I started this blanket a few weeks before Desmond was born. I was completely over being pregnant and needed something to distract me. Mostly, I just needed something to keep my hands busy that didn’t require a whole lot of thinking. I took this blanket everywhere I went and would have taken it with me […]
Continue reading →On Sunday, our baby boy turned ONE! I can hardly believe it has been a whole year! It just does not seem like that long since we were checking ourselves into the hospital as oblivious as we could be about what was to come. We love you sweet baby boy! We celebrated on Saturday with […]
Continue reading →Desmond is turning ONE! We are having a little party this weekend to celebrate, and I needed some “Happy Birthday” garland. I looked around on etsy and found a lot of cute birthday banners, but then I realized: Wait. I can do this myself! I used Evy’s AlphaBlocks designs to stitch the outline of the […]
Continue reading →So, I’ve had this awesome floral print sitting in my sewing room for the last three or four years. I love it. It’s a vintage upholstery weight fabric that belonged to a sweet lady who was a fantastic seamstress. It was almost thrown out when we were cleaning, but I couldn’t let it go. I […]
Continue reading →So, fall is in full swing and like everyone else out there, I’m making my hot coffee and chai tea lattes (okay, buying them) as much as possible. I found some wool scraps in my sewing room and decided to make a mug warmer to go with all my highly caffeinated drinks. Here’s a […]
Continue reading →I got a late start on decorating for Christmas this year, but I think I’ve managed to spread a little of the holiday cheer around the house. I stopped by a local nursery and picked up some Christmas tree limb scraps that they had piled out by the road. Yay a free “Christmas tree!” I […]
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