Don’t try this at home folks

Just last month I made Martha Stewart’s hand-warmers using ceramic pie weights sewn between soft felt. The first pair I made I tested in the microwave and got the time wrong. I knew right away that something wasn’t right when the plate they were sitting on in the microwave blew up and the smell of [...]

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“Please act suprised”

I needed a little bit of cheer today and was happy to find some printable gift tags from other crafty bloggers. My favorite are the tags from Angry Chicken, with all of the statements that we want to say when we give gifts (probably better left unsaid but the tags can say it for you). [...]

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Untangling

Last week…

…this week, some finality. I have had so many projects going it was overwhelming!

It feels good to tie up some ends and get some things completed. So here is the finished sweater for Little K. I ended up ripping out the ruffle again and going with a simple rolled edge- as the pattern [...]

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Penguins and Steam Trains

Some wee ones recently told me about the current penguin exhibit at OMSI with great enthusiasm and a full demonstration of how penguins walk. I felt some of that same childhood joy and excitement seeing this steam train chugging and whistling through Oaks Bottom. Lars took the photos while I reminded him how cold I [...]

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God Jul

I listened to Christmas music on the radio on the way home from work today. It doesn’t really seem like December yet, but the rain is reminding me how much I miss a good snow.

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