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little sweater ornaments

By On December 18, 2010 · 6 Comments

I’ve wanted to make these ornaments for a long time. The pattern is from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts. The inspiration for the Husker “N” came from my friend Christy, who has made a gazillion of these. The pattern suggests making a hanger out of a pipe cleaner and I think it’s [...]

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tiny crochet ornament bookmark pattern

By On December 3, 2010 · 10 Comments

I’m sorry my pictures aren’t the greatest for this post. The sun went down too early today. I can’t wait for the winter solstice. I just can’t get my photo-taking act together before dinnertime. I might try and retake the photos over the weekend.

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christmas pajamas

By On December 25, 2009 · 7 Comments

I was planning to make two pairs of pajamas. Only one pair got finished. When I showed them to my daughter, she said they were very cool, but she didn’t want to wear them to bed. I was a little crushed. Fast forward to today: they’ve been on for over 24 hours [...]

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christmas eve crafting with dad

By On December 24, 2009 · 1 Comment

I bought this little gingerbread house for my daughter to put together with her dad this afternoon while I do a little bit of sewing. It’s just a little crafty thing with some sticky appliqués and glitter, but they seem to really be enjoying themselves.

I’m planning to make some Christmas Eve [...]

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what’s better than giving handmade gifts?

By On December 17, 2009 · 1 Comment

Receiving them!

When I pick up my daughter from preschool I always ask about her day. Did you learn a new song? Did you paint? Color? Draw? Did you sit still for story time? For the past few weeks she’s been telling me about her tree. “Today we painted our tree.” “Today we put [...]

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how to: recycled holiday card gift tags

By On December 16, 2009 · 3 Comments

Last year I saved a few of my favorite holiday cards for crafting. I planned to reuse the artwork to make new cards, but when I realized I didn’t have any cute gift tags in my stash, I started cutting! I began with 5 cards and ended with almost 30 gift tags [...]

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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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holiday blur

By On November 25, 2009 · 1 Comment

It’s interesting to view the Fall and Winter holidays through the eyes of a three-year old. There’s all this build up to Halloween and then after one night, it’s all over. After weeks of talking about pumpkins, witches and ghosts, we immediately move into Thanksgiving mode. There are still colored leaves and pumpkins, but now [...]

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mini santa hat pattern!

By On April 12, 2009 · 4 Comments

from the julie-bird.com archives

Last year I tried knitting a little stocking for our knitting group’s ornament exchange and it turned out really wonky. The night before the exchange, I whipped up this little Santa hat instead.

For this year’s exchange, I knit the stocking from Last Minute Knitted Gifts [...]

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