What a gorgeous day today! Sunshine, cherry blossoms in full bloom, a perfect day for a long walk around the neighborhood. We checked out baby bike seats at the local bike store since I am so wanting...
The long awaited day had finally arrived... solid food!!! Boy was she ready. She loves everything presented so far, especially peas and yams! Funny girl but am very happy she loves her veggies. ...
I am head over heels in love with a blog. That hasnt happened to me for some time. But here I am. I have a major crush on Rillas Finnish blog Kotipalapeli (roughly translates to homepuzzle). I love h...
This is Sabrinas "room". More like her "corner" actually.... Since we live in the smallest townhouse ever a corner in our bedroom is all the space we had left... A couple of coats of ...
My sweet now middle daughter turned 14 today! Happy birthday Anastasia! What a sweet, smart, and beautiful girl you are. I have been wanting to make tissue paper pompoms forever and now was the ...
Best little vest pattern ever. It is a pattern by Georgie Hallam called Milo and available on Ravelry. It is knitted in the round from the top down so no seams to sew up! I made a bunch of mods and u...
I may not have been blogging but I have been busy sewing, knitting, and crocheting baby things. Of course it started with blankets and has now progressed into little dresses and sweaters.Love my vint...
Where, oh where does time go? These pictures were taken just before Christmas and I am just getting to them now. I just love the picture with big sister Annie... so really wanted to post them, old or...
Sabrina has been with us for seven weeks now... we are getting into some kind of schedule and rhythm. I am finally starting to feel some creativity creep back in, thank goodness since I thought my br...
Talk about complete abandonment of blog... for 7 months no less. Why? Well, I found out I was pregnant... Yes, pregnant in my mid forties... eek! To say I needed 7 months to adjust to the idea is an ...
To say the late snow caught us off guard is an understatement... but what a wonderful surprise to wake up to! We all decided to take a snow day off... is there anything better when it happens so rare...
Wishing everyone a happy Valentines! :)
Wanted to try my hand at embroidering flowers on knits.... Based VERY loosely on the beautiful kalocsa embroidery I so admire. My circles arent perfectly circular, my leaves are a bit uneven, but the...
Knitted up this super cute (and quick) little capelet this past week. The pattern is from the book Gifted: Lovely Little Things to Knit and Crochet, by Mags Kandis. The what looks like a cable is act...
Love this new book, Quick Nordic Knits. Spotted it first as a Japanese book, then imagine my great happiness when I noticed it available in English as well! Chiana helped my indecision as to what to ...
How exciting! Thought it was time for a new blog look and so after a weekend of many evil words mostly pointed towards Blogger, XML and my own limited skills here it is... a new Yarning...Annie was n...
Loving the layered, colorful mixed knit looks from the November Fudge magazine. Winter is still here and there is plenty of time left for knitting up more goods. Have a couple of small projects on th...
Happy new decade everyone!Dont tell my girls, but as much as I loved the holiday season, I am now enjoying the post holiday quiet and regroup. Tree and other Christmas decorations came down today, ye...
Wishing everyone the happiest of holidays!!Sweet embroidery from Japanese sewing magazine Cotton Time 2010.
Love these inspiring Christmas images from Red Magazine...
Close up view of my cross-stitched mobile ornament. I am so enjoying the embroidery right now I have a few more on the go.And how about that great big stocking?? Its huge! Super quick knit embroidere...
Another Christmas mobile, but this years version incorporates the nordic influences I am so in love with right now. Embroidered reindeer and snowflakes (cross-stitch) and a fair-isle knitted ball. Lo...
Finally starting to get the house Christmas ready... these Nordic Christmas pictures from Taverne Agency are my inspiration this year... they go right along with the snowflake and reindeer knitted st...
In love with Fair Isle knitting. I cannot get enough. My crush has gone beyond knitting in heart shapes and am now wanting to try the real intricate patterns. My first try of a somewhat easy star pat...
I can no longer deny the fact that Christmas is very quickly approaching... (not that the girls havent been reminding me every single day for the past 2 weeks) I was in some serious need for inspirat...
Hmmm.... having my picture taken has got to be on my top 5 list of things I hate to do but in this case there just was no choice. My big loopy coat was just too big and heavy for the girls to model s...
Mittens! Quick to knit up and as addictive as knitting socks. Once you start the possibilities are endless. These 2 sets were knitted using the same Knit.1 stripey mitten pattern from years ago, but ...
Loving all the big faux fur shag vests and jackets out there.... thought I would try my hand at knitting a shaggy scarf for starters. Used an old faux fur technique from an old 70s knitting book. A b...
False lashes, tulle skirts and tons of diva attitude were the perfect costumes for both girls this Halloween! Hope everyone had fun trick or treating.
Whipped up this quick granny square purse in between the knitting projects. I love how it looks with my army jacket and boots. :) I doubt I will ever tire of the granny square...
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