Birthday gift: snack bags!
This weekend we’ll be at a birthday party for two little boys who are the same age as D… we haven’t done too many playdates with them, so I’m not sure of their personal wishlists… I decided to make them some of D’s current favorite mama-made item: SNACK BAGS! But snack bags look so little… so D and I and the Bean made a trip to Momen (of course), and bought some yummy boy fabric. not super matchy matchy, but hopefully close enough that either they will immediately choose one or the other based on personalities, or at least they won’t fight over...
Read MoreA new yellow bird puppet
My son starts preschool next month, and in the course of conversing with his soon-to-be-teacher at one of the summer playdates, it came out that the classroom puppet needs replacing… the 1st year students are called yellow birds (the 2nd years are called red birds, and this naming of classrooms seems to go back to the beginning of the preschool, 50-ish years ago) so, I borrowed the rather despondant puppet, some tracing paper, fleece (for practicing), and some new, lush, faux fur in a VERY bright primary yellow. (I couldn’t find red faux fur, so the red puppet is going to be a...
Read MoreWedding Coasters
One of my besties from high school is getting married on Saturday…. We haven’t been awesome about hanging out regularly, even though we live in roughly the same city… Anyway, I didn’t have the time/design input to make her a big gift, so I’m doing the unusual (for me) buying of gifts… (I’d forgotten about registries…)… anyway, on their wedding website, the adorable couple said: But do not be afraid ye who venture now to get us some wedding-type stuff! Yea, for there is plenty more we need so as not to be filthy, hungry, uncouth...
Read MoreSocks!
Just started knitting some socks for xmas pressies… Size 1 needles, yikes! So tiny! We're at the Page Museum today (the La Brea Tar Pits), with my FIL, so I'm making him do kidlet duty while I sit in the shade, knitting and listening to a street musician. Other than the strong smell of tar, it's pretty...
Read More
