more handmade ~ just pictures this time
December 11, 2009
As of yesterday I was starting to get real tired of my writing voice. Then I wrote something in my last post that sparked misunderstandings and I got real tired of communicating all together. After a while it all starts to sound like blah, blah, blah, blah... I've posted a ...
welcoming winter ~ a recommended reading list
December 10, 2009
Last weekend it was a light skiff. Then yesterday it was a big dump of the white stuff; and so although winter's official arrival date is over a week away I consider old man winter to have arrived with this snow. Welcome winter camping, snow forts, snowshoeing and mad river ...
Re-purposed sewing
December 9, 2009
Three crafty posts in a row (with more on the way). What's going on here? Must be Christmas! But it's not just that. There is definitely a creative groove in our home right now and I'm just running with it. Inspiration Sewing with re-purposed fabrics is nothing new to many ...
Decorations from My Kitchen ~ A Photo Tutorial and Other Inspiration
December 7, 2009
I've been making Christmas decorations from the kitchen. Nothing new, no doubt, but very easy and hopefully a bit of inspiration for your own project(s).
my husband's a sewist
December 6, 2009
A couple months ago I briefly entertained the idea of sewing Damien pj/lounge pants for Christmas. I went so far as to e-mail my friend Nicola at which name? (inspiring thrifty seamstress) for pattern recommendations. I'm thankful the idea died right there. Because since that time, in the amount of ...
Friday night window shopping
December 5, 2009
Those of you who were feeling sorry for me after my last post about kitchen disasters and deprivation, needn't any longer. A new (& improved design) soymilk maker is on its way, the oven works, I baked very non-vegan sugar cookies on my birthday and yesterday Damien and I went ...
tales of woe from my kitchen
December 4, 2009
The downside of taking time to write a post to link to the guest post at Zen Family Habits (convoluted or what) is that doing so didn't really reflect what's going on in my life right now. The post at Zen Family by the way took weeks to write and ...
