Every year, I run out of time.

Every year, I want to bake loads of goodies to share with my neighbors.

Every year, I run out of time.

Every year, I want to decorate the house with handmade garlands and ornaments.

Every year, I [...]]]> http://ahandcraftedlife.com/every-year-a-handcrafted-holiday-poem-in-free-verse/feed/ 1 http://ahandcraftedlife.com/a-handcrafted-business-moomilk/ http://ahandcraftedlife.com/a-handcrafted-business-moomilk/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:35:14 +0000 A Handcrafted Life http://ahandcraftedlife.com/a-handcrafted-business-moomilk/ When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade – or in this case, milk.  A group of Maine organic dairy farmers have banded together in an effort to save their farms.  After H.P. Hood, Inc. reneged on their contracts, these farmers – who made substantial investments to convert to organic methods for Hood’s proposed venture [...]]]> http://ahandcraftedlife.com/a-handcrafted-business-moomilk/feed/ 0 http://ahandcraftedlife.com/a-hmmmmm-moment/ http://ahandcraftedlife.com/a-hmmmmm-moment/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:49:08 +0000 A Handcrafted Life http://ahandcraftedlife.com/a-hmmmmm-moment/

I’ve often thought of using the scoured wool I discard before carding as packing material for my Etsy shop.  It’s recyclable (just spread it outside on the grass for birds to use in their nests or reuse it in packing).  It’s natural.  It provides plenty of cushion for fragile objects.  Seems like Abel & Cole [...]]]> http://ahandcraftedlife.com/a-hmmmmm-moment/feed/ 0 http://ahandcraftedlife.com/the-happiness-project-six-tips-for-coping-with-the-fact-that-youve-forgotten-someones-name/ http://ahandcraftedlife.com/the-happiness-project-six-tips-for-coping-with-the-fact-that-youve-forgotten-someones-name/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:50:04 +0000 A Handcrafted Life http://ahandcraftedlife.com/the-happiness-project-six-tips-for-coping-with-the-fact-that-youve-forgotten-someones-name/ While I would love to slap a nametag on everyone I come in contact with, somehow I don’t think it would endear me to anyone.  Gretchen Rubin, of the Happiness Project (blog and forthcoming book), has some wonderful strategies to handle “young-heimers” with grace and humor.  Check out her latest blog entry:

The Happiness Project: Six [...]]]> http://ahandcraftedlife.com/the-happiness-project-six-tips-for-coping-with-the-fact-that-youve-forgotten-someones-name/feed/ 0 http://ahandcraftedlife.com/great-outdoors-tips-issues-with-outdoors-expert-richard-davidian-hiking-tips-duct-tape-for-blisters/ http://ahandcraftedlife.com/great-outdoors-tips-issues-with-outdoors-expert-richard-davidian-hiking-tips-duct-tape-for-blisters/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:18:10 +0000 A Handcrafted Life http://ahandcraftedlife.com/great-outdoors-tips-issues-with-outdoors-expert-richard-davidian-hiking-tips-duct-tape-for-blisters/ I have always looked upon the Mainer’s faith in duct tape as a cure-all with a mixture of horror (they use it to mend books!), fascination (they use it to mend tears in car upholstery!), and amusement (they use it to mend their children’s potty mouths! – no, I’m kidding… they do no such thing… [...]]]> http://ahandcraftedlife.com/great-outdoors-tips-issues-with-outdoors-expert-richard-davidian-hiking-tips-duct-tape-for-blisters/feed/ 0