Posted in crochet, etsy, tagged crochet, etsy, tote on January 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I just finished making this today. I furiously finished up the handles in time to get a few photos before what was left of the window light was gone. This is one of those projects that I intend to only use my stash for, but ran out of something before I was quite [...]
Posted in crochet, etsy, tagged baby blanket, choker, crochet, etsy, fish, guitar, hat, monster on January 28, 2008 | 6 Comments »
As I was browsing etsyhooker items, this awesome hat jumped right out at me and I knew who the Etsyhooker of the Week had to be. What do you think? I am afraid something that adorable will be sold before I even make it through my blog entry!
Knot by Gran’ma also has a [...]
Posted in American Sign Language, tagged American Sign Language, ASL, dictionary, sign language on January 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There is no way to learn any language from a book, and certainly not American Sign Language. However, there are some great resources to have on hand while you learn ASL. I will try to review a few here that I have purchased and recommend.
In no particular order, here are a few I [...]
Posted in crochet, etsy, tagged cotton yarn, crochet, doll, etsy, puppet on January 26, 2008 | No Comments »
This lovely doll is currently in the washing machine in a pillowcase, testing for shrinkage. The pattern called for acrylic, so I had to go up two hook sizes and am testing washing machine on it. Hopefully I will have a good result and will be able to continue steps towards offering her [...]
Posted in crochet, etsy, tagged ASL, bag, beverage cozy, crochet, etsy, hat, purse, scarf, tote, Valentine on January 21, 2008 | 7 Comments »
In preparation for Valentine’s Day, I thought I would share some ideas for the special people in your lives that will show them how much you love them. As always, click the photo to check out the etsy shop where these wonderful items can be bought.
For the baby in your life:
For someone who likes [...]
Posted in crochet, etsy, tagged ballet, crochet, etsy, flowers, shrug on January 20, 2008 | No Comments »
This one has flowers attached in all the colors of common ballet leotards. I noticed that I had pink, lavender, and pale blue on hand, so I made some flowers to attach to the shrug so that it would match nearly any ballet leotard that someone’s little dancer wore.
My daughter enjoyed trying it on, [...]
Posted in crochet, tagged ballet, crochet, shrug on January 15, 2008 | No Comments »
My nearly six year old daughter wanted me to make something for her for her birthday. Somehow, I remembered her ballet teacher often wears a shrug at dance class, so I suggested making one for her. She jumped at the idea, although she kept calling it the wrong name.
When I suggested the idea [...]
Posted in crochet, etsy, tagged crochet, etsy, fingerless gloves, lip balm holder, shawl on January 14, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Maybe it is because I am constantly asking my almost six year old daughter where her “lip stuff” is, but I love these lip balm/memory stick holders from Seahorse Designs. Click on the photo above to go directly to her shop to see all the ones she has available.
This is a shawl that my [...]
Posted in children's books, tagged children's books, doctor visits, folklore, getting dressed, good night books on January 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I started collecting children’s books before I had children. As a teacher it was easy to pick up lots of books that I might use with my fifth or sixth grade classes. When I was in college my “Backgrounds of Children’s Literature” instructor talked about his collection of children’s books. He introduced [...]
Posted in American Sign Language, children's books, tagged ABC, alphabet, ASL, children's books, playgroup, sign language on January 11, 2008 | No Comments »
The signs for the alphabet letters are very important in learning sign language. Many of the letter hand shapes are used in other signs, so learning the alphabet is a useful beginning skill. Very young children often cannot make the hand shapes accurately, but they can recognize them so it is important to [...]
