Now that the holidays are past and I have a few minutes to breathe again, I can catch up on blogging all my holiday makes! This ornament project was a fun little family project that I cooked up when I realized I would have some extra fabric left over from the kids holiday pajamas. (The delicious animal print is from…
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Holiday Blogging: Stockings
Now that the holidays are past and I have a few minutes to breathe again, I can catch up on blogging all my holiday makes! Full disclaimer: I used this awesome tutorial from Cluck Cluck Sew. First I made my template and cut out from my fabulous fabrics. For each stocking, you need two lining pieces, two outside pieces, one…
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Pillows
A wanted to create something to gift to her teacher this Christmas. After a lot of thinking, she decided to make something that reflects her teacher’s love of books and the cozy reading nooks in her classroom: Alice in Wonderland pillows! We got this hard-to-find fabric from Alewives Fabrics. The Rifle Paper Company print is lovely and includes the Anna…
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Look ma, I can knit!
For my birthday this year, I gave myself a new craft: knitting! And I think I am finally ready to share my baby steps along this journey. First, I learned to cast on and complete a knit stitch: Next, I cast off and then used a mattress stitch to complete my first cowl! It’s a double wrap made out of…
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Special Olympics Scarves When I worked in my corporate job, I spent a lot of time volunteering with Special Olympics Maine – fundraising and volunteering at the Games. One way that I was happy to be involved was when they started calling for scarves for the Winter Games! Each year, Special Olympics Maine calls for volunteers to crochet or knit…
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Winterberry
I love it when a long-awaited plan comes together! This dress began a long, long time ago. In January of 2018, my husband and I went on a trip to Camden to celebrate our anniversary. I took the Saturday of our special weekend to take a pilgrimage to Fiddlehead Artisan Supply in Belfast, Maine. I bought fabrics that were added…
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Local Goodness: Baked Potato Soup
Yum! Leeks and potatoes are in season and available locally! Not to mention the fact that Facebook has basically been stalking me with soup recipes. I love, love, love soup as the weather turns cooler. On a day filled with at-home time, it is easy to get things prepped and generally babysit this soup while I work on other things.…
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From Where I Sit…
… I am steadily sewing away at a project (that may or may not need to be completed for Wednesday’s school pictures!) … my son is practicing his stitching … my daughter is learning to sew buttons and pick out coordinating ribbon … bedtime is being ignored … things are messy From where I sit, that is a pretty good…
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Throwback Thursday – Egg Apron!
A regular feature where I remember a fun make that has not yet been on the blog! As a rule-following perfectionist, I do not stray from patterns very often (I don’t want to take the blame if things go wrong, ha!). But when my friend C took a new teaching job, I really wanted to congratulate her with *the perfect…
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On Being a Crafty (Soccer) Mom
In my third year of complaining about how much time it takes to drive kids to, and wait for, soccer practices, it was high time that I figured out a solution! Not all kid activities lend themselves to crafting. A and B take separate skating lessons, so I usually have some kid one-on-one time built in there. Swim lessons are…