Not Perfect

· categorized in Miscellaneous,

You may have heard this story. It is of some people group of long ago with intricate and beautiful handwork. It was said that they purposefully left a flaw in each work of their hands in acknowledgement that they were not gods. I don’t think I’ve ever once had to do it on purpose, but …

Crocheted Chrysanthymum

· categorized in Crochet Patterns,

It is Spring and I can’t wait to get a garden going. But for now, all my flowers are crocheted. I gave some to my bookworm daughter and she has been loving them. They also made great Christmas presents for some lovely ladies I know. Now I’m putting the bookmarks in my store as new products so …

My Kitchen

· categorized in Uncategorized,

When we first saw what is now our house, the kitchen was not inspiring. In fact it alone was enough to make me strongly dislike this house. But there are a lot of other things this house has going for it so I tried hard to imagine what it could be. It would be a low …

The Art of Freedom

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My actual garden has been very finicky this year and so I may blame that in part for all of the crocheted flowers I’ve been making. Since I found a fun purpose for them I kinda went crazy. A week from today, there is a fundraiser event called The Art of Freedom in Sacramento and …

Crochet Rose Bookmarks

· categorized in Crochet Patterns,

Didn’t you always want to save your page with a rose? And not come back later to find it wilted? Check out my store link to purchase crocheted rose bookmarks. They make great gifts too for the book-loving girl or woman. Or check out the free pattern below to make your own roses. I just chain …

Quilted Curtains

· categorized in Repurposing Tutorials, Sewing Tutorials,

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about making a quilt… What I mean by that is that I see some gorgeous quilt and I want to make one, then I remember how much work it would be and quickly it is moved into the “someday” list of things I want to do. But when I …

Doll Sweater

· categorized in Crochet Patterns,

My little one that just turned 3 loves to dress her dolly. It runs in the family. Her 9 year old sister likes to take fabric and sew it into clothes for her dolls and stuffed animals. For the little one’s birthday I made some doll clothes for her. Here’s a hat and slippers set. And …

A New Day a New Look

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Today is pretty exciting for me. My husband makes incredible websites and we just updated mine majorly. I love the new look but it’s more than just that. My store and blog are together now and there’s a lot of organization. If you know me well enough, you know I love things to be organized …

Doll Clothes

· categorized in Crochet Patterns,

I’ve not dropped off the face of the planet. That is inconceivable as the earth is spherical. But I have neglected my blog because we bought a house and moved again. Our new place is a wonderful property with an acre of land, a large house with 4 bedrooms, a warehouse, and another building for …

Teaching A Child to Read

· categorized in Homeschool, Kids,

One of my favorite things is to teach a child is how to read. How can you not love that look of accomplishment?! That, “I did it!” moment. It all starts for me about 25 years ago when my mom had this book “Teach Your Child To Read In 100 Easy Lessons” by Siegfied Engelmann …