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		<title>Packed and Ready</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love trying new things, so this weekend should be exciting.  I&#8217;ll be joining a bevy of talented artists and other creatives at The Art of Craft at the Fayerweather Street School in Cambridge, Ma tomorrow for my first show.  Everything (and I mean everything) is packed and ready to go.  From my popular Oriental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rooster in the House!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just showin&#8217;.]]></description>
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		<title>Exposed:  Behind the Scenes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pay No Attention to that Woman Behind the Curtain Recently, the delightful Meg Manion spent a lovely  morning prowling about my neatish, somewhat organized studio as part of her wanderlust studies of the creative world. Reposted with permission. [just another day] &#124; wanderlust. everything melted, rained, unraveled, became, grew wings, attempted flight, flopped, tried again, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Season:  Flea Markets Resume</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=319</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this outing I got stuck in the second stall, rummaging through baskets of vintage linens and napkins.  When done there, I only made it two stalls further.  He was two rows away by then, though I could still see glimmers of the safety orange sweatshirt he wore specifically to increase his visibility (I get lost easily) .]]></description>
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		<title>Almost Vintage</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=304</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love a good design challenge.  It gets the blood flowing and exercises lazy neurons.  It all started with a simple request from a wonderful photographer, Sara Jensen.  She was looking for something vintagey&#8212;rough around the edges.  Lots of texture (yes!  that&#8217;s my department!) .  I mulled and turned things over in my head for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VSP (Very Special Project)</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=300</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hooking this piece has been a joy, and it allows me to bring so many pieces of our history into play.  Some of the wool was handed down to us from the wardrobe of a great aunt and uncle.  The leaves and bits of the sky are highlighted with yak yarns my husband brought home for me from a very special trip to Tibet with his father. ]]></description>
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		<title>From Something Old Comes Something New</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=296</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is humbling to sit with another artist&#8217;s uncompleted work and try to ascertain not only what you could add to it, but how you could do it justice.  These quilt squares from the late 1800s put me in exactly that position.  How could a new audience delight in this treasure?  Bits and pieces of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Operation Cheesecake:  aka Kitchen Applique</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=292</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I&#8217;ve learned in marrying in to an enormous family is that there is always a good excuse for a party.  While catering was never on my list of things to accomplish, I find my over-riding need to make pretty things overflows the studio and into the kitchen.  The party in question?? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Tipsy Quilt</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=282</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I have to lie my life on the line to be able to make something square and true, how on earth do I make a respectable quilt that scoffs at longitude and latitude??]]></description>
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		<title>The Project Ended Before the Year Did!</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=283</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All it took to reach the end zone was some holiday quiet, a playlist of Splendid Table podcasts, and a lot of coffee.  Voila!]]></description>
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		<title>Vintage Feed Sack Teddy Bear</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=277</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spend a lot of time rooting through flea markets.  Pieces of other people's live present themselves to me, and I create my own narrative.  I wonder if someday one of my pieces will be discovered in a dusty bin in some vendor's stall waiting for a new story to be told.]]></description>
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		<title>Steeked in Catastrophe</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=259</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Admittedly, I&#8217;m no adrenalin junkie.  I get my highs from rather low-key pursuits.  A perfectly baked loaf of bread.  A chapter successfully read before falling asleep at night.  Excitement around here is limited to keeping the dogs and my boy (the husband) out of trouble.  And most decidedly, knitting has always been meant to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anatomy of a Disappearance</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=272</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good book tells a great story.  A great book tells a part of your own story.  I think it is the search for that that determines my reading forays.  Escapism is all well and good. And  &#8221;junk food&#8221; reads, as I call them, have their much needed time and place.  But the true journey [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Good Ole Days</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=266</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not so very long ago, recycling was a way of life, not a trend.  A surprising, if not charming, reminder of this wended itself my way at an antique shop in Brunswick, ME.  A feed sack, of all things, was purposed for fiber art!  Utterly functional in getting supplies to the farm, this beautiful coral [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rainy Day Progress</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=267</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rainy days always make me want to either knit or bake.  Yesterday, I knit.  And a design I&#8217;ve been mulling over for some time made it in to some sort of dimensional reality.  I can already see it dolled up with bows for a little girl or little bands of blue ribbon around the ears [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering a [Free] Knitting Pattern</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=260</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While dreamily knitting and plotting and scheming and knitting, I suddenly remembered that my first pattern wasn't really my first pattern after all.  I'd forgotten my freshman effort:  The Mohair Stole.]]></description>
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		<title>Kamchatka:  read it</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=257</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you have to remove yourself from your daily life and routine to do the things that mean the most to you. That is how I happened to find myself snuggled into a vinyl dinette set of a Comfort Inn on a dreary grey morning.  The view was of eighteen wheelers slogging down the highway, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Color is Your Baby?</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=252</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fiber Eye Candy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby cocoon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cotton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fair trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knitting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[layette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newbor baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic baby]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yarn deliveries are always a big event around here.  My husband knows to stop everything and find, call, inform me as soon as that big box arrives at the door.  He&#8217;s been well trained, and true to form, I got the email the other day while still on my road trip.  I came home to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catch and Release</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=249</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Junk Shop Goodies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catch and release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[factory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flea markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shoe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stash management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vintage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We love antiquing. I believe I&#8217;ve said that before. Combing through flea market stalls, Craigslist ads, and other local haunts always sucks us in. But it has come to the point that our vintage finds are requiring the same level of management as my stash. Gasp! So it has come to it. We&#8217;ve decided to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sundays are for Hooking</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=245</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[wiwo (what I'm working on)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hooked rug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paisley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rug hooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work in progress]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, not much needlecraft happened this weekend, but plenty of cookies were baked, not to mention consumed.  My weekdays are happily and soundly packed with shipping orders, fulfilling custom orders, and creating new works for my shops, but that has left little time for my biggest rug hooking project yet.  Sundays seem to be the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remnants</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=242</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Junk Shop Goodies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wiwo (what I'm working on)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flea markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[killim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oriental rug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repurpose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[upcycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vintage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a fiber lover, stash management is always an issue.  Everything seems to have such intrinsic value.  And that has only been getting worse for me as I&#8217;ve been exploring rug hooking and quilting.  Every little tiny scrap is suddenly a representative of enormous value.  I don&#8217;t want to throw anything away.  This is especially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Craigslist for Fiber Fanciers</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=240</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=240#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fiber Eye Candy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Junk Shop Goodies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[batik]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craigslist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fabric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flea markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sarong]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[treasures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craigslist:  Love.  It.  How was the grammar there?  Never mind. Flea market junkies, bargain hunters, cheapskates&#8211;ahem, Frugal Yankees&#8212;that we are, CL is a haven.  We&#8217;ve found sofas and antiques and cars, but it is also just the ripest picking ground for fiber lovers.  I&#8217;ve bought and sold yarn, found rug hooking tools and supplies, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demanding Art</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=235</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Junk Shop Goodies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[killim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oriental rug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rumi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some things just must be made.  You don&#8217;t really have a choice.  Unlike other pieces that you labor over and bemoan their lack of direction, sometimes a completely unexpected piece demands your attention and won&#8217;t let go.  And sometimes everything falls right into place for it, too.  That&#8217;s what happened with my Brevity Journal.  From [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flea Market Thrills and Poodle Love</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=228</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Junk Shop Goodies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fleam market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poodle love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poodles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retro]]></category>

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		<title>Cow in Progress (and completely pun resistant)</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=217</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[wiwo (what I'm working on)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[home decor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m moving along on my friend here and am having a ball.  Now I&#8217;m at that point that I need to decide just what exactly this girl is going to be.  A mat?  Wall hanging?  Pillow?  Something else?  It is only about 8&#8243; by 10&#8243;, unless I decide to a hook a border.]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a cow!  (tell me it looks like a cow)</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=206</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wiwo (what I'm working on)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This project is a departure for me.  I&#8217;m still not quite sure how it happened.  I mean, I meant to make a cow&#8211;but I thought it would simplistic or cartoonish.  I can&#8217;t draw.  I can&#8217;t shade.  But something about this seems to be working.  It&#8217;s funny.  I worked more than half my life as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tibetan Diamonds</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=185</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fiber Eye Candy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gifts from guys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tibet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yarn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thrilled to report that upon my husband&#8217;s return from some extensive travels, I have managed to not kill a single houseplant (or fish).  And my reward, you ask?  The darling guy brought me home a sack of mineral dyed yak yarn from a carpet studio in Tibet.  And when I say &#8220;sack&#8221;, I mean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garden Kamikaze</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=168</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative nature management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[planting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We grow a lot.  We eat from our garden fresh, frozen, preserved, canned, jammed, you name it throughout the year.  That said.  I have absolutely no idea what I am doing.  The garden is fueled by enthusiasm, adrenalin, and perhaps some white wine.]]></description>
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		<title>Portrait of an Heirloom</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=180</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 21:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[wiwo (what I'm working on)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby shower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cocoon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knitting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newborn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newborn photo prop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What makes something an heirloom?  This is a question I typically ask myself when I start any new design, but especially when it is for a newborn.  When a child enters this fast paced, do it yesterday, mechanized, computerized, factoried, harried world, it seems to be all the more important to have one little piece [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nesting</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=169</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 11:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bird watching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nests]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Around here, we have a rather intimate view of the lives of the birds we share our yard with.  We witness the jealous sparring of the chickadees, playful flights of the blue jayes, romantic strolls of the geese couple who roost with us every year, and even the exhibitionist habits of the robins who mate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Join</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=160</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 14:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips and Sneaky Tricks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[crochet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most irksome parts of knitting is attaching a new skein of yarn after finishing the first.  This is especially true for me since I do so much knitting in the round.  I rarely have a seam I can hide a tail in.  Then the clouds parted, the gloom lifted, and yarn join [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And it progresses</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=157</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[wiwo (what I'm working on)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[area rug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reclaim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rug hooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wedding]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm still searching for a few more pieces of fabric to complement the background colors.  Unfortunately, whenever I find the perfect piece of wool to work with, inevitably it is being worn as part of some lucky person's ensemble (pants, skirts, etc.).  A little inappropriate to get all grabby about it. ]]></description>
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		<title>Studio Reads:  An Exact Replica of a Figment of my Imagination, a Memoir</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=154</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Studio Reads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[An Exact REplica of a Figment of my Imagination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book list]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth McCracken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memoir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading list]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was taken by the title immediately.  How could I not be?  Looking at the those words on the back cover of another book I was reading, I had to see what it was about. &#8220;A child dies in this book: a baby.&#8221;  The author, Elizabeth McCracken writes.  And it is her child.  But what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Work in Progress</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=150</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[wiwo (what I'm working on)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[area rugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hooked rugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[linen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oriental rugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patterns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was dismally rainy here a couple of days ago, so I holed up in my studio and tackled designing a rug to hook.  I love oriental rugs, so I took my lead from that.  I combined some motifs from rugs I have in the house with adaptations of a photoshop brush or two and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Studio Reads:  The Dressmaker of Khair Khana</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=148</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Studio Reads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gayle tzemach lemmon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading list]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m well aware that a reading list from the depths of an active studio should be filled with tomes of design inspiration and manuals of technique.  And, don&#8217;t worry.  I have plenty of those.  The list is dizzying.  But while I spend most of any given day either pouring over those volumes or listening to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opening Day&#8212;it&#8217;s flea marketing season!</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=143</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Junk Shop Goodies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acushnet River Antiques]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antiques]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backdrops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dudley Do Right Flea Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flea markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photo shoots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[props]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Todd's Farm]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Around these parts, Todd&#8217;s Farm is the flea marketing and antiquing mecca.  First Sunday of April through until hardy New England souls can&#8217;t bear the weather any longer.  Yesterday, being the first Sunday of April, we got our walking shoes out and hit the stalls. When I first met my husband, he was already a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baking Day</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=139</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=139#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the Kitchen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artisan bread in five minutes a day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bread]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homemade]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago I picked up a copy of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois.  We haven&#8217;t bought a loaf of bread since.  The smell of baking bread and warm tender slices fresh from the oven&#8212;well, nothing beats it.  Most of the time I just make some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Finished Hooking</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=136</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=136#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dahlia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rug hooking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had so much fun with the the Sunflower Hooked Pillow that I wanted to play more with the concept.  These two pieces will be made up into petite mini pillows about 6&#8243; square.  My mind&#8217;s eye already sees them nestled among books and soaps and flowers or settled on a little person&#8217;s rocking chair. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>sunny side up</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=132</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=132#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cottage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hooked rug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pillow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proddy flower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sun porch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wool]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[swatches of life get loved, used, worn out, discarded to be collected again and treasured the suit jacket grandpa wore to church every sunday dad&#8217;s goofy pants he donned to support his favorite baseball team your mother&#8217;s woolen skirt&#8211;the one you clung to when strangers came to the door Hooked Rug -noun a rug made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vintage Recipe No 1:  Five Can Casserole</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=128</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=128#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the Kitchen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vintage Recipes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[casserole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dessert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free shipping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homemade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recipe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vintage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I confess.  I’m something of a snob in the kitchen, and am usually pretty disdainful of any ingredient list that includes a can of cream of something soup. Those types of things do not actually qualify as recipes for me.  However, as I’ve been entertaining myself by reading vintage cookbooks lately, I came across something  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swatch Along No. 2:  The Accidental Swatch</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=110</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=110#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Swatch Along]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earflap hat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knitting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patterns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swatch along]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tutorial]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love my unwavering belief that I am going to just sit down with my yarn and needles and whip something new out.  Beautiful.  Inspired.  And get it right the first time. I apparently refuse to learn.  Things like this happen.]]></description>
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		<title>A Touch of Fun</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=107</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=107#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair clips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weddings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After so much WINTER, my girl and I ventured onto what we believe is our patio under all this snow.  A bit of frolicking was in order.  She is very helpfully showing off one of the clips I&#8217;ve been working on for the past few days.  This flower is centered with a vintage button for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long Awaited and Well Worth It</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=98</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=98#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eye candy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fair trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knitting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yarn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I'm not sure if I should knit with these yarns or just eat them up, they are so yummy.  Talk about eye candy.  Spring arrived in a package from UPS yesterday.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling Woodsy</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=94</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=94#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[faerie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fingerless gloves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knitting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ring pillow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rustic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[woodland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I pitch shovel after shovel of snow away from the house, I find myself fantasizing about the flowers I can make grow in my studio, if not in my yard.]]></description>
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		<title>Swatch Along No. 1:  Cable and Ladder</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=89</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=89#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Swatch Along]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barbara g. walker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craft tutorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knit along]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knitting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swatch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I know this is knitting heresy, but I'm usually no fan of swatches.]]></description>
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		<title>Pursuing Perfect:  Resources for Crafting a Better Business</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=86</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=86#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craft business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resources]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=86</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is all about finding success as an artisan in business.]]></description>
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		<title>IndieArtisans is at It Again</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=81</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=81#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indieartisans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[valentine's day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hues to Adore offers artisan pieces in heartwarming shades of blush, rouge, and mocha. ]]></description>
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		<title>Recipe for Recycling:  A Tutorial of Sorts</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=75</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=75#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chocolate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecofriendly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homemade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recipe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tutorial]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When in doubt, count on chocolate.  My homemade chocolates needed some packaging, and my dreams of repurposed ecofriendly gift treats were realized.]]></description>
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		<title>Handmade Everyday</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=67</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=67#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accessories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ceramics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indieartisans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jewelery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[softies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Everything that is made by hand is a story that begins being told by one, and then the tale is picked up and carried on by each new person whose life it touches. ]]></description>
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		<title>When Stash Speaks and What to Do When it Doesn&#8217;t:  Overcoming and Frolicking with Creative Block</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=62</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=62#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cookies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative block]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[re-purpose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stash]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=62</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Old stash meets new stash and all kinds of illicit liaisons can happen.]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiration by Lineage</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=59</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=59#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[babushka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kilim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[matroyshka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oriental rug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[russian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tea stained]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=59</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ As the creator, I give it form.  From there, it [the piece] should bring its own voice to the table.]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Humors</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=52</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=52#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[felt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[folk art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[primitives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rug hooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stash]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=52</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I confess, I have a thing for rugs.  I love looking at them, shopping for them,  and napping on them in front of the fire.  So, I tore myself from the depths of my studio this weekend, re-communed with friends, and dove head long into a whole new craft that I am sure I must create stash for.]]></description>
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		<title>Identity Disorder</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=47</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brooch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dreamy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[french]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pastel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pillows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shabby chic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tutorials]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you've been paying attention, you may have noticed that my work has taken a turn lately.  Normally, I think of myself as a bohemian drama queen, all the way. Nonetheless, my artistic personality disorder seems to think I'm French.]]></description>
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		<title>A Gift Guide for Spammers</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=41</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=41#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cell phone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clutch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quilts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stocking stuffers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TAFA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am happy to report that I have developed a vast and varied network of devoted spammers among my followers. ]]></description>
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		<title>A New IndieArtisans Collection for the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=37</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=37#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ceramics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fine craft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gifts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indieartisans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A diverse collection of gifts to suit everyone on your shopping list.]]></description>
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		<title>Sparkly Girl has Heart, too.</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=33</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=33#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fingerless gloves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knitting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merchandizing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[story telling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Little did I know that I'd need to define myself as a photographer and stylist, as well. ]]></description>
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		<title>Girl&#8217;s Got Sparkle!</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=29</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fingerless gloves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knitting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shiny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sparkle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Frequently, disaster is the only descendant of my creative gestations.]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Open House at Root and Sprout, Nov 20th 10:am-5:pm</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=25</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=25#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eco-friendly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knitting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open house]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trunk show]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What could be a better way to support small business, handmade, and needy children all at the same time?]]></description>
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		<title>Letting Go</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=20</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=20#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[elmer's store]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fabric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handspun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knitting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long weekend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sewing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yarn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ I can vividly tell you what book I was listening to while I worked, what the weather was, and what home improvement project I was avidly avoiding---]]></description>
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		<title>To Topstitch or Not to Topstitch?</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=13</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=13#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[craft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fabric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market bag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reusable bags]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reversible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sewing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[topstitching]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[That is the question I threw out to the FB gang the other night.  Sometimes I think topstitching adds a nice professional finish, but other times I think it just makes the thing look cheap.  The project that had thrown me into such philosophical woes was my Petite Reversible Market Tote.  Would it be more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a Bloggin&#8217; New Day</title>
		<link>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=6</link>
		<comments>http://jwrobel.com/blog/?p=6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read somewhere that over 10,000 new blogs are created every day (If I could remember where I found this choice little tidbit, I&#8217;d happily give credit.)  (Credit goes to the lovely Rachel Biel!).  So, what do I think I can bring to this mode of forum?  Honestly, I&#8217;m not exactly sure.  Much like venturing [...]]]></description>
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