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my creative space

By On March 31, 2011 · 2 Comments

In my creative space today, I’m embroidering these sweet flowers onto another twirly skirt. My daughter was so excited when I brought home a second denim skirt, but was bummed that it didn’t have any decoration. I let her choose whatever she wanted out of this adorable Japanese embroidery book: Simple [...]

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my mom’s creative space

By On March 17, 2011 · 10 Comments

My daughter loved her St. Patrick’s Day outfit. She wore it yesterday and today. When I dropped her off at school this morning, I started thinking about the Irish dancing costume my mother made for me when I was younger.

Seems I wasn’t the only one thinking about it. I received this comment on [...]

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from the archives: embroidered handprint for mother’s day

By On May 6, 2010 · 1 Comment

I’m working on a tutorial for Friday, so I’m posting a link to last year’s handmade Mother’s Day gifts. Tomorrow’s post is Mother’s Day themed, too!

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embroidered baby quilt

By On January 21, 2010 · 2 Comments

There is something in Nebraska’s water. The past few months and the next few months seem to be filled with babies, babies, babies! So, expect to see lots of cute things for my friends’ wee ones here on the blog.

This is a really basic blanket, but the eyelet fabric makes it [...]

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embroidered sun pillow

By On January 4, 2010 · 12 Comments

A few months ago, my daughter was drawing at her easel while I was making dinner. She said, “Look, Mom! A sun!” Not only was it a sun, but it was her very first face, complete with two eyes, a nose and a smile. Since then, she’s drawn lots of suns with [...]

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handmade gift bag that’s also a gift

By On October 19, 2009 · 5 Comments

Yesterday we went to John Deere-themed birthday party for a four-year-old boy. My husband asked, “could we just buy a gift? Does everything have to be handmade? Can’t we get something from the store?” I agreed, as long as we didn’t buy him an actual tractor toy. I figured every four-year-old boy must have at [...]

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handmade birthday gifts: embroidered
tea towels

By On October 14, 2009 · 3 Comments

Back in June I tried my hand at cross stitch. It didn’t turn out very well. I had a really hard time getting all of those little x’s lined up. In hindsight, I think I needed to use different fabric—something with more of a grid-like structure. I really loved the idea of a customizable tea [...]

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wardrobe refashion:
dressing up a pair of flip flops

By On October 4, 2009 · 7 Comments

What kind of shoes should a three-year-old girl wear to a beach wedding in October? Will the weather be warm or cold? Should the shoe be casual or dressy? Should you invest in sandals that will probably be too small by next Spring? Where are you even going to find sandals this late in the [...]

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my creative space

By On September 17, 2009 · 2 Comments

Today my creative space is filled with gift making. I’m embroidering, sewing, and knitting and having so much fun! Unfortunately, I can’t show you more until after the gifts have been delivered.

I can tell you that I am making more tea towels and really need to get practicing with that [...]

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my creative space

By On June 11, 2009 · 12 Comments

I’ve been checking out Kootoyoo’s Creative Space for a few weeks and today I’m finally playing along. My creative space is my sewing room, pressing and stitching linen and cotton gifts that need to be finished soon!

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