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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Kitchen chemistry, playing outside and new toys

Kitchen experiments:
1. Discovered you can’t hurry yogurt. Just stick with the crock pot instructions. Oh well. It was only 1/2 gallon of milk. Can’t win every time!
2. Sourdough–I didn’t get the bread made, but managed pancakes using the starter! They were simple and tasty! NOTE for future: [...]

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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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TUTORIAL: Felt Banana in peel or Corn in husk

I have been meaning to do this forever! I get asked all the time about how to do bananas you can remove from the peel. It’s actually pretty simple, and the same instructions will get you corn on the cob in a husk! There are lots of tutorials out there with [...]

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The best farm ever!!

Let me just start by saying that I never pictured ever being able to put something like this together for my son—so I’m pleased as punch! A lot of it goes to learning new skills and both making some of the things myself and selling some of my handwork on etsy. Thanks also [...]

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A quiet moment

One of Walker’s little corners around the house:

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Tax-mas is coming!

I know I should be frugal and squirrel away the extra refund we weren’t expecting, but instead we’re FINALLY putting together our family/play-room area! We got this house specifically to have a family room and it’s been sitting empty (or rather, full of boxes and files and things). Baby Boy and the cat [...]

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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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Hair choppage and playing with the scroll-saw!

I have trouble keeping secrets. I’ve been saving the big reveal to the family for Christmas, but there’s a 100% chance that at least my sister will see this.
BEFORE:

AFTER:

Plus several more inches after it was colored and styled.
Now I’m trying to figure out what to do with it. Donating is the [...]

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