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May Birthday Giveaway: a CSA share from Juniper Moon Farm

What?s going on here? My site started ten years ago this month and to celebrate I?m giving away something each weekday. Because I like you. Today I'm thrilled to say that Juniper Moon Farm [1] has offered a Yarn CSA [2] for one lucky reader, the 2012 Spring Shearing worth $175 (that's some serious yarn). The Yarn CSA works like a farm CSA but instead you get a yield of the scrumptious yarn that is produced from the sheep and goats they lovingly raise. Juniper Moon Farm is amazing run by a small group of people who are dedicated to what they do and are fantastic about sharing what is going on with share holders, visitors, and readers of their blog. The farm was started by Susan, whom I've followed since she started (back then it was the Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm, which you might remember if you've been reading my site long enough) and I'm astounded and so pleased to watch how it's grown. If you're not already I encourage you to read the blog [3], follow along as lambs are born in the spring on the LambCams [4], see what the farm dogs [5] are up to, you can attend shearing day [6] and even stay at the farm [7] for a week or long weekend. It's really amazing to watch the farm work all year and then find yarn at your door that reflects all of the care and attention that they put into it. I just want to hug the whole farm. The blog isn't just about the farm, I've loved all the Probably Something You Would Like [8] links posts, her recent pictures from Preakness [9], her famous world's greatest granola recipe [10] and how she went paper towel free on the whole farm [11] (it involves making a lot of your own cloth napkins [12], enough so you always have plenty of clean ones). Would you like to win this amazing Yarn CSA? If so please leave a comment with this entry and let me know the following: Have you ever spent time on a farm? I spent a few summers on my uncle's farm in Oklahoma, he had cattle, two greyhounds, a small lake with a rope swing, a tiny farmhouse and bales of hay that seemed to be piled taller than the house itself. I loved it there. Ok, you've got until Tuesday, May 24th at 10 a.m. PST to enter, the fine print [13] applies, good luck! Closed, thanks so much for entering! [1] http://www.fiberfarm.com [2] http://www.fiberfarm.com/yarn-csa [3] http://www.fiberfarm.com/blog [4] http://www.fiberfarm.com/lambcam [5] http://www.fiberfarm.com/about/farm-dogs [6] http://www.fiberfarm.com/spring-shearing-celebration [7] http://www.fiberfarm.com/farm-stays [8] http://www.fiberfarm.com/2011/05/probably-something-you-would-like-70 [9] http://www.fiberfarm.com/2011/05/the-136th-preakness [10] http://www.fiberfarm.com/2009/07/terribly-inconvenient-granola [11] http://www.fiberfarm.com/2010/07/going-paper-towel-free [12] http://www.fiberfarm.com/2010/06/farm-update-3 [13] http://www.notmartha.org/the-fine-print/

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Fruit and Veggie Baby Rattle Free Knitting Patterns

Need a baby gift? Knit up a set of Baby Fruit & Veggie Rattles. They’re adorable and unique. Great for play kitchens, too. Hmm – I’m thinking of making a set for my fall table centerpiece. Added to Knitting Toy Patterns Please vote by clicking: Like this Craft? — Like a little? — Not really? [...]

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Mastica gelato at Fainting Goat

The other week I tried Mastica gelato at Fainting Goat [1] here in Seattle. Mastica is, according to the menu, a tree resin from the Greek Aisle Kronos, and according to the Greek friend I happened to be there with it's a traditional flavor. I expected it to taste like juniper or pine, or maybe to taste the way that pad of resin smells when a violinist resins their bow. But it wasn't like any of those things. It was delicate and herbal and not too sweet. Sort of refreshing, very interesting. I'm so glad I didn't go with the chocolate I had been thinking about on the way in. [1] http://faintinggoatseattle.blogspot.com/

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Paper Tearing for Handmade Cards and Scrapbook Pages

Create attractive looking paper embellishments quickly and easily using paper tearing techniques. This is a great way to add interest to scrapbook pages.

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a few things

Earlier this month Product Body [1] offered a discount code and a few people had some trouble, so she's fixed it up and extended the deadline through the end of June. Enter NOTMARTHA15 for 15% off when you?re checking out. Valid for everything on the site except the Scrub of the Month club, use as often as you'd like. I'll also mention that School House Craft [2] is still offering 20% off for any ticket combination to the conference. Enter notmartha when you buy your tickets. This will be good up until the event (in September!). And finally there is a pretty neat thing happening here in Seattle this Thursdsay, June 16th: Moveable Type coming to Seattle's Central District! June 16th, 5-8pm at Miss Cline Press shop 2370 East Cherry (cherry & 23rd ave) Join us for a printing party to welcome the Moveable Type national tour on its first stop in Seattle. Moveable Type is a mobile print shop built into the back of an old delivery truck. The truck is owned by Kyle Durrie, the proprietor of Power and Light Press in Portland, Oregon. Kyle is starting a 9+ month tour across North America. The idea is to combine her two passions of traveling and printing. Now, the truck is ready and the adventure is just beginning. Her first stop in Seattle will be in the heart of Central District at Miss Cline Press shop. During her trip, Kyle will be visiting schools, art spaces, city parks, music and arts festivals, craft shows, parties, and anywhere else that has an interest in learning about printing the old fashioned way. Moveable Type will be setting up its mobile print shop outside Miss Cline Press on Thursday, June 16th for an evening of printing demos, studio/truck tours, and tall tales about life on the road. This event is free and open to the public, and participants can expect to get their hands dirty and make a few prints to take home with them. A priceless opportunity! Hope to see you there. More info and tour dates: www.type-truck.com [3] www.missclinepress.com [4] [1] http://www.productbody.com/ [2] http://schoolhousecraft.com/ [3] http://www.type-truck.com [4] http://www.missclinepress.com

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