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Phonics Miniatures Swap
I’ve been much too busy recently, trying to find time for my ‘real’ job, the one I get paid for to work occasionally, and also trying to finish Jo’s phonics swap. Which I did at the last minute today,...
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Book of Hearts
I saw this Valentines Day Busy Book over on Lavender and Limes a couple days ago, and it immediately went into my craft project ideas file. I tried to get it done yesterday, but although I finished...
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Felt Armchair Tutorial
Do you know a little girl who needs more places for her dolls to sit? Maybe you? We had four place settings for our doll tea time, but only three chairs, so I made up the pattern for these chairs to...
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Matryoshka Prototypes
Here are my first two attempts at matryoshka dolls, I want to make one for a friend for her baby shower. The first one is much too tall, and didn’t have a face at all, since I was just experimenting,...
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Fillable Soft Egg Tutorial
Eggs eggs eggs! I’ve been experimenting with soft hollow eggs to stuff for Easter, I don’t like plastic eggs. If you don’t like plastic eggs either, then whip up a bunch of these to hide around your...
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Matryoshka Dolls
Here is the set of ‘nesting’ dolls that I made for my housemate’s baby shower. I like them a lot, although I should have made the pocket a little looser. Luckily mommy’s tummy is soft enough to...
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Sewing
Last week we did a lot of sewing. Sewing on plastic canvas with our art friends, sewing with needle and thread on a marked line, sewing on paper (I’m just the mom, I’m not in charge here.) Then Monday...
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Monogram Barrette
Rebecca is 4, which means that she gets to pick out the birthday presents for her friends, and while I may retain some veto power, and can provide suggestions, it’s really her show. But sometimes *I*...
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Gift Sewing Kit
When you find out that your daughter has a birthday to go to tomorrow, with a solid schedule of playdates, naptimes and school between here and there, there is only so much you can do. But it turns out...
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Shamrock Barrettes
I whipped these up in the scramble to get out the door for school Friday, because I realized that they would be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on Friday at school, although my brain hadn’t caught up...
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