For Aaron’s third birthday, I sweet-talked Jeremy into designing a shirt with an image of Aaron alongside an owl character from one of his books, Little Hoot. I may be biased, but I love the way it turned out; and I think the owl Jeremy sketched really looks like Aaron.
I’ve been mildly obsessed with plants, bulbs, seedlings, and flower pots this spring. There is something quite remarkable about witnessing 4 seasons for the first time in my life. Having the time to watch how colors in my yard are changing on a daily basis has made me want to be a farmer. Or at [...]
I sewed this mini sewing kit out of felt for a friend who likes folk art. The heart is a pincushion. The left wing has two little embroidered pockets with velcro closures. The pockets hold a small spool of thread and a few buttons. The right wing has a strip of ric-rac to hold needles [...]
I made Polly from a recycled sweater sleeve. I wet-felted the 100% lambswool sweater, then machine and hand stitched her together. I added her eyes and beak with craft felt, and sent her to live among friends in a faraway land.
I’ve been lazy with the blog and with crafts lately, so today I decided to catch up on this spring’s projects before summer begins. Sophie and I made these in January for a few friends with kittens for Valentine’s Day. I used felt, ribbon scraps, vintage cotton calico, and filled them with poly-fill and catnip.
Recently Annie and I used some free movie tickets to see “Expelled,” which is a look at the creation and evolution debate within the academic world. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. We had mixed opinions of the content and delivery, and I’ll let the rest of the blogosphere wrestle over it’s worth or worthlessness. But [...]
I haven’t written about Aaron (my neighbor who just turned three) in awhile. So here’s a tidbit from this week. As you may know, Aaron and I have many things in common: we both like cheese, we both have questionable tennis skills, we both like watering plants, we both love it when his little sister [...]