{As an aside, the Chocolate Cake from The Art of Simple Food by is quickly becoming my new stand-by. Yum.} You'll have to bear with me for just one more birthday post, because I have to share with you these ridiculously fun shirts we made. I mentioned last week that the boys had seen Amy Karol...

Wasn't it just yesterday that I was here to tell you of her arrival? I remember the details of her birth day with every bone in my body - like most Mama's do of their baby's births, I'm sure. The very moment I met her was so full of a sense of absolute knowing of her, at the same time as bei...

kid-made fabulousness, breakfast bagels at the shore, farm flowers, a quilting break, sweet wishes from you, dinner on the beach, melty yummy chocolate brownies, a sunset swim in the ocean + my five funny, silly, sweet loves around me all day long = a very good (birt...

Progress is being made! (A lot of you have asked - yes, I'm quilting the squares as I go, then I'll add backing and binding, per the Patchwork Style instructions. It's the first time I've done it this way, and I'll give a full report once I'm done). Here's where I'm at... :: This is seriousl...

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Today's featured Sponsor is Lisa Leonard Designs! You've seen Lisa's work here many times before - she's been a long-time sponsor and I've been a long-time customer of her designs. (In addition to her je...

Today, I want to tell you a bit about the cover - or rather, the covers - of HANDMADE HOME. I have heard from every author, agent, editor and art director that I've spoken with - particularly those of the craft/art book variety - that the cover process is a tricky and challenging one. It's...

No knitting. No sewing. No reading well just a little bit. We just enjoyed the wonderful weather...Played soccer and enjoyed a nice picnic on the grass. What do you enjoy doing during your evenings lately?

{Steve thanks you for your kind birthday wishes yesterday! And me too! Reading them last night was such a lovely bonus on a really sweet day. Thank you so much!!} And since we're in a celebratory mood around here, why don't we launch right on into the next big celebration around these parts - t...

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Well, I suppose it was only natural that after all that orange - just one day after making that funny little bag - that I made myself this one. A bit of palate-cleansing, perhaps? It's as simple as a bag can be, really. I've had this vintage linen piece, with the text stamped onto it...

This funny little bag came out of my studio last week. You see, we had just had ourselves a bit of a rough day. Oh, nothing truly terribly happened, it was just a normal really 'full' day of mothering four little ones but with much more drama than seems to occur on most days. At every turn ...

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The fairies of thrifting threw a little sunshine my way yesterday. Yellow!

Last year, I fell in love with the Oliver + S Bubble Dress pattern. Adelaide wore those dresses all summer long. She wore them hard, too...as one does when your days are spent with the busy, messy work of sand, wood, crayons and ice cream. A year later, and they're still wearable, but also...

Today's SouleMama Sponsor is Bamboletta Dolls - maker of "natural companions for your little ones." At Bamboletta you can order your own custom-made doll, or 'adopt' a doll from the selection of already-made dolls and doll accessories. Follow along on the Bamboletta blog (where she's hosting...