Author Archives: Carissa

07
Jun, 2012

splendid lemon ice cream sandwiches

i recently stumbled upon jeni’s splendid ice creams at home.  i immediately began to drool.  when i got the book home, i read it from cover to cover (okay, i didn’t read all of the recipes, but i did read … Continue reading →

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05
Jun, 2012

busy book: connect the stars!

this week’s page was sewn in the car during our trip last week.  the buttons were ones my mom had inherited from one of my great aunts who was a nurse–these were buttons from her nursing uniform! in addition to … Continue reading →

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04
Jun, 2012

movie monday: silly car songs

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28
May, 2012

busy book: hide + seek

we just arrived home from a 12 hour drive home (and the same drive going there a few days before that, but split into two slightly smaller stretches) and i have to confess to you that i pushed myself to … Continue reading →

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23
May, 2012

get happy e-mails!

i think i’ve finally figured out an effective widget that will allow readers to subscribe to my blog via e-mail.  if you don’t read my blog through google reader or some other rss feed and if you’re tired of checking … Continue reading →

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22
May, 2012

busy book: second page, three little pigs

for my birthday this year, my mom sent me both the pattern and the felt kit to make this fantastic set of “three little pigs” finger puppets. i’m not usually into kits, but this one is sooooooooooooo cute (i actually … Continue reading →

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21
May, 2012

movie monday: down by the bay

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16
May, 2012

the blankie

i recently realized i’ve never blogged about the finished knitted blanket.  it took almost exactly a year to finish. i ended up just making two panels of the same stitch and seaming them together–it’s not perfect, but it actually didn’t … Continue reading →

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14
May, 2012

quiet book: snail marble maze page

let’s start this sew-along off with an original design and free pattern, shall we? i first saw the idea for a marble maze here and thought it was brilliant.  i couldn’t wait to try it out and as soon as … Continue reading →

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14
May, 2012

movie monday: zoooooom!

another little video from our recent trip to visit family.  

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