I was struck yesterday by the small ways in which I’ve changed since I began blogging more regularly. I was working on my jewelry display, deciding where things would go for that night’s vendor fair, and putting hang tags on items that needed them, when I saw it: a picture that needed taking. And it […]
Read More: NoticingYear: 2008
The post wherein I ask for fashion advice
Yesterday I cheated and illustrated my post with an image from last Christmas. Today I don’t think I’m even going to bother with a photo. It’s not that I didn’t take any. No, I took my one Project365 photo that I needed to, but it’s still on the camera, and I am on the couch […]
Read More: The post wherein I ask for fashion adviceGames people play
We’re thinking of getting a video game system for ourselves as a family gift this Christmas. We’ve never had anything like this before, so we’re really not tied to any one brand. We’d like something that all of us can enjoy, so that means it has to have something for 8 and 5 year old […]
Read More: Games people playEmpty hangers
Today, I left the house for Trader Joe’s and got distracted by Target and Old Navy. That’s what you get when you have 15 minutes of driving time to think, and you spend it daydreaming about having a closet full of clothes that fit properly, flatter nicely, and reflect the image that you want to […]
Read More: Empty hangersAnd so begins the parade of gifts
I’m trying once again to embrace the handmade Christmas idea. I won’t go entirely handmade, but I want there to be an element of it in everyone’s gift. I’ve always felt this way, but it’s been easier recently since I’ve expanded my crafty skills somewhat. There are only so many clay baubles one can give […]
Read More: And so begins the parade of giftsNight of the living mitts
I’ve been experimenting with different ideas for fingerless mitts, and I finally got them looking like I envisioned. I can knock out one mitt per night of TV, which means I may actually be able to make a nice little pile of them for Christmas gifts. I just need to remember next time I want […]
Read More: Night of the living mittsA cap-maker, I am not
Have you noticed the little “Caps to Cap-Haitien” button on the right sidebar this week? It links to the first project on the new Mama to Mama site. If you have a small pile of t-shirts you no longer want, and a sewing machine (or needle & thread) you know how to use, you might […]
Read More: A cap-maker, I am notHair cuts, fancy coffees, and business cards
The only things I’ve taken any pictures of for the last four days have been my feet. How sad. It’s been a whirlwind of new books and packing supplies this week so far, and as busy as that’s kept me, it just hasn’t made for very enthralling reading material. Hence my absence. I did manage […]
Read More: Hair cuts, fancy coffees, and business cardsWhatever you wish for
I hope you don’t mind if I put on my sales hat for a moment. I hate wearing that thing, but if I leave it off for too long, I don’t sell things, and if I don’t sell things, I can’t buy more craft supplies (or, more importantly, supplement my family’s income) and we just […]
Read More: Whatever you wish forCranberry Thanksgiving
Every few years my uncle lends me this book to read to the boys. I like having a special Thanksgiving book to read, as I have always felt Thanksgiving to be a holiday that deserves to be steeped in tradition. As a child, I felt this sense of tradition keenly, as we went about our […]
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