I’ve finished with my treats for the class party so I get an hour or so to spend with my valentine before I have to head to school.
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Category: Creative Life
pop of color
With nothing but white out the windows for 2 months now it’s good to have some bright colors in the house to look at. And eating my vegetables has never been easier. It’s reassuring to eat lots of bright green food, to remember that in other places things can still grow. One of the most fun quotes Tim and I remember from Oscar’s birth is the midwife telling me that if I had been a pioneer on a wagon train … More
Art Deco Textiles was too heavy to add to my stack of library books
… Dec 7, Spaceboy & Robot as ornaments
In the same tradition of Mr. & Mrs. Claus I decided to make two more wee patterns even more wee this Christmas. Spaceboy & Robot are now at home on Oscar's blue tinsel tree.
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hi
It will not get warm and Spring is crawling along. I can’t even look at those Portland blogs because I’m so envious of their Spring. We have had a few warmish days and used the opportunity to clean up the yard a bit. My kids will wear summer clothes when it’s 50 like all good Chicagoland children.
And on the craft front.. here is April’s doll. I’ll get her all put together and up for a giveaway soon.
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civil war era dress research
I’m not a huge stickler for getting details exactly right. I feel it kind of gets in the way of improvising, using what you have on hand, having fun, but I did want to try to at least get in the right ballpark for my Little Women dolls dresses. I’m having lots of fun looking up inspiration!
I found these gorgeous Little Women paper dolls by Donald Hendrinks on this fun website, Gabi’s Paper dolls.
Amy March
hair bow I made for Phoebe today
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