Category: Creative Life

Isn’t it always the case that right after a bout of productivity one is slammed down with a cold. So frustrating. All the Langs are home sick today. Oscar’s been absorbed by Noggin, Tim’s being a good husband and off to the store for supplies and I’m being a lazy bum and reading magazines with a kleenex shoved up my nose. When I get better…

I’m going to knit this matinee coat from a vintage knitting magazine

and make this … More

So Oscar was exhibiting some very non-Oscar behavior this weekend. Perhaps in an effort to not be outdone by some hypothetical baby sister he spent all of Saturday afternoon deciding that teddy bears were very cute. That they needed to be collected and inspected and hugged and piled up under covers. That they needed to snuggle in. And that the tinier the bear the better. It was too much! When we tucked him and his bears into bed Saturday night … More

I’m so glad you guys are digging the Winter Stitchettes! They’re about the only thing I’ve got going right these days. The rest of the week has been filled with swings and misses. Like our first try at getting a house that totally fell apart. That’s an awesome feeling. Or my attempt to be diligent and responsible about the car and get that little leak looked into that has turned into a major expense. Or more light heartedly like this … More

I’ve started thinking — a lot — about the new baby’s nursery. Thing is, we don’t actually have a nursery for him/her. Still need to find the house that extra room is in. But when we find it, and I’m optimistic we will, I’ll be all set with my paint picked out and my bedding made! We found the perfect blue for Oscar’s room and now I’m on a quest to find the perfect creamy yellow for the baby’s room. … More

Inspired by all the trips to the "country" lately and the stops at antique/gift shops and amazing quilt shops have had me inspired by cross stitch and penny rugs and folk art kits. I cannot wait for Amy’s mail order cross stitch pattern! And after hearing her and Sarah talking about penny rugs for forever I finally dove in and country crafted it up. I’d bought these beautiful wools on our various stops and decided to start cutting little circles. … More

 

We’re just back from being away for the weekend. Iowa this time. It was beautiful, too bad we were too harried to take any decent photos. Things have been really hectic around here for Tim and I lately and I’m not handling it well. Busy is not our thing. We need boredom. Weeks and weeks of same old, little activity, no plans, etc. I’m having an especially frazzling afternoon trying to get organized and prioritize things. I have lots of … More

I took one gagillion photos today. Scarily most of them were of myself. yikes!
And I have many many more pictures to take… had a great thrifting trip
today and have a ton of new-to-us kids books to click through. But
Boxcar’s awake now so I can just get this one up today – thrifted polka dot fabric,
finished mini quilt and cutie Polish Joli doll from Joy. I love her so much, thanks Joy!!

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