I realized I never did an update about my necklace. I didn’t get extremely crazy with the design, I just made it up as I went. I wanted to keep it simple and just see how it turned out. I really like it a lot and want to order some more pendants to do. ... Read More
Billion of bubbles? That’s a bold claim. ... Read More
This is probably the coolest gift I got, a Dodocase for my iPad, personalized for Hugs Are Fun. ... Read More
Josh and Evie got me a Tesla shirt for my birthday! ... Read More
Evie wanted to get in on the coloring in of Wesley Crusher. ... Read More
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So this is the story of my failed craft project. Over on Pinterest, I saw a tutorial on dyeing yarn with Kool-Aid ice cubes. I loved the look of the finished yarn and it seemed like a project that Evie would have fun helping me with. I had the brilliant idea to dye embroidery floss instead since I cross stitch much more than I knit or crochet. I bought 11 different flavors of Kool-Aid and made two trays of ice cubes. A friend and her daughter came over to join in, and she dyed wool yarn like the tutorial calls for. Her’s turned out great… mine not so much. I ... Read More
This morning we went to Michael’s to pick up some embroidery floss that I needed, and Evie picked out a bag of beads. She was so excited and kept asking to open them in the store. I told her we would when we got home. A few hours later when we pulled into the garage, she immediately started yelling “beads!” So we got a pipe cleaner and she went to town stringing the beads. This kept her occupied for a good 45 minutes, which for a toddler is an eternity. *No toddlers were left unattended with extremely small beads. There was always adult supervision. ... Read More