And you are invited to celebrate with me!

This is my new home on the web.

Oh, Blonde Chicken Boutique isn’t going anywhere! In fact, it is just growing and growing!

Blonde Chicken Boutique (where you are, right now) is my yarn line and my new home (still trying on names, it feels weird  to keep calling it TaraSwiger.com…it’s like I’m being very formal with…myself)

If you come here for the yarny goodness: good news! You are going to get MORE of it! Every Thursday I’m going to share patterns, ideas, information about eco-friendly fiber and yarn. And this month, I’ll be rearranging stuff around here so the pattern ideas and contests are even easier to find.

If you don’t want to miss it, you can get it delivered right to your . . . → Read More: You’re Invited: Birthday Brunch]]> Today’s my birthday!

And it’s also the birth of a new project/home/excitement!

And you are invited to celebrate with me!

This is my new home on the web.

Oh, Blonde Chicken Boutique isn’t going anywhere! In fact, it is just growing and growing!

Blonde Chicken Boutique (where you are, right now) is my yarn line and my new home (still trying on names, it feels weird  to keep calling it TaraSwiger.com…it’s like I’m being very formal with…myself)

What’s this mean for you?

If you come here for the yarny goodness: good news! You are going to get MORE of it!
Every Thursday I’m going to share patterns, ideas, information about eco-friendly fiber and yarn. And this month, I’ll be rearranging stuff around here so the pattern ideas and contests are even easier to find.

If you don’t want to miss it, you can get it delivered right to your inbox, by clicking here.

And if you come here for the crafty-business stuff or the behind-the-scenes stuff or the jam-making, then I hope you’ll join me at TaraSwiger.com. There’s a party going on over there today, so go check it out.

PS. What do I mean rearranging? I mean that all the business-y articles will be at the new site, while all the yarn-related posts will stay right here. With new ones every Thursday!

On this moment (just a minute after midnight), 9 years ago, you came into this world.

I was 350 miles away, in my dorm room, just 2 months into my freshman year. But I knew you were coming and I couldn’t sleep. My (new) friends gathered in the floor of my (tiny) room.

The phone range – you arrived! I hung up the phone, trembling, tears streaming down my face. The room erupted in squeals, hugs, laughing, crying! We were celebrating you, my Dyl, your birth into my life and into our family.

I’m still friends with those girls and we all recall that night with fondness. They can’t believe you’re as big as you are.

But I can. I’m so proud of what you’ve grown into. Hardworking. Silly. Smart.  A great snuggler. Awesomesauce.

(and lest you think I’m just here to embarrass you – I’m . . . → Read More: Happy Birthday, Dyl!]]> Darling Pickle,

On this moment (just a minute after midnight), 9 years ago, you came into this world.

I was 350 miles away, in my dorm room, just 2 months into my freshman year.
But I knew you were coming and I couldn’t sleep. My (new) friends gathered in the floor of my (tiny) room.

The phone range – you arrived! I hung up the phone, trembling, tears streaming down my face. The room erupted in squeals, hugs, laughing, crying! We were celebrating you, my Dyl, your birth into my life and into our family.

I’m still friends with those girls and we all recall that night with fondness. They can’t believe you’re as big as you are.

But I can. I’m so proud of what you’ve grown into.
Hardworking. Silly. Smart.  A great snuggler. Awesomesauce.

(and lest you think I’m just here to embarrass you – I’m sitting in Starbucks with tears streaming down my face as I write this!)

To celebrate our friendship, I’m giving away free shipping in my yarn shop, because I don’t know how else to include everyone in our celebration. And I really do want EVERY one (in the whole world!) to know how happy I am to have you as my brother.

But since I know you don’t give a snot about yarn, we’ll celebrate today in a way befitting your 9 years: pancakes (with choclate chips + M&Ms), a double feature, video games, making our own pizzas.

So let’s get this party started!

All my love,

Sis

PS. If you’re not the birthday boy but you want to party in a yarn-y way, snag some yarn and put “Pickle” in the Message to Seller and get free shipping, all weekend.