Whenever my boys have a birthday party at home, I’ve been torn over what to do about the cake. Go with our favorite bakeries, which have made us some amazing creations (lego-shaped cake, very hungry caterpillar cake, etc.) or make my own? The past couple of years, I’ve leaned more toward baking my own, and […] Read more…
The dream of the 90’s is alive in embroidery
I haven’t really blogged in a while because I’ve been working on a few projects all at once, and while everything is moving along, it’s going slowly. Too slowly to really have any interesting progress shots, until today- finally! I’m working on a series of 90’s inspired embroidery art pieces, and I’m just about finished […] Read more…
Surely you’re thinking of winter scarves on this warm spring day?
I totally forgot to post a photo of my son’s finished Bee scarf (aka Hufflepuff House Scarf). He loves it! He ended up wearing it around the house- I can’t wait until he’s old enough to finally watch the Harry Potter movies with me. As far as scarves go, for its size, this is […] Read more…
Free printable gift tag – Crocheted with love
Crocheted with Love printable gift tags are finally available! I just couldn’t decide between making them exactly the same as the Handknit gift tags, or giving them an update, so the file actually contains two different designs. As with the handknit tag, I printed the tags on brown kraft scrapbook paper (similar here) and […] Read more…
Getting my knit on
After a long drought, I finally got back to working on some knitting projects. I can’t even count how many unfinished garments are stashed around the house, but there are two that I absolutely have to put on the fast track. First, there’s the Magnolia Cafe cardigan from Metropolitan Knits. For as long as I […] Read more…
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide for Knitters
Searching for a Valentine’s Day gift for your favorite knitter? Look no further- these thoughtful gifts will make her feel the love. 1- Kelly Connor Designs: “Nobody puts my knitting in a corner” bag 2- Knitty 34: Circular Needle Case 3- Cobberson & Co.: Handknit with Love gift tags 4- Fable Fibers: Biography dk […] Read more…