Category Archives: crafty stuff

05
Feb, 2010

in which i stop torturing you and just tell you already!

so the short story behind this quilt is that after 4+ years of trying various methods to start our family, we are thrilled to be anticipating a domestic open newborn adoption possibly sometime in the next 5 weeks or so.  … Continue reading →

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01
Feb, 2010

the bigger picture

ding, ding, ding!  rebekah’s right!  the quilt is for a third human member of our family! but there’s a little more to the story than you might assume.  look at the previous hints for close-ups of the embroidery (here’s a … Continue reading →

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31
Jan, 2010

peek #3 and a hint

i made this for someone who might be coming to live with us in mid-march.

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29
Jan, 2010

a sneak peek

i’ve been waiting to show you my next quilt for a very long time, but i wanted to wait until it was finished.  here’s a sneak peek.  can you guess what kind of quilt it is?  (people who’ve already seen … Continue reading →

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24
Jan, 2010

something else i made

it may not look like much, but this rattle is the first item i’ve ever crocheted with no pattern whatsoever.  i decided on the way home from our kentucky christmas, that i wanted to play around with crochet stitches to … Continue reading →

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12
Jan, 2010

one more…

one more “look what i got” post and then i promise i’ll post a “look what i made” post!  i just had to show you this awesome fabric that my mom bought me (totally un-requested, but completely loved): it’s the … Continue reading →

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06
Jan, 2010

more fun in the mail

i was excited this year to be invited to participate in small fox’s first annual ornament swap.  my initial response had been that i was too busy to participate, but after a tiny bit of thought, i realized that i … Continue reading →

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05
Jan, 2010

too much happy

i’m suffering from blogger’s backlog block.  you know–when you’ve got so many things you want to blog about that you don’t know where to start and it just seems so overwhelming that you put it off for just one more … Continue reading →

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10
Dec, 2009

snow day = the impossible gift of more time!

yesterday outside it looked like this: so i stayed home and made this: and these: and some of these: and i rode a few miles to nowhere on a stationary bike while watching this (seriously–it’s the most charming and funny … Continue reading →

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07
Dec, 2009

easy ornament card printing tutorial

today i learned to my great suprise (and almost embarrassment) that i’d won two of the sms giveaways that i’d entered earlier this week!  i don’t think that i entered more than maybe a dozen or so (and, of course, … Continue reading →

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