Etsy Update and Giveaway!

Hello everyone.  I have finally caught up on my special orders (message me if you have a last minute Christmas request!), and I just posted a few more things I made in my etsy shop.  Check it out by clicking the pic below.  And if you leave me a comment below on your favorite item in…

Make Something Every Day: Week 3

I love making something every day.  This has been an intense week of cleaning, sorting, changing out clothes for four children for the change of seasons, etc.  I am so happy to sit down in the evenings and crochet.  And even though there are still small fires of laundry that need to be put out,…

Make Something Every Day Continues…

I love the Make Something Every Day idea.  It might be revolutionizing my life.  This week, I spent three days cleaning out my scary laundry room (when I say scary, I mean SCARY, as any of {and ONLY} my dearest friends can tell you).  Not many people are allowed to look into this room.  I…

Make Something Every Day

Over the past two weeks, I have begun to realize how much it means to me to make things.  As a mom of four (soon to be five) very creative little people who are constantly cutting and pasting and drawing and creating huge worlds out of sheets and pillows and clean laundry, I spend a…

Handmade Day #14: Dollhouse

Okay, this is my handmade of the day. I spent several hours at a friend’s house painting this dollhouse today. I didn’t build it from scratch–it is a wooden Melissa and Doug house that someone gave us a couple of years ago–but I sweetened it up considerably! This item is not in my etsy shop–I…

Handmade #11: Josephine Knot Guitar String Bracelet

Randy makes these beautiful bracelets out of new and recycled guitar strings. I just posted two new ones on our etsy site for today’s Handmade items of the day. Click here to see our handmade jewelry, one-of-a-kind journals, and pretty little hats, all for sale and ready for gift-giving! Thanks for taking a look.

Handmade Day #9: The Criss-Cross Hat

New item posted to our etsy shop. Click the photo to see all of our handmade hats, one-of-a-kind journals, and guitar-string jewelry. And stay posted for daily additions during our 15 Days of Handmade Challenge. Thanks for looking, shopping, and spreading the word!

Handmade Day #5: Asymmetrical Baggy Hat for Girls

Anything would look pretty on this little girl! Paloma models this asymmetrical hat for girls, a one-of-a-kind, sweet little design that would be perfect for keeping someone you love warm this winter. Click the image to see hats, journals, jewelry, and more on our etsy shop, and stay posted for new items we are posting…

Handmade Day #3: The Baby Bear Hat

Just try to resist this little face. Kells, my living teddy bear, models today’s handmade item. Click on the image to see more pics and to browse my etsy shop. I am making new, one-of-a-kind items every day for the 15 Days of Handmade.

Handmade Day #2: The Snowball Hat and The Marigold Hat

Today I made a couple of hats–a child’s hat (modeled here by the lovely Rosie), and an adult-sized burnt orange hat with soft yellow trim. Click on the photo to take a look at my etsy shop and see jewelry, handmade books, and hats. More coming every day for the remaining 15 Days of Handmade…