june at noon

Habit is one of my favorite websites to visit. Something about the simple peeks into daily life inspires and refreshes me. This month they’re inviting the rest of us to participate in a community Flickr pool. To play along, just upload a photo and a description (habit-style, 30 words or less) that’s a snapshot of [...]

We’re back from the beach, but in my head I’m still hearing the sound of the waves and feeling the sand under my toes. It was a good vacation, the best we’ve had in years. Now we’re easing back into regular life again. I’ve got one large and a few small projects in the works, [...]

Would you just look at what my mother-in-law made for me? It’s the Cathdral Window pattern. I had a similar pincushion marked as a favorite on Etsy, and I asked her how difficult the origami-like technique was, just out of interest in the process. (Apparently it is easy but very time consuming.) Sneaky thing, she [...]

I’d meant to be back yesterday, but I’ve decided to stretch my bloggy break just a little longer. I’ve got such good momentum going with all this finishing up that I don’t want to stop it. (And I haven’t had time to edit photos yet.) But, more importantly, we are celebrating a special someone’s third [...]

We’ve been busy doing important things like playing outside and making ice cream runs. The small to-do list (don’t we all have one of those constantly running in the background?) has built up rapidly due to low energy, but I’m eager to get it done so I can move on to more interesting things. I’m [...]

I’ve stepped out for just a bit while I continue this major sewing tear I’ve been on all weekend. I think it’s best I remain hunched over my machine, squinting and pulling other equally intense and slightly unpleasant faces while I whip through one project after another with a zealous fury. I don’t know what’s [...]

Some people like Mondays. A lot of people don’t. I’m indifferent, since I stay at home and my job goes on 7 days a week. No late-Sunday-night-work-tomorrow groaning for me. But for those of you who do find your Monday a little dreary, how about this candy-colored basket of delight? My grandma asked me if [...]

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 [...]