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Weekly Reader

November 8, 2013 2 Comments

Weekly Reader 11.8.13 | Hands Occupied

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this was awesome

Apparently the internet had a mind meld this week and decided to gild ALL the things. I’ve included just some of my faves below. I guess bling’s the thing this Thanksgiving!

crafts, decor & more

metallic leaves decor -oh happy day
sparkling apple cardamom cocktail -504 main
chair place card holders -kittenhood
gilded acorn charms -design*sponge
gilded feather garland -sarah hearts
twig votives -freutcake
faceted rings -poppytalk

read/watch/listen

LOVING Have Yourself a Very Vintage Christmas, a book outlining the Christmas style specifics of every decade from the 20s through 60s. It includes 10 craft ideas per decade. /  Normally, I wouldn’t be spending too much time consuming Christmas media before Thanksgiving, but I buckled when I saw Love Actually streaming on Netflix this week. / I saw Sparks live on Wednesday and had a frigging blast. They’re so much fun. 

in case you missed it…

  • An autumnal necklace DIY
  • I rounded up 20 blueish couches for Houzz.
  • Some vintage-inspired DIY earrings

Filed Under: Weekly Picks Tagged With: acorns, apple cardamom, chairs, cocktail, glided, inspiration, leaves, parties, place cards, rings, thanksgiving, twigs, votives, weekly reader

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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  1. daria

    November 8, 2013 at 4:27 am

    Glad you liked the tiny chairs! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Sarah

    November 8, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    Thanks for sharing my feather garland! Happy weekend!

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Sneaking in a few stitches in the shade. 😎 Sneaking in a few stitches in the shade. 😎
Another morning of filming! One of the knitting vi Another morning of filming! One of the knitting videos I’d like to release soon is a big overview of how to swatch and why - if you have any questions or favorite tips, let me know. 
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To be honest, I want to be able to link to this video as a resource when I get angry gauge questions, so please don’t hesitate to share your best tips. Together, we can tame the knitting Karens. 😆
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A big issue I've had in the last year is putting t A big issue I've had in the last year is putting together new design work but not doing any independent releases of them. Chalk it up to anxiety, burn out, or whatever but here we are. 
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Last week I turned 35, so in honor of that here’s 3 things: 
❤️ a picture of me at my most stylish 
💛 a little glimpse at some of the design things I've recently been working on
💙a promise that I will be releasing some of the pictured designs this year. Getting back in the swing of things after taking it easy is hard 😆 - wish me luck!
Like a riding a bike! June guarded the neighborhoo Like a riding a bike! June guarded the neighborhood while I shot a new crochet tutorial today. With any luck, editing will go smoothly & I’ll be posting new videos to YouTube regularly soon! Got any requests for tutorial topics? 
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This yoke deserved a mid-blocking closeup, don’t This yoke deserved a mid-blocking closeup, don’t you think? ❤️💛💙
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Pattern: modified #soldotnacrop sweater / yarn: various from my stash
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