Monthly Archives: January 2011

30
Jan, 2011

my little star-bellied sneetch*

the latest “boring-shirt-to-cutie-baby-clothes” transformation (i really should remember to take “before” pictures of these shirts). this time i finally got a good method for the leg snaps.  if you want photos, let me know and i’ll put together a tutorial, … Continue reading →

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19
Jan, 2011

kids book review: tails by matthew van fleet

the happy baby is at the point in his life when he wants to interact with his books.  if they just have boring, flat pages he can sometimes be entertained by turning the pages himself, but often he just gets … Continue reading →

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17
Jan, 2011

my newest project… a process post

before christmas, one of my knitting friends (the same one who made me the happy baby this monster) gave us this wonderful, magical knitted baby blanket. i had been wondering how in the world we were ever going to transition … Continue reading →

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16
Jan, 2011

spoon oil

one of the hand-made gifts i gave this year was spoon oil. i’d made some for myself earlier, using this recipe and tutorial and really liked the way the product turned out. plus, then i found these cute tins on … Continue reading →

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15
Jan, 2011

and yet, another video from christmas

are you sick of these yet?  i’m trying to finish all of them before classes starts up again on tuesday. anyway, we do not own a dog, but the happy baby certainly enjoyed playing with all of the dogs owned … Continue reading →

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09
Jan, 2011

kids’ music cd reviews

sometimes it takes a few listens before i really start to like a particular cd and that was the case with both of these albums. maybe i liked one or two songs on the first spin, but the more i … Continue reading →

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08
Jan, 2011

gingerbread houses

before we arrived at their house for our christmas visit, my brother-in-law had spent an afternoon with his mother making very cute (but undecorated) gingerbread houses based on this idea. they were so cute! (although he said he’d make them … Continue reading →

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06
Jan, 2011

first haircut!

baby dude’s first trim from carissaabc on Vimeo.

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04
Jan, 2011

dress-up suitcases for boys

this year, my two oldest nephews are both old enough to enjoy playing dress-up and so i decided to create a costume suitcase for each of them. sadly, i wasn’t organized enough in the hustle and bustle leading up to … Continue reading →

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03
Jan, 2011

my filmmaking addiction expands to stop-motion experiments!

Stop motion Soup from carissaabc on Vimeo.

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