One of my dearest friends had her first baby this spring. I was so excited and happy for her, and so sad to be thousands of miles away, that (in what I hoped I wouldn’t have to describe as a fit of crafting over-confidence) I offered to make her baby a christening gown. When we… Read More »
Before and after: Card Catalog Desk
On our anniversary weekend last year (yes, I’ve been meaning to show you this for a while now), the Lt suggested I come with him as he shopped for my gift, as he was planning on visiting our local antiques mall to find me a card catalog. (Not a traditional 2nd anniversary gift, true, but… Read More »
Pretty valance.
This week I’m not feeling great — just a cold, brought on, no doubt, by my ill-advised comment to a friend that we hadn’t been sick so far this winter. Challenge the gods, why don’t you. Call down the jinx. Ugh. So I’m not up to fixing the world’s problems right now, but I though… Read More »
Handmade toddler gift: Mouse in a Tin!
My goddaughter who was almost two at Christmas, when I made her a fabric memory game, turned two! Her birthday snuck up on me, somehow, even though I clearly knew it was coming. I told her mother my goal is that by the time she’s old enough to remember her birthday, I will get birthday… Read More »
More crafty reveal.
The problem with being a child-bride who spent all her time reading rather than doing is that I’m so, so, so very behind. As I told you, I’m only now getting my own Christmas stockings together, decorating my kids’ rooms, and putting the finishing touches on/finally starting our family traditions. (As you prepare your Epiphany… Read More »