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  • Mitten Garland Advent Calendar – Mitten #16

    Happy Monday and happy mitten #16! It is a happy little mitten isn’t it? And #16 means we are two-thirds through our calendar! Download the Advent Calendar Mitten 16 Chart I messed around a lit...
    Sep 28, 2015 9 Comments

  • Weekend Cocktail: The Blood Moon

    This Sunday evening we’ll have a lunar eclipse which will give us a blood moon. This inspired my husband to create this weekend cocktail for us. The main flavoring and color in this cocktail c...
    Sep 26, 2015 No Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’15 – Week #15

    Every Friday for the twenty-four weeks leading up to December 1st, we will be making a handmade Christmas ornament. Follow along and make them all or pick and chose your favorites. This week’s o...
    Sep 25, 2015 No Comments

  • Project: Canvas Tote Bag Pillow

    My Aunt invited all the women in my family to gather in Chicago. The trip was a smashing success that even Ferris Bueller would have been proud of.  One clever piece of her invitation was this graphi...
    Sep 24, 2015 No Comments

  • Project: Cotton Strip Necklace

    I got some of this Fettucini yarn by Lion Brand and I was inspired. I loved the feel of it and I LOVED the way the stripes ran through it. It was almost like bouncing musical notes. Here is some Fett...
    Sep 23, 2015 2 Comments

  • Mitten Garland Advent Calendar – Mitten #15

    Happy Monday! Here is mitten #15 all dressed up in pinstripes. Download the Advent Calendar Mitten 15 Chart. (As always the written pattern is the same, Mitten Advent Calendar Pattern.) This one is p...
    Sep 21, 2015 10 Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’15 – Week 14

    Every Friday for the twenty-four weeks leading up to December 1st, we will be making a handmade Christmas ornament. Follow along and make them all or pick and chose your favorites. This week was are g...
    Sep 18, 2015 No Comments

  • Iron Craft ’15 Challenge #18 – Faux Fur Pillow

    For this Iron Craft challenge we were asked to make something inspired by animals. The project could be for an animal, have an animal theme or use an animal print material. My first idea was to sew a ...
    Sep 15, 2015 1 Comment

  • Mitten Garland Advent Calendar – Mitten #14

    It’s Monday and I hope you are all ready for our next advent calendar mitten. Download the Advent Calendar Mitten 14 Chart. As you can see, this week’s mitten features a bell hanging from...
    Sep 14, 2015 No Comments

  • Advent Calendar Project ’15 – Week 13

    Every Friday for the twenty-four weeks leading up to December 1st, we will be making a handmade Christmas ornament. Follow along and make them all or pick and chose your favorites. I just realized thi...
    Sep 11, 2015 3 Comments