WiPs Wednesday Craft Hop {#1}
Okay, here’s what I’ve been working on this past week… The sock monkey hat isn’t in colors I would have chosen, but that’s the fun of creating custom things for others – trying new and different...
View ArticleMy Candid Thoughts on Halloween
Fall is my favorite time of year. Colorful leaves. Cute scarves. Crisp morning air. Cute scarves. Candy Corn. Cute scarves. It’s truely wonderful. We went to the farm and picked pumpkins and carved...
View ArticleWiPs Wednesday Craft Hop {#2}
One thing finished, another in progress! The cute rainbow hat is a thank-you gift for a special teen who helped me with my booth at the Lavender Festival this summer. I’m thinking after looking at it...
View ArticleWiPs Wednesday Craft Hop {#3}
This week I finished Micah’s 49er hat and made Ben’s Stegosaurus hat! Both boys LOVE their new winter hats. I love seeing the looks on their faces when I create something new just for them. It fills my...
View ArticleWiPs Wednesday #4: Oh Baby!
It’s been a while since I posted what I’ve been up to craft-wise. But I have been busy making things! Here’s a little showcase of the things I’ve been working on for Baby Boy #3. Hopefully he’ll arrive...
View ArticleWiPs Wednesday #5: Ben’s Blues
I’ve been working so hard on snuggley things for Thing Three…when Thing Two called me out on an important fact: I have not yet made him a “special blanket.” And he’s right. If truth be told, I didn’t...
View ArticleWiPs Wednesday #6: Cowl Craze
I’ve been having fun making something other than hats! After finding a bunch of gorgeous yarn at Thanksgiving (at the shop where my mom works) I’ve been creating some fun cowls. Here’s a couple, but I...
View ArticleDear Self, Stop the Comparisons!
Sometimes I find myself so caught up in what I “should” be doing; comparing myself to those around me until I feel like a massive failure of a mom, wife, teacher, person. Here’s an unfiltered peek into...
View ArticleMama, it’ll be 2015 soon!
If only kids could understand how stressful the passing of time is for grown ups! Mine don’t. In fact, on the day Thing One turned 6, he said, “Soon I’ll be 7!” He finds excitement in growing up, in...
View ArticleMore than I Can Handle
It’s been two months since I’ve posted. I just didn’t realize that a newborn would so completely wipe me out on all fronts. I mean, I’ve done this before! It shouldn’t have taken me this long to find...
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