Today Phoebe made some new green shoes, floral skirt and ballerina headband for her doll. She cut out the felt shoes and hand sewed them together. She pushed the gas on the sewing machine while we sewed the skirt and threaded the elastic through the waistband with a safety pin. And she measured out the ribbon for the headband. She’s working on a drawing for a friend for Zoe now. I’ve fallen so out of habit with crafting with the … More
Category: Creative Life
stamped initial journaling cards
… epiphany! maybe.
I'm standing in front of my fabric closet looking for something to make a quick bunny from. I have many choices. Lots of Springish choices. Lots of pinks, greens, yellows. And yet I can't find a single fabric I want to make a bunny from. I realize I'm ruling everything out because I've already made something from this or that fabric. And it can be 10 years ago I used it and still I don't want to use it again … More
happy valentines day!
… pop of color
With nothing but white out the windows for 2 months now it’s good to have some bright colors in the house to look at. And eating my vegetables has never been easier. It’s reassuring to eat lots of bright green food, to remember that in other places things can still grow. One of the most fun quotes Tim and I remember from Oscar’s birth is the midwife telling me that if I had been a pioneer on a wagon train … More
Art Deco Textiles was too heavy to add to my stack of library books
… Dec 7, Spaceboy & Robot as ornaments
In the same tradition of Mr. & Mrs. Claus I decided to make two more wee patterns even more wee this Christmas. Spaceboy & Robot are now at home on Oscar's blue tinsel tree.
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