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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!
We're doing double-duty at our house tonight, celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah. We've had a lovely holiday season, and I'm happy to say that Santa both gave and received some darling handmade...
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Leafy cross-stitch quartet, part 4: the ginkgo leaf!
Finally! The fourth installment in the leafy cross-stitch quartet: the ginkgo leaf!The first three installments can be found here (maple), here (oak), and here (birch).I'm really happy with all four of...
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"Made in France" work in progress
My mother-in-law started stitching this project many years ago. I was very excited when she handed it off to me at some point in the last year or so. I recently pulled this out and started working on...
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Valentine's Day is coming!
Valentine's day is nearly here! I baked some yummy heart-shaped cut-out cookies last weekend, and I spent some time in the craft room today making a valentine for my sweet husband. I can't wait to...
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Cross-stitch valentine card!
We're big Valentine's Day fans in our house; not only is it my birthday, but it was my mom's birthday too! I really enjoy having a birthday on a day when so many other people are in a sweet, loving,...
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Mad Men Returns!
Today's the day: Mad Men is BACK! We have been counting the minutes in our house, and I am so excited to see what happens tonight in the premiere episode of season five.I've stitched up a favorite Don...
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Fall Fashion Show in Beacon NY TONIGHT!
I know I haven't posted in a looonnnng time! I'm glad to say that I have a good reason -- I decided to focus more on actually making things for the last several months and have finished a few projects...
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2012 Orts Jar
Have you heard of an "orts jar?"According to about.com's Embroidery page, "An ort is a leftover bit of thread, or the last bit of thread before snipping and removing what's left from the eye of the...
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Pay It Forward!
I am humbled to admit how insanely tardy I am in making this post; I first wrote about Pay It Forward on July 2, 2011. Here's what I wrote back then:Pay It Forward is about making some crafty and...
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Glow-in-the-dark cross-stitch initials!
Have you had the pleasure of stitching with DMC's Light Effects Glow-in-the-Dark embroidery floss yet? I absolutely love this stuff and I have been incorporating it into my recent projects whenever I...
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Sassy bag!
If you follow me on Instagram or Tumblr (and I'd love it if you would!), you've likely noticed a recent, um, uptick in the number of photos I post of my beloved Maine Coon kitty, Sassy.I swear: I have...
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Felt food: breakfast edition
If you're anything like me, you spend about 47% of your free time on Pinterest -- isn't it addictive? (And while we're on the subject, let's follow each other if we don't already!)Lately I have been...
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Felt food: lunch edition
Earlier this week, we enjoyed a little breakfast together. Are you hungry for lunch?Nothing says lunch like a hearty sandwich with lettuce, tomato and swiss cheese. Maybe you prefer a hot lunch? Don't...
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Felt food: dessert edition
It's our final felt food post! For dessert we'll be enjoying a chocolate donut, with thick pink frosting and chocolate jimmies.And here's all our felt food together, gathered up in the Sassy tote bag,...
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Happy memory jars
As I mentioned in my first felt food post, I just love killing time on Pinterest, searching for inspiration for projects for our home, or gifts to make for friends. At the time of this writing, I've...
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Changing pad cover tutorial!
I have a tutorial to share today! I'm usually too impatient to shoot photos as I work. But I was hunkered down in the craft room during Hurricane Nemo this weekend, and I used the time to capture the...
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Happy valentine's day!
I was so happy to find this darling little card from smudge ink to give to my letterpress-lovin' hubby today! Hope you have a whale of a Valentine's Day, everybody! xo
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Birthday fun
If you have followed me in the last few days on Instagram, Twitter, Flickr or Tumblr, you've seen that I have been celebrating my birthday since Thursday by gallivanting around the Hudson Valley...
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Fat quarter napkins
It was probably ill-advised to practice sewing mitred corners after a couple glasses of red, but I'm happy to report that I whipped up these fat quarter napkins a few evenings ago without injury or...
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Vintage kitchen cross-stitch
Last weekend I was out for an afternoon of brunching and shopping with my dear friend M, and we wandered into a little antique shop called Bric-A-Brac in Newburgh, NY. We had a blast browsing through...
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Mad Men Season Six Premiere Party -- Mod Earring Make-Over!
We were so very excited last Sunday when Mad Men finally returned to the air with the season six premiere!We had seen some advance photos from episodes 1-2 so we knew we'd find the Drapers in Hawaii...
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Mad Men Season Six Withdrawal
Well, folks, season six of Mad Men has ended and Don Draper is not the only one having the delirium tremens. HOW, I ask you, HOW am I to carry on living until season seven comes??? And let's not even...
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Ballet Flats Makeover!
I worked on such a quick and easy craft project this weekend!I have two pairs of flats in my closet that I haven't worn in the longest time. I snapped them up cheap at Famous Footwear a couple of years...
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Knitty Kitty!
Now that fall has arrived, I'm in the mood to do a little knitting again. I started a scarf for Steven yesterday, and today I stopped by my favorite shop to buy some new needles so that I can finally...
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Dresser to Nursery Changing Table Make-Over!
As I mentioned in my last post, we're going to welcome a baby into our family some time soon through adoption. The waiting period for a baby can be tough! But we've been able to make it a happy time as...
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