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HELLOmynameisHeather
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Apples in Bloom

Last year we harvested one, singular apple from our tiny new twig of an apple tree. We sliced the tiny Anna apple into four pieces and passed it out to the children. It was a precious preview of what...

5 h ago

Saturday Morning Breakfast

Our Saturday Morning Breakfast Tradition reached new heights today—french toast with powdered sugar, vanilla bean ice cream and chocolate. The bar has not only been raised, it has floated off into th...

1 day ago

Croak-ello, This is She

I lost my voice a few days ago. Its only gradually coming back to me. In my gusto to get things done today—its the first quiet day Ive had in a long stretch—I somehow forgot all about my condition. I...

3 days ago

Medicinal Cuteness

Are you ready for some cuteness? As it turns out, yardwork can still progress without risking scuffed baby knees and a stomach full of gravel chunks. All it takes is a scrap of smooth plywood, a boun...

3 days ago

Zippity Buzz Buzz

While in Utah for the wedding, we stayed with Nadine & Tom, owners of the fabulous South Jordan quilt shop, Material Girls. Such a fun family! I pulled myself away twice to the shop and picked up...

25 may 12

Sunshine & Ice Cream

Its been a long time since weve attempted a 12-hour road trip with an infant. It all comes back to me so clearly now. We just returned from a week in Utah where we celebrated our niece, Ellies, marri...

22 may 12

Same Not Sane

Leafy layers of tracing paper with final modifications blanket my studio. When this design is finished, I will have one more print to go. I lay in bed this morning with my eyes closed for half an hou...

13 apr 12

Hatching the Hoard

It was a happy hunt: Laffy Taffy, Starbursts, and Twizzlers a-plenty. Its a chocolate-free tradition—the melting hazard is too high. Thank goodness too, or I might snatch some of Charlottes spoils. I...

10 apr 12

Stop, Stop, Do not Hop on Mom

We have a HUGE easter egg hunt coming up this morning. Hundreds and hundreds of eggs. Perhaps hundreds of children too. Its a rather fabulous neighbor tradition. My sweetest memory of the hunt was wa...

07 apr 12

Thank You, Beecher Bunny

Look what came in the mail for Charlotte and Elijah. Aunt Laura is too clever. Im a bit surprised the U.S. Post Office will accept eggs as envelopes. But heres proof. I cant believe Easter is next we...

31 mar 12

H.B. on HB

You asked about the pencil shown in this post? This handy tool is called a drafting lead holder or clutch pencil. It contains a thicker core of lead (2mm) than a mechanical pencil (0.05mm to 0.09mm) ...

23 mar 12 1 person likes this

Sketchy

Im in the thick of designing new prints. The one Im working on right now will probably take me all week—at minimum. This pushes me awfully close to my target date, but the print is gorgeous, so Im ta...

20 mar 12

Huzzah!

The Baileys had a day in the sun—much needed. We dawdled around the Renaissance Festival for a few hours with my sister Julia and her family. Hermione guided us from place to place while Isaac and I ...

07 mar 12

A Box of Happy

Heres an investment with guaranteed returns. For $1.00, make a childs day with a box of colorful chalk. Leave the box on her bed with a love note. And that childs charming artwork will bring you far ...

02 mar 12

Gustatory Glee

It worked! Here is my successful first attempt at homemade greek yogurt. Its empowering to know how to make basic foods like this. In college, I studied up on bread-making and learned all about yeast...

24 feb 12

Cultured Entertainment

Last night, while winding down for sleep, I got a hankering to try making homemade Greek yogurt. I looked at various devices for a few minutes online before going to bed—there are several yogurt-maki...

23 feb 12

Where in the World!? Part 1

Thank you to those of you who have written to see if I was okay. The truth is, I have been overwhelmed the last while and I decided to cut myself some slack. I’m sorry I haven’t chimed in with...

13 feb 12

Let the Feast Begin

Wow, is it Thanksgiving week already!? I thought life was moving by quickly as it was, but add a new baby to the mix and whoo-ee! Hold onto your hat. Im going to offer to take my sisters family photo...

23 nov 11

Little Bits Giveaway

Kathreen from Whip Up has a new book out. Little Bits Quilting Bee is all about using small bits of fabric, such as charm squares, jelly rolls, layer cakes and fat quarters to create a bunch of fun, ...

14 nov 11

Fabulous.

Watch for my friend, Kristin Alber, in the new issue of Where Women Create. Kristin is the owner of Found, the most amazing boutique this side of the Mississippi. For this issue, Isaac photographed K...

09 nov 11 1 person likes this

Muggle-Born Madness

Ex-smelly-armpits! About a year ago, I overheard Charlotte and her cousin, Jared, both 5, playing Harry Potter around Charlottes dollhouse. Their figurines were casting spells at each other through t...

02 nov 11

Meet Elsie

Isaac and I fantasize about refurbishing and redecorationg an old Airstream trailer. When we head out on family campouts, we often stop at dealerships on the way to peek in the windows of old trailer...

21 oct 11

Le-Purrty Please?

We’ve decided to dress up the turret. Even if it only serves as a temporary nursery for the baby, this playroom space will surely be improved with color, curtains, and a little bit of magic dust know...

19 oct 11

Inside HB Headquarters

Check out the current issue of Where Women Create magazine—that’s me on the cover below. Included are the first public photos of our company workspace, a.k.a. HB headquarters, as well as photos of my...

14 oct 11

The Champions, My Friends

How about I announce some winners? Has it been long enough? Har, har. As always, you’ve made picking giveaway winners extremely difficult for me. That’s a good thing. Thanks for the great comments! I...

12 oct 11

The BEST Excuse...

Im back from maternity leave. I didnt intend to be away for a couple of weeks, but with family in town, my assistant moving into a new job, some replaced stitches, and the usual ruckus that accompani...

03 oct 11

Teensy Little Bird

When the hospital called on August 17th to schedule a C-section for September 3rd, I got off my computer, and walked and walked and walked. Every day, for days. My best shot at avoiding surgery was t...

30 sep 11

Blah, Blah, Boom!

Is it seriously my birthday today? The day might come and go without this sinking in - at - all. There is so much going on around here. Not only are we adjusting to the back-to-school schedule (yeste...

13 aug 11

Maybe.

Charlotte started 1st grade today. Elijah starts high school on Wednesday. With their schedules & activities, my own work obligations, and a newborn to juggle, we will be ping-ponging all over to...

09 aug 11

A Wristed Development

In my ongoing quest to cute-up the dull, its time to attack the wrist pincushion. Who wrote the law that wrist pincushions must be ugly and uncomfortable? Did it begin with the red-plastic snap-on va...

25 jul 11

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