One of the things I hate buying at the grocery store are crackers. So much packaging, so expensive and so few actual crackers in the box. But on the flip side, they are a fabulous go-to quick snack with peanut butter or cheese or hummus or even just plain, so I always buy them. And [...]
We are slowly getting our library/work room set up and I’m rediscovering all my long-packed away craft supplies. All that’s old is new again and its so fun (and way cheaper than buying more). I found this very simple pattern (Simplicity 2613), Zoe and Tommy picked fabric from my stash, and away I went.
I’m just [...]
We’ve done a lot of work around the house: new floors, new doors, new trim, new paint… lots of new, and lots of work. The kids have been champs through it all, and today we took a day to work on a project of their choosing. The origin of this project was a doll house [...]
I made this bear for Zoe awhile ago but am just getting around to posting her. I used the Simplicity pattern 9524 – its a very simple, very fast 2-piece pattern and Zoe picked the corduroy fabric. Zoe loves her (talk about warming my heart!) and sleeps with her every night. She named her Laura [...]
First, the Cute. This is a set of cloth napkins I did for one of my best friends and her family. My kids love having their name on something so I figured hers do too and who doesn’t love porcupines?
And now the Creepy. One doesn’t often think of embroidery as something that could be disturbing [...]