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Be Gentle, Be Love

In be gentle be love, blogs I read, homeschooling/unschooling on 18 May 2011 with 1 comment

I love the work/words of Amanda Oaks, and her project at Kind Over Matter. I’ve printed out quite a few of her freebies, and handed them out at the place I volunteer. Everyone always loves them! (How couldn’t you love these!?) Annabel and I are always looking for something creative to do together, so we [...]

Right now…

In blogs I read, domestic bliss, garden on 9 April 2011 with 1 comment

I was reading this post over at Lisa’s blog on Wednesday, when my laptop froze up and my hard disk died. I had meant to follow along and post my own thoughts right then, but things don’t always work out like we expect… Right now, I am… ~thankful for the use of my husband’s computer, [...]

Noro Aya Triangle Shawl

In blogs I read, crochet, tutorial on 3 February 2011 with 5 comments

When I saw this post on the Living Crafts blog, I just knew I had to make something like it for Annabel. I don’t knit, and I couldn’t find a similar pattern in crochet (worked from the neck down to take advantage of Noro’s beautiful color changes) so I made one up and wrote it [...]

Sarubobo

In blogs I read, gifts, kids crafts, sewing, tutorial on 21 January 2011 with 1 comment

I just love Mai’s blog, her style, and all of her wonderful tutorials! I have made few of her projects now, recently trying out her traditional Japanese sarubobo plush! They’re just simply adorable, and fast & easy to hand-stitch – I love instant gratification in a craft project two sarubobo pocket dolls Too cute!! I [...]