I try very hard to let Arden explore within reason, saying “no” only if there’s a risk of injury or a mess that’s more than just inconvenient. This has led to some interesting “Mommy’s little helper” moments in baking, knitting, and sewing. If I’m working on a project while Arden’s around (which I try not to, {…Continue Reading}
Here’s a quickie table runner quilt I made for my Mom from the remnants of my 12 Days of Christmas tree skirt, plus a few more strips from the Moda jelly roll: Remember the tree skirt? After cutting my triangles, I was left with some pretty good-sized strips that I thought would be just right {…Continue Reading}
My husband is not one of those men who pays close attention to determines the exact right gift to surprise his lovely wife with for birthdays and Christmases. So he asks what I want, I tell him and he usually gets it and acts like it’s a big surprise. Not so bad when you ask {…Continue Reading}
I had grand intentions of getting a nice new artificial tree this year, but I didn’t get myself into gear in time. So, I brought up the little pre-lit one my Mom had given us years ago, and set it on a little table that she had used as a little girl to keep it {…Continue Reading}
Please go and vote for my blue dress project at Schwin&Schwin! I took a shirt of mine that I loved but didn’t fit me anymore and made a dress for Arden. If I make the top 10, I’ll compete in weekly challenges Project Runway style and the finalists will make a three look collection. Please {…Continue Reading}
Schwin & Schwin are hosting Project Toddler Runway. On December 16th they will present the ones that made top 15, and voting will open to narrow the top 15 down to the top 10. For the top 10, each week there will be a new challenge presented on Monday. Projects will be posted on Friday and the voting {…Continue Reading}
We live in Michigan and our labs have very tight coats. Laser especially is a weenie about being cold. He does this funny little speed-walk to try to get home faster whenever it’s below 35 degrees. Sophie, being the scrappy rescue dog she is manages better, but I thought it was time she got a {…Continue Reading}
Remember this? Arden modeled Victor Marcus’ cow costume after I had the bulk of it finished. It was still in progress, and now I’ve finished up the costume. Here are the final details: I spent a lot of time deliberating how to make hoof mittens, and then I realized that I could make them two-dimensional and he {…Continue Reading}
My good friend Kim was lamenting about how she wasn’t able to find a cow costume for her two year old son Victor Marcus  that she liked that wasn’t insanely expensive. Since I didn’t have anything at all to keep me busy every evening for the next couple of weeks (ha!), I volunteered to make him {…Continue Reading}
I don’t have any fun projects completed to post, so I’ll just do a quick wrap up of what’s been going on. We broke ground – literally – on our garage reconstruction. On Thursday, they took out the old slab, dug for the footings, and put in the foundation walls. We’re using a treated lumber {…Continue Reading}
