I was disappointed with the picture I posted of the soaps I made and after some investigation (yay for the internet), I decided to make my own lightbox. There’s a tutorial here. I had most of the supplies on hand except some daylight bulbs and I also bought a worklamp. My pictures were yellowish until [...]
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A friend got me thinking about soaps again. Here are some spooky soaps embedded with toy finger puppets. They are T – approved! He was excited to use his new soap and very anxious to get to the toy. It will be a lesson in patience. I tried to explain that it will take a [...]
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I finished this a few weeks ago but was waiting until the recipient received it before I posted. I found the pattern here. It was fun to knit up but took a little longer than most other hats I’ve done because this was done with sock yarn. I thought it turned out super cute!
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My friend Mary Jessica, Queen of Halloween, is knitting 31 pumpkins in October! I joined in the fun and knitted a grand total of two. One for each of my munchkins. They’re enjoying tossing them around.
I tried to take a picture of T holding the pumpkins. Any time I try to take a picture of [...]
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Festive July 4th Bandana Dress for baby Q!
Saw this idea in a magazine I was browsing through at a doctor’s office. Couldn’t find the exact article online but found a tutorial for it here: http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/daisyjanie/2007/12/how-to-bandana.html
$2.00 for 2 bandanas at Target ($1.00) each
$1.27 for spool of red twill tape ribbon
10 minutes of my time, if that!
I wasn’t [...]
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Here’s a set I crocheted for a dear friend who had her baby boy in May. He was born on Q’s birthday! What are the odds?
I am sad that I did not discover this darling Little Button Loafer pattern until my daughter was nearly walking. I suppose I could do some investigation and use some [...]
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Catching up some recent craftiness…
Dino bib for baby Koen. I actually made this back in December as soon as I found out my friend was having a boy! Pattern at http://downcloverlaine.blogspot.com/.
Beanie for baby K. My baby Q is modeling. It’s small on her but this was gifted for a newborn who [...]
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How cute is this? I recently got back in touch with a friend from college who it turns out is quite crafty and also suffers from crafting ADHD. She has this adorable baby beanie pattern on etsy which I WILL make.
While I have toyed around a bit with crochet I have never actually [...]
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Happy Chinese New Year! It is the year of the Ox! Our family happens to be full of dragons. My (maternal) grandmother, mom, nephew, and yours truly were all born in the year of the dragon. Chinese New Year is a celebration time for most Asian cultures (not just Chinese). [...]
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Those of you who know me know that I love crafting! My sister-in-law Traci shares a love of all things crafty and we decided to start a blog dedicated to sharing craft projects, tips, and ideas: www.craftingbliss.com.
If you are a crafter, please check it out. If you are not a crafter, please check it [...]
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