What am I going to do today? First of all I'm going to get a Dr. Pepper (after all Lent is over). Then I'm going to put in a movie for the kids. Finally I'm going to settle in and make some shoes. Baby shoes.Lots and lots of baby shoes.We have a spring show in less than two weeks and even Gracie knows that you can never have too many pairs of shoes. ... View the Post

Last spring I made Gracie some skirts that were still a size too big for her. This spring she finally fits into them.Here she is coming and going in one of them. I think I may try to make her some more with a longer belt/sash and different fringe on the bottom. ... View the Post

This afternoon Simon and I hung up some springcicles. We actually made these in February but found them this afternoon when I was cleaning out the basement freezer.I saw this idea in an issue of Family Fun. The project is supposed to be done during the winter and the colored icicles are to be color catchers. However, we didn't hang ours until today. That's alright though, we had fun making them, rediscovering them, hanging them, and watching them slowly melt. We may even do it again during the ... View the Post

Today I chopped up some old T-shirts to make Gracie a scarf. We all have cabin fever and are insanely grumpy. So between my archaic camera and my angry baby this the best picture I could get.Spring can't get here fast enough...ps---Yes, she is wearing her scarf with her duckie pajamas...none of us are even going to get dressed today. Maybe there are some advantages to snowy days. ... View the Post

I am so, so, so, tired of the cold. Honestly, I wanted to cry this morning when it snowed. Then again later this afternoon when it hailed. But instead of crying I made crazy scarves for my kids.I've had scarves on my mind for awhile now and while these aren't the ones I was thinking of they were still fun to make.Simon is modeling his alligator/dragon/lizard scarf (Grace is taking a nap). After the 2 minutes outside for the picture we decided it was too cold, even with the scarf, for playing. ... View the Post

I know, I know...two fabric cuff entries in the same month.... But this one is different. This is my FAVORITE cuff. I made it almost a year ago and wear it um, pretty much all the time. Recently I noticed that it was not only shabby but getting dirty. Ew. I couldn't wear it anymore! It has just been sitting there dejected in my cuff pile until yesterday... Yesterday decided that if I wasn't wearing it anyways I might as well try it in the washing machine. What would it hurt? So, with great ... View the Post