Posted in Green Living, Natural Toys on Feb 2nd, 2012
My wool and cashmere hats, teething toys and flower hair clips are included in a gorgeous Natural Kid’s spring gift guide chock full of all sorts of beautiful things for children made from wool, wood, cotton and other natural materials. If that’s not awesome enough, they’re all handmade by fantastic artists committed to creating beautiful, [...]
Posted in Birthday, Celebrate, Children, Family on Nov 21st, 2011
My baby turned 1 on November 16 and we threw her a ‘Very Hungry Caterpillar’ themed party because she’s a girl who loves to eat. I love birthdays and planning cute parties for my girls is really fun. I’ve shared a few of Sairshe’s birthday parties here and here. Now it’s time to share the [...]
My Dad’s birthday was last weekend so I was able to give the first knitted gift of the season. He lives in southern California so he doesn’t need super warm gear but he also lives right by the beach and he’s often outside in the evenings. I whipped up these fingerless gloves for him in [...]
Posted in Autumn, Create, knitting, Seasons on Nov 9th, 2009
What’s not to love? The cool weather, pumpkin pie and leaves changing color are all wonderful but what I also love are all the sweaters! Everywhere I go I see fabulous knitwear that makes my closet seem boring. Okay, my closet’s not too boring but I can’t stop coveting other people’s sweaters, hats and scarves. [...]
Posted in Create, Felted Sweaters on Nov 1st, 2009
Is that what you’re wondering? Why did I change my business name this summer and how did I settle on Sesame Seed Designs? When I first started selling things on Etsy, nearly 2 years ago, I was focusing on selling hats for babies. My hats are still a big part of what I sell but [...]
Posted in Celebrate, Gardening, Places, Seasons, Summer, The Outdoors, travel on Oct 22nd, 2009
. . . and do I have a lot to share. I certainly didn’t intend to have such a long blogging hiatus but it happened anyway. It started with my summer from hell. Soon after the lovely birthday party, summer camp started. Lots went wrong- mostly database issues resulting in registration issues and unhappy parents [...]
Posted in Gardening, The Outdoors on Jun 10th, 2009
I’ve survived the toddler birthday extravaganza, complete with another cake and more celebrating on June 2, her actual birthday. The summer camp I direct starts in a week and a half and I’ve been busy getting ready for it. I finally had a weekend to relax last weekend and it was so nice! With the [...]
Posted in Birthday, Celebrate, Create, Sewing on Jun 1st, 2009
Little Sesame turns 2 tomorrow and we had her party on Saturday. It was a hot, sunny day but luckily our backyard had plenty of shade. Here’s her birthday banner in action. There were plenty of friends for Mike and I to hang out with but little Sesame had some buddies to play with too. [...]
Posted in Birthday, Celebrate, Create, Sewing on May 25th, 2009
My kiddo is just about to turn 2! It feels like time is flying by but then it also feels like little Sesame has been with us a lot longer than just 2 years. I barely remember life before her sometimes! We’re having a birthday bash this weekend and I whipped up this cute and [...]
Posted in Create, Felted Sweaters on May 20th, 2009
I’ve been working on several custom orders lately and have been really enjoying them. I like the challenge of making new designs but even more, I like taking customer’s ideas and turning them into something pretty! Sometimes it’s hard to find the time to do things for myself but I try to squeeze it in. [...]