Author Archives: Carissa

30
Mar, 2011

sewing by the seat of my pants: a tutorial

way back during celebrate the boy month, one of you, dear readers, asked me to provide a tutorial for how to create your own patterns.  i took a bunch of photos of my process last weekend and created the tutorial.  … Continue reading →

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25
Mar, 2011

more little movies…

i finally had some time this past week to put together some older video clips into edited films, so i thought i’d share them with you. there’s also a new one that doesn’t have the baby (just another of those … Continue reading →

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13
Mar, 2011

another addition to the happy baby film fest

for mr. happy stuff’s birthday, i got him one of those little nanobugs.  turns out, as much fun as he has playing with the bug, the baby and the cat like it even more.  caught some of the action on film … Continue reading →

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10
Mar, 2011

celebrate the boy: rocket romper edition!

it’s time for another celebrate the boy post!  i’ve actually had this project completed for awhile, but haven’t had time to put the blog post together until tonight.  (um, still don’t really have time.  it’s 1 a.m.  let’s keep this … Continue reading →

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27
Feb, 2011

celebrate the boy–pixie hat!

yesterday morning, i woke up about an hour before everyone else and i wasn’t groggy, so i decided to get up a sneak in a little sewing project. i knew just what i wanted to do! i’d seen the “snow … Continue reading →

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26
Feb, 2011

crawling!

one of the really nice bits of last week when i stayed home with an under-the-weather happy baby was that i had the pleasure of observing him switch from belly scootching as sole means of propulsion to actual, bonafide, “big … Continue reading →

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24
Feb, 2011

celebrate the boy… with new pajamas!

i forgot to take a before picture, but imagine a very large, red mock-turtleneck, long-sleeved shirt with a little fading, a few small paint splotches and a teeny tiny hole.  i took that shirt (which, you can imagine, i had … Continue reading →

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22
Feb, 2011

celebrate the boy–with pants!

the second item of clothing i made for celebrate the boy month was a pair of big butt baby pants made from this t-shirt (it’s striped, but hard to see in this photo): nothin’ super fancy, but they’re easy to … Continue reading →

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20
Feb, 2011

celebrate the boy!

during my internet wanderings last night, i discovered to my joy that we are right in the midst of a month of celebrate the boy at made and made-by-rae.  this couldn’t  have been better timing for me.  since i was … Continue reading →

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17
Feb, 2011

what i am going to blog about…even better tortillas!

wow!  many thanks to all of you who have already responded to my earlier post (both on and off the blog).  your words were very comforting!  but i also feel like i didn’t give a true representation of the week, … Continue reading →

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