Is there anything cuter than sock puppets? Probably, but Miyako Kanamori has taken the heart-melting factor up a notch with her book Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softy Friends from Cast-Off Socks and Gloves. I am continuing with my life-changing tidying among other things, and as much as I love this book, I've had it since 2007 when it first came out and I've looked at it twice, if that. The photography, the projects, the sweet story-telling element of it -- they all make me smile, ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Frogtastic
Happy MLK Jr. Day to those of you in the US! K has the day off so I'm quickly rattling off today's rather crafty garment. Post-Christmas, K became the proud Mama of two fire-bellied toads. Meet Camouflage (or maybe this one's Muddy, we can't tell): Here's K pretending to be amphibious: The frog craze has set in, and K is all about these little green critters. Speaking of critters, no one warned me that they eat crickets. This has made me very unhappy, particularly when we had a ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
K made me a ring. She glued one of those aquarium glass beads to a broken metal band that she scrounged up from somewhere. Then she tucked it inside a clasping shell container and wrote a note. Because this came in the mail: I probably don't have to tell you that I became quite emotional. I had a moment of terror before I opened the box. "What if I hate it? What if I feel disappointed?" I don't, I wasn't. No, not even close. There are too many things I love about it to list them here. ... Read more
Arrows
sometimes. life shoots arrows that pierce blindly the released air sounds like sighs of sadness or hiccups of laughter or maybe gasps of wonder* *I am having a week in which the highs and lows are engaged in a major tug-of-war. So for today, this is all. ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Seeking the Comfy-Stylish Factor
Good morning! It feels like it's been a very long time since I've sewn for K. There are many things I need to sew for her: more pants, warm cardis, hats, mittens. But I wanted to set the tone for the new year with this first garment -- something that blended comfort with style. Or so I hoped. With that in mind, I sketched out some ideas, and decided on a half knit, half woven tunic. Which somehow turned into a dress. This little raglan dress is entirely self-drafted, ... Read more