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More Messy Fun
Have you ever wondered what a bar of Ivory soap looks like after it’s been microwaved? Yeah, me neither…but my curiousity was peaked after reading about it here. I can’t remember the last time I held...
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Chop Shop
My studio has been dubbed “the chopping block” this past week. After acquiring some new-to-me sweaters from the thrift store , I had to start going through my inventory in order to make room and keep...
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Dance Away
Over the weekend, Levi discovered ballet. It started while we were clearing out some bins in the studio and rearranging furniture (again). We came across a pair of tiny pink ceramic ballet slippers...
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Sweater Mitts
Just wanted to pop in with a quickie post/update on the sweater mitts or wrist warmers or fingerless gloves…whatever you’d like to call them. This is a project I’ve wanted to do for a while now, and...
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Studio Time
Today I had a little helper with me in the studio. It’s been a while since Levi and I have been able to work side by side or even compatibly for that matter, on a project. It seems that we drift in...
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Little Things
A new bag of buttons from the thrift store to add to a colorful collection of jars on the shelf.Wooden thread spools, some that belonged to my grandmother. I love their simplicity. Scraps of yarn from...
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Old School
Michael is passing on a favorite childhood hobby of his to Levi…making and flying balsa wood airplanes. There have been many nights during the past week that Michael has joined me in the studio after...
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Friday PJ Party
Some days it’s just necessary to stay home in our jammies all day. That’s what we did this past Friday, and we had a blast. Levi came out of his room ready to go on a bear hunt, wearing some explorer...
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Crafty Pants
I’ve had the idea to start a crafting group/collective of some type for awhile now. I am a part of a diverse, talented, thoughtful and oh-so-very wonderful group of mamas here in Napa. Outside of the...
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At Home Holiday
A little bunny paid a visit to our house yesterday and he almost got caught! Michael and I had JUST finished hiding the lot of eggs around the house when minutes later Levi woke up to use the...
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This Moment (Then and Now)
In the words of Amanda Soule: {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and...
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Sew Crazy
I intended to write this post on Monday, but over the weekend Levi came down with a nasty fever which then turned into a snotty cold and I was just too darn busy fussing over my sick boy to worry about...
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Stitched Together
Nanny, GG and little G Look at this crazy old picture!! Doesn’t it just scream the 70′s??? That is my Nanny and GG (her mom) crocheting an afghan on our awesomely striped couch with my little brother...
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Round Two
Sweaters turned into gloves, waiting to be crocheted. It seems that I am a sucker for punishment…at least the kind that’s self-inflicted. I took a leap of faith and decided to hop on board the...
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Blessings
Once again, I am caught up in the activities of life, the busyness of the season and the changing rhythms of our home. I have not purposefully meant to stay away from this online journal space of mine,...
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T-Shirt Yarn Tutorial
A very dear friend and I were catching up recently and talk of our blogs came up. She writes a sweet food blog called Food Filled Life and has a true passion for cooking, using fresh and local...
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Crafter-noons
Ah, summer…that special time of year when we stay-at-home parents find out what we’re really made of. Some days, I’m made of mellow patience and full of laughter. Other days…well, let’s not talk about...
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Days Like This
Have you ever had a day go by so effortlessly and full of so much goodness that when you slide under the covers that night you drift off to sleep with a big smile on your face, replaying the day over...
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Down the Rabbit Hole
Hello all, October came and went like a flash. The vast majority of the month was spent buried deep in the creative process (a favorite place of mine), getting jewelry items ready for sale at our...
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