Years and years ago, in one of our cross country moves, the con-artist movers we hired – the same ones who destroyed our china with glee and dodged our phone calls for weeks while we slept on the ground –…
Atti’s little lunchbag
I’ve had to give up on a lot of good intentions in this motherhood experience of mine, but one that I’ve clung to is sending lunch to school in an adorable and ecofriendly lunchbag. Now that Atti goes to school…
New dress for Spring
I searched everywhere for an Easter outfit this year and came up totally empty. I eventually bought a new top and some shoes and called it good. I wish I had known I was going to have such bad luck…
A Place for All Those Little Pieces
Don’t you wish every toy came with a carrying case? I finally had enough and decided to make my own. At Atti’s birthday party a couple of months ago, he got a bunch of really cool presents that have been…
Another big project
I seem to have what we stitchers refer to as start-itis. Some of the most fun in stitching comes in the planning of projects – picking a pattern you love, sorting among gorgeous fabrics and fibers to pull together supplies,…
Mantra Wall Hanging
Years ago I did some work for a scrapbook paper manufacturer who made translucent vellum sticker paper. Vellum is beautiful paper, but can be tricky to work with since any adhesive shows through. The sticker paper made that problem go…
Vinyl Splashmat
Man, kids make such a mess. It’s almost worth getting a dog just to clean up the mess left on the floor. 3 years into Atti’s little life, and I’m just now addressing the mess he makes at food time.…
Skeleton Crew Cross Stitch
Between spending February working on Christmas cards, and spending the rest of the year working on a Halloween cross stitch, I am totally out of season. But for some inexplicable reason, this project just called my name out of my…
2011 Christmas Cards
I finally, finally, in the longest time I’ve ever taken, got my traditional Christmas cards finished. And I’m afraid to say it just might be the last year I do this. My Christmas card list has gotten too big, and…
Getting back to work
I have licked my wounds long enough. It’s time to rediscover my love of making things and bend that muse to my will. So I went out and did what was sure to get my creative juices flowing, I visited…