Good morning, friends! I thoroughly enjoyed the long weekend, and I'm feeling rejuvenated. We ended up at a Chinese restaurant on turkey day after all, and I believe this will have to be our annual tradition because it was so stress-free. I don't mind cooking, but the clean-up is a sore spot for me, so not having to while away time sudsing up dishes was a huge bonus. We also went to see the movie Big Hero 6, and it's an all-ages pleaser (and yes, I cried -- it was very touching)! To add spice to …
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Happy Friday + Giveaway! [CLOSED]
Here in Washington, grocery stores and many retail stores charge five cents per bag if you don't bring your own to carry out your produce or miscellaneous household items. A pragmatic and environmentally sound move, but I'm constantly forgetting to bring my handy nylon eco bags because they're always filled with library books. Between the accumulating nickel charges and overdue library fines, I'm sure I'm frittering away enough money to feed a small country. I've been thinking that I need to …
Fall Cleaning Giveaway: Part 3 [CLOSED]
This is such a great book. A great, great book. And the two patterns that immediately drew me in were first, the dress on the left: And next, the giant bow top: Herein lies the problem. I am simply not a giant bow kind of gal and quite frankly, I think I can self-draft that other dress. And as I looked through the book carefully, I realized that none of the clothes really felt right for me. I was drawn to the photography, and there must have been a part of me that wanted to be more …
Fall Cleaning Giveaway Part 2 [CLOSED]
I haven't even closed the other giveaway yet, and here I am, back with another one. Just as I had to relinquish all thoughts of engaging in extracurricular embroidery, I've had to break down and allow myself to admit that crochet (and knitting in general) is just not my thang. I bought this book back in 2007 when it first came out. In case you were wondering, "kyuuto" is the way "cute" is pronounced in Japanese. And you know that Japanese crafts are all about the cute. I mean, look at …
Fall Cleaning Giveaway Part 1 [CLOSED]
I'm much more of a Fall Cleaning gal than a Spring one. These past few weeks I've been purging, organizing, donating and generally sprucing up the house in small measures. It's my version of starting the new school year. What's become abundantly clear is that I have far too much stuff in the crafting department. As much as I want to dabble in every hobby out there, my time on earth is limited and I've got to cherry pick my crafts. I love embroidery. I even have a Pinterest board with my …