COME ON OVER
on Oct 15, 2009I’m up and running.  My archives are not and I still need to re-format and change links in just about every post seeing as I’m combining 3 blogs into 1.  So there will be a lot of changes happening each day until I have waded my way thr...

MOVING ON
on Oct 9, 2009Big news! My blog is moving. The new digs are a work in progress, but will hopefully be up and running early next week.   In the meantime I won’t be updating this blog with new posts … well except for a post letting you all know where...

DOLL BLANKET
on Oct 3, 2009 in knitting A few months ago I purchased a gorgeous moses basket for Marisol.  She loves to play with her dolls, she pushes them in their stroller and has tea parties with them.  The next step was being able to put them to sleep at bedtime.  ...

UPPERCASE LIVING
on Oct 1, 2009 in decorating other craft projects Last night I was invited to an Uppercase Living party.  A couple of friends and I made these cute coasters for Marisol’s kitchen. I think this may become a new addiction for me - ‘cause like I need a new one. Here is my Whrrl story if...

MY LITTLE ARTIST
on Sep 24, 2009 in kids crafts other craft projects Marisol definitely takes after me. Since starting school she has come home with some beautiful art projects.    The first thing she does when she gets to school in the mornings is draw.  Today she brought home the beautiful necklac...

HEAVEN
on Sep 21, 2009 in knitting When I first felt this yarn I knew I had to make something for Marisol.  Something soft that she could snuggle up to. So while we were on our road trip from San Diego to Monterey in June I started knitting a cushion cover.  Yes I dragged...

CHOO CHOO
on Sep 15, 2009 in fresh new look painted projects green crafts wood family projects kids crafts Re-use/Recycle/Go Green other craft projects You may remember my little boys obsession with trains.  I made this play mat for him a while ago. Well he keeps that ‘train mat’ inside a tent in his bedroom where he loves to sit and drive his trains around the track.  However in the...

CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART
on Sep 10, 2009 in Re-use/Recycle/Go Green other craft projects While visiting the Steinbeck Center last week I saw this in the art gallery: It is part of a collection for the exhibition From This Stone and Anvil: Arthurian Legend Exposed and Abstracted.  Okay, so this may not look like much until you...

ITSYVILLE
on Sep 8, 2009 in wood A couple of days ago on a long drive home from sightseeing we noticed a little woodcarving store on the side of the road.  Today we popped back there with dad ‘aka the woodcarver’ to take a closer look.  If you are ever in the Mo...

THE BIRDIE BAG
on Sep 1, 2009 in fresh new look felt sewing fabric While the kids are at school, mummy gets her craft on. I picked up the plain green, ready-made felt bag in the clearance section of (I think it was) Michaels quite a few months ago for 50 cents.  Marisol is an avid collector of bags (a tra...