happy stuff.

In honor of Gabriel James joining our family, I’ve put together a mix of music for you to enjoy. Some of it is new stuff, some of it’s old stuff. Some of it’s kids’ stuff, some isn’t especially for kids, but would still be appropriate for kids. Below, I’ve linked to websites where you can [...]

the happy baby gabriel james born 2-28-2010 welcomed into our family 3-2-2010

a tiny friend of mine is having her first birthday tomorrow, and i had a hankering to make a dress, so i found this pattern and tutorial online and altered it just a bit to make it reversible. i used fabric from my stash.  this is an older michael miller print.  the background is actually [...]

i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again… i do love to watch animated movies.  this afternoon, mr. happy stuff and i went on a date to watch the most recent batch of oscar nominated animated shorts.  here’s a link so you can see short clips from each of the nominated films. if you’d [...]

this year for christmas, my sister suggested that her son might enjoy having a play kitchen.  their house is very small, so whatever kitchen he got needed to be very small, compact, and easy to put away or get out to play with.  i sent her a few ideas i’d found online and she showed [...]

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today i indulged in a much-needed mental health vacation day and stayed home to carve stamps with a crafty friend visiting from out of town.  in addition to my first big monster stamp, i also carved the star flower you see above, and a speech bubble stamp and the words “happy birthday” that fit into [...]

(apologies if this is a duplication–we’re still ironing out a few kinks in the switchover) my blog has a new address!  the old address should still work, but if you have problems with your links, shortcuts or rss feeds, try the new, snappier address: www.thisishappystuff.com thanks for reading!

i was so excited the other day when i received this super cutie wallet in the mail.  it was a surprise, “just because we love you” gift from my parents and i just adore it!  they ordered it from queen-bee creations, but if you ever decide to send a surprise gift from there, you should [...]