In the last stages of my pregnancy with Edith, I was having severe problems with carpal tunnel and couldn’t work very long on my usual projects of choice. I could only handle knitting and intricate drawing for a few minutes at a time before my hands became painfully numb. ย So,
If you’re anything like me, you’ve got a delightful and extremely active boy in your life.ย He’s curious and smart and if you ever turn your head for even a second he’s climbing the curtains or dumping flour all over the floor, or any other number of mess-producing activities. I
We’ve had a big of a sugar skull ย (aka Calavera)ย craze going on at our house lately. We learned about their origin and the part they play in traditional Dia de los Muertos celebrations. ย The next logical step was to try our hand at making some, out of felt of course.
I have a bit of an obsession with felt. ย I adore hand sewing with felt and have made a multitude of games, play mats, quiet books and the like for my kids. ย I say “for my kids” but what I really mean is that I LOVE sewing with felt and
I have a few requirements when we begin contemplating Halloween costumes each year: 1) They ย need to be reusable. I want to be able to throw them in the dress-up box and be able to use them for years to come. 2) If I have to buy components, I want
