She Finished Mom’s Christmas Gift and the Baby Vest January 11, 2008

Mom is finally going to get her Christmas gift!  The Apron looks great, I made a matching potholder, which I decided to try with bias tape and prefer my original way of making potholders, but it coordinates better with the bias tape.  I decided that with the fact she’s been sewing and knitting a bit [...]

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She made an Apron, Pj’s and 2 hats January 8, 2008

I told you that I gave up on the shawl for mom, that it just wasn’t working the way I wanted.  Well, I decided to make her an apron instead.  She gets dressed up for work, and owns her own business, so she’s often putting together dinner between appointments (in her good clothes).  She has [...]

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She posted twice on Christmas December 25, 2008

I’m sitting on the couch, eating Gram’s peanut butter fudge (thank you dad for grabbing some for me), knitting Husband’s sweater vest and enjoying the fully decked Christmas tree.
My grandmother makes the BEST peanut butter fudge.  I have had some excellent peanut butter fudge made by other folks, and I can enjoy it, but it [...]

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She Wishes you a Merry Christmas December 25, 2008

Our video Christmas Card, I hope you enjoy it, and that you are having a lovely day with loved ones!

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She Started Christmas December 24, 2008

Christmas at mom and dad’s this morning.  Life is good.  A new stone bread pan, a dress from my favorite Etsy designer, and a new hoe for the garden!  Yes, I’m that simple.  Pictures when I get home, as tonight I’m at the in-laws.
Mini received a fabulous wooden dollhouse. I love her crazy morning hair, [...]

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She made a crayon wallet December 23, 2008

I’ve been wanting to make one of these for Mini since I saw the pattern on JC  Handmade’s blog.  I bought the pattern on Etsy.  I modified it a bit, as I wanted to use a 4×6 pad instead of a 3×5 as I think 3×5 is just too small.  I decided to make the [...]

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She made Christmas socks December 22, 2008

Can I have 1 more week before Christmas?  Seriously, if I could I know I could get all the things I want to do before Christmas done.  I’m sure I’m not alone in this feeling.  If we all ban together we could me the change!  Of course if we had to do that, we’d still [...]

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She admitted defeat December 21, 2008

It’s been snowing all day, literally, no stopping.  It started yesterday sometime, I don’t even know but maybe it’s been 2 days straight…all I know is that tonight just before posting this, I lost power, Again!!  I woke up this morning to power, but no internet connection.  I am finally fully online again, so here [...]

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She bought food, a new book, made Pj’s and finished her Holiday Traditions Swap December 20, 2008

I had a great time at the Farmer’s Market.  There were fewer vendors, not a lot fewer, but definitely fewer, and few people braved the weather than last time, but the folks that were there seemed to be serious about buying and the choices were still plentiful.  I still have a fair number of potatoes, [...]

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She Fell in Love with a Pin Cushion December 19, 2008

I have occasion to put together a little gift for someone who sews and saw this book, for probably the 100th time, but today I gave in and bought Pretty Little Pincushions.

I pulled out a bit of Cotton Velvet, trimmed with a bronze gold wrap and bow of Organdy Ribbon, tossed in a couple of [...]

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