Archive for December, 2008

creative chaos

December 7th, 2008

I was sitting here surfing the web, waiting for my daughter to fall asleep, and feeling terribly overwhelmed with the chaos that the recent Christmas cheer has brought upon my house – boxes of delicate ornaments waiting to be stowed back under the house, laundry mid-processed, the dining room table stuck between Thanksgiving and Christmas […]

two words

December 5th, 2008

Probably topping the list of words you don’t want to hear together: “Poopoo! Everywhere!” Blurted at me by the potty training two year-old as she came running out of the bathroom this morning. I’d like to just fast forward a few months. May I? Please?

I have a posting disorder

December 1st, 2008

Making up for the quiet I expect on the site later this week, and the quiet over the past few weeks, yet another post tonight. Christmas stocking swaps are in the mail. A sampling of what I made: Pinwheels for the littles – These were quite a pain to pack. My fingers are crossed that […]

old pants, new skirt

December 1st, 2008

Inspired by the refashion spirit at the Bazaar Bizarre, yesterday, I repurposed an ill-fitting pair of pants and a worn pair into a new skirt. Working around the back crotch area that wanted to swing in as opposed to across, I added a kick pleat. Next up on the sewing machine will probably be a […]

rebe

December 1st, 2008

The girls went shopping at Bazaar Bizarre – a crafty faire – in San Francisco, yesterday. In general, the crafty things were nice, but not exciting enough to coax cash from my pockets (except the tasty looking and tasting cupcakes). There was one non-baked star which came mighty close to freeing me of $175 – […]

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