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Paper Birds

· categorized in Miscellaneous,

Birds. I can’t get away from birds. They invade my brain (in a non-creepy way!) when I’m imagining what to craft next. I crochet them, crochet them again, applique them, sew them, draw them, make tags with birds on them, and then make birdseed ornaments. And if you count owls, I crochet those too. I like …

White Elephant

· categorized in Crochet Patterns,

This crochet elephant was inspired by my White Elephant Christmas gift exchange this year. I just love it when a project takes shape and I’m able to turn the ideas and shapes in my head into something real in my hands. As always, the free pattern is below and take a look at this guy …

Another Owl

· categorized in Shop,

Wow, I’ve been putting a lot of blue-ish things on my blog lately. Vintage blue hat, teal earrings, and now an aqua owl. I love the combination of bright aqua and natural browns on this creature that manages to look wise, but not too wise. Really, he just looks like he needs a hug and …

Teardrop Earrings

· categorized in Crochet Patterns,

After making my dainty little flower earrings, design ideas flew around in my head for more kinds of crochet earrings. These teardrop earrings were a quick project and I enjoy working on the miniature scale. Plus, they dangle. Win-win-win. So, without further ado, here are two new free crochet patterns and new products in my …

Vintage Blue Baby Hat

· categorized in Miscellaneous,

This little project is the mini version of my tri-lace hat pattern. I decided to make it baby size and go with one of my favorite colors, blue. I like it in almost all it’s shades but one of my favorites is this vintage pale blue paired with a pop of salmon. I decided to …

A Crooked Little Smile

· categorized in Sewing Tutorials,

A crooked little smile gives a lot of character and my niece has no lack of character. She just had her second birthday, and I used the occasion to have fun sewing her a dainty doll with big hair and a lopsided grin. It was fun to look up some embroidery stitches to use for …

On Catching Words or Why I Write

· categorized in Life, Miscellaneous,

I’ve always thought that writing can be very brave or very stupid. There’s some blunt honesty for you… Words can weight down or lift up. Words, words, and more words heap on top of each other. It can be so vulnerable, beautiful, and powerful a thing to put a poignant truth in black and white, …

All Fall Down

· categorized in Uncategorized,

My 4 year old stacked up these blocks today. When I saw it, I was fixated, staring. I could look at nothing else. I could relate. It’s way out of whack. The pieces lie crooked and many in the wrong direction. Until a piece or two gets pulled, the implications of that mislaid tower aren’t known. …

Peg People

· categorized in Miscellaneous,

My husband’s family is big. At this picture’s taking, we numbered 32. There’s more of us now. I don’t know how many. Maybe 36? I don’t know where I come up with my crafting ideas. I can probably blame a a good deal of it on pinterest. But whatever happened, I suddenly wanted to paint …

A Basket

· categorized in Crochet Patterns,

Yes, I’m one of those people that are obsessed with organization. I love these practical little baskets. I want to hang them on the walls of the school room for art supplies or on doorknobs for catchalls. Some will end up as toy storage, maybe in custom sizes for sets of toys! (See? One of …