Friday, December 31, 2010

this moment ::

Inspired by Soulemama's {This Moment}

{this moment} - a friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from my week. I want to pause and savor this moment.

{this moment}

Monday, December 27, 2010

The Night (and day) Before ::

The Night (Day) Before ::

The Night (Day) Before ::

The Night Before ::

The Night Before ::

Picture 106

It went late, late into the night to finish this doll. But it was worth it!! Lots of memories made making this Christmas!!

Friday, December 24, 2010

this moment ::

Inspired by Soulemama's {This Moment}

{this moment} - a friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from my week. I want to pause and savor this moment!

{this moment}


Thursday, December 23, 2010

Shhhh!

I had so much fun sharing this sneak peek two years ago, I wanted to do the same today. So here goes!

Shhhh! :: sneak peek

I’ll share more when I can . . . the workshop is still going strong!

Side note::

I’m so encouraged that so many families are chosing to make gifts for their children at Christmas. Just today, I met a lady at Michael’s who was buying a lot of random scrapbook paper. Whenever I can, I like to ask the person what they are making when I see someone buying supplies. She shared that she was using the paper as wallpaper for the dollhouse she is building for her girls. I was so proud of her and didn’t even know her! That’s the spirit. I love the creativity that comes out sometimes with necessity. I know for me, when I’m not able to purchase something already made, the creative juices seem to flow even better. I feel like I need to start planning for next year, because it seems like I always run out of time . . .

So if you feel inclined, please share what you are making this year in your gift giving. I know we would all be inspired!


Merry Christmas. I’ll be back after the merriment!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Warmth ::

basket full of warmth

Today is the Winter Solstice. Happy Winter Solstice! Along side each child at the dinner table this evening was a wrapped package of what I love giving most, something hand knit with wool. I little warmth for each of them. {ball pattern from Knitting for Baby}.

her gift

gifts of warmth

And for the bedtime story tonight {because I couldn’t get to it this morning} we will be reading “The Shortest Day of the Year” by Wendy Pfeffer. We love that book!

puffball shadow

{I had to share this winter shadow that appeared on my floor today! I love Rosemary's puffball shadow.}

Have a great night everyone!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

this weekend we ::

this weekend we :: baked

this weekend we :: celebrated {some more}

this weekend we :: baked

this weekend we :: built candy houses

this weekend we :: built candy houses

this weekend we :: celebrated {some more}

this weekend we :: celebrated the last week of advent

this weekend we :: celebrated the last week of advent

This weekend we did more baking and celebrating. It was indeed a full weekend, full of fun and late night preparations. Preparations which will continue into this next week, a few sewing projects I must finish up, and one knitting project that must get felted before Tuesday morning. Hope your week gets off to a great start!

Friday, December 17, 2010

this moment ::

Inspired by Soulemama's {This Moment}

{this moment} - a friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from my week. I want to pause and savor this moment!

{this moment}



Thursday, December 16, 2010

Elise is 5 ::

Elise is 5 :: birthday crown

This week Elise turned 5. It was a birthday that we have been waiting months, and months, and months for. Hearing about birthdays since September, December is a long wait for young people. But it came and she really enjoyed her day.

Elise is 5 :: gifts and birthday ring

Her big gift from me this year was this robe. I had cut out the patten for this last year in December but had to put it away since things got a little testy before Christmas with lots of Emergency Room visits. This year I was in the right place to get it back out in order to finish it for her birthday and before Elise would outgrow it. {Advice – buy patterns big so if it takes a few years to make it, it may still fit!} It’s been a fantastic and fun pattern to make, a little challenging at times – learning to use bias tape for its intended purpose of hemming sleeves, wow! You never know when you make something for a child - like a robe - if they will really love and appreciate it, but she did!! And I was so happy that she did. She really is a special little girl. Happy Birthday Elise!

Elise is 5 :: gifted robe


Wednesday, December 15, 2010

This Week in five ::

This week there has been lots of ::

:: Crafting ::

This Week :: crafting

:: Wintering ::

This Week :: wintering

:: Constructing ::

This Week :: constructing

This Week :: constructing

This Week :: constructing

:: Playing ::

This Week :: playing

:: Celebrating ::

This Week :: celebrating

This Week :: celebrating

*** Hope your week has been filled with lots and lots of goodness!! ***

Saturday, December 11, 2010

on the craft table :: wool

a bundle of wool

wool strips

craft table

a new beginning

On my craft table today you can find lots and lots of wool. Ahhh! Wool is so magical to work with. Here is the beginnings of lots of doll making going on this week.

I just know she'll be lovely.

Friday, December 10, 2010

this moment ::

Inspired by Soulemama's {This Moment}

{this moment} - a friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from my week. I want to pause and savor this moment!

{this moment}

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

right now ::

Right now, I am loving ::

right now :: this puffball

:: this puffball

right now :: making wreaths

right now :: making wreaths

:: making wreaths

right now :: knitting booties

:: knitting booties

right now :: sewing projects

:: sewing projects

:: nicknames : Ro-Ro & her newest "Tumbleweed" by her uncle at Thanksgiving

right now :: camera lens

:: using my old 50mm manual lens on my digital camera body

right now :: advent candles

:: celebrating advent - getting out our advent wreath and buying new candles this week.

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Hope your holiday making and sharing is what you're loving right now.

Monday, December 6, 2010

St. Nicholas Day

Shoes left out for St. Nicholas

Shoes left out for St. Nicholas

on St. Nicholas morning

In our home, the night before St. Nicholas' Day, the kids leave out their shoes by their bedroom doors in hopes that St. Nick will come in the night to fill them with goodies.

Happy St. Nicholas Day!

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

and the stockings were hung ~

advent stockings

24 stockings that is~! Mission completion. It feels so good to finish up projects that were started last year {more on that later!}.

advent stockings

advent stockings

I really enjoyed making every one of these. They got easier and easier the more I made. I definitely have my favorites, am really digging the blue ones! I hung these up before Thanksgiving to get them up and checked off my list! But this morning, I brought each of the kids in and explained what the stockings were for, Elise immediately asked which one was going to be on her birthday. She's so into that these days (and has been for months, its finally here!). So we counted down to 14, which seems like such a long wait doesn't it for an upcoming 5 year old?

Now off to finish up those other projects on my list!! Happy merry making to you all!!