January 3, 2012 – 8:00 am
What a year, what a year. Turns out it looks pretty incredible when you look at it in pictures, so here we go! Crafting – in review: 1. green crocodile scarf, 2. Little Leaves Quilt: Finished!, 3. divine hat, 4. Charm Square Baby Quilt, 5. Pillow Case Dress, 6. Patio Cushion Redo, 7. Completed projects. [...]
October 14, 2011 – 11:20 am
… it suddenly feels like it’s time to start working on winter projects again. Which of course means revisiting my fairly new skill of crocheting. A friend of mine just found out she is having her second little boy and hinted that a monkey hat would be much welcomed in their house. I was happy [...]
By Elizabeth
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Posted in Crafts, Yarn
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Also tagged beanie, crochet, crocodile, Debbie Stoller, full 'o sheep, hat, monkey, scarf, washable ewe, yarn
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September 26, 2011 – 3:57 pm
Can’t get enough skirts lately! Found this one on pinterest . . . it’s another Paperbag Skirt tutorial. I used quilting cotton and I’m not sure how I feel about it. It wrinkles really easily. I need to get acquainted with other clothing fabric options. I do like the shape and the feel of this skirt though and it [...]
August 29, 2011 – 8:27 am
I told you I would show you some of the details of the items I made at the sewcial retreat, so here we go! One of the items that people commented on most were the dresses I made for two flower girls. If I had been thinking, I would have snapped a couple pictures of the [...]
By Elizabeth
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Posted in Crafts, Sewing
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Also tagged beads, beanie, bibs, burp rags, cotton, dress, flora and fauna, flower girl, free spirit, from an igloo, grass, kona, michael miller, modern affair, New Mama Survival Kit, nursing cover, patricia bravo, patty young, pillow case, pillow case dresses, sewcial, Sewing, shirring, sling, spa scallop, winter hat
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I’d say the second sewcial getaway was quite a success (read about the first here). Ah, so much fun. This is just a quick recap of our weekend at the Wimberly Quilt Ranch! First off, it was such a fun house – the work room was amazing. Huge cutting table at the right height, walls [...]
We like the Cat in the Hat and all books Dr. Suess around here so when I found the PBS goodies page with Cat in the Hat themed printables, I was pretty excited. I printed the finger puppets out, taped them up to fit toddler fingers and we started playing. Jude had a ball with [...]
I had one of those ‘ah-ha’ moments the other day. I have potatoes in my drawer in my kitchen. I have tempera paint. I have a paring knife. Why wasn’t I doing potato stamping with my little guy? How much cheaper and easier could a toddler craft be? So I cut out a star and [...]
By Elizabeth
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Posted in Random, Toddler
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Also tagged Books, cat, dad, potato stamping, reading, string, toddler, toddler tuesday, weaving, yarn
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