I ordered a Kindle!

Whee!  I can't wait for it to get here, but it is going to be taking a bit of a long route due to the extra fees that Amaon.ca charges.  That said, I have already ordered a case and screen protectors for it and I am looking at a skin to make it look pretty. :)

This one does have ads on it, but I hear they are unobtrusive and easy to ignore.  There are also some other freebies that come with it but I cannot recall what all at the moment.

I have a tonne of books already downloaded for it, free from Amazon, and my library has a program where you can borrow books to read on it.  :)

One of my favourite features is the backlit screen for reading in bed.  It is designed to be a low light unlike my blackberry which is bright.

Saskatoon Craft Guild Tea - April 13 & 14

The Saskatoon Craft Guild is proud to present our 70^th Annual Display and Tea on Wednesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 14, 2011 from 1:00 pm to 9 pm.  The Tea will be held at the Masonic Temple located at 1021 Saskatchewan Crescent (formerly Herman Avenue).

Admission is $3 and includes entry to the Display, the Tea Room and door prize draws.  Feature crafts include:  Quilting, Smocking, Crochet, Knitting, Needlepoint, Creative Stitchery, Hardanger and Rug Making.

Please come out, have some tea and dainties, and check out all the wonderful work that our members have done and enter the door prize.  You may win some of these wonderful homemade crafts!

If you are not into crafts, but you know someone who is, please forward this to them!

You can see some of the gorgeous items from last year here.

http://allaboutme-sharon.blogspot.com/2010/06/saskatoon-craft-guild-tea-april-2010_13.html

http://allaboutme-sharon.blogspot.com/2010/06/saskatoon-craft-guild-tea-april-2010_17.html

http://allaboutme-sharon.blogspot.com/2010/06/saskatoon-craft-guild-tea-april-2010_19.html

I won! I won! A crochet book!

Recently I started reading the blog at "Canadian Living"  (http://www.canadianliving.com/blogs/crafts/)  Since I started reading, she has given away several books.  All you need to do is post a comment on whatever topic she asks about and wait. 

Today, I got an emailing telling me I won the most recent giveaway!  What a great start to a monday!  I should be receiving this book soon! 

Crafting with Cat Hair Continued

Did you want to order the book about crafting with your cat's hair?  It is now available for pre-order on Amazon!

Making Crochet Hooks more Comfortable

When I get crocheting for more than an hour or so, I find that my wrists start to get sore.  This is likely due to tendonitis.  While it is not flared up right now, after about two hours my wrists get sore and I have to quit.  As a result, I decided to do a search on Ravelry for some ideas about finding something more comfortable. 

I found several ideas, and this one is pretty cool, easy to re-use and economical.  May not be the prettiest, but that isn't always important.

Making a Hook Friendly