I wrote my cousin on Thursday or Friday to ask her what her soon to be 3-year-old would like for her birthday. She told me that she loves dolls, so I instantly thought of the Wee Wonderfuls book. I decided to give one of them a try, but really doubted my ability to finish it … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sewing & Quilting
Crafturday
Here’s a little glimpse at what I worked on while all the boys were napping this afternoon. I started and nearly finished a Wee Wonderfuls doll today and finished Carolyn’s blocks. It was a really nice, relaxing and productive Saturday. Continue reading
Crafty Books
Inspired by Kim & Cirilia’s recent posts on crafty books, I thought I’d join in and talk a bit about recent craft book acquisitions. We currently keep our books in our hall closet, so I’m not showing a picture of all of our books, as it’s not much to look at, but these are the … Continue reading
Back in the Saddle
Toward the end of my pregnancy with C2, I couldn’t really handle sitting at my sewing table. Plus, I was so big that the gut just got in the way. My sewing table (which is also my desk) got covered with everything I didn’t want to find a place for at the time. Last week, … Continue reading
Trick or Treat*
I don’t know if my mom meant to start a tradition of handmade costumes or if it just happened because we didn’t have the money to buy the store bought costumes that were pretty sub-par back then (ETA see the comments, should have known she did it because she’s crafty since she’s the one who … Continue reading
I made the kid a shirt
He loves it, and so do I so it was a total winner! I have been inspired by seeing all of the great kid’s clothing projects popping up for the fall kid’s clothing week challenge. I had this pattern in my stash, after seeing it on Made by Rae, so I thought I’d give it … Continue reading
Hiatus
Sometimes, it’s good to take a step back and take a break, even if it’s from things you love (no, I’ve already taken a blog break so this isn’t about that). My hand started bothering me, and with the holidays coming up before too long, I decided to take a step back for a week … Continue reading
Favorite Things
I love reading about what other folks are loving right now on their blogs, but don’t formalize a list of mine that often. So, here goes, things I’m loving right now. Ellen’s Blueberry Muffins over at Pioneer Woman (my version pictured above). I baked them last night and they are really good! I think they … Continue reading
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