My husband came home late last night from working on one of the rentals.
“Hey, glad you’re still up. Well, I reconfigured the front of your car for you,” he announces.
Awesome.
[Un]fortunately, he was still able to drive it home, and, with maybe a little crowbar action, some adjustments to the radiator, and a replaced headlight, our lovely […]
Oh, which do I show off first? I think it will be the doll Sarah and I made Friday night to bring to her friend’s birthday party.
I really hope it isn’t tacky to give very mistake-ridden handmade gifts as birthday presents for 5-year-olds. I know my 5-year-old would love it, and that’s why she wanted […]
I followed a pattern [almost] completely, (rather than trying to hodge-podge 2 or more patterns together — or even just trying to somehow create with fabric an image that exists solely in my head!) AND I used regular, non-stretchy, non-slippery, non-drive-you-out-of-your-mind-type fabric and, lo and behold, I CAN sew. What do you know?
I used this pattern, Simplicity 2739.
And okay, […]
Filed in: crafty | January 29, 2009
I’d been working periodically on Jade’s little “sleeper doll” for over a week. The body part was quick — just sew up a sleeper and stuff it — so it was just waiting for a head most of that time. But Jade slept with it anyway, calling it her “doll that doesn’t have a head.”
I finished it during her […]
Two-year-old Jade was asking to borrow Sarah’s wallet and Sarah didn’t want her to.
But during Jade’s nap, Sarah and I decided to make her a wallet of her own for Christmas. When Jade opened it and saw what it was, she exclaimed, “A wallet! I’ve always wanted a wallet!” and ran over to give her sister […]
Hi, I'm Kate.
I have a propensity for rambling at length about parenting, attempting crafting projects far beyond my capabilities, staying up entirely too late, and craving sugary treats. This is my journal.
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