the south and artsy-crafty websites in the fall
The students are back in school, but here in Arkansas, it still feels like July. I’m told that 80F days in August in Arkansas are unseasonably cool, but I’m also told people mow their lawns until December.
Also, the ground is so warm here, it is hard to tell the hot water from the cold water. In fact, the hot water runs cooler than the cold for the first few seconds. We’ve got a faucet that is set up backwards, so I’m constantly trying to switch back and forth to figure out which side is the hot water.
Last night Tyrone and I went to a couple of school gatherings. Even though it has been cooler out, the super humidity is still in effect. I still don’t understand wearing pants and sleeves out into that weather unless it is your mosquito armor.
My fear is that we’re still months away from fall around here. Luckily, fall has arrived in Sweden, and I can watch. One of my favorite crafty blogs, smosch.com, features elegant pictures as well as fun knitting and crocheting projects from Sweden. Everything Sandra does is classy with a little bit of cute. Her latest project, wrist worms, are so cool that they sell out the minute they are posted to her etsy shop.
If you are also yearning for fall, I encourage to visit my friend Jen’s etsy shop, where she has a hat and gauntlets for sale. She is soon to have more.
Finally, I found a shop that sells the newsprint yarn, for $30/30 yards. She frequently sells out. If I get this spinning thing down, I may try to do some of that.