Here’s a branch of snowy May A branch the fairies gave us Would you like to dance today With a branch the fairies gave us? Dance away, dance away Holding high the branch of May. Sunshine, beautiful children, flower crowns lovingly made, hand-holding, skipping, sweet songs, curtsies and bows to the maypole, skirts twirling, ribbons [...]
I work in a forest and the view from my office window is like looking out of a tree house. It sounds great, and usually is, but lately I’ve been staring at my computer all day and have hardly even glanced at my treee-house view, much less actually set foot on a trail. The work [...]
Posted in Create, Patterns & Tutorials, Sewing, Sewing, Spring, Upcycling on Feb 23rd, 2013
I’ve had this sweater sitting around for a while. I’m not sure where it came from or why I have it because it is too small for me and it’s a wool/cotton blend so I can’t shrink it down and turn it into cute Sesame Seed Design hats. Instead of tossing it into the goodwill [...]
Posted in Felted Sweaters, For Babies & Kids, knitting, socks, Winter on Jan 29th, 2013
January is so nice. It may be my favorite month. Christmas with all it’s holiday craft-show and present-making frenzy is over, the kids have lots of beautiful new things to entertain them, my birthday (and that of my lovely mother) are this month, my job is pretty mellow and there’s lots of time for knitting [...]
Posted in Christmas, Crafting with Kids, Holidays, Kids' Crafts, Natural Toys, Winter on Dec 23rd, 2012
TWO days! Christmas morning is barreling down on us and my Facebook feed is full of people looking for last-minute gift and stocking stuffer ideas. If that’s you, I’ve got a great recipe for Christmas tree, peppermint and gingerbread playdough. This playdough is festive, a big hit with the little ones and super easy to [...]
It’s coming! Just this morning, totally unprompted, Sairshe broke out in a dramatic and boisterous rendition of Jingle Bells. It was mid photo shoot, when she was supposed to be cute and calm for the camera (more on that in a minute), but was a reminder that we are in the blink of time that [...]
We went to breakfast on Saturday at one of our favorite restaurants. Breakfast is my favorite meal to go out for. The kids are usually happy and excited for pancakes, they get up early enough that we can get there before the weekend brunch crowds and I often get a few minutes of quiet(ish) time [...]
Sairshe’s school had a harvest festival a week ago. It was lovely. I thought we’d stay for a few hours. We were there for 5, start to finish. It was so great to see all the handmade decorations and so many parents volunteering to make it a special day for the kids. That was missing [...]
Posted in Autumn on Sep 24th, 2012
My autumnal weekend. A balance of light dark, indoors and out. Autumn was welcomed with an open heart. My summer is busy. Always busy. Autumn feels like the beginning, especially pronounced this year with Sairshe starting kindergarten. A milestone for me but just one foot in front of the other for her. Another step in [...]
Back in February I shared a tutorial for these seed paper valentines Sairshe and I made for her classmates. Making seed paper is easy and the finished product is beautiful to use for cards, gift tags, ornaments, garlands (like I made with our leftovers), and anything you would use paper for! Often people wonder how [...]
