squigglin’…

{this little squiggler gets faster everyday…chasing balls, working himself into corners, and pulling out all the tea towels…again. but oh! look at that sweet face!}

suitcase re-do…

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i’m always on the lookout for different ways to display my dolls at craft sales. i know that lots of crafters use suitcases for display – and for good reason…it’s nesting, portable display, set up is a snap, and if you manage to find suitcases that smell okay, you can even transport your goodies to the show in them. yep, suitcases are great. my parents brought me these lovelies recently, and they were in great shape – i’ve just never been a fan of the weird satin linings and droopy inside pockets. so i cut off all the pockets, chose a fabric that i knew i had enough of, cut the fabric roughly to the right size and started gluing it over the satin lining. i used this great italian glue that smells like marzipan and comes from Lee Valley. i am almost positive that mod podge would work great too. of course. that stuff never fails. anyway, the gluing down was pretty quick and dirty, and i tucked the raw edges under the existing ruffle that went along the edge. honestly, these took about ten minutes each. shocking, i know. they aren’t perfect, as it was hard to avoid bumps under the fabric, but they are perfectly usable for upcoming sales. kinda makes me want to line everything in the house for fun fabric surprises (though i won’t. trust me)…

Tags: craft display, craft sale, suitcase

according to the phone…

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every once in a while i’m without my camera (actually, to be honest, i rarely leave the house with it if i’m not intending to take photos. it’s so big and it can feel like too much of a commitment) and i steal t’s phone for a moment. these are from the past months that i just found today. that last one is my absolute favorite from this weekend spent in regina – LB’s first time in a swing, and a big sister eager to help out.

hoping you had a lovely weekend!

sews goes…

…i am really in love with this latest round of plush goodness. most days i feel like i’m…what’s the term? hitting my stride? – with these animals. sometimes i get so excited about them (in a by myself, quiet sort of way) and i can’t help but love the way they look all piled up together (you can see some other sneak peeks over at my facebook page). i’ve been busy sewing for the Cathedral Village Arts Festival in Regina this weekend – we’re hoping for no rain (cross your fingers please), and i look forward to seeing all the other crafty loveliness on saturday. oh, and e picked out that bizarre hat today and i figured, well, any hat is better than no hat…right?

have a most wonderful weekend!

 

 

perfect for…

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rain days are best for:

carrot, chocolate chip, and sesame seed muffins (the first round of carrots from the csa we joined this summer)

a homemade puzzle (and breaking it apart and re-doing it ten times)

e asking t if they could build a birdhouse, then looking for ideas, making it, and painting it. t claiming he meant to make that drainage gap in the bottom…

special mail deliveries means great new cardboard boxes for coloring on and playing in.

breaking into my big new box of wool for stuffing today’s dolls. noticing how my studio has started to feel like a lookout tower now that the leaves are all filled in around the yard.

sorting through all of the old paintings and drawings in my art portfolios (too heavy to even stand up anymore). laughed at some of my early life drawings (oy!) recycled most of it and kept the few i loved.

early bedtimes for kiddos. quietly readying some photos from a recent shoot with one of my favorite families (post over there soon!)

every once in a while, i like the rain.

Tags: rainy day

extra day…

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a quick, last minute trip to visit my family over the long weekend. observing my sweet nephew and the funny things kids do at different ages. some unexpected, but oh so needed visits with friends who just happened to be visiting their families too. walks with my pops. naps in the car and an extra monday to sort out this coming week.

did you have a lovely holiday?

eight…

…LB is eight months old. he likes to play in his food and chase his ball (slowly, army crawling himself along the floor…). he is always finding tiny things on the floor and sticking paper in his mouth. he has big smiles for his mama and likes to play ‘sneak up’ on his papa. still the happiest guy around.

{cutest hat of all made by my friend R – over here}