Category Archives: crafty stuff

05
Aug, 2010

cutie pies and quickie fun sewing

my college roommate (and very dear friend) drove out (across several states!) to visit us (with her two kids ages 2 and 4!) a few weeks ago.  while she was here, i snuck some of her kids’ clothes out of … Continue reading →

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04
Jul, 2010

baby clothing cuteness

who says girls get all the cute clothes?  check out these rompers i made for the happy baby (using a few alterations on the 90-minute shirt tutorial): i especially love the back on the striped one where i added a … Continue reading →

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21
Jun, 2010

simply inspiring

in an era of trimming down my google reader in a vain attempt to spend less time on the computer, it is only a very exceptional blog that gets added to my list these days.  yesterday, i followed a link … Continue reading →

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20
Jun, 2010

my common threads quilt

here’s the current state of my common threads “bookshelf” quilt (hooray for the process pledge!).  last night i finally finished sewing all of the strips of books together (after adding about 30″ of my own “books”).  i have to give … Continue reading →

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18
Jun, 2010

evolution of a literary fox (and a giveaway!)

i got several requests to see the process of my reading fox design, and so i’ve created this blog post which should give hope to everyone out there who thinks they “can’t draw.”  i’m surprised to find that it feels … Continue reading →

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12
Jun, 2010

foxita

awhile back, i’d posted that my crafting/children’s librarian/bloggy friend, small fox had invited me to be part of an “art exchange.”  i’m pretty sure that the chain ended with me (i can’t really blame anyone for not signing up — … Continue reading →

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06
Jun, 2010

before and after: the glider

okay, you caught me.  this is another baby-related post, but it’s also a furniture makeover and i am soooo excited about it, i just had to share it with you.  a little back story:  when we started to decorate the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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