (FREE) Knitting Pattern Ever
Anyone who reads my blog for much length of time knows it’s very hard for me to tear myself away from knitting and/or the beach. But...
Elizabeth Booth
Jul 5, 20172 min read
Summer Inspiration and Entertainment
I really love the start of summer. Three months in front of us that we can fill or not fill as we choose. During the school year, it is...
Elizabeth Booth
Jun 13, 20171 min read
Slow Fashion, Quality over Quantity, and Why It’s Great to Be a Maker
With so many yarn stores struggling to stay open and designers having a hard time figuring out how to make a living off of $5 patterns,...
Elizabeth Booth
Apr 13, 20173 min read


Stitches West 2017 Photos and Highlights
Stitches West 2017 went very fast for me, but was very satisfying. I am still working on a design I started while there, and it was so...
Elizabeth Booth
Apr 12, 20173 min read


#yarnlovechallenge – Friends, Family, and Fiber
Read on for Days 11 – 18 Day 11 – Travel Projects. I love a good garter stitch shawl or cowl when travelling. Day 12 – Progress. I know...
Elizabeth Booth
Feb 17, 20172 min read


#yarnlovechallenge – Where I Craft, Tools and Oldest Stash
A combination post to finally get me caught up – Days 8 – 10 #yarnlovechallenge Day 8 – Where I Craft – this seems to be a hard one for...
Elizabeth Booth
Feb 10, 20172 min read
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