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JCasa
mama + maker + homebody + rocker + dreamer.
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Hello friends!
This space is in the process of being downsized and relocated to another platform. Never fear, crafty friends, all of my sewing + knitting patterns, craft projects and recipes will be in the new space. Simplifying a decade of blogging takes a while, oh my. Thanks for visiting and I look forward to sharing the new space with you soon. xoxo Continue reading
Posted Aug 1, 2015 at Make Something Special
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Mix Match Note Taker from Vintage Made Modern
Posted Feb 19, 2015 at Make Something Special
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Oooh, I love it! And how sweet to read your Mom's lovely comments above. So clever are you to give a gift to the house :)
Mary Graceland: A quilt
At the beginning of December, having decided not to go through with my book, I found myself freed up from commitments and decided to make a few Christmas gifts. I don't know about you, but I find that as I get older, it is very hard to come up with gifts for my parents that they want let alo...
Happy New Year to you, Erin! What a lovely, thoughtful post - I connect with so much that you write despite us never having met in person (yet!), and this deeply personal entry is no exception. You have been one of my mainstays during the nearly 10 years I have been blogging and I have truly enjoyed this camaraderie of stitchery + motherhood with so many wonderful souls like you.
I glean from Instagram that you have been involved at your girls' school a great deal over the years and am so happy you have enjoyed teaching! DO continue, as I am sure you are a natural :) I am most certain your horizon is filled with countless creative endeavors that will continue to enlighten and inspire others including me. Wishing you the very best and looking forward to staying in touch! xoxo
Looking back and stepping gently in to the new year
Well, hi there. Happy New Year. I hung up my new calendar on Friday, just one day into the new year. We traveled home from Colorado on New Year's Day, arriving a little weary, but gratefully, at nine p.m. I have spent the last few days getting the house in order, doing copious loads of laundry...
DS knows her stuff. Lovely fabrics which you'll make into something even lovelier, I am certain. Enjoy your weekend, Erin! xoxo
I wasn't going to...
but then I did. Buy more fabric, that is. I don't need it, but I wanted it. And now that the camera straps are all finished, I'm going to attack that pile with the rotary cutter and then sew it back together again. Which, if you were wondering, is exactly my idea of fun.
On the Menu: Meatball Subs
Posted Sep 18, 2013 at Make Something Special
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What a gorgeous place! p.s. It's so nice to see you all seaside again, too.
Field Trip :: Quoddy Head
For all the summers I've vacationed in that neck of the woods, and for the sightseeing, Maine trivia and history loving father I have, I really can't believe I've never been to Quoddy Head State Park in Lubec, Maine. (Que the phone call from said father telling me that I actually did go, but ...
I absolutely love the new design, Erin. Did you paint it? Everything is pulled together so nicely! xoxo
Three things
Hello! I've got three things to cover today so I'm going to attack it list-style. 1. If you are reading in a reader, click over to see the BEAUTIFUL new blog design that happened over the weekend. Actually, it happened over the summer, with a lot of hard work by the talented Dorie Schwarz, bu...
A simple fabric work basket
Posted Sep 10, 2013 at Make Something Special
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It is a magical time of year. Enjoy your new discoveries!
starting in September
(Steve would like you to know that this is what happens when you let your children free-range on the game cabinet. Which for the record, I do not do. But he does and claims it's good for them. Even if it means we end up with a big, overflowing box of "this goes with something" game pieces per...
Hexagons, by hand
Posted Sep 3, 2013 at Make Something Special
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so eloquently written, sweet friend. i've said it before (numerous times), you are wise beyond your years. i continue to learn from you + send warm wishes from our family to yours. xoxo
How We're Doing Over Here
It's been almost five weeks since Brett's deployed. There have been some welcome distractions such as that first week with Midwest family and friends and we've been fortunate enough to be able to Skype with him almost every morning but I'd be lying if I said we've got this. I'm starting to ...
Make Something Special: FALLING CABLES [a capelet to knit]
Posted May 20, 2013 at Make Something Special
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On the Menu: DINNER PIE
Posted May 17, 2013 at Make Something Special
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Make Something Special: PATCHWORK SWITCHPLATE
Posted May 15, 2013 at Make Something Special
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this is beautiful + i am so excited for you, erin! what a wonderful gift to yourself. may you enjoy every moment! xoxo
Here we go.
Over the summer, I took a one night painting class in a local artist's studio with some girlfriends. Almost immediately I wondered why I had ever stopped drawing and painting. Sitting there, with paints in hand, I felt creative for the first time in a long while. My brain was stretching, being ...
so beautiful, erin. wishing you much celebration of all that has been, much peace + joy with what is yet to come, and all the very best for right now. xoxo
Taking Stock
Two days into the new year and I feel like I need to look back a bit. 2012 was a good year for me - a really good year, in many ways. I started off the year with a word as my focus: make. It was about making time, making memories, making choices, making things, making friends, making food, makin...
Make Something Special: THE GRADUATE
Posted Nov 9, 2012 at Make Something Special
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The GRADUATE [knit cowl]
Posted Nov 8, 2012 at JCasa Pattern SHOP
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Ricotta Roll-Ups
Posted Sep 27, 2012 at Make Something Special
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hi manda. i was just thinking about you this morning, curious as to why you haven't been on twitter or in this space, and decided to check in on you on the very day you surface to say hello. so hello to you, my friend. you are not alone, not by a longshot. you have a world of friends sending you a warm embrace now and always.
you and your lovely family are in my thoughts and prayers, and i hope that you are finding peace in your days. xoxo
Summer was not how I had hoped it would be. The...
Summer was not how I had hoped it would be. The last 8 weeks have been a blur of tears and fear and hope and more fear. We're all still here, but life is not what it should be for any of us. We're grateful for it though. We're grateful for any time there is. I want to come back here, but th...
Make Something Special: HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
Posted Sep 14, 2012 at Make Something Special
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i was just looking at their Bluchers last week! thinking the same things about how comfy they were back in (ahem) high school. i love 'em. and i may just join you, too. xoxo
Hello! and what do you think of my shoes?
Hello! Hi! Hi! Oh, how I miss being here regularly. Every time I sit down to write there's something else to do, something that needs my attention. I think, quite possibly, I wake up everyone morning and proclaim: "today I'm going to write!" And then, you know, the day begins and next thing I...
HEAD in the CLOUDS [Knit Pillow Cover]
Posted Sep 13, 2012 at JCasa Pattern SHOP
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