I couldn't decide if I was sending out cards this year. I was determined this year to simplify the holiday and not stress myself or anyone else out. But what's the wheat and the chaff with Christmas? It's hard to say. I decided late in the game that cards had to stay so I sat the kids in front of the tree when they walked in the door from school, put the flash on the camera and took 18 photos … More
Author: hillary
2015!
Sorry to report, Wee Wonderfuls has been taken over by the villians.… More
oh gray day
Chicago is trying to break records with most gray days in a row. I’ve hardly taken any photos of holiday crafting or merriment because it’s so dreary. What I wouldn’t do for a sunny or snowy day. I don’t even care if it’s 20 below! And I don’t even care that I’m jinxing us! I’ll be warm because all I’ve been doing for the last 2 months is knitting/crocheting. I’ve made my first pair of mittens, 4 scarves, 2 blankets, … More
little monkey
hanging out with Louise… More
clothespin skiers
Phoebe and I made our first batch of handmade ornaments last week. We’d never made clothespin skiers before. Seems like an oversight. I saw these on pinterest with washi tape shirts and giant pom hats and thought they’d be cute. Of course it didn’t turn out I had any giant poms but Phoebe came up with cute ideas for our tiny poms instead.
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knit/crochet
What’s everyone knitting this season? I have another set of thrummed mittens started (this pair for me!) and a christmas afghan going. Both need to be bumped for gifts though. I need something fun to make! I guess I should check my pinterest. I’m sure I’ve got something there.
I did crochet this one scarf. Maybe I’ll do another? I feel like I knit so much faster though.
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Storybook Cross Stitchette pattern up in the shop
Just in time for Christmas crafting the storybook gals I made last year are now available as a PDF pattern in the shop. Storybook X-Stitchettes. I think these would be so sweet in a nursery. That ship has sailed over here so I think I’m going to back them with fabric, stuff them lightly and hang them on the tree.
Also new in the shop are the PDF versions of the Kitchen Gnome Dish Towel Embroideries. I can’t … More
