From the monthly archives: April 2010

the zoo is open!

By On April 19, 2010 · 1 Comment

We had a wonderful day at the zoo with friends today. The weather was beautiful! The girls were cute! And I forgot my camera! Oh, well. Cell phone pics are better than no pics, right?

Bella in her new spring hat.

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wardrobe refashion: red linen skirt

By On April 19, 2010 · 4 Comments

So, what was I doing Friday evening instead of writing a blog post? Sewing! Unfortunately, I didn’t finish until it was too dark to take pictures. But to make up for it, I’ve got a before pic for this one!

Another long skirt — this one I originally bought to use for [...]

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she’s a very kinky yarn

By On April 15, 2010 · 3 Comments

After working with my white sweater wool, which I took the time to soak and unkink, I’ve decided that I prefer its smoothness for granny squares. So, tonight is bath night for the rest of this sweater wool!

recycle: I’m also in the process of unraveling another sweater. Just [...]

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my creative space

By On April 14, 2010 · 4 Comments

In my creative space today (and tomorrow and the next day…) are granny squares. I had no idea how relaxing these were until I stopped making them. Then I felt a hole, like something was missing, and I realized it was clusters of double crochet!

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how to make a ruffle scarf in 3 easy steps

By On April 13, 2010 · 12 Comments

The other day I saw a woman wearing a cotton scarf that was layered and unfinished in the most beautiful way. She looked like she just walked off a catalog shoot. I’ve never been able to pull off that “I just threw it on and it looks perfectly ruffled” look, so I decided to design [...]

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happy little airplane

By On April 12, 2010 · 8 Comments

I attended a Baby Sprinkle over the weekend for Baby D2. It was like a Baby Shower, except when mom has a lot of what she needs from her first baby, you’re supposed to give things like diapers, lotion, baby shampoo, etc.

I didn’t follow directions very well. I believe every baby should [...]

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first dress of the season (and other milestones)

By On April 12, 2010 · 1 Comment

It’s official. Dress weather is here in Nebraska. I’m so glad this one fits. My daughter is growing too fast. It’s a size 4 and some of the 4s in her closet will barely make it to June. I found the cutest fall jacket for her this weekend that’s a size 5 [...]

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moags

By On April 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I had planned to post a Ruffle Spring Scarf tutorial today, but I left my computer unplugged, it ran out of juice and I lost all of my work. Bwaa!

Normally I would redo everything right away, but I’ve got to get to bed. Tomorrow morning my friend is picking me up early for MOAGS: [...]

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custom bag: tropical lunch tote

By On April 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

When I posted pics of my Tropical Tablecloth Tote, I received a request for a lunch tote. The bag is a little smaller, but a lot wider to hold lunch containers and a water bottle. I think it’s pretty darn cute!

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my creative space

By On April 7, 2010 · 7 Comments

I’ve got some tough decisions in my creative space today. I was given this beautiful hand-knit sweater from my friend Tana. It’s big. Really big. Too big to be refashioned with my ’80s sweater tutorial. She was thinking I could use it to make a felted tote bag. I can’t bear felting it. [...]

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