As the weather warms up and my kids’ pants start to look like they’re waiting for a flood, I usually cut them off into shorts. This time, I thought I would hang onto the pant legs and turn those shorts into overalls! Er…overshorts…overall shorts. You get the picture. ;) It was so easy and fun…
I get Spring fever like crazy. Everything I love about Washington comes out to play in the Spring. The flowers, the mildly warm weather, and the tide pools are at their peak. And not much goes better with tide pool adventures than a sturdy pair of boots! Seeing these bright red boots hopping all over…
You guys! I tried macrame! It’s just 14 knots worth and a super easy project, but it was really fun. I know that macrame is also technically retro, but since it’s made such a big come back lately, I’m rolling with it and calling this DIY a Simple Modern Bird Feeder. I love that as…
We are squarely out of the baby phase, but I still can’t resist making baby gifts from time to time. One, who can resist all things tiny!? Amiright? Two, it’s so satisfying to make something that takes so little time and so little yarn! …or fabric, etc. Just like these baby booties. They are a…
This has been the skirt of my dreams. No really, I have been day-dreaming about making it for what seems like forever. I bought the fabric a full year ago and have put off making it because…mom-ing, procrastinating, it’s so much easier to leave it as a pile of fabric to mock me, oh…
My daughter loves character toys and shows, but mysteriously has never been up for a character themed party or even character Halloween costumes for that matter. No My Little Pony party, nothing Frozen themed. So, it wasn’t a surprise to me when she specifically insisted on a ballerina bunny birthday party for her sixth birthday….
You asked for more video and I’m doing my best to answer, starting with another cabled crochet beanie video! (scroll close to the end for the video) This is one for my Ashton Beanie Pattern. It’s a paid pattern, but I’m hoping this tutorial will help anyone trying to better understand crochet cables. I have…
