Imagine being at a school where you look up and see, not a ceiling, but a canopy of leaves and branches high above you. Or being told you can shout all you want - just shout out into the forest. Wher...
Oh....has it been this long since Ive posted? Over two months? I cant believe it! A computer crash, camera problems, another international move, six family members felled one by one by winter colds.....
Anna is our last baby, so it was a poignant thing to celebrate her first birthday. First birthdays are big in Korean culture, and all our other children had a dol, or Korean first birthday ceremony, ...
The sight of a little person in muddy rainboots never fails to cheer me up immensely. Its even better when the little person is stomping around in actual mud puddles in actual rain, but Ive yet to fi...
Ana, of I Made It So, according to Random.org. (Check out her latest blog post, which includes a free PDF of her own craft supply labels). Congratulations! And thanks everyone for the co...
Heres a super quick pattern for a childs hat made of Malabrigo worsted yarn, or any other worsted yarn that will get you 4.5 stitches to the inch. Its so fast to knit up - perfect for time-cha...
Last year, you may recall, I was infatuated - obsessed, really - with tiny knitting projects. Heres one I finished up a few days after A was born, which was the last good chunk of knitting I got done...
I commute everywhere here with the girls on a bike with me, the way many moms do in Japan. The commuting bikes used here are called "mamachari" and they have child seats on the front and th...
This is a new/old doll. I made the body a long time ago, and it was a bit of a craft disaster, but I was recently inspired to redo the hair after coming across this great tutorial and spotting a bunc...
A few weeks ago I found myself totally riveted by Filth Wizardrys blog post on stamping, using plasticine to make amazing prints. I used to love stamping as a child. And who didnt? Ink, paper, and ma...
Recently, I read an article in the New York Times about how publishers are scaling back on picture books. Apparently theres a trend for parents to push chapter books on their young kids, resulting in...
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