The upside to having a million pregnant friends is that I get to make cute, fun little things that I normally wouldn't be making!
This was my first (and second) attempt at making a gnome. I think there's a few things I'd do differently next time instead of following a pattern. Hope the recipients love these though!
Bunimals Modifications
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*Bunimals: Simple toys with many possible modifications*
My new toy pattern, called Bunimals (bun+animals), was intentionally
designed to be easy to modif...
51 Ornies
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One of my favorite customers asked if I could do 51 ornaments in a short
amount of time and at a price that fit the budget. I said sure without
thinking. O...
~SIMPLE THINGS~
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The day I have been patiently waiting for has finally arrived...Miss P,
our precious little ginger haired girl...
can sport a bow!!! Oh, the little things....
Past Due Post ...
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Back about 4 months ago I decided I wanted to have chickens again, now that
I am not working any longer (yay) I am able to take care of them better.
Anyway...
An Awesome Gift!
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Look what arrived in the mail yesterday from my friend Mary from *Quilt
Hollow*.
It looks huge in the photo above but in actual fact, it measures only 6"x...
Still Have Jars.....
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It is beginning to feel like fall, at last! Today our temperatures are in
the 60s, which is lovely! There is a sweet little breeze teasing the trees
an...
One more sleep
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It's finally here. One more sleep until New Floor Day!! Almost everything
is moved and shoved somewhere. My small upstairs looks like it's ready for
an...
Anyone out there??
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After almost a two and a half year silence here on this blog, I woke up
this morning to find a lovely comment from a quilter named Karen on the
posting a...
Happy New Year! (and new patterns!)
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2016 is here, can you believe it? Happy New Year! Although I try to keep
Christmastime and the days leading up to it pretty low key in our home,
December t...
Jewelweed by Amy Tudor
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The time came to try our hands at making a Jewelweed *(Impatiens capensis)* tincture
for bug bites and other skin irritations. The magical forest we live ...
Why Citizens of Textile you ask??...
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Okay, Okay... let's talk Citizens of Textile. I've been asked lots of good
questions surrounding the concept, theory and business model. It's really
n...
Kitchen Before and After
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I thought I would share a few photos to show a glimpse of where we started
and where we are now.
When the renovation was at its worst, I didn't have th...
Rooster with Frostbitten Feet - Day 2 Inside
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My rooster (Muffin) is still in the bathroom healing from frostbite. We
found him on Monday afternoon, today is Wed morning, day 2 inside the
house. I ca...
new etsy items
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hello - sorry blogging has been so sporadic!
been busy doing lots of stuff - like making new embroidered hoop designs to
list in my etsy shop…
h...
I'm pretty sure I can think of....
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...eight hundred thousand miserable things I would rather be doing than
raking, blowing, or walking on leaves!
But until that work is done, I can only loo...
Please Give a Welcome!
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I always like to welcome in a new blogger to Blogland! I recently
stumbled across Patty's blog! She can be found over at Bluebirds and Jam.
Patty is a ...
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Good Morning To You All. First of all I want to thank my newest follower,
Farm Girl, for joining me; Second, to Thank All of You for the comments on
my la...
May Vacation
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It has come to the point that now I have to take a vacation in the spring
to get some of the spring big projects done. The family is getting tired of
hear...
Coupon Workshop
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So if you attended the coupon workshop tonight and are now checking out my
blog, let me just say thanks for coming, it was a great group.
If you are...
Summer happenings
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Summer just started in SF. July and August had been unusually foggy and
chilly, so I ended up spending more time indoors working on projects.
Sorting throu...
Wow....
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I HAVE been away from my blog in a long time....
Life just gets in the way doesn't it.
Where I stored all of my soapmaking supplies was flooded, TONS of it...