Bornfamous

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

That’s me, Miss Busy Bee. I’ve been learning how to knit, realizing that knitting can be an expensive hobby, switching over to sewing, embroidery and crazy quilting [MUCH cheaper], and discovering a vibrant, thriving web community of crafters.

AND… I got an idea for a book about this community of crafters. I love to create [...]

A blogger takes a bunch of photos at Rockefeller Center and doesn’t discover until she gets home that she captured a love story on ice. I wonder who those skaters are.