Christmas is coming! It’s a week away to be exact. The tree is (mostly) trimmed and presents have (mostly) been ordered. Everything is done enough that if something left on the list doesn’t get done no one will notice and that gives me great peace. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Except Sleepy Was One of the Dwarves… Not a Reindeer
Sunday, October 4th, 2009
Baby Doll Cloth Diaper Tutorial
Part of my plan for Christmas/birthday/new baby season is a new set of gear for C’s baby. Actually, she has asked for a brand new baby with eyes that close. That’s part of the plan too. But this is scrap buster month over as Sew, Mama, Sew which got me thinking. I made a couple of diapers a while back but nothing too fancy and got to thinking about how to make them better. As a result, I barely slept last night but I did come up with an idea. Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Make Your Own Lacing Beads
Beads are a favored activity at our house. We started with preschool type chunky wooden lacing beads by Melissa and Doug. They’re great wooden beads that are easy to manipulate but became too easy in short order. Then we moved on to another Melissa and Doug kit that resulted in a number of pictures of teenie looking rather pathetic. But after a while, we lost interest in those beads too. So I started thinking. Read the rest of this entry »
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Shop Update :: Working It Out
So I still don’t really know what direction this will take but I’m trying something new. I feel so inspired after last week’s felt crowns that I’ve developed a pattern of my own. I love it. I spent some time poking around on the internet looking at other styles of actual crowns and developed a pattern all my own. Or two or three. I have a few more tricks up my sleeve but I need supplies. I am so over acrylic felt. Too bad I have plenty of that. My pinking shears just won’t cut it.
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Felt Crowns
Look at those faces! This weekend was too much fun. It was the official weekend of birthday parties. We spent the WHOLE day on Saturday eating cake and candy, running and screaming, moon bouncing and all other manner of party craziness. I didn’t do so much running and screaming, mainly because after party round 1 I was totally beat. It took me all day Sunday to recover and I still had to go to bed early. Chase has amazing stamina.
Monday, August 10th, 2009
Project :: Fat Quarter Diaper Changing Pad
I was going to title this post cloth diaper changing pad but I couldn’t figure out how to place or not place hyphens so that it didn’t sound like a pad for changing cloth diapers instead of a changing pad made out of cloth. Grammar is so tricky. Then, my camera wanted to be tricky. I had exactly enough battery power left in my flash to take exactly two pictures. My flash batteries always disappear very suspiciously. When questioned, Ben said, No, he didn’t know where he could find me a set of batteries. However, upon further probing, it appears that he Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Good Friday
Is that blasphemous? I didn’t mean it to be. I just like the double meaning. Because it will indeed be a good Friday. Actually, I didn’t even realize it was Good Friday until just a little while ago. My boss asked me if I was coming in tomorrow which makes me think that our office must not be closed. But when my day off falls on what would otherwise be a holiday it’s a lot less satisfying in some ways. I’m trying not to dwell on it. I need to be home anyway because I’m hoping that taking it easy will help me get over this plague that I’m suffering from. I am definitely on the mend even though I sound like hell. The flu-like body aches, fever and chills, makes me feel crazy illness, morphed into a hellish sore throat which has finally limited itself to a stuffy nose and hoarse voice but I can deal with this. Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Handmade Gift Ideas :: It’s a Wrap
I sent one package out yesterday and I’ll send another tomorrow which will bring my holiday projects officially to a close. One set of nieces are getting custom headbands on their own ring for hanging and a couple of extra hair ties. Our nephews are getting clipboards and crayon rolls for sketching their surroundings and/or keeping a nature journal.
This is the second time I’ve put these headbands together. I just think that the whole concept of using a hair tie to add the stretch is totally brilliant and simple. I think they’re cute and girls like headbands.. right?
The felt crayon rolls turned out pretty well too. Each roll holds 10 crayons and the ribbon holds the roll closed and to the metal clip on the clipboard.
I have a few more things to do tomorrow and then there’s only a short workweek standing between me and the holiday! I’m really looking forward to it and Chase is totally ready. We made sugar cookies today.
And now some too dark pictures of Chase being all Audrey Hepburn
