Thursday, June 25, 2009
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Eleanor, my 2 year old daughter, has become fascinated with caterpillars. I don’t get it. She just loves them. Because we are in the process of moving, we are being extra tight on finances and one of our favorite family outings is to go to the bookstore and just read and play for hours. On one such evening, Eleanor spied a pile of stuffed animal caterpillars (they are celebrating 40 years of Eric Carl books) and of course the caterpillar looks just like the hungry caterpillar.
She grabbed about 5 of these monsters and just walked around the store. I could barely see her face, but she was in caterpillar heaven. It was so sad when we had to leave; Jon held Ellie while I grabbed the caterpillars and ran. He held on tightly to her and ran the opposite way. Did you know that they cost $20? Sheesh. I was holding $100 worth of caterpillars!
My Mom and Dad came to California to visit for a couple of weeks and my Mom decided that it would be really special for my Father to give her the caterpillar as a gift. Oh, I forgot to tell you that I had printed out a picture of the stuffed caterpillar and she carried it around with her wherever she went. She even slept with the picture. So, my Dad (or Paka as my girls call him) gave her the stuffed caterpillar and I think that forever he will be her best friend.
One day I went to Etsy and just browsed the site. I love to do that and see all the handmade items. Just for fun, I typed in “caterpillar” to see what would come up. Ellie was hanging out in the room with me and when I browsed to this item, she refused to let me look at anything else.
This caterpillar hat is made by Pink Alligator Designs.
Sooo….I proceded to print out this picture of the little girl in the caterpillar hat and Ellie started dragging that around, along with her caterpillar of course. She is such a hoarder! Hmmm…wonder where she gets that from. (Jon!) Finally, I broke down and just bought her the little hat. It was so very reasonable for a handmade item! I really have no idea how she made any money at all. So, then we wait…and wait…and anxiously wait.
Today was the day that Ellie received her caterpillar hat. I love that when she smiles, her eyes smile too. The hat does look cuter with the brim down, but she had a hard time seeing so we flipped it up.
Here is my caterpillar girl!
Love,
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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I never get tired of seeing overalls (or anything for that matter!) made with this lion fabric. Mary Brewer of royalforest has made an adorable little pair for her nephew. Yay, Mary! Can’t wait to see them on him.
Here is my version on Peter Leo.
Love,
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Rosemary Galloway, Age 8
Love,
Monday, June 15, 2009
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
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Friday, May 01, 2009
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I laughed so very hard while I was watching this. For those of you who don’t know, the band Danielson is my brother Daniel’s band and I have the privilege of being a part of it. Enjoy!
Love,
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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Here is a video someone put together and used my father’s song/recording to go with it. Enjoy!
Love,
Friday, April 24, 2009
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Ever want to make a dress around a pair of tights? I’m totally going to!
Tights by Dittany.
Love,
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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I stumbled across this adorable knit ascot at The Purl Bee a favorite blog of mine. This is Hand Jive’s “Basic Knitted Ascot” and you can buy the pattern HERE for only $5.50.
Have fun!
Love,
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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Just thought I would share this with you. It’s really really cool.
Yasmine of A Print A Day has started an online free magazine called “Parasol” that you can download. Here is a description of it in her words:
Parasol is a downloadable pdf magazine dedicated to featuring established and emerging designers and artists as well as segments on creative lifestyles and small business owners. I am SO excited about this project as it’s given me the opportunity to get to know such wonderful creative individuals who are VERY passionate about their work.
I enjoyed it immensely.
Love,