Handmade
The First Day of Spring
March 21, 2012
Yesterday was a good day. what a novelty to read my book on Laurent's iPod! I birthed my first e-book. Spring arrived on the calendar. And it was the birthdate of both my grandmothers. I didn't plan to launch this book the first day of spring. I didn't give any ...
Creative Ebb & Flow ~ The Knit of Family Life (Yarn Along)
March 7, 2012
Thoughts on being knit together as a family.
Pocketful of Pixies
February 24, 2012
One of the gifts I made this past Christmas was a Pocket Pixie doll for Brienne. I found the pattern at the Gingermelon Etsy shop from a link Mandie posted at Life Your Way (just giving credit where credit is due). Celine and Laurent actually helped me do some of ...
Simple Beauty in the Kitchen (an Idea for You)
January 13, 2012
FIMBY is experiencing some technical difficulties these days. If load times and commenting are slow (& quirky), I apologize. We're Damien's working on it. I used to use my Simple Soap for washing dishes. Two years ago I wrote about finding a pretty way to keep a bar of soap ...
Christmas ~ Creativity
December 29, 2011
One of my favorite things about this Christmas season was making and buying handmade gifts for my family. Having accepted that I can't do it all (and frankly, I don't want to either) I found great joy in supporting other artisans and crafters. I echo Heather's sentiments, "It feels like ...
May Your Days Be Merry & Bright
December 24, 2011
~~~ And may all your Christmas' be white ~~~ Nana & Papa have arrived. The feasting has began. Computer network car racing games and chess are being played. While my family is skiing this morning (I'll go out this afternoon) I will finish sewing Brienne's Christmas present. During the day ...
Living in a "Doll" House
December 23, 2011
No, I don't mean we live in a small house. I've already talked all about that. And no, I not referring to these doll houses and miniature medieval castles. Those are currently still stored in the black trailer in our yard because there is "no room at the inn" (sorry, ...
