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Jane Carney’s work is so amazing, I had a really hard time limiting the amount of photos I wanted to share in this profile. This woman clearly has OCGS (Overactive Creative Gland Syndrome!) We’ve been corresponding for a while now and I can’t wait to meet her next weekend at the craft show. We recently discovered that one of my daughter’s best friends is Jane’s nephew! Crazy small world.
Jane lives in beautiful Lake County, California. She loves to knit, felt, and sew and has been making handbags for 3 years now, hand knittting and felting each bag using 100% merino wool. She also makes wallets and small holders for business cards, I-pods, cameras and purse organizers. And wait until you see her darling pin-cushions! They would make the cutest place setting decor for a luncheon!
Her blog, Felt Like Knitting, features more of her fabulous work. If you can’t make the show, you’re still in luck. Jane sells on Etsy!
I am so afraid that I will end up spending all of my craft fair profits at Jane’s table next Saturday. I’ll let you know…
Necessity is the mother of invention. And with two kids in basketball, there are basketballs underfoot at all times.
With an extra basketball hoop net we had- one day this just happened. By bringing all the blue ends together with some random piece of lanyard metal hook/loop thingy, dividing the red ends into two sections and looping through keychain rings and then connecting the loops with a spare fat shoelace, the basketball carrier was developed. This contraption makes it much easier to bring the ball to and from practice and home with hands full and keeps the sound of constant bouncing basketballs out of my head!
New nylon basketball hoops are under $5.
Oh, and check out one of my favorite $20 finds from the recycle area of our landfill (in photo background). A cool blue vintage locker in our garage we’ve been storing our sports equipment in for years. We love it!