What are you working on? Happy creating!
Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
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.
One Lucia gown down, one more to go!
What are you working on? Happy creating!
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
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.
Sorry for the late night dark and blurry photo. I was so busy all day I forgot to take my KCCO photo until the last minute of daylight. I am still working on the girls Saint Lucia gowns. Almost done with K's and then on to C's. What are you working on? Happy creating!
Sorry for the late night dark and blurry photo. I was so busy all day I forgot to take my KCCO photo until the last minute of daylight. I am still working on the girls Saint Lucia gowns. Almost done with K's and then on to C's. What are you working on? Happy creating!
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
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.
Getting a head start on this years Santa Lucia dresses for the girls. As I am pinning all these tiny little pins for pleats I find myself repeating, "It is all worth it in the end". Phew!
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Getting a head start on this years Santa Lucia dresses for the girls. As I am pinning all these tiny little pins for pleats I find myself repeating, "It is all worth it in the end". Phew!
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
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.
A little belated Michaelmas crafting on a dark and dreary day.
What are you working on? Happy creating!
A little belated Michaelmas crafting on a dark and dreary day.
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
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.
Keeping with my autumn theme, I am finally finishing up that acorn baby I started years ago at Portland Waldorf School. I took a poll on Instagram to decide on what color eyes he should have and the overwhelming response was blue. I'll be embroidering those on tonight.
What are you working on? Happy creating!
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
C's First Quilt {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.
Another C edition to Crafting On. 😍 She finished her very first sewing machine project - a quilt. All done free hand and without any help. This sweet little Lucy of mine inspires and never ceases to amaze me!
What are you working on? Happy creating!
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Crafting On {C's edition}
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.
This past week C has had the sewing itch. She has loved hand sewing for as long as I can remember and enjoys making things like the scrap doll you see pictured above. But now that she is eleven, she feels ready to try out the sewing machine. In true C style, she didn't pick a small project to start with. Instead she is making a quilt, freestyle. She cut the rectangles out by eye and sewing them together. Now she is going to sew them to the batting and back and then bind it. I am totally impressed with her sewing skills. Her very first project is something I have yet to master!
What are you working on? Happy creating!
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Sunday, June 23, 2019
For his play kitchen
Baby F's play kitchen mat from Patchwork Style is done and currently in use. I am laughing at these pictures because, as you know, I prefer to have the children's play kitchen in my kitchen so they can pretend cook right along side of me. Obviously it is not in the kitchen above. The kitchen in this house is so incredibly dark that we have to turn lights on even on the brightest days of summer to be able to cook. Not the best place for taking pictures but hopefully some day soon we'll have our own house and kitchen again so we can paint, fix things up and make it all our own. *fingers crossed* In the meantime at least Baby F's mat brings a smile to me face and his, too!
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
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.
Sorry guys but this is another finished project instead of a WIP. I actually haven't had the time to work on anything with the garden in full swing and the end of the school year. This is a lavender rice pillow for L (like the one I made for C).
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Sorry guys but this is another finished project instead of a WIP. I actually haven't had the time to work on anything with the garden in full swing and the end of the school year. This is a lavender rice pillow for L (like the one I made for C).
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
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.
Starting on little pillow for L now. He doesn't need the tooth fairy pocket since he has a shark tooth fairy pillow but hopefully this one will help him settle down for bed at night. *fingers crossed*
What are you working on? Happy creating!
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
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.
My kiddos all have colds and the day got away from me so I couldn't capture my current WIP. Instead I am sharing C's finished belated birthday gift. It is rather a three in one gift. I stuffed it with rice (so she can put in the freezer for owies) and lavender (to help her sleep) and it has a pocket on the back for her to place her lost teeth for the tooth fairy. The fabric is soft linen (including the pocket) and the embroidered hedgehog was a little idea I had in my head for awhile. I am happy with how he came out.
What are you working on? Happy creating!
My kiddos all have colds and the day got away from me so I couldn't capture my current WIP. Instead I am sharing C's finished belated birthday gift. It is rather a three in one gift. I stuffed it with rice (so she can put in the freezer for owies) and lavender (to help her sleep) and it has a pocket on the back for her to place her lost teeth for the tooth fairy. The fabric is soft linen (including the pocket) and the embroidered hedgehog was a little idea I had in my head for awhile. I am happy with how he came out.
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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.
Stitching away on C's belated birthday gift. I am really liking how this little hedgehog is coming out. I hope she likes it as much as I do!
I am still having issues with Flickr so I uploaded this photo to the blog directly and it worked. I hope Flickr figures out the problem soon.
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Stitching away on C's belated birthday gift. I am really liking how this little hedgehog is coming out. I hope she likes it as much as I do!
I am still having issues with Flickr so I uploaded this photo to the blog directly and it worked. I hope Flickr figures out the problem soon.
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
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.
The sewing bug has hit again. I don't have time to sew C a birthday dress, especially since her birthday falls in the Triduum this year, but I am dreaming up a tooth fairy pillow (since she never got one)/lavender infused rice pillow.
What are you working on? Happy creating!
The sewing bug has hit again. I don't have time to sew C a birthday dress, especially since her birthday falls in the Triduum this year, but I am dreaming up a tooth fairy pillow (since she never got one)/lavender infused rice pillow.
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Sunday, November 4, 2018
Real life Pevensie children (Aslan, too!)
“To the glistening eastern sea, I give you Queen Lucy the Valiant. To the great western woods, King Edmund the Just. To the radiant southern sun, Queen Susan the Gentle. And to the clear northern skies, I give you King Peter the Magnificent. Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen of Narnia. May your wisdom grace us until the stars rain down from the heavens.”
Sneaky Edmund running off.
Not wanting to get pelted by candy
Our pan de muertos rising for All Souls Day
By now I think you know my feelings about Halloween. This year was different, though. My children requested to be the Pevensie children from the Chronicles of Narnia (our favorite books). It worked out perfectly since I have exactly 2 girls and 2 boys, just like the Pevensies. There was a lot of sewing involved but it was worth it. They requested outfits from the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe movie instead of the books so that more people might recognize who they were. To our surprise most did! I think Beowulf stepping in as Aslan really helped. Some people thought they were a medieval court but then understood once we mentioned Narnia. I think it is safe to say this was their best Halloween yet. Even better still that they now have Narnia costumes to wear on their adventures out in our woods every day. Long live Narnia!!
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Once a King or Queen of Narnia (13!)
...Always a King or Queen of Narnia.
My 2nd and final attempt at Turkish Delight. It was a total failure but they ate it anyway.
Tea with Mr. Tumnus.
Mrs. Beaver's marmalade roll.
Susan Pevensie dress
My baby girl is 13. How can that be? My first born - the one who made me a mama. It is all so bittersweet. I wrote a little about the complexity of being the first born on my IG account last week. Her kindergarten teacher always told me that K chose to come first and knew what she was getting herself into. I always find comfort in that, knowing how hard it can be to be the oldest - the one that your parents learn to parent from. I am so grateful for her and really don't know how I deserve her or any of my children.
I have never seen K smile as much as she did on her 13th birthday. I think I hit the nail on the head with all of the Narnia decorations, food and whatnots. She wore her Susan Pevensie dress all day long and enjoyed her time with family. I think the icing on the cake was daddy spending the entire day with her - something she has been needing for a long time.
We enjoyed our usual birthday treats: apple doughnuts with apple cider, pumpkin hand pies and pumpkin soup but this year we added in Narnia treats from the Narnia cookbook: Lucy's roasted apples, Mrs. Beavers marmalade roll, turkish delight, along with other yummies that I can't remember at the moment (I spent the whole day before her birthday cooking and baking so it is all a blur now).
K's gifts were all things she needed/wanted. Her choices are so much more grown up and practical now - rainboots, a bigger water bottle, clothes... Such a change from all the whimsical things I used to give/make her in the past. I was secretly very happy that she asked me to sew her that Susan Pevensie dress - their is still some magic of childhood in her and this mams needed to see that!
My 2nd and final attempt at Turkish Delight. It was a total failure but they ate it anyway.
Tea with Mr. Tumnus.
Mrs. Beaver's marmalade roll.
Susan Pevensie dress
My baby girl is 13. How can that be? My first born - the one who made me a mama. It is all so bittersweet. I wrote a little about the complexity of being the first born on my IG account last week. Her kindergarten teacher always told me that K chose to come first and knew what she was getting herself into. I always find comfort in that, knowing how hard it can be to be the oldest - the one that your parents learn to parent from. I am so grateful for her and really don't know how I deserve her or any of my children.
I have never seen K smile as much as she did on her 13th birthday. I think I hit the nail on the head with all of the Narnia decorations, food and whatnots. She wore her Susan Pevensie dress all day long and enjoyed her time with family. I think the icing on the cake was daddy spending the entire day with her - something she has been needing for a long time.
We enjoyed our usual birthday treats: apple doughnuts with apple cider, pumpkin hand pies and pumpkin soup but this year we added in Narnia treats from the Narnia cookbook: Lucy's roasted apples, Mrs. Beavers marmalade roll, turkish delight, along with other yummies that I can't remember at the moment (I spent the whole day before her birthday cooking and baking so it is all a blur now).
K's gifts were all things she needed/wanted. Her choices are so much more grown up and practical now - rainboots, a bigger water bottle, clothes... Such a change from all the whimsical things I used to give/make her in the past. I was secretly very happy that she asked me to sew her that Susan Pevensie dress - their is still some magic of childhood in her and this mams needed to see that!
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Crafting On - Narnia Style
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.
Last minute birthday prep happening over here, per usual. I need to finish up her Susan Pevensie dress, make a banner and then bake/cook all day tomorrow as she requested most of the recipes in the Narnia Cookbook. Wish me luck!
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Last minute birthday prep happening over here, per usual. I need to finish up her Susan Pevensie dress, make a banner and then bake/cook all day tomorrow as she requested most of the recipes in the Narnia Cookbook. Wish me luck!
What are you working on? Happy creating!
Monday, January 8, 2018
Handemade Christmas recap
Some of the things I made for my children:
Sunday sweater and Jane hat for C. The Sunday sweater has beautiful buttons made by our friends at Wooly Moss Roots. The Jane hat was knit with yarn I dyed with elderberries. C requested it specifically. The color is much more purple in person.
Flannel pj bottoms for my boys. Baby F's are pictured here but L got a matching set.
K's treasured horse I knit her for her 9th birthday is in storage and she misses him terribly so I decided to knit her another one for Christmas. This one is made to look like her dream horse though and is named Rueben.
Little L received a dolphin just like the one I knit for his friend in the autumn.
L found this little wooden bulldozer/tractor (I have no clue) at the thrift store for only a couple of dollars. Total score. We cleaned it up and it looked like new. I felt it needed someone to drive it so I decided to try my hand at painting a peg person. I made it to look like Baby F - in my favorite outfit of his, no less:
Some of the things my children made:
K knit this Aslan lion for L. I love his mane.
C also knit a lion with our handwork curriculum. Hers is a gift for someone else. I cannot say until she has actually sent it out.
There are a few other gifts made by myself and the children that I have not yet photographed. I will try to do so as soon as the sun decides to shine again, but before I end this post I had to share Baby F's absolute favorite gift:
This little hot cocoa set (made by Magnolia - Hearth and Hand) that my Mom gave him. He still plays with it every single day. It is the first thing he goes to when he wakes up in the morning. I am so very grateful for my family and their generosity, unconditional love and thoughtfulness, especially when it comes to my children. Christmas would not have been the same if it wasn't for them.
Oh, I also wanted to share this new to us book with all of you! It is called the Night Tree. It reminds my family and I a lot of how we celebrate Christmas for the animals. You have to check it out for next year!
Sunday sweater and Jane hat for C. The Sunday sweater has beautiful buttons made by our friends at Wooly Moss Roots. The Jane hat was knit with yarn I dyed with elderberries. C requested it specifically. The color is much more purple in person.
Flannel pj bottoms for my boys. Baby F's are pictured here but L got a matching set.
K's treasured horse I knit her for her 9th birthday is in storage and she misses him terribly so I decided to knit her another one for Christmas. This one is made to look like her dream horse though and is named Rueben.
Little L received a dolphin just like the one I knit for his friend in the autumn.
L found this little wooden bulldozer/tractor (I have no clue) at the thrift store for only a couple of dollars. Total score. We cleaned it up and it looked like new. I felt it needed someone to drive it so I decided to try my hand at painting a peg person. I made it to look like Baby F - in my favorite outfit of his, no less:
Some of the things my children made:
K knit this Aslan lion for L. I love his mane.
C also knit a lion with our handwork curriculum. Hers is a gift for someone else. I cannot say until she has actually sent it out.
There are a few other gifts made by myself and the children that I have not yet photographed. I will try to do so as soon as the sun decides to shine again, but before I end this post I had to share Baby F's absolute favorite gift:
This little hot cocoa set (made by Magnolia - Hearth and Hand) that my Mom gave him. He still plays with it every single day. It is the first thing he goes to when he wakes up in the morning. I am so very grateful for my family and their generosity, unconditional love and thoughtfulness, especially when it comes to my children. Christmas would not have been the same if it wasn't for them.
Oh, I also wanted to share this new to us book with all of you! It is called the Night Tree. It reminds my family and I a lot of how we celebrate Christmas for the animals. You have to check it out for next year!
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