It’s New Year’s Eve and I’m still suffering from the effects of jet lag caused by making the rookie mistake of napping for too long yesterday when we got home from Canada. I sure do wish I was one of those lucky people who are able to sleep on planes! We had a wonderful trip … Continue reading
Posted in December 2011 …
It’s Christmas Eve!
Sitting on the couch in my mom’s house on Christmas Eve I’m looking across at the mantle and admiring the stockings that are hung (with care, of course). My Grandmother is one of the most talented fiber artists I know, though sadly she is no longer able to sew or knit because of arthritis in … Continue reading
Photo Friday #5–Fav photo of 2011
Cabo de São Vicente (Cape St. Vincent) in the Algarve, Portugal. It’s one of those places that I don’t think you can take a bad picture, beautiful colours and a beautiful place. A great memory of a great trip!
Travel Craft Alert–Travel document pouch from Sew Delicious
The very talented Roslyn over at Sew Delicious has just posted this great tutorial for a travel document pouch, which is a great idea for any of the travellers on your Christmas list! Isn’t the fabric she used just great?! Do you know of any other great travel related crafts? Let me know!
Happy Birthday to us!
My birthday was a few days ago and Damian’s was last month and my sister sent us this super rad personalized map to chart our past and future trips on! I just need to get an erasable marker and I’ll be all over that thing! Thanks Sis!
Photo Friday #4–Festive
My mom decorates a mean Christmas tree and I always look forward to seeing it when I travel home for Christmas.
Christmas Cheer in Belfast
A magical Christmas in Belfast? Probably not the first place on your list when thinking of a pre-Christmas holiday getaway, but this is where we found ourselves last weekend and I would certainly recommend it. With the amazing Belfast Christmas Market in front of City Hall and the Christmas craft sale at St George’s Market … Continue reading
Snickerdoodles — the deliciously amusing cookie
Snickerdoodle, that’s a pretty funny name for a cookie! These are one of my all time favourite cookies to bake; they are like little warm pillows of deliciousness and they are easy to make to boot! A basic dough of flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla are rolled into balls and dredged in cinnamon sugar … Continue reading
Friday Photos #3–Yellow
A yellow hue to the Old Town Square in Prague.
A Christmas Pillow | Now I’m ready for a festive nap
I came home from Belfast last night finally feeling in a festive mood! We had a wonderful weekend away with family and friends and got to meet our gorgeous new nephew. This morning I felt inspired to sew and begin Christmas decorating, enter a festive pillow cover using scraps and bits of fabric I had … Continue reading
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