I mentioned in my previous post that Ben used Google SketchUp to layout our kitchen design. It was a valuable tool for us. Here are some screen shots of what it looked like. We made some changes late...
At long last our kitchen remodel is finished! We started construction on December 16 and finished somewhere around March 9, that's for what was supposed to be a "very simple" kitchen r...
I'm putting together a Valentine project to do with 3 year olds-2nd graders. I had the idea to make butterflies from coffee filters and clothes pins, which there lots of samples of online. I...
I have been doing lots of art projects with Leo for the last several months. Mostly drawing but also some abstract painting. To make it safe for a 16 month old I use food coloring/water in a little c...
Hi, So I realize it's been VERY quiet around here. I seriously don't know what happened to the days since the summer when I posted Leo's birthday party. I thought I would pop up though...
We celebrated Leo's 1st birthday this weekend and it was a great time. We live far from family but amazingly we had lots of family members here to celebrate along with our friends. The theme was...
This summer we've enjoyed our backyard so much. Here are some shots from throughout the summer. I've definitely learned some things about planting vegetables for next year. I didn't ha...
Hi, I can't believe how the summer has flown by. We have been away quite a bit and had lots of family visiting. One fun thing we did recently was go on a 5 night camping trip in the Finger Lake...
Thanks to everyone who stopped by my booth at Renegade this year! Saturday was pretty miserable with the mist and rain but Sunday was beautiful and we had a great crowd. I almost canceled because of ...
I am once again participating in the Renegade Craft Fair here in Brooklyn. It's this weekend June 11 +12 from 11am-7pm both days. Drop by and say hi, it's always a great sale. I'll hav...
I've been working on the backyard quite a bit lately. We moved here in the fall so this is our first spring and summer here. It's definitely a work in progress. At some point we will replac...
I was happy to contribute a project to the book Vintage Craft Workshop by Cathy Callahan. The book is finally out and it's great to see it in print. We were asked to reinterpret a vintage craft,...
I had a very sweet first Mother's day. We had a picnic in the park with a few other babies and parents and the weather was beautiful. Leo (all by himself) picked out some nice treats for me; a f...
I have been wanting to make a sun hat for Leo for some time now. He is so fair he pretty much needs this any time we go outside. I found a great hat pattern in the Little Things to Sew by Oliver + S...
We hosted an Easter brunch yesterday which was quite festive and fun. Surprisingly the weather was very warm, in the 70's and all the trees and plants are in bloom in Brooklyn. What a nice celeb...
Even though we moved to our new house back in November, we just lately moved Leo into his own room. We had all been sharing the "rec room" basement. Now Leo is getting the best spot in the ...
On Tuesday Leo and I saw this show. It was an amazing display of quilts. The presentation and range of designs made it totally worth the trip. Unfortunately it was only up for a few days. Leo also se...
Leo is now really into playing with toys interactively. I thought he would enjoy playing with soft foam blocks. I had foam cut to 4" x 4" cubes and sewed covers. One nice thing about this p...
Estella in the West Village has the sweetest things and tons of stuff on sale! Basic shirts and leggings are $6 and come in great colors.
Now that Leo has started eating food (and making a mess of it!) I decided to make an oversized oilcloth placemat. When it's time for him to eat I can just slide the whole thing to the edge of th...
Very talented photographers, Gentl and Hyers, made this video of Indian block printing for West Elm. It's so beautiful, their process and craftsmanship. Hope everyone is having a happy new year ...
Things have been hectic this year even though I didn't do any Holiday sales! Somehow with a baby even simple handmade gifts become difficult, with the shopping and finding time to craft. I did m...
Today marks Leo's 4 month birthday. How time flies! It's strange how it feels like he's been with us for so long at the same time. My friend Shannon, who I worked with at Martha Stewar...
Hi, You may be wondering what happened to me and this blog? Well having a newborn and moving when he was about 2 months old really took the wind out of us. Not only that we moved into a house (with t...
You may have not even noticed but recently my website was hacked and there was a warning page from Google attached to it. It has been fixed and hopefully it won't happen again. What a pain, espe...
There is an important reason for my lack of posting lately. On August 16th Leo Henry was born! We are settling in and enjoying our time at home. There is so much I want to craft for him now that he&#...
I've updated my Etsy shop with more crochet items and garlands, check it out!
Here I am, 271 days down, 9 days to go! I'd post some shots of the beautiful gifts and tiny outfits we've received. We are so lucky to have so many generous friends and family. My nesting h...
We're currently anxiously awaiting the arrival of our little guy. A few more weeks, and it can't happen soon enough for me!I've been lucky enough to have had 4 baby showers. Each one h...
I didn't realize I hadn't posted in almost a month! I'm happy I've finally gotten the baby area (since we don't have a separate room) in order. We took a trip a few weekends ...
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