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a little crafty nest
My name is Jules and I am a mama to three sweet little beauties, I am a wife to a wonderful fella, and I am a few other things too. I love to garden, craft, knit, quilt, and do just about anything creative. It feeds my soul!
I'm happy you stopped by to visit!
Interests: knitting, gardening, crafting, canoeing and other outdoor adventures
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Hello friends out there! After six years of blogging here, I have decided to make the move. You may find me here now, and I hope you come and visit! See you soon! xo Jules Continue reading
Posted Feb 29, 2016 at a little crafty nest
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A month ago in the Big Garden... Mid-February in the Big Garden... My husband took the boys up into the mountains to do a little snowboarding down a logging road. They rode for nearly 3km and despite falling lots, they had a wonderful afternoon. When Sunshine and I returned from ballet in town, the boys had cut some pussywillows for me. Pussywillows in February!!! This is a few weeks earlier than I've ever had them before and it is such a treat to have a freshly cut bouquet on the table...the season has begun. And what a difference a month... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2016 at a little crafty nest
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Yes, look at the calendar...it is still February! But by the sounds of the creek rumblings, spring melt has begun. The snow on half our property has receeded to reveal the ground beneath, with all the promise of spring on its way....like the first snowdrops! The boys managed to find an icy patch on our mountainside for a little outdoor fun on some newly inherited snowboards from their cousins. They were out before breakfast but came tromping back indoors rubbing their behinds...they need the sun to soften the ice a little and will try again after lunch. Huckley can hardly... Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2016 at a little crafty nest
Hi Christine, So happy you reached out and I'm sorry it took me a week to respond...I will email you soon, I promise! And yes to a new way of managing T1D...I'm not sure why it isn't standard care? The roller coasters you have experienced has been our way, too, and now they are so diminished eating low carb. We all feel better! Soon, I will email... xoxoxo Jules
Toggle Commented Feb 22, 2016 on socked in at a little crafty nest
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When you live in the mountains, you get used to unexpected weather coming up over the ridge and settling in the valley bottom. Then you turn your back for a moment, and look out again, and there are clear patches up above which grow into a great blue sky...showing just how fickle the weather can be around here. Our little local airport is known as Cancelgar for you never know til your plane has come or gone if you are getting out that day at all. Chances are, you won't be. Things change rapidly and where we are in the... Continue reading
Posted Feb 12, 2016 at a little crafty nest
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In our house right now, this is most often how you'll see Sunshine. All 5 of my sheep in one frame...success! Our mid-winter days consist of a fairly predictable routine. The phrase "plodding along" comes to mind, but it isn't at all mundane or uneventful. As the days are just beginning to noticeably lengthen, we may appear more home-based and quieter. Breakfast, farm chores, and homeschool work take us to late morning, at which point I'm often in the kitchen, making up lunch. After we eat, we read a bit or do some handwork, then head outdoors for a walk... Continue reading
Posted Feb 1, 2016 at a little crafty nest
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Another journey round the sun brings us back to the beginning of the calendar year. And yes, it is the middle of a snowy winter and our gardens are under a heavy, wintry blanket...but that doesn't mean I'm taking a break from gardening. While all around outside seems dormant, my mind is awakening to the possibilities that the growing season ahead may bring. Seed catalogues are arriving, our seed stash is pulled out, and all of us are thinking of the good food and flowers we will grow. I have yet to finish planning the rotation of crops in the... Continue reading
Posted Jan 28, 2016 at a little crafty nest
I agree, Caroline, every month goes by that much faster. Too fast! It can certainly take my breath away! xo Jules
Toggle Commented Jan 26, 2016 on woolly goodness at a little crafty nest
Yes, thank you for your wise words. I try, I really try, to remember how fleeting this whole journey is. xo Jules
Toggle Commented Jan 26, 2016 on woolly goodness at a little crafty nest
Yes, Evelyn...one of my littles asking me to knit something for them is almost as good as sitting with them all, knitting together. xo Jules
Toggle Commented Jan 26, 2016 on woolly goodness at a little crafty nest
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Inside it's little protective casing, a baby pussy willow was asleep...they're coming soon... When cabin fever sets in and it seems like my children have turned into monkeys climbing the walls, we layer ourselves up and head on out. Often, we just go a-wandering about the property as there is much to see here...the pond, the upper morel patch, the sheep, the woods, the creek. But some wintry days require a little longer of a walk. A walk that results in tuckered people settling back into a quieter rhythm upon returning. A walk that allows mama to find a little... Continue reading
Posted Jan 26, 2016 at a little crafty nest
Thanks, Jill! That vest is a milo with a little heart cable on it in georgia rose Peace Fleece, if I remember correctly. I wonder what kind of sheep your parents have...it is so easy to connect with them. They are lovely creatures. xo Jules
Toggle Commented Jan 20, 2016 on woolly goodness at a little crafty nest
Thank you, Jeanette! My daughter certainly has nimble fingers! I just love sharing my favourite crafts with my kids. xo Jules
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Hi Susan, It is such fun in the snow. We also have fairly mild temperatures here which makes outdoor play easier. And yes to the community feeling...so essential when you live so rural. xo Jules
Hi Melly, Yes, we do have a large, thriving homeschool community, but it may come across that we do a lot with all the other families. The truth be told, that lack of cohesion is here too! It is very challenging to coincide play dates as we all do our own activities at different times. However, I am grateful that there are so many of us to bounce ideas off of! I have an idea ~ move this way and we can start our own! hehehe. xo Jules
Thank you so much, Tonya. That means a lot to me. And if you ever do a road trip, you have a place to stay! xo Jules
Toggle Commented Jan 20, 2016 on holiday knits at a little crafty nest
Hi Robin!!!! Thanks so much for your kind words...they made my day! Wishing you a wonderful 2016! Stay in touch! xo Jules
Toggle Commented Jan 20, 2016 on holiday knits at a little crafty nest
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Winter is a wonderful time for wool! I might add that, in my humble opinion, any time of year is a wonderful time for wool! But when the cookstove is chugging away, trying to warm all the corners of our home, we are nestled within arm's reach of each other, with wool in our hands. Sunshine, at age 7, has picked up her doll she began two years ago. She has completed three of the seven squares and is getting more excited with her progress. On my wheel right now is wool from one of my very first sheep, a... Continue reading
Posted Jan 20, 2016 at a little crafty nest
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they don't realize they have an audience ...and a flock of snow sheep with a little lambie ~ she loves this so much! So much snow that the house wears a snow skirt! Once in a while, we hear a crunching slide, startling all of us, and then a huge "whuuummmmmmp!" as it falls to the ground below. All the fenceposts wear hats of sorts and we are walking around so high above the garden beds. Nyla likes to keep dry in the soft bedding she made in the hay. We keep the hay in our greenhouse for now, close... Continue reading
Posted Jan 19, 2016 at a little crafty nest
Thanks, Jeannette. I think I'm finished knitting hats for a good long while. Oh wait, there is one more to cast off today! xo Jules
Toggle Commented Jan 14, 2016 on holiday knits at a little crafty nest
Hi Kelli...The butterfly is a great pattern, and quite easy. I've knit a handful of these and they go swiftly, on account of passing the stitches over so many times. Once you get the rhythm, it flies! xo Jules
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Thanks, Becki! I will pass it on to Forrest...he is a wonderful artist by his own right and he indeed has amazing colour appreciation. xo Jules
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This post ought to really be called Holiday Hats, because that is what I knit and knit and knit for 6 weeks straight leading up to the gift-giving days. And knitting 6 hats in 6 weeks is a little, um, tedious...at least for me. But the end result was worth it for everyone likes their hats, arriving just in time for the cold, snowy winter we are having here. Warm noggins makes for happy loved ones! And without further ado...the holiday hats... Frannie's Butterfly Hat another Butterfly Hat for my sister-in-law my old stand-by Ribby Hat by Soulemama...I've made at... Continue reading
Posted Jan 13, 2016 at a little crafty nest
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Hi Melly...guess who also loves the dress up dolls...I've made so many extra little boy pictures and he has dressed them all in different pirate outfits! I'd love to see that pillowcase...why have I never made these before ~ genius! xo Jules
Toggle Commented Jan 13, 2016 on handmades from the holidays at a little crafty nest
Hello Tonya! So clever to get started now. I seem to always plan that way, and it never happens, but I'm going to put more effort into it this year...it ought to take some of the last minute panic away. And the gift you gave to your family of moving to a lovely new homestead is far beyond pjs or pillowcases! xoxo Lots of love to you, Jules
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