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growing up crafty: part two, attic treasures

It made my dad worry that he was on some sort of Make a Wish tour, but my sister and I asked if we could get our boxes of childhood stuff down from above the garage, sort through them, and take most of it home.  I was in search of my American Girl doll, since […]

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I often write about what Will does for Ellie, but I forget to write how much joy she brings to HIS life.  She is his captive audience—as impressed by his physical feats as he is.  As he twirled in the kitchen today she stood watching, beaming, clutching her cup of milk and shouting “WOAH!  WOAH!  […]

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casserole pot holder

Putting to rest our longstanding tradition of pulling hot items out of the oven with old cloth diaper prefolds is this lovely casserole pot holder!  It’s not my most favorite fabric combination ever, but I had surprisingly little fabric left over after the tablecloth and towel extravaganza. (No pattern or tutorial for this one–it’s easy […]

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fancy pants kitchen towels

TUTORIAL FOR THESE TOWELS IS LOCATED HERE Another long-time-coming kitchen project crossed off the list!  I used this tutorial for making some kitchen towels to tie to the oven–I’m pretty sure the white towels I used were even the exact ones from the tutorial (bar mop towels from Target). While I love the look of […]

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the new ‘where’s eloise game’

Ellie LOVES to play the ‘where’s Eloise?’  Where she covers her eyes and I make a big show of looking for her, she uncovers her eyes and we all say ‘there she is!”  She LOVES that game and plays it every chance she gets, including dinner.  A fair bit of dinner is usually spent playing […]

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