I’ve got the etsy bug again!

In anticipation of decorating a new (to me) home…I’ve been shopping on etsy. Love it! The combination of vintage and one of a kind is so much fun! And it’s very budget friendly—though as my wish-list grows I’m realizing that I’ll be doing this project gradually. So…since I don’t want you [...]

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Lots of mini-updates

Some fun new additions to the Amazima Doll Gallery. Thank you!!!
I tried my hand at canning last weekend and decided that I liked it! So far…dill pickles and apple butter. (There once were 4 jars of apple butter, but we thought we better make sure I’m not poisoning anyone!) [...]

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Playroom – almost done!!

This playroom is a work in progress for several months, but we’re finally nearing completion and I had to take a few pictures!
I still need to hang one more set of curtains and pics on the wall, but otherwise it is DONE. And little boy loooooves it down there. Heck, *I* [...]

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New dolls finished up!

Meet the new kids! All are available in the shop. (Well, the little dolls are available, the big one was a custom request for a friend’s little boy.)

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More free stuff on etsy!

Part two of the MDC team give-away is up and in action. This time it’s more focused on moms with babies, so there’s a beautiful diaper bag (which I’m going to be sad when it leaves my house–it’s so pretty!!), some baby toys, foot soak, and other lovely things just for fun. (I’ve [...]

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New boys!

Worked hard to finish these little guys and then the camera disappeared! But it’s found, so I’m proud to share these new dolls! (The little velour ones may look familiar.)

They’re all up and listed in my etsy shop. My two year old is in love with these guys, and I [...]

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Flood update and lots of free etsy stuff!!

Fargo update: The flood waters crested lower than expected. They still need to make sure that all those sandbags and dikes hold firm, but it’s progress. There’s a possibility of them going up again due to a nasty blizzard (6 more inches of snow last night and maybe 5 today). But [...]

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Spotted box, potty training and big boy beds.

I finished my Spotted Box samples! Excuse the poor lighting…I need to mail them tomorrow but wanted a photo of what they looked like. It’s six multi-colored pieces of bow-tie pasta in pasta-like colors. Cuz I’m picky like that! ;P (Yes, if you can read the little insert info, you [...]

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Birthdays, toy safety, etsy updates

I’m another year older again. I survived. I picked out my present and I’m very excited for it to arrive! I ordered a beautiful wooden advent spiral by Holz und Spiel. I’d been waiting for it to get back in stock at my favorite online toystore, Three Sisters [...]

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Pre-holiday running around!

I was invited recently to do a guest blog in our local newspaper’s family blog. It was really fun to share information about natural toys! Check it out! What’s funny is that the day after my blog showed up in the Tribune, CNN posted natural toy information too (sorry, can’t find the [...]

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