Archive for December, 2006

My first toy

In: Crafty Goodness

15 Dec 2006

Look what I made! This 5″ tall Steiner doll is for my 2yo great-grandson Elijah, who looks just a little like this, with the help of soozs’ tutorial. The bed is made with ultra-soft flannel and lined with felt to give it body. I hope Elijah wants to take this cute little doll to bed [...]

Scariest. Cat. Ever.

In: stuff

15 Dec 2006

Gracie Returns Originally uploaded by LarryB. Holy crap.

More crafty goodness: I have signed up for the Take a stitch Tuesday Challenge by Sharonb, who is an amazing embroiderer and teacher. Back in college, I got totally hooked on embroidery and applique, but making a living got in the way. Now I’m back to it and loving it. The TaST challenge is to [...]

O Holy Night

In: Noteworthy

13 Dec 2006

For a good laugh, listen to O Holy Night all the way to the end. Well worth the pain.

It figures

In: stuff

10 Dec 2006

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I'm not really famous. In case you were wondering. But I tried. I once believed that fame makes you real - a perversion of "The Velveteen Rabbit" theme that love makes you real. Guess I equated fame with love. Sad. You can read more about that here.

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