Crochet Queen: Royal Ramblings

  Noreen has long been an inspiration to me because of her many books, her kind and vibrant personality, and her willingness to share her creativity with everyone! Crochet Stars is no exception! The star is a universal symbol that conjures many emotions including fantasy, amazing hopes/dreams, and guidance. As Noreen points out, "Humans have always used stars to navigate." As you navigate through this book's dynamic design, colorful and clever projects, you too may find comfort from sorrow or the pleasant moments that creating brings! Noreen has created over "25 customizable projects full of love, laughter and inspiration." As you crochet your way through the patterns Noreen has skillfully provided, you will find the "glimmer effect" that she has inspired you to create for every room of your home. From a tragic family loss, Noreen has "crafted comfort with her crochet hook as she moves through the difficult path of grief and mourning." Her in...

Just breathe!  

As the Founder of the Crochet Guild of America, I am so proud to be celebrating OUR Thirtieth Anniversary! It has been a journey that led to much crochet happiness; we came together, shared our passions, our skills and our committment to develop CGOA into THE organization exclusively for crocheters!  For 30 years we have have steadily moved forward to meet the needs and passions of crocheters everywhere, broadening our range of activities and moving into an online presense to meet many and varied interests of those near and far.  I have thoroughly enjoyed the journey alongside new and  loyal members of our organization, CGOA!  Impressive Board members have brought energy and amazing skills to their positions over the years. Challenges, at times, were met head on and we continued to move forward. We created traditions and earned status within the Craft/Yarn industry.  This could not have happened without the many, many contributions of members who also brought pr...

During this profoundly important month of celebrating women, I'm going to tell you my story; I hope you will tell me yours here where it is safe and remains anonymous, if you wish. I grew up in a blue-collar family in a small-ish town in Indiana. I wanted to be a nurse but had expectations of studying at a hospital nursing program. It was just happenstance that I graduated from the Baccalaureate  program at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana in 1970 Married before graduating, Alan and I wanted to join the Peace Corps. My first plane ride ever was when we went to Los Angeles for our Peace Corps interview! My world started to expand from there! With little more than six month's hospital experience, I began to run an out-patient clinic in our Honduran village of  Las Vegas de Santa Barbara. It is there that I learned a new language, worked with humans who looked different than me, and experienced a culture and level of poverty that I could not have previously imagined. Dedi...

  Exquire Magazine: article by Xin Xuan published February 15, 2025  "New artwork KellyLim embodies LouisXIII (Cognac) perspective of time's progression." Read the whole article at https://esquiresg.com/check-out-the-louis-xiii-cognac-x-kelly-limerick-artwork/ See much more of Kelly's amazing art at www.kllylmrck.com

I don't make New Years Resolutions anymore; my experience is that big ideas/goals get lost in everyday life leading to disappointment. Instead, I just live one day at a time, making sure to be grateful for each day I am given. That being said, I woke up to 2024 knowing that we have a huge electoral process facing us!! I decided that it is high time that I ramp up my efforts to exercise my civic duty. I've made minimal efforts in the past; going door to door in my nighborhood to encourage my neighbors to vote; making phone calls to get out the vote; but this time is different! A friend on Facebook must follow a very large amount of sites; and I am enjoying the Memes she is posting daily. So I began sharing them on  Facebook . Shortly I realized I was "preaching to the choir." So I opened up my page to the public in general hoping to reach more people with different outlooks on life than me. I have so far only focused on the themes of "kindness" and "acce...