All posts from Susi

  • 4th Birthday

    My Girl is turning 4. This year, there are lots of opinions about what her birthday should look like, and feature. (Cut to endless flip recordings of her outlining the details.) There were instruction... Jan 09, 2013 - 4 Comments

  • Crafting Retreat

    Kathy found this interesting opportunity and we started having a discussion about it. Archival Inn bills itself as a self-lead retreat center in Holland, Michigan. It is a house with a big kitchen tha... Jan 03, 2013 - 5 Comments

  • Project: Circle Scarf

    My beloved Vicki is always cold. So I wanted to make her something that was fab-you-lous, and warm at the same time. This is a big knit using size 17 needles and a delicious strand of sequin mixed in... Jan 03, 2013 - 49 Comments

  • Home for the Holidays: Part 2, Grammer

    I am home for the holidays, and sharing some of the crafting traditions that are housed at the “mother ship” My Mother’s Mother was dubbed “Grammer” by the oldest grandch... Dec 28, 2012 - 8 Comments

  • Home for the Holidays: Part 1 My Grandma

    I am home for the holidays. Literally. Sweet Sweet Sweet, tiny pinch of bitter-sweet. There are loved ones that will not be here this year. “Coming home” for the holidays has always been a... Dec 27, 2012 - 2 Comments

  • Gingerbread House Party

    Here come the holidays. And I’m not gonna lie, there is an element of frenzy that is taking over. And then, we were invited to an afternoon Gingerbread House party. It was low key, and understat... Dec 18, 2012 - 1 Comment

  • San Francisco Ferry Plaza Building

    The Ferry Plaza Building is a landmark in San Francisco. It is, quite literally, where the ferries land. But the building itself has been turned into a marketplace for great food. And on the weekends,... Dec 13, 2012 - No Comments

  • Preschool Project: Handmade Holiday Cards

    Time for another Preschool Project. And as the season dictates, we made holiday cards. The idea was to make large size greeting cards for the teachers’ holiday well wishes. Supplies: poster siz... Dec 13, 2012 - 2 Comments

  • Coffee Bag Stockings

    I have had an idea brewing for a while now. I needed burlap coffee bags. Finally I asked our favorite coffee shop owner, Bernie, if she had access to any. (picture from Flickr MalcolmC22. Thank you.)... Dec 12, 2012 - 11 Comments

  • Sweater Updates

    Kathy has been working on her sweater. Here is her report. The sleeves were all done, but I wanted to lengthen the body. Ripping back all those stitches, including cables and twisted stitches, was not... Dec 10, 2012 - 5 Comments