20 Friday Jan 2012
We found these awesome wooden cat masks at Ben Franklin Crafts in Raymond, NH of all places…I find that towns with high 4-H participation and winters that keep people inside are the best crafting supply troves. You can also find the masks here on Ebay: Cat Mask. Oh Ebay how I love you.
Ada seems to have confused ‘nine lives’ with ‘nine eyes’. Oh well.
18 Wednesday Jan 2012
Posted in Likes, Organizing, Projects
This drawing was Ada’s first family portrait, (which of course made me cry). I wanted to save it and was pretty sure the ripped newsprint it was made on was not archival. So, we scanned the drawing and sent the jpeg out to Cafe Press to be made into an ornament. Any of the photo sites can reproduce jpegs, and there are a lot of finished product options- from t-shirts to playing cards. Cafe Press got these back to us in under a week, and Ada was very proud to give them as gifts for the holiday.
17 Tuesday Jan 2012
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coasters, felted wool, free knitting patterns, Kids, Knitting, knitting projects, More Last-Minute Knitted Gifts, Project
These felted wool coasters keep liquids off the table and are by far baby Josie’s favorite toys. The patterns are knit in the round and then shrunken and felted in the washing machine. It is a lovely way to use up the ends of yarn balls and fun to see the circles transform in the machine. The wool felt makes them waterproof and they are easy to hand wash when need be. These are adapted from Chris de Longpre’s free pattern at Knitting at KNoon Designs. Hooray for free knitting patterns!
12 Thursday Jan 2012
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Christmas Cards, Collage, holiday cards, Kids, Organizing, Project
We have finally taken down the holiday cards from the mantels. Instead of throwing them away, I like to cut out the images for Ada to make into collages. The finished pieces are great as thank you cards too (if you haven’t yet gotten around to those).
