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The act of creating, in one form or another, preserves my sanity amongst the chaos of life. This explains why I always have more than one project going at a time as well as why my housework tends to fall behind. I enjoy seeing what others are working on and keeping calm with, too. What are you creating? What is keeping you going? Snap a picture or two, post it on your blog, on Instagram #craftingon and/or Flickr and then share it with the rest of us by leaving your link below.


 Even though I just posted about L's birthday, I am just finishing up Baby F's birthday gifts. I feel behind this year which is very unlike me, but Baby F sees it an as extended birthday. The buttons arrived for me to finish his Foxy hat and Fox Trot scarf. Then on to finishing up his special sweater.

What are you working on? Happy creating!

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Light {8th birthday}

The birthday book we read ever birthday eve for all of my children. Birthday by Heather Jarman K's card for L per L's request - Tum Tum wrapped in a playsilk
This little light of mine's birthday was last week. 8! Can you believe it? I sure can't! All he wanted for his birthday were his two front teeth...oh and one another tooth on the bottom. This dear boy of mine takes after his oldest sister when it comes to teeth. She didn't loose her first teeth until she was 7 and the same went for him. Now they are falling out like crazy!

In true L style, he didn't decide what kind of birthday he wanted until the week of his big day. After thoughtful consideration he decided on a transformers/construction truck party. Where this transformers obsession came from, I don't really know. I did my best to tie the two together. He was happy and that is all that matters.

He opened presents as soon as he woke up (our family tradition) but as I am sure you can see - one family member was not too happy about it. Baby F thought he was celebrating his own birthday again. L saw how sad his baby brother was and invited him to help open presents. He loves his brother so and is such a great big brother to him.

We spent the day playing with his new gifts and then went bowling...well, I *though* it was bowling but it ended up being mini-bowling. The kids all still had a blast and I think Baby F appreciated the mini balls he could actually grip to throw. L was nothing but smiles the whole time. We ended the day with dinner at Panera (his birthday meal request) and one last gift waiting for him at our door when we came home.

My prayer for this special boy of mine is that he will always let his light shine for all the world to see and never allow the darkness to smother it.

Light {8th birthday}

Crafting On

The act of creating, in one form or another, preserves my sanity amongst the chaos of life. This explains why I always have more than one project going at a time as well as why my housework tends to fall behind. I enjoy seeing what others are working on and keeping calm with, too. What are you creating? What is keeping you going? Snap a picture or two, post it on your blog, on Instagram #craftingon and/or Flickr and then share it with the rest of us by leaving your link below.


Hey guys! I am so sorry that I haven't been on here much lately except for Crafting On posts. So much has been going on and I have just been too exhausted to think straight enough to post. I apologize!! On to my current Crafting On project - A very late 3rd birthday sweater for Baby F. 
This one will be quite possibly one of the most special knits I have made to date. Not because of the design of the sweater but because of the meaning behind it all. I will explain more later but I finished dyeing the yarn with curly dock that Baby F and I collected over the summer from our hay fields. Now on to the knitting!

What are you working on? Happy creating!

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Crafting On

The act of creating, in one form or another, preserves my sanity amongst the chaos of life. This explains why I always have more than one project going at a time as well as why my housework tends to fall behind. I enjoy seeing what others are working on and keeping calm with, too. What are you creating? What is keeping you going? Snap a picture or two, post it on your blog, on Instagram #craftingon and/or Flickr and then share it with the rest of us by leaving your link below.
I am working on a requested birthday gift for L at the moment but have no photographic evidence of it (this rhino pattern). Instead I thought I would finally share photos of the play food I knit for Baby F over the summer. As you can see it is already well loved!

What are you working on? Happy creating!

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Crafting On

The act of creating, in one form or another, preserves my sanity amongst the chaos of life. This explains why I always have more than one project going at a time as well as why my housework tends to fall behind. I enjoy seeing what others are working on and keeping calm with, too. What are you creating? What is keeping you going? Snap a picture or two, post it on your blog, on Instagram #craftingon and/or Flickr and then share it with the rest of us by leaving your link below.
I have yet to finish (really I mean begin) Baby F's birthday sweater but L's birthday is just around the corner so I am working on a little gift for him right now. It is a megalodon shark tooth pillow. As soon as I saw the pattern I knew it would be the perfect tooth fairy pillow for my shark loving boy.

I also just finished another test knit, this time it is an adorable pattern by Linda Dawkins (Mamma4earth). Can you guess which of my children received it? 😊

What are you working on? Happy creating!

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