Author Archives: Carissa

31
May, 2010

and now… food!

as promised, here is a post about something other than baby crafts.  this one features my new favorite summer sandwich! i know i’ve posted about summer sandwiches before (wow.  that is some vintage happy stuff. no photos!  hardly any text!  … Continue reading →

Posted in summer, yum | 3 Comments
30
May, 2010

and yet more crafting-for-baby

it seems to be all i want to do these days–make stuff for the happy baby!  maybe if you’re lucky my next post will be about food or flowers or something.  :) this installment of crafting-for-baby includes binky leashes made … Continue reading →

Posted in baby stuff, crafty stuff | 4 Comments
21
May, 2010

lotta cute patterns!

i finally got my hands on a library copy of lotta jansdotter‘s book, simple sewing for baby and it is so inspiring!  in fact, despite my pile of things to do (top of the list:  take care of baby who … Continue reading →

Posted in baby stuff, crafty stuff | 8 Comments
19
May, 2010

curtains!

i finally finished sewing curtains for the baby room!  i decided to use the six-minute circle technique and just make one really big circle out of the same inspiration fabric i’ve used all over the room.  i originally had these … Continue reading →

Posted in baby stuff, crafty stuff | 1 Comment
11
May, 2010

crafty swap

awhile back, a knitting friend of mine and i made a casual swap agreement–a pair of socks for a throw-sized quilt. i received the socks a few weeks ago and i loooove them.  they are really comfortable and easy to … Continue reading →

Posted in crafty stuff | 4 Comments
09
May, 2010

my favorite mother’s day gift

Gabriel says Mama from carissaabc on Vimeo. p.s. not sure why there’s a discrepancy between the video and audio tracks–very distracting, i know. and no, the baby isn’t a ventriloquist. yet. i’m still on a steep video-editing learning curve here, … Continue reading →

Posted in baby stuff | 3 Comments
05
May, 2010

mini-ice pack tutorial

my sister and nephew were visiting last week and while they were here, he fell down (as toddlers tend to do frequently) and scraped up his hands a little bit.  we brought him inside and my sister asked if i … Continue reading →

Posted in baby stuff, crafty stuff, tutorials | 6 Comments
04
May, 2010

spring inspires me

actually, i’m not sure whether it’s spring that inspired me tonight or if it was because i’m 98.2% done with my class for this semester, or if it’s because i just had a long break from any serious cooking (because … Continue reading →

Posted in spring, yum | 2 Comments
19
Apr, 2010

wanna join in?

sooo…. i don’t know what got into me, but last week, i got a message from my blogland friend sarah day of small fox in a big world and i usually refuse to respond to these types of messages on … Continue reading →

Posted in crafty stuff, fun stuff | 3 Comments
16
Apr, 2010

baby faves

songs i find myself singing all the time: who’s my pretty baby by elizabeth mitchell and/or woody guthrie–this one lends itself to all sorts of improvisation like “who’s my stinky baby?” and “who’s my funny baby?” etc. and is a … Continue reading →

Posted in baby stuff, la la la!, library stuff, reviews | 2 Comments