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review: superheroines isabella, lulu and tille

By On February 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I’ve been volunteering in my daughter’s school library for over 4 months now. My job is to help the kids pick out books. Not to choose topics, but to help them locate different subjects and authors and to use a shelf marker when browsing so books stay in order.

I usually start with, “What are [...]

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review: books for young artists

By On December 15, 2011 · 2 Comments

We’ve been doing a lot of reading lately and the main subject has been art. Since it’s too soon to write about my holiday projects, I thought I’d share some of the books we’ve been enjoying. (All book links go to amazon.com)

Matisse the King of Color: This was a spur [...]

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review: notes from my travels

By On December 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment

What do you know about Angelina Jolie? Even if you don’t read gossip websites or magazines, I bet you know she had crazy relationship with Billy Bob, has lots of tattoos and stole Brad away from Jennifer. It’s amazing what you can learn from the headlines in the grocery checkout line. It’s also amazing to [...]

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book review: mika brzezinski’s all things at once

By On November 5, 2011 · 1 Comment

I can remember the first time I really noticed Mika Brzezinski. It was the day Paris Hilton was released from jail. I was up early flipping through the cable news channels looking for, well, news. Hilton was the lead story everywhere except MSNBC. That’s because Brzezinski was refusing to read the story. In fact, she [...]

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review: the creative life by julia cameron

By On October 14, 2010 · 2 Comments

I thought this book would a collection of essays like Po Bronson’s What Should I Do with My Life?. I was surprised to find it reads more like a diary. You won’t find chapters dedicated to specific people, but you’ll learn about them over dinner dates, vacations, piano lessons, musical readings, teaching [...]

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book review: crochet embellishments

By On September 24, 2010 · 3 Comments

I’ve seen this book around the blogosphere, but nowhere nearby to take a closer look. I had to get it through interlibrary loan and it’s now on my wish list.

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review: natural dyeing by jackie crook

By On August 3, 2010 · 1 Comment

This book has been on my mind on and off for the past year, but I’m working on so many different things. When would I ever find time to try something new? Last Wednesday at knitting group I spotted a copy in the Barnes and Noble sale bin and figured it was [...]

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vickie howell’s craft corps: page 216!

By On April 27, 2010 · 4 Comments

I’m not sure where to begin. I received a copy of Vickie Howell’s Craft Corps yesterday and I’m just amazed at how jam packed it is with interviews of and stories about our fellow crafters. I am also honored to be included with such talented people.

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loving this little zippy wallet

By On November 30, 2009 · 1 Comment

Making this super cute wallet was lots of fun. I tucked in a gift card to Starbucks and sent it off to a friend for her birthday. If you’re thinking this fabric looks familiar, you’re right! I had some bits left over from this bag. It’s the perfect project for those [...]

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adventures in sewing with faux leather

By On November 5, 2009 · 5 Comments

I know I say I’ll sew anything if it fits under my presser foot, but I’ll admit I was a little anxious when my friend asked me to make a zippered messenger bag out of faux leather. It was soft and thick and had a woven polyester backing. I decided to make [...]

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