Handmade Pretties
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Do It Yourself: No Sew Arm Warmers A.K.A. Stop Mitten Gap!

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Sylvia modeling the finished goods This one is for all those kids out there with cold wrists! If you have spent any amount of time playing i...
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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Etsy Favorites: What Santa Brought

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It is one thing to believe in buying handmade, it is another to actually do so. This year I made it my goal to get at least 75% of our prese...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

I'm Helpful: How to Carry More Than One Coat

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I love winter. I really do. Without it, I feel lost in a perpetual time loop. I do not, however, like the crap that goes along with winter, ...
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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Recipes: Homemade Pumpkin Muffins

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It's Halloween! And what would be more suitable than fresh baked pumpkin muffins. I used the flesh of one of the Vif D'Etampes Pumpk...
Thursday, September 23, 2010

In the Studio: Homemade Dust Filter

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My super fantastic dust collector. If you've ever used a serger, you know that it can generate some serious lint. With what I do, the li...
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Songs to Live By: Decemberists - California One /Youth and Beauty Brigade

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While moving away from Los Angeles definitely had it's benefits (home ownership, Grandma Louise), there are definitely days I miss it. G...
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Around Our House: Squash Gone Wild!

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ONE days harvest! I am so sick of eating summer squash! This is the year of the squash! We planted several varieties, but ONE has managed to...
Monday, August 30, 2010

Around Our House: The Shoulder Incident

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The two "bulletholes" on the front. It took three tiny incisions to get the job done. The "bullethole" on the back. So m...
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Monday, July 26, 2010

Songs to LIve By: Cut Copy - Far Away

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I love this song. I must admit, it totally freaks me out to hear music I like on television shows, for example when this song showed up in a...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Around Our House: Bea's 3rd Birthday

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Cutting the cake. Note the reuse of our old sea themed shower curtain as a table runner. Well I am a little late with this post, but for tho...
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Recipes: Super Duper Easy Fruit Juice Slushie

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Beatrice enjoying her Apple Raspberry Slushie Nothing is more refreshing in the heat of summer than an icy cold slushie. My problem is that ...
Monday, April 26, 2010

New Product: Giant Fleece Dice

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Six dice ready for some fun! Shown here are purple, red, light green, kelly green, yellow, and lavender. When a customer requested giant fle...
Thursday, April 15, 2010

Around Our House: Blue Violets... For DINNER

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Lovely Blue Violets in a tossed salad of fresh picked spinach and dandelion greens accompanied by blooms and leaves of a very resilient Pak ...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Around Our House: ASPARAGUS!

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Victory is MINE! It took two growing seasons, but this, the start of the third growing season, has given us ASPARAGUS! I just cut my first h...
Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Handmade Pretties in the Press: Readymade - April 2010

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This is the cover you MUST find on your newsstand! This is the perfect example of why I ALWAYS do my best work with every order I ship. When...
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