hello lovely textiles

photos courtesy of Lovely Textiles.

A new friend to Knit happens, Elvis Robertson of Lovely Textiles. I found Elvis while searching around Flickr and checked out her pictures, amazing! The first thing that caught my eye was this set called "Grrrrrrilla Activities" which of course had some wonderful photos of craft tagging in the UK. (photos seen above) After seeing cool things there, I surfed through the rest of Elvis' photos and was really delighted to see such craftiness going on. I checked out her blog Lovely Textiles and instantly knew we had to feature her in our blog.



Lovely Textiles is a great blog that features all aspects of textiles like knitting, embroidery, quilting and everything in between. Her passion for fabric and textiles is so refreshing. Elvis features all sorts of fun and wacky people who love to craft. Each person she features has a great story to tell about themselves and their crafts. Just check out her blog and you will see for yourself that Lovely Textiles is a great blog for all you craft stars out there.

tag, you're it!

six random things, originally uploaded by knithappens_kc.

Flower pin by marymo.biz GraffitI by seetwist Red glasses by loupiote.

My sweet friend Stephanie from Turtle soup aka (Bananas) tagged our blog and we can’t wait to share six random things about us.

Let the randomness begin,
1. We love to tag.
2. Knitting is our drug. Get addicted.
3. Buttons and flowers make us gitty.
4. We love street art, graffiti, gueriilla art.
5. Drinking and tagging go hand in hand.
6. We see life through knitted rose colored glasses.

That’s it for us!
Those are six random things about us, tell me yours.
Here are the rules:
Link the person who tagged you
Post the rules on your blog
Write six random things about yourself
Tag six people at the end of your post
Let each person know he or she’s been tagged by leaving a comment on his or her blog
Let the tagger know when your entry is up
We don’t know six people who blog, so tag you’re it Maskerade and Dirty Laundry

yellow-orange.grid

yellow-orange.grid, originally uploaded by knithappens_kc.

A summer inspiration. Relax and knit.

1. Vespa by IRISSZY
2. Scissors by JULESATSCOOL
3. yellow yarn by MARYJANEMIDGEMINK
4. Koolaid yarn by 100% PURA LANA
5. Yellow watermelon by SPARROWSMAMA
6. Apron by SWEETNEE of Dirty Laundry
7. Dress by BITS AND BOBBINS
8. Ice cream by NEATO COOLVILLE
9. Flower by COMIN OR GOIN

sweet

red yarn inspiration, originally uploaded by knithappens_kc.

Red inspiration

1.red flowers by sparktography
2.bracelet by plastic girl
3.raspberries
4.knit strawberries by pez diva
5.dog by motocchio
6.yarn stash by mini laura
7.tattoo by the lone knitta
8.heart by mr. bwcat
9.candy apples by byrdiegyrl

Lovely Yarns, HON

Hello Baltimore, home of the "Craftologist" of Knit Happens. As like any other crafty girl, I found this cute shop called Lovely Yarns in Hampden. If you are every in Baltimore you gotta check this shop out. Lovely yarns was voted "Baltimore"s best yarn shop" in 2007. It was truly a fun place to be and there lots of things to buy.


I knew this place was cool after spotting the "Knit happens T-shirt" on the wall. They designed that shirt along with two other funny knit T-shirts. The yarn selection was nice and the ladies there were so friendly.





Lovely Yarns had so many cool things to offer like hand dyed yarns, knit supplies, books, and some comfy chairs to sit on. They even have a front porch with a lime green lazyboy. One of the things that I noticed walking through the door were these colorful bears along the main aisle wall. These cuties were made for a non-profit project called The Mother Bear Project. This project is dedicated to providing comfort and hope to children, primarily those affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa by giving them a gift of love in the form of hand-knit and crocheted bears. What a great idea! Bravo, Lovely Yarns!

I had a great time talking to the staff and laughing with the customers. It is a must see if you are traveling to Baltimore anytime of the year.