Much to my delight I picked up this USA map cookie cutter from Sur La table and the teeny tiny heart is the smallest in this Wilson's Heart Cut Outs fondant set. They are cut from the best rolled sugar cookie recipe ever, written about here.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
An American History Teacher Valentine!
LOVE takes many forms and this is my version this year. So here is some nerdy geography love for you this Valentine's Day! Honestly, it was hard not to include mountain ranges on them but thankfully I restrained myself. We pulled out dozens of these Valentine's from the oven last night as that wonderful cookie aroma swafted throughout the house...mmmm!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Will You O 'FISH' ALLY Be My Valentine?
A giant ocean AND goldfish fan, Lincoln thinks these are the coolest Valentine's EVER! Regardless of the fact that he wanted nothing to do with making them, but all too pleased to gobble up the remaining goldfish -typical Lincoln! Thankfully, Jack is all about "making things" and was my right hand man in our two man assembly line.
"O-FISH-ALLY BE MINE" tutorial and printables here. I just modified the tutorial by using 3x4" cellophane treat bags and a 2"circle punch (best investment ever!).
Monday, February 6, 2012
For the LOVE of TYPEWRITERS!
Two nostalgic things from my childhood come in the touch and sound of typewriters and rotary phones. Do other people have such fond memories of machines or does that reveal just what a relic for history I am? I've been wanting to get a working rotary phone for my kitchen desk for a while now, it seems much more reasonable than having a clunker IBM Selectric there. However, it would be simply grand to punch out thank you notes to people and send them off in the mail. Still, even on my laptop I relish the sound of my fingers clicking away on the keys but it doesn't compare to the click and clack of a typewriter with its low humming in the background and that brilliant zip and ding when you hit the return key. My heart is captivated with merriment by this fabric...I know, I know, it's ridiculous! But I do confess that I've caught myself gazing these typewriters with admiration more than once!
The TYPEWRITER Tee in Pomegranate on an Organic Cotton American Apparel Shirt
The TYPEWRITER Tote on an American Apparel Canvas Tote
The TYPEWRITER Tank in Natural on an Organic Cotton American Apparel Tank
The TYPEWRITER Tee in Natural on an Organic Cotton American Apparel Shirt
The TYPEWRITER Tank on an Organic Cotton American Apparel Tank
The TYPEWRITER Tee in Natural on an Organic Cotton American Apparel Tank
This AMAZING fabric is a Japanese Import from Kokka Fabrics. From the collection Ruby Star Shining by Melody Miller, printed on a wonderful linen and cotton blend. To say it is hard to get is an understatement but through my new found swashbuckling skills, thanks Jack, me's been able to plunder a bit o' each of thar three colors it's available in.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
A Valentine's Day Card for Mr. Rogers
I've just spent the latter part of two cups of coffee scouring etsy for the perfect handmade Valentine's Day card for Mr. Rogers. The clever creations of the letterpress handmade community make me giddy! These are my finalists and I'm having a "heart" wrenching time trying to decide which one to put into my shopping cart!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Jack the Pirate
Lincoln, Maggie and myself have spent much of January helping Jack fulfill his self-proclaimed status as Jack the Pirate. He started out as SHARK-BAIT, has worked his way up to COOK, soon he will be PEG-LEG-ATTACHER, and ultimately CAPTAIN Jack! We've been working out of the hilariously witty Pirate's Log: A Handbook for Aspiring Swashbucklers that we picked up at Twee!
Unfortunately for Lincoln and Maggie, one must read and write to work the log but they've settled for honorary swashbuckling status, as they've been working side by side with Jack completing various Pirate-type activities like...
Unfortunately for Lincoln and Maggie, one must read and write to work the log but they've settled for honorary swashbuckling status, as they've been working side by side with Jack completing various Pirate-type activities like...
...the knot-tying challenge
...how to befriend a shark
....choosing a ship name
...the day without a bath challenge (they smelled like this!)
...and here Honorary First Mate Maggie demonstrates how to steer a pirate ship!
Phew! As you can imagine we have been awfully engrossed in embracing the life of swashbucklers. Jack has taken to his journal like a fish to the sea. It will be sad to see him venture off to the high seas once he becomes CAPTAIN. However, Mr. Rogers and myself have been participating in some of the pirate training challenges we thought might help us visit our soon to be pirate son on his ship - like the scurvy challenge and the salt water challenge. Of course, I've also been purchasing this book for all the little boys in our lives so maybe they can form their rogue nation of pirates together off the Pacific and us dear old parents can crack steamed crabs on shore and drink ale while we wait for their return!
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Thank you to SillyMeDesigns for working with me to create our Christmas card!
Remembering the reason for the season!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Three Pairs of Moccasins
Three of the many things Mr. Rogers and myself have to be thankful for today.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Maggie's Acorn Skirt
This is Maggie's Thanksgiving Day skirt! Usually, I hem and ha over purchasing fabric because of the cost but I bought that acorn fabric on the spot! It is paired with a LizzyHouse fabric that I love but after I finished the skirt I had a "McFly!?!?!?" moment because I meant to pair it with a tan corduroy to make it feel more fall like...uhhh! Part of me really wants to make another one, the way I originally intended it, but that rational side is trying to convince me to just let it go!
The Woodlands - Acorns in Teal and LizzyHouse -1001 Peeps Illusion in Orange from The Intrepid Thread
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Rain.
When it rains my go-to activity is reading a book on the sofa wrapped in a blanket like a caterpillar in a cocoon! I want to be alone, with a warm beverage of some sort in one hand and my book in the other hand. Then I want to fall asleep on the sofa for three hours or so of uninterrupted sleep. It rained yesterday. Did this happen? No. What did happen? Lots of jumping in rain puddles.
Lincoln is pretending to be a dead shark...they thought that was hilarious!
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