june at noon

I’ve finished two of three baby blankets now, one already gifted and the other wrapped up and waiting. I forgot to photograph the finished version of the blue blanket before I gave it away, but I took a moment to drape the purple one over a chair for a quick photo shoot, albeit in very [...]

I finished the decorative sewing pins, all 48 of them. The first time I attempted these, I had all sorts of troubles with beads that came loose, glue that didn’t cure, and messy, gluey strings and blobs that had to be picked off. It took several tries for each pin before I had it presentable [...]

In the midst of the baby blanket making, I also put together a gift for a small friend’s birthday party. I had decided a few weeks ago that an “eye spy bag” might be a fun idea. A spin-off from the popular Eye Spy books, these are little pouches filled with small trinkets and poly [...]

I don’t have material for a proper post today, because I’m still busy working away at my organizing, rearranging, clearing up tasks. I got quite a few things accomplished over the last week, including washing, ironing, and arranging my gone-hazardous fabric stash. It feels good to get straightened out, and I’m going to carry on [...]

With shop updates comes the need for packaging supplies. Since I finally managed to add some things to the shop, I also found myself creating some functional items, like display cards for brooches and envelopes for card sets. I actually enjoy this part of the process. I like being able to be creative in order [...]

Is anyone interested in a StitchBow storage system? (Cute baby not included.) EDIT: It’s gone! It includes the storage binder, 2 full-size inserts (hold 15 skeins each), 3 half-size inserts (hold 5 skeins each and are compatible with other Stitchbow storage items like the mini travel bag), and 19 floss holders. I bought them some [...]

I’m not big on making New Year’s resolutions, but I do have a list of goals, things I’d like to try or improve on or accomplish. Maybe I’ll get to them this year, maybe they’ll be bumped onto the next year’s list. The idea is just to have … well, ideas, and to keep motivated [...]

Is it the middle of January already? Huh. After Christmas I like to do a little “year end review” and assess what I’ve accomplished, creatively speaking. This year I’ve seen a few month-by-month review posts on other blogs, and I liked that idea, so I hope you’ll bear with me through a photo-heavy post as [...]

I’ll be back in a little bit with a Handmade Holiday post, but I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that today is my little guy’s first birthday! ‘Dozer, you may not sleep at all when I want you to, and you may cause me many injuries with your billy-goat headbutting, but you also [...]

I use a lined journal for my planner right now. It gets used as a calendar and a list-keeper and a sketch book. I jot down ideas and to-do’s and drawings for projects. It’s the only way I remember to clean the bathrooms or prepare for the next morning’s story time at the library or, [...]