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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

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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 …

Sprocket Clocks

· categorized in Miscellaneous,

Yesterday, I posted about how I used old clocks to make new ones. Here today I’ll show you how I made these bike sprocket clocks.   This was a really fun project. I love clocks.

Up-cycling Clocks

· categorized in Repurposing Tutorials,

Sometimes, there’s this moment when trash turns to treasure. I love that moment… My local thrift stores have shelves of old ugly clocks that I’ve never paid attention to before. This project made that junk into part of my homemade Christmas gifts for the guys this year. The men are all into biking so I …

Brain Teaser #2

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“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Alfred Einstein I did not used to have to patience for these things. At the first frustration I’d toss it aside and say, “I’m not good at these.” Maybe it’s part of growing up (read: getting older) for me, but I’m …

Brain Teaser

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“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Alfred Einstein This Christmas we made some fun brain teasers for gifts. I could go on about developing patience, creative problem solving, thinking outside the box, and how good it is for kids too but you all probably have heard it …

Tri-Lace Hat

· categorized in Crochet Patterns,

There is just enough time to whip out one of these crochet hats before Christmas. Or maybe a set with hat and matching gloves if you are really fast and motivated. I have made many a crochet hat, but this is my first hat pattern. I hope you enjoy it! copyright info

Tri-Lace Fingerless Gloves

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For a little girl’s birthday this weekend I made a pair of fingerless gloves. They are very light and lacy, just perfect for a tea party! They can be made any size. If you’re inspired, the free pattern is below. Or you can contact me to make some for you. copyright info