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February 16, 2009

Bushfire Appeals

Handmade Helps Out
visit Handmade Helps Out for a variety of ways to aid those affected by the Victorian Bushfires. You can donate supplies, handmade items, recipes -- really tons of ways to help out.
Handmade Helps Out


Trash Raffle
donate to the Australian or British Red Cross to enter -- or just donate.
Trash Raffle


Updated to add: Fitzroy Oxfam has created a registry of goods and services wiki here.

January 09, 2009

Book Love

I owe much of my craft dabbling to the books that were dear to me in childhood. Is there a special book that inspired you to do something new, or think differently? Please check out That Book That Changed Everything, my new AuthorsNow column, and share your story in the comments. Thank you!

January 06, 2009

Hey

It's 2009!
Yay?
Yes, let's go with that; keep hope alive.

Lots of making over the past few months, and almost no photographs. There are a few like a simple Biggy Print Capelet, some skirts, etc. on my Flickr page. You've heard it here before, but this time I mean it: I will read my very basic digital camera manual and learn how to take photographs. The Habit Project inspires.

Great interview over at Playful Learning...An interview with author/editor Emma Walton Hamilton about her book (and accompanying blog) RAISING BOOKWORMS. Loved this quote: "We should try not to do anything to break the connection between reading and joy."

More randomness from my LJ...I've been experimenting with not buying sliced bread and making my own (part of the See, It's Always Better When We Make It Ourselves Endless Parenting Project), and have been working with an easy recipe from She Who Shall Not Be Named, and it's going quite well. Whipped up this loaf last night after one that had to be retired early (forgot the salt) and it's the best-tasting one yet. Also concocted this gingerbready chocolate chip cake this evening while I was thinking of a Nigella Lawson recipe that was a bit more work than I wanted to do, and another recipe from her; man, it's not pretty at all but chocolate chips, fresh grated and candied ginger are true cakely joys.

Ugh, current events overwhelm, but maybe if we try to do 'small things with great love', to paraphrase Mother Teresa, we'll keep our heads above water. (Those most likely do not include pretentious blogwriting, but you'll let this one slide, right?)

November 26, 2008

Gets Me Every Time

This does, I mean.

Hope you are well.

I'm still making with enthusiasm, if not great skill.

Take Care! See you soon.

P.S. -- The new twist is freaking me out with its goodness!

June 29, 2008

Looking Forward

Finger Puppets for a Cute Class



Dovesfingerpuppets1 Night-before graduation twirly circle skirt courtesy of those fine folk at Favorite Things Dovesdancer A Happy "Graduate" Dovesgraduate1

Reading, Playing here and here, and at least one more summer here too, and goings on all round the town);WIPS of a knitting, sewing, and bookish (no link, but I'm excited about my next book project) kind ahead.

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Pretty Cute, Japanese-Style

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