Unboxing: Seasonal Celebration Box from Aly Bee Workshop
Join me for a look inside the scrumptiously delicious Seasonal Celebration Fall Yarn Box from Aly Bee Workshop as I unbox it!
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All the Other Things - the Et Cetera!
Connie Lee Lynch
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Meet Rugby Jim: Making a Difference in the World with Rag Rugs
I met Jim in the summer of 2018. He wanted to learn how to make rag rugs so he could change the world!
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Mar 24
- 2 min
How to Style a Long Scarf
As a crochet designer and teacher, I've gotten to experiment with a lot of different scarf styles. My favorite? Extra long ones!
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Feb 21
- 5 min
Color Harmonies in Crochet
Let's talk about color harmonies! You can use traditional color combos or play off the rules to create some really striking crocheted pieces
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Feb 14
- 6 min
Creating a Color Palette
Gosh, I just love playing with color palettes! In case you missed it, I talked about how to find color inspiration in your day to day...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Everyday Color Inspiration
Looking for color inspiration in the every day world around us can be a wonderful, healing practice. Joyful things await your discovery!
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Jan 24
- 4 min
The Alchemy of Sidewalk Crack Flowers
Do you ever notice flowers growing up in the cracks of mundanity? There's a certain magic to it. A beauty and joy that can change the world.
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Sep 27, 2022
- 3 min
How to use the Advanced Search Feature on Ravelry
Let's take a walk through how you can use the advanced search feature on Ravelry to help you find the perfect pattern for your stash yarn!
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Jun 7, 2022
- 4 min
On Finding the Zen in Untangling Yarn
Would you believe me if I told you that untangling yarn could be meditative? No? Yeah, I wouldn't believe me either. But bear with me a...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Mar 22, 2022
- 4 min
Springtime Paintings
So. It's been a while since I chatted here, eh? But my son is in kindergarten and we're all settled into our new place in the desert and,...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- May 10, 2020
- 3 min
Quaranskein Mystery Game
Join me as I play the Quaranskein Mystery Game with my LYS from Virginia, Yarn Matters! I had so much fun with these!
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Oct 3, 2019
- 4 min
Fiber Fun in the 'Sip 2019
I road tripped. I taught. I learned. I spun Shetland wool. I ate, laughed, and met new people. And I made a turtle! Sort of.
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Jul 17, 2019
- 2 min
Darn Good Yarn Unboxing, July 2019
My darling husband bought me a Yarn of the Month Club subscription from Darn Good Yarn for my birthday, and I thought y'all might like to...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Sep 25, 2018
- 7 min
Into the Wool Fiber Retreat 2018
Y'all. I have been looking forward to this event since before I even got in! Yes, there's limited space available each year, and I have...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Apr 9, 2018
- 5 min
My First Knit Top
Earlier this month I was SO excited to get to meet and learn from Marie Greene of Olive Knits in person at the Inaugural Flying Needles...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Dec 22, 2017
- 2 min
A Little Christmas Knitting
So I broke out the pointy sticks again for the first time in ... five years? Four years, Ravelry tells me, since my last knitted project....
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Nov 25, 2017
- 1 min
Distressed Geometric Nails
I could tell you I began this manicure with the intent to make them look "distressed" but that would be a fib. The truth is, I was having...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Nov 15, 2017
- 2 min
Neon Floral Lace Nails
Prompt number two for the November nail art challenge from @clairestelle8 and @myblisskiss on Instagram is lace and apparently I don't...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Nov 8, 2017
- 2 min
Tristan and Isolde: A Yarn Club Unboxing, Part 9
This, my dear friends, is THE END of this amazing yarn club. What a fun little adventure it has been! But it's not actually over for me,...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Nov 7, 2017
- 2 min
Peacock Feather Nails
Just when I thought I was going to start doing my nails again, oh, almost TWO MONTHS AGO, they decided to break and tear and get burned...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Oct 20, 2017
- 1 min
Tristan and Isolde: A Yarn Club Unboxing, Part 8
Only one shipment left! *cries* I know, I'm super behind with the designing I had planned to go along with this yarn club, but I'm still...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Sep 22, 2017
- 1 min
Tristan and Isolde: A Yarn Club Unboxing, Part 7
Well, I must say that the final third of the Tristan and Isolde Yarn Club has begun with a bang! The yarn that Karen sent for this...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Sep 21, 2017
- 1 min
Golden Flower Nails
My poor, poor naked nails! I've been so busy with my crocheting (and other mundanities like sleeping and housekeeping) that they've been...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Aug 5, 2017
- 2 min
Tristan and Isolde: A Yarn Club Unboxing, Part 6
Two. Thirds. Through. *cries* I just can't believe it! The Tristan and Isolde Yarn Club has been so fun and so inspiring - I have been...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Jul 7, 2017
- 1 min
Tristan and Isolde: A Yarn Club Unboxing, Part 5
We are officially on the downhill side of the Tristan and Isolde Yarn Club and I am SO. SAD! It's been so much fun!
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Jun 21, 2017
- 2 min
Harry Potter House Sorting Kit: a Brew City Yarns Unboxing
Eeeek! Y'all I am SO excited about this! A couple months ago I caught sight of the most intriguing image in my Instagram feed. It simply...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Jun 14, 2017
- 2 min
Tristan and Isolde: A Yarn Club Unboxing, Part 4
Wow. I am LATE with this one! Sick kid and busy husband and tired mommy just don't equal enough energy for filming, though,...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Jun 8, 2017
- 1 min
Natural Bridge Mini Vacation
Recently DH had a few days off so we all decided to go adventuring. We drove westward to see the Natural Bridge, which was a lot bigger...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- May 25, 2017
- 2 min
Ramblings from a Girl in a Funk
How does the time get away so easily? But that's just the nature of time, I reckon. I've been in a bit of a funk, recently. Creatively...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Apr 21, 2017
- 1 min
Tristan and Isolde: A Yarn Club Unboxing, Part 3
Shipment number three has arrived! I can't believe we're already a third of the way through this yarn club. Sad face? But it's been fun...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Apr 18, 2017
- 2 min
Twilight Fairy Nails
I've had naked nails for a couple days now and it's made me sad to see them that way - I think that means I have officially rediscovered...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Apr 4, 2017
- 2 min
Holo Party Ombre Nails
I've been on a minimalist kick with my nail art lately, in no small part due to the tiny dictator that rules my world now. But as I...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Mar 24, 2017
- 1 min
Tristan and Isolde: A Yarn Club Unboxing, Part 2
It's here, it's here, it's here! Shipment number two (of nine) in the Tristan and Isolde Yarn Club from Round Table Yarns!
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Mar 23, 2017
- 2 min
Linear Rosemary Nail Art
I've been neglecting my nails of late. Since before the baby was born, in truth. I mean, those last few weeks? BREATHING was an issue! He...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Feb 21, 2017
- 8 min
Bringing Pichinku yarn to life!
So I stumbled across this gorgeous photo of a yummy looking teal blue yarn with dried flowers as I was scrolling through my instagram...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Feb 20, 2017
- 1 min
Tristan and Isolde: A Yarn Club Unboxing, Part 1
Gah! Y'all I am SO excited about this! I've been wanting to try out a yarn club for some time now, but when this one came along I knew it...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Dec 31, 2016
- 5 min
A Year in Review
As 2016 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on everything that has happened and surprisingly, everything that I've managed to...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Dec 10, 2016
- 3 min
Mid-holiday Musings
Bah humbug. Okay, maybe not quite. But my holiday season so far has been fraught with setbacks and a deplorable lack of sleep. Which I...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Aug 23, 2016
- 5 min
Caron Cake Mania
Y'all. I feel like... I suck at life right now. Just. Ugh! Sounds like a funny time to come back to my blog, right? Maybe. But maybe not....
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Dec 24, 2015
- 2 min
Nail Art Challenge Fail
So, I totally fail at this last nail art challenge. :( I missed three prompts in a row and didn't really like the last one I DID do! I...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Dec 8, 2015
- 2 min
Reindeer Nail Art
Just how stinkin' pretty is this silver polish I just got from Melaleuca!? It's called Silver Kisses and I'm in love! ♡ My intention was...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Dec 5, 2015
- 2 min
Snowflakes Nail Art
I'm back at it again! Yep, another nail art challenge - last one before baby arrives! And probably for a while... This challenge also...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Dec 4, 2015
- 3 min
A Month Lost
Wow, where did November go!? I have been deeply absorbed in an unexpected project so that's why I've been MIA lately, plus I was sick for...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Oct 26, 2015
- 1 min
Puking Pumpkin Nail Art
Tee hee hee! I couldn't resist. Isn't he cute!? This one might be my favorite nails so far for the #clairestelle8oct challenge. Here's...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Oct 24, 2015
- 3 min
Hill Country Yarn Crawl: Day 4
​ The fourth and final day! Sad face. Only two shops left! My dear and darling husband agreed to drive me back to Austin since we had...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Oct 24, 2015
- 1 min
Bewitching Nails for #clairestelle8oct
So, I got a bit distracted with other goings on and got behind with my nail art, but I'm catching up! The prompt for October 17th was...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Oct 24, 2015
- 4 min
Hill Country Yarn Crawl: Day 3
Day three was my extreme yarn crawling day. Well, sort of. It didn't end up being quite as extreme as I hoped as I didn't make it to all...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Oct 16, 2015
- 3 min
Hill Country Yarn Crawl: Day 2
Day 2 of the yarn crawl took me to the east side of hill country - it was more like very gently rolling hills. In between lots of flat...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Oct 15, 2015
- 1 min
Wave of Light
Today, as I celebrate entering my 27th week of this truly amazing pregnancy, I’m also taking a moment to remember the angel babies who...
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Connie Lee Lynch
- Oct 14, 2015
- 2 min
Psychedelic Voodoo Doll Nails
Do what now? Yes, you read that right! Today's #clairestelle8oct challenge prompt was psychedelic and I was totally stuck on what to do...
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