june at noon

I’m in a real organizing frenzy right now. There is a List of Little Things, small messes or unimportant things-to-do, like winding spare bits of yarn into bobbins and resorting fabric stacks and making up mailing supplies and so on. I just haven’t bothered with them because they weren’t big enough to really be noticeable [...]

We interrupt your week of Handmade Holiday with a special alert.
We seem to have lost Jane Ann in the midst of all the holiday preparation….

Ooops! There she is, hiding in my mother-in-law’s massive Santa collection!

Jane Ann would like to wish you a very merry Christmas.

P.S. You know, I just realized in that first photo all [...]

Oof. Am stuffed full of good food and a little dizzy from exhaustion. (But thankful for Thanksgiving all the same!)
Jane Ann thought I could use an extra hand, what with all the scrambling to get Christmas gifts completed and such.

Isn’t she thoughtful?
Back next week with more crafty fun!
(Creepy hand sculptures made by my very talented, [...]

Hey, look what I found in the mailbox!

After The Great Hard Drive Crash of Aught-Nine, I thought I’d lost a lot of important things. And I did, in fact, lose several documents, some difficult-to-recover passwords, and several months’ worth of photos and videos of my children. But I still have Jane Ann, who I’m certain [...]

Since right now it’s pretty much wips galore around here (I am making respectable progress at the moment thanks to my hubby), it’s time for … Freaky Friday! Back, by popular demand, is the ever lovely Jane Ann.

She is enjoying the last days of Summer because she’s sure to get chilly in the Autumn air, [...]

Oh, yes, I forgot to mention that I finished the “Petal’s Edge” embroidery. It’s now a small pillow. I used a pre-made bias tape with piping and a cheerful cotton for the backing. Quite pleased with myself now. :)

And, for those who’ve been asking, Freaky Friday is back. Here is the lovely, the thrilling, the [...]

Some time ago, my husband’s grandmother came across a doll that she had at her house, and she thought my daughter might like it. She sent it to my in-laws’ house so it could be played with there. My mother-in-law named the doll Jane Ann, and my daughter really likes her.
My sister-in-law, however, is not [...]