Author Archives: Carissa

17
Feb, 2011

what i’m not going to blog about

in an act of blatant plagiarism, i’m going to steal my friend bridget’s blog post, but add my own woes good story.  sorry b, it was too good of an idea not to steal this week.  but your not-blogged-woes beat … Continue reading →

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11
Feb, 2011

amazing generosity and a new bag for the happy baby

i have a terrible habit of procrastinating–especially when it comes to purchasing fabrics that i don’t have a very explicit use for, even if i love, love, love them i tend to put off buying any because i don’t know … Continue reading →

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03
Feb, 2011

easy baby egg yolk omelet: a photo recipe

(that’s 2 egg yolks, spinach, and cottage cheese)

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01
Feb, 2011

the happy baby & the robot

watch out world.  my boy is mobile!  here’s a fun video to demonstrate his technique: baby dude & the robot from carissaabc on Vimeo.

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30
Jan, 2011

my little star-bellied sneetch*

the latest “boring-shirt-to-cutie-baby-clothes” transformation (i really should remember to take “before” pictures of these shirts). this time i finally got a good method for the leg snaps.  if you want photos, let me know and i’ll put together a tutorial, … Continue reading →

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19
Jan, 2011

kids book review: tails by matthew van fleet

the happy baby is at the point in his life when he wants to interact with his books.  if they just have boring, flat pages he can sometimes be entertained by turning the pages himself, but often he just gets … Continue reading →

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17
Jan, 2011

my newest project… a process post

before christmas, one of my knitting friends (the same one who made me the happy baby this monster) gave us this wonderful, magical knitted baby blanket. i had been wondering how in the world we were ever going to transition … Continue reading →

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16
Jan, 2011

spoon oil

one of the hand-made gifts i gave this year was spoon oil. i’d made some for myself earlier, using this recipe and tutorial and really liked the way the product turned out. plus, then i found these cute tins on … Continue reading →

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15
Jan, 2011

and yet, another video from christmas

are you sick of these yet?  i’m trying to finish all of them before classes starts up again on tuesday. anyway, we do not own a dog, but the happy baby certainly enjoyed playing with all of the dogs owned … Continue reading →

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09
Jan, 2011

kids’ music cd reviews

sometimes it takes a few listens before i really start to like a particular cd and that was the case with both of these albums. maybe i liked one or two songs on the first spin, but the more i … Continue reading →

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