Handmade
Doll Making ~ Your Questions Answered
January 14, 2013
Céline and I have collaborated to answer your doll making questions from this post. I'm going to start off by saying I never taught Céline how to make dolls. I am not a doll maker. Years ago, I taught Céline how to sew basic stitches (her skill in that department ...
Mom's Shawl (I'm a slow knitter but a fast reader)
January 6, 2013
Those of you who have been around for awhile may remember that my mom and I started a knitting project together when our family lived with my parents last summer. I teased my mom at the time that it would take a couple years for us to finish this project. ...
The Kids' Christmas Handmades (and bring on your doll making questions)
January 2, 2013
I didn't make any handmade gifts this year. I gave other people's handmades. Handmade gifting does not have to mean DIY. Isn't that lovely? But for my kids it's all about handmade and DIY. Crafting is what they do. Here's a few photos of the gifts they gave each other ...
I don't have to do it all (and neither do you)
December 28, 2012
One of the things I have loved about my thirties is the increasing clarity I have gained each year about what I love and don't love. The re-discovering of myself and my new dreams post baby and early childhood years. (We are in the second half of our child raising ...
Making
December 18, 2012
Dolls, model cars, and stories. Faires and soup. Mittens, fleece pants, and split boards. Onion honey cough syrup (just in case) and shepherd's pie. There is secret making with closed doors and whispered plans, but these other makings are the ones we share. Making a drive to the mountains, a ...
The Low-Down on Borax & GSE
December 13, 2012
My most popular posts on the blog are my soap and body care how-to's, especially this time of year. This is somewhat ironic seeing as I don't write about those topics a whole lot anymore. Today is an exception. Last year I was trying to figure out what direction I ...
For the birds (but mostly for me)
December 10, 2012
I didn't ask him to make me bird feeder. What I said was, "all I want for my birthday is a bird feeder". I didn't specify a beautiful handmade bird feeder. We live in the woods. There is a small clearing around our house but otherwise we are surrounded by ...
