june at noon

(Bethlehem Nativity by Loyd Fannin. Loyd Fannin Online Gallery) Silent night, holy night, Shepherds quake at the sight, Glories stream from heaven afar, Heavely hosts sing alleluia; Christ the Saviour, is born! Christ the Saviour, is born!

This year for the (great) grandmothers, I made some little felt birdies for Christmas. (You may remember me making similar here. That was a trial run for this round.) Fun fact: the legs are made from paperclips, and the noses are cut off from toothpicks! My goal was to keep them organic-looking, “homespun,” so I [...]

This post had to wait until after Monday evening, so that I didn’t spoil any giving of my goodies boxes, and by the time I got home from a Christmas party, I was too tired to write anything intelligible. I tell you, I’m really calm this holiday season (gifts are already wrapped, most everything is [...]

Every year I make ornaments to give as gifts to family and special friends, and this year is no different. I’ve got half of them crocheted and ready for the next step, which isn’t bad for a day’s on-and-off work. I’m feeling (a bit alarmingly) ahead of the game compared to last year, but that [...]

I hope you all had a wonderfully happy holiday weekend. We certainly did, and we have more to look forward to in the coming week as some out-of-town family travel to be with us. I’ll be taking some time away from blogland, a couple weeks or so (‘though, knowing me, I’ll still be around from [...]

(Creche by Cindy Ferguson, used with permission. http://papercutting.blogspot.com) For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) Merry Christmas to you and yours!

The birthday party went well, and the mama-made gifts were a hit—phew! In the wee-est hours of the morning of the party (and I mean that very literally), I whipped up a couple of Lumberjack Hats for two little monkeys. (The big sister needs something of her own to open, you know.) They are made [...]

I’ve got a certain almost-two-year-old’s birthday party to think about at the moment, but I did manage to finish the things on my list this week. I have a feeling next week is going to be just as busy. One of the things I completed was a pile of felt wreath ornaments inspired by this [...]

My Creative Space has ended for the year, but I’m a creature of habit, so here I am again to show what I’m up to this week. Although I’ve been working on Christmas gifts since the beginning of the year and was way ahead, I still managed to get behind. I’m good at that! I [...]

I’d planned to write this post yesterday on my regular “schedule,” but I needed some more time to draw up a new pattern that I wanted to share. That makes it all right, doesn’t it? So today I’m offering a free Winter Matryoshka embroidery pattern. (Or use it as a coloring sheet or some other [...]