Category Archives: crafty stuff

11
Nov, 2011

flannel friday: superhero colors

this one is an original!  a few years ago, i was building a superhero storytime kit and realized i had zero flannel stories that worked with the theme.  i stretched b-i-n-g-o to “there was a hero had a dog and … Continue reading →

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04
Nov, 2011

flannel friday: let’s play in the forest

i used this book quite successfully last week for the first time.  it’s very heavily based on the book let’s play in the forest while the wolf is not around by claudia rueda (which is based on a traditional spanish … Continue reading →

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01
Nov, 2011

halloween costume 2011: squirrel!

i decided pretty early this year that i thought baby dude would make a pretty cute little squirrel for halloween and although i looked for an easy, mass-produced squirrel costume, i only found one and it was scary (since it … Continue reading →

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20
Oct, 2011

i found another one!

i finished this one a few weeks ago when my parents were visiting.  can i still count it for kcwc? before: after:

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18
Oct, 2011

missed kcwc again!

how is it that i always seem to catch the last day of kids clothing week challenge?  that’s it.  i’m going to have to give in and subscribe to elsie marley’s blog at the risk of being too inspired and … Continue reading →

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03
Oct, 2011

apparently september is a really difficult month for me to blog

this weekend, i finally finished the mini-dude.  i got this idea stuck in my head that my boy needs a boy doll made by his mama, so after some experimentation, here’s the final product: happy baby calls him “baby” and … Continue reading →

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30
Aug, 2011

props to the inspiration for that last post

i just realized that the version of my last post that got published was not the version that included the links to the shops that inspired the dolls, so without further ado, here are my favorite (current favorite anyway) doll … Continue reading →

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23
Aug, 2011

i can sew for girls too!

a young friend of mine had her 2nd birthday last week and so i decided to try my hand at making some girl stuff. i used this skirt tutorial as inspiration, but had to go to this site to get … Continue reading →

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06
Aug, 2011

fabric snack bag pattern

i recently created a pattern for fabric snack bags to be included in an upcoming book called seasoned with peace (see more about the book here).  they only had space to publish one version of the pattern and i got … Continue reading →

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05
Aug, 2011

the chefalopod apron!

i finally got around to doing a little sewing for myself!  first, i sewed up this apron that came printed on the fabric from spoonflower.  it’s a “chefalopod“–an octopus whose legs form the ties for the apron.  when it came … Continue reading →

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