My firefly is one!  For his birthday outfit I used Patty Young's Natalie&Nate pattern, the boy version.  The fabric is from Eric Ca...

We took a trip to the American Girl store in Chicago for a birthday lunch for my five year old daughter.  Luckily, she has a great brother w...

Here's another Addison and Mini-Addison set of dresses. I found that the doll dress bodice lined up a little differently than the...

A Calvin and Hobbes party with a snowman twist...perfect for my eight year old! The friend party invitations were a simple orange card,...

Our family became a little bigger this summer! Meet Braden.  He is about one month old in this picture. Stars kind of became our family t...

Besides the turtle quilt you saw yesterday, the new baby has a bunch of matching goodies coming his way. This romper is a simple pattern wi...

This turtle quilt is for my cousin's baby, due in July.  My cousin and her husband have actually seen turtles headed to the ocean - pret...

Have you ever heard of Wordle ?  It's such a fun way to play with words.  When I taught, I used it a couple of times with kids.  I love...

A couple goodies for boys!!!  I decided I needed a little something for boys besides just onesies.  And I really wanted to try making a piec...

A few new onesies... aren't they cute?!  They were so simple - just three diamonds stitched in the middle, and two diamonds sewn in-betw...