From the monthly archives: December 2009

they’re in the mail

By On December 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Today I’m busy packaging up gifts headed for the east coast. I love the process of making them, but wish I didn’t have to do all of this boxing and labeling and taping. Thank goodness for usps.com.

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sneak peek: holiday knitting

By On December 14, 2009 · 1 Comment

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big man in a red suit…

By On December 13, 2009 · 2 Comments

…little girl in a red Husker hat.

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blizzard of 2009

By On December 11, 2009 · 2 Comments

Did you know that blizzard conditions are because of high winds and not total amounts of snow? I didn’t until I moved to Nebraska. Those Old Nebraska winds were kicking it up this week and made some really beautiful snow drifts. You can find larger images in the gallery.

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fabric beach balls!

By On December 11, 2009 · 3 Comments

These are great balls for playing indoors. I’ve made one for my daughter and a few for her friends. Everyone seems to love them. This one was a bit of a challenge when I realized that I didn’t have a lot of eight-year-old-boy-ish fabric in my stash. I grabbed a few men’s [...]

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my creative space

By On December 10, 2009 · 3 Comments

Today my creative space is filled with finishing gifts. I can show you this one because I don’t think my daughter’s teachers read the blog. I just took the “apple for teacher” gift a little further and added a cozy. This idea is brilliant for those who throw a piece of fruit [...]

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how to keep kids away from tree ornaments

By On December 9, 2009 · 1 Comment

Give them felt shapes!

It’s getting more and more difficult to keep my three-year-old away from the ornaments on the tree. Being cooped up inside with no preschool or swimming lesson this week has not helped. This morning I decided she needed her own trees. I grabbed a big pile [...]

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how to make a snow angel indoors

By On December 8, 2009 · 2 Comments

The weather outside is seriously frightful and tonight we’ll be under a blizzard warning. What do you do when your child wants to go outside and play, but it’s windy and below freezing? Play with indoor snow!

I grabbed a bag of cotton balls, a bucket and shovel and [...]

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giveaway winner!

By On December 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Trudy of Sewing with Trudy won her choice of a pillow cover. I’ve seen some of her work over at Wardrobe Refashion. She has pledged for LIFE — how awesome is that! Someday I hope to have the sewing skills to make that commitment.

Thanks to all who entered my giveaway. I’ve [...]

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thrifty finds: advent calendar

By On December 4, 2009 · 3 Comments

What a busy week! I’ve been overwhelmed by all of the nice comments and entries on my giveaway. Y’all are so sweet. Thanks!

I’ve also been kicking it into high gear for the holidays. Unfortunately, that means it’s hard to show you work-in-progress pictures. I’ve knitted quite a few gifts over the past year [...]

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