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Sew

an (artsy) field journal

January 24, 2012 Art

I wish this were mine.  But like many of my kids’ creative projects, they are made for their friends.  (I’m happy this one was for a little friend named Will who just turned four.)

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nurse (nancy) johanna

January 17, 2012 Children Tutorials
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new spaces /new year: the living room

January 16, 2012 Art

Ah, the living room.  Once a place of no functional space now brightens my day.  This corner of our room (where our Christmas tree stood) has always baffled me.  Our large painting has always hung here, leaving little options for filling up the space around it: maybe a plant or a chair.  It has always [...]

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baby one, baby two

January 4, 2012 Create
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our new horses

December 29, 2011 Create

Last night the house was still.  No entertaining, just clean up from the day.  I grabbed a few of the kids’ blankets that were strewn over the floor and got comfortable on the couch to enjoy a book.  Something I haven’t done for the past month. It feels satisfying and needful to take a small [...]

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handmades given

December 28, 2011 Create

Caroline is known for her well thought-out handmades for Christmas.  And usually those well thought-out gifts are made for her Daddy.  Her Wes doll from last year was one of the most anticipated gifts under the tree, and, this year, it was the precious Great Dane.

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homemade giving: a sewing kit

December 14, 2011 Children Tutorials

As you saw yesterday, I’m a little obsessed with jars for gift giving.  Hopefully you don’t mind, there are more jarred gifts to come.  Today–a simple sewing kit in a jar for my up and coming seamstress, Caroline.

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homemade fabric christmas bags

December 12, 2011 Create

I’m always seeking out simple ways we can invite more tradition and meaningfulness in our home.  Creating our first homemade fabric Christmas bags has begun something magical under our tree.  Because you choose the fabric, make the bag, use real ribbon (and other things to decorate with), and can change up each wrapped package because [...]

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into the morning…

December 9, 2011 Create

Before 2am this morning: Relaxed to Hitchcock’s North by Northwest. The Netfix movie has been burning in my mail slot, waiting for a month for us to watch it.  Love Hitchcock.  (And cut out fabric while I watched, of course.) Made a gathered skirt for Caroline’s first choir concert (tonight!) of black velvet remnants. (I hope [...]

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homemade giving: artsy felt sketchbook cover

December 5, 2011 Art

After last week which was filled with wonderful visitors (friends from college and their little toddlers), this weekend came and granted me some time away at the sewing machine.  Saturday morning, Johanna warded off Caroline from the basement so we could get moving on her present from her sister.  A little something that we knew [...]

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