Merry merry!
I meant to pop in here on Christmas Eve, but I was going nonstop until well past 10pm. I had a little bit of downtime on Christmas Day, but I felt kind of weird getting online on Christmas. So here...
View ArticleThe Christmas Crafting
I let myself off the hook this year, big time. In fact, there were only four handmade gifts total. First were the neckwarmers I knit for the boys. Eamonn’s been asking for a scarf lately – last week...
View ArticlePicture the Holidays, week two
Thank you for your nice comments on my yarn bag this week. I’m sorry I haven’t had the time to respond individually – I’ve been making checklists lately and actually crossing things off of them,...
View ArticleMagical
We’re not really one of those families who has the tree up the day after Thanksgiving. In fact, we’re often lucky to have our act together in that department by Christmas Eve. True to form, this year...
View ArticlePlay
They’ve been spending the last few days staring deep into screens. These particular screens are from their grandparents. There have been other screens too, these few days since Christmas. And while...
View ArticleSquares
The theme of this week’s last-minute gift-making spree appears to be “squares.” There are charm squares in the quilt top, and my grandmother’s granny squares in the pillows and nearly-finished table...
View ArticleHistory repeats itself
This afternoon, I crossed some pretty big stuff of of my list, and I am celebrating by allowing myself to drop in here for a few moments of blog time. I have this great little widget on my WordPress...
View ArticleWith eyes bigger than my stomach
You know that phrase, right? For when you fill your plate with so much great-looking food, but it’s waaaaay too much for your tummy to actually handle? Is there an equivalent phrase for makers? I need...
View ArticlePicture the Holidays
Do you remember a few years ago when I took all of those Picture classes from Tracey Clark? It started with Picture Summer. Then I did Picture Fall, Picture the Holidays, Picture Winter, a self-paced...
View ArticleMaking merry
As part of this year’s effort to embrace the holiday season for the whole month of December, I’m doing a couple of projects. First, you may remember me mentioning Picture the Holidays last week...
View ArticleMaybe I’ll give her a box of yarn and a promise.
You can tell it’s December because I can’t show you anything I’m working on right now… Actually, that’s not entirely true. I am working on two big-ish yarn-based projects, one of which I can talk...
View ArticleDecember merriment
This past week for Picture the Holidays, we were inspired to capture Wish upon a star The view from here Every little thing Comfort yourself Up on the rooftops I find myself looking forward to each...
View ArticleMore December Merriment
This past week’s Picture the Holidays, prompts were: Monochromatic Magic Twinkle Twinkle Minimalist All is Calm Simply Divine Sincerely Yours Prep & Primp The Season of Lights A prompt arrives in...
View ArticlePillow talk
I’ve had a set of two holiday throw pillows for several years. They’re not really my style anymore, and one of them has a split seam with stuffing coming out of it. Every year I pull these pillows out...
View ArticleRemember me?
I feel like I haven’t been here in forEVER. The days have been so full. At first, they were full of people to see and places to go. But lately, they’ve been full of a welcome lack of those things. In...
View ArticleMaybe I’ll give her a box of yarn and a promise.
You can tell it’s December because I can’t show you anything I’m working on right now… Actually, that’s not entirely true. I am working on two big-ish yarn-based projects, one of which I can talk...
View ArticleDecember merriment
This past week for Picture the Holidays, we were inspired to capture Wish upon a star The view from here Every little thing Comfort yourself Up on the rooftops I find myself looking forward to each...
View ArticleMore December Merriment
This past week’s Picture the Holidays, prompts were: Monochromatic Magic Twinkle Twinkle Minimalist All is Calm Simply Divine Sincerely Yours Prep & Primp The Season of Lights A prompt arrives in...
View ArticlePillow talk
I’ve had a set of two holiday throw pillows for several years. They’re not really my style anymore, and one of them has a split seam with stuffing coming out of it. Every year I pull these pillows out...
View ArticleRemember me?
I feel like I haven’t been here in forEVER. The days have been so full. At first, they were full of people to see and places to go. But lately, they’ve been full of a welcome lack of those things. In...
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