Knitting Dragonflies

I Love this DIY at moredesignplease.com, also seen on etsy, a great sailor’s knotted bracelet . Hex Nut Bracelet from the same blog ! Recycled Lovelies has a pretty tutorial to dress up your tees! Behind the Seams shows us how to make an easy good looking wrap that can be worn several ways! You have to go see it to believe it! No sewing involved! I'm not much on wreaths but The Painted Hive has a tutorial for a twig wreath that I have to make ! Now go create!!

We had a great long weekend in Bloomington, IN, staying with friends and going to the World Music Lotus Festival . It was good to see friends that we hadn’t seen for years, and some we had. It is a great college town, home of IU. We enjoyed lots of great music, dancing, and a little shopping. I even managed to get in a little knitting. Below is a sample of some of the bands and performers we enjoyed. We plan on going next year. Enjoy!

I have used Henna on my hair for about 2 years now. I has been quite a journey. I’ve had various reds, from orange to auburn. While it does make my hair feel great, I’ve had to stop for various reasons. I’m going to list some of my hard learned henna lessons and advice. I wish I had known some of this before I started. First some general advice on henna, especially if you have light or graying hair….I’ll also list my best info links at the end of this. Yes seriously, before and after 100% henna…the worst moment is when I was shopping in Target and two little boys said “Mommy look at that women’s hair!”, Yes I had to leave my cart and exit the store. Needless to say I’m rather fearless with my hair now. -If you have light hair or graying hair, I would recommend using henna in combo with buxus or indigo to tame the orange color, ( mixes here ,  gray hair kits here ) (see henna for hair explanation of how henna works on gray or light blonde hair here , and yes you will be orange )  I