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I’m Shannon. I’m a 30-something wife, mom, working mom, friend, daughter, sister, aunt, crafter, web producer, business owner, etc. 

Likes: babies, old people, old homes, organization, sleeping, flip flops, seeing people trip, curly hair, creativity, telling it like it is, chocolate. 

Dislikes: public speaking, chili, being cold.


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</description><title>Figuring it out.</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @shannonbyhand)</generator><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>batixa:

Scaly Warmos (via SWNKDLLR)
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktd25aNpSz1qzxmvio1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://batixa.tumblr.com/post/249677511/scaly-warmos-via-swnkdllr"&gt;batixa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Scaly Warmos (via &lt;a href="http://flickr.com/photos/swankdollar"&gt;SWNKDLLR&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/270369832</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/270369832</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:00:20 -0500</pubDate><category>knit</category></item><item><title>nnokka:

artislovely:
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktcbq7I5yN1qzb2ceo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://nnokka.tumblr.com/post/249719098/artislovely-huge-i-mean-h-u-g-e-obsession"&gt;nnokka&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://artislovely.tumblr.com/post/249693088/sodapoptreats-freshly-blended"&gt;artislovely&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/269781427</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/269781427</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:01:55 -0500</pubDate><category>embroidery</category></item><item><title>french-knot:

batixa:

SWNKDLLR: CASTL CRNRS

</title><description>&lt;img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktd23bT34i1qzxmvio1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://french-knot.tumblr.com/post/249725926/batixa-swnkdllr-castl-crnrs"&gt;french-knot&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://batixa.tumblr.com/post/249676669/swnkdllr-castl-crnrs"&gt;batixa&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://swankdollar.blogspot.com/2009/07/castl-crnrs.html"&gt;SWNKDLLR: CASTL CRNRS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/269403248</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/269403248</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:00:41 -0500</pubDate><category>knit</category></item><item><title>realreason:

thanks, bebelestrange, lasramblas.
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktcdjlD3pw1qzupk7o1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://realreason.tumblr.com/post/249812628/thanks-bebelestrange-lasramblas"&gt;realreason&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;thanks, &lt;a href="http://bebelestrange.tumblr.com/post/249333047"&gt;bebelestrange&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://lasramblas.tumblr.com/post/249332336/erm-i-would-love-to-have-this-on-my-front-lawn"&gt;lasramblas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/269092091</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/269092091</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:00:08 -0500</pubDate><category>earring</category></item><item><title>zlaika:

nnokka:

(via: cardinalacre)

</title><description>&lt;img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kq75ggPutw1qzakogo1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://zlaika.tumblr.com/post/248490809/nnokka-via-cardinalacre"&gt;zlaika&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://nnokka.tumblr.com/post/248323293/via-cardinalacre"&gt;nnokka&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(via: &lt;a href="http://cardinalacre.tumblr.com/post/247951736/msmcporkchop-mindibartell-french-knot"&gt;cardinalacre&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/268503348</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/268503348</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:19:55 -0500</pubDate><category>tree</category><category>embroidery</category></item><item><title>lorealloves:

via
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt69nmASuo1qzjcrxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lorealloves.tumblr.com/post/248504156/via"&gt;lorealloves&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/2009/11/flawless-bathroom.html"&gt;via&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/268067577</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/268067577</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:16:49 -0500</pubDate><category>bathroom</category></item><item><title>phampants:

(via icanread)
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt9ol8qIY11qzr04eo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://phampants.tumblr.com/post/248572771/via-icanread"&gt;phampants&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://icanread.tumblr.com/"&gt;icanread&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/267747967</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/267747967</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:10:58 -0500</pubDate><category>quote</category></item><item><title>(via sweetiepie)</title><description>&lt;img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt3zs7fkpw1qzun2so1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://sweetiepie.tumblr.com/"&gt;sweetiepie&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/267119078</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/267119078</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:15:11 -0500</pubDate><category>bike</category></item><item><title>realreason:

thanks, jennider: Vegetarian Anatomy.

</title><description>&lt;img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt407eJ2lg1qz4s3wo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://realreason.tumblr.com/post/243921053/thanks-jennider-vegetarian-anatomy"&gt;realreason&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;thanks, &lt;a href="http://jennider.tumblr.com/post/243869890/vegetarian-anatomy"&gt;jennider&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;a href="http://www.ibelieveinadv.com/2009/11/international-vegetarian-union-anatomy/"&gt;Vegetarian &lt;b&gt;Anatomy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/266660360</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/266660360</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:07:27 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>(via sweetiepie)</title><description>&lt;img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt48moKVKx1qzun2so1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://sweetiepie.tumblr.com/"&gt;sweetiepie&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/266342584</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/266342584</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:02:31 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>ticklr:

eighty-seven:

(Nick Sherman)

</title><description>&lt;img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksyum7QApS1qzansxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ticklr.tumblr.com/post/240738098/eighty-seven-gotham-g-in-wood-nick-sherman"&gt;ticklr&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://eighty-seven.tumblr.com/post/240729868/gotham-g-in-wood-nick-sherman"&gt;eighty-seven&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a target="_self" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksherman/4082743131/"&gt;Nick Sherman&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/265708611</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/265708611</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:04:22 -0500</pubDate><category>G</category></item><item><title>idonttext:

artislovely:

ellaminnowpeas:

houseonhillroad:

ModE...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksigvlX0WL1qaodpao1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://idonttext.tumblr.com/post/238955891/artislovely-ellaminnowpeas"&gt;idonttext&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://artislovely.tumblr.com/post/238763897/ellaminnowpeas-houseonhillroad-modeco-kids"&gt;artislovely&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ellaminnowpeas.tumblr.com/post/238744558/houseonhillroad-modeco-kids-eco-friendly-and"&gt;ellaminnowpeas&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://houseonhillroad.tumblr.com/post/231365275/modeco-kids-eco-friendly-and-handmade-gifts-for"&gt;houseonhillroad&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.modecokids.com/index.php/2009/10/21/free-printable-chore-chart-for-kids/"&gt;ModEco Kids - eco-friendly and handmade gifts for children » Blog Archive » Free Printable Chore Chart for Kids&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;just what i need for my little helpers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;oooh, yes. this is great!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;oh MAN I was going to make one of these up this week - FABULOUS REBLOG SHARING Ms D! And thanks to the original person who put this up.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/265268453</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/265268453</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:02:59 -0500</pubDate><category>chart</category><category>chores</category></item><item><title>justbesplendid:

Elmo cupcakes
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksvzhg1FMO1qzvsqto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://justbesplendid.tumblr.com/post/238988743/elmo-cupcakes"&gt;justbesplendid&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Elmo cupcakes&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/264958024</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/264958024</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:00:18 -0500</pubDate><category>cupcake</category><category>elmo</category></item><item><title>french-knot:

(via myfarmhouse)
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kswhunZG0W1qzeb9oo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://french-knot.tumblr.com/post/239316748/via-myfarmhouse"&gt;french-knot&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://myfarmhouse.tumblr.com/"&gt;myfarmhouse&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/264319209</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/264319209</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:05:58 -0500</pubDate><category>wire basket</category></item><item><title>granola:

(via bootsieking)
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kswprx2JhE1qzqinyo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://granola.tumblr.com/post/239353042/via-bootsieking"&gt;granola&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://flickr.com/photos/bootsieking"&gt;bootsieking&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/263857467</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/263857467</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:03:37 -0500</pubDate><category>key</category></item><item><title>iloveetsy:

Washcloth Cupcakes Flower by thepinkcamellia on...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstjovl1qZ1qzjh51o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://iloveetsy.tumblr.com/post/239418584/washcloth-cupcakes-flower-by-thepinkcamellia-on"&gt;iloveetsy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33666999"&gt;Washcloth Cupcakes Flower by thepinkcamellia on Etsy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/263540204</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/263540204</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:39 -0500</pubDate><category>cupcke</category></item><item><title>zlaika:

lesmy:

Squeeze Me

</title><description>&lt;img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kswp8jJ3CJ1qzwruco1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://zlaika.tumblr.com/post/239457942/lesmy-squeeze-me"&gt;zlaika&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lesmy.tumblr.com/post/239345185/squeeze-me"&gt;lesmy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Permanent Link: Squeeze Me" href="http://www.juniorsociety.com/2009/11/06/squeeze-me/"&gt;Squeeze Me&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/262949422</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/262949422</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:14:41 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>(via myyellowballoon)</title><description>&lt;img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kswx5pvHMA1qzzwm5o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://myyellowballoon.tumblr.com/"&gt;myyellowballoon&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/262482841</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/262482841</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:05:45 -0500</pubDate><category>knit</category></item><item><title>zlaika:

libraries:

(via neekaisweird)

</title><description>&lt;img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/lxYmIhMduqquyjsxWVgUs363o1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://zlaika.tumblr.com/post/239537843/libraries-via-neekaisweird"&gt;zlaika&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://libraries.tumblr.com/post/156426087/via-neekaisweird"&gt;libraries&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://neekaisweird.tumblr.com/"&gt;neekaisweird&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/262121779</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/262121779</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:05:30 -0500</pubDate><category>needle</category></item><item><title>"The right to be ridiculous is something I hold dear."</title><description>“The right to be ridiculous is something I hold dear.”</description><link>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/261198006</link><guid>http://shannonbyhand.tumblr.com/post/261198006</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:16:19 -0500</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
