by becca | Dec 25, 2012 | Crafting, Holiday, Projects
My great grandmother made each of her 14 great grandchildren a felt pieced stocking. Each one was came from a kit, but was hand stitched, embellished with beads and sequins. These served as an inspiration for my own children’s stockings. It is not my style to...
by becca | Feb 3, 2012 | Crafting, Projects
It’s dyeing day at our house and the colors are inspired by Saint Valentine’s Day. The palette: hot colors, shades of love: pinks, corals, and peaches. Into the pot go old faded shirts, uninspiring shades of pillow cases and some jammies that needed a...
by becca | Jan 27, 2012 | Crafting, Projects
My newest obsession: felted flowers! I made these pincushions for Christmas gifts in December and fell in love with felt. I love the soft earthy texture of real 100% wool felt. I love how it feels to cut and work with. I love that the edges can be left raw,...
by becca | Jan 8, 2012 | Family, Parenting, Projects
For Christmas I made two flannel nightgowns for my four year old. One was for her, and a matching one was for her rag doll, Charlotte. Brilliant, I thought, when I came up with the idea. Sofia has had mostly two piece pajamas all her life. She deserves a...
by becca | Feb 6, 2011 | Crafting, DIY, Projects
Why is it that when I see a piece of bare wood, it calls out “paint me”? Not just “paint me” a simple color, but “decorate me… elaborately and colorfully”. This not only happens with wood or furniture, but with bare walls,...
by becca | Jan 6, 2011 | Crafting, Projects
These days I find myself returning to simple forms of creative expression. As a child I learned to embroider and cross stitch. I would spend hours in the craft store looking over the colorful pallet of threads, painstakingly deciding which colors to choose. Which...
