This week, Rosie decided to make a “space girl,” so I was inspired to illustrate a character from a song that I wrote several years ago called Stargirl and Moonboy. It is a sweet little love song that Randy and I recorded here at the house. I play accordion, and he plays guitar, bass, and Irish…
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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…
Fill-in-the-Blank Mother’s Day Cards (Downloadable!)
It gets hard to say “I love you” in a new way. Year after year, anniversary after anniversary, Mother’s Day after Mother’s Day… We love our husbands, our children, and our parents. They are the closest people in our lives. But it gets hard to think of new ways to express that love in words….
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…
How To-Tuesdays #6: No-Sew Cozy Caterpillar (10 minute toy!)
I love stripy tights. We had so many pairs of these things in every color for the girls. Letting go of them when they outgrew them was always a little sad… But today, we discovered a way to turn them into really sweet little soft toys. This is the easiest little dolly you could possibly…
How-To Tuesdays #1: Milk Jug “Paper Dolls”
It us turning out to be an amazing summer for us. Randy is spending a record amount of hours in the living-room-recording studio. (If you haven’t heard any of our sneak-previews from the new album, check them out on our website–www.thejosephineknot.com) There is a lot of creative energy bouncing around here. As a challenge and…