Posted in American Sign Language, crochet, etsy, tagged ASL, bear, cat, crochet, elephant, etsy, HomemadeZen, pattern, sign language on March 30, 2008 | 8 Comments »
This evening I did a quick search of etsyhookers on etsy and immediately happened upon this new listing of HomemadeZen that caught my eye. Doesn’t it just make you want to dance the hula? It also makes me long for warmer weather since spring seems to have disappeared on me. (I cannot [...]
Posted in American Sign Language, crochet, tagged ASL, coaster, crochet, flower, Lion Brand, open rose, sign language on March 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have been planting flowers, planting seeds, weeding flowers, and crocheting flowers….it is definitely Spring!!
I have been working on a big project the last few days (another M pillow), so last night I decided I wanted to work on some small projects. I pulled out some cotton yarn that I got at ACMoore with [...]
Posted in American Sign Language, children's books, crochet, tagged alphabet, ASL, children's books, crochet, Jan Brett, Karen Cushman, letter, M, Michael Dorris, Morning Girl, pillow, sign language, The Midwife's Apprentice, The Mitten on March 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I just finished making this pillow for my youngest daughter. She loves purple and picked out the yarn with me at the craft store. She brought it with her to bed tonight and as we were saying our good nights, she turned it upside down and told me, “This is what a W looks [...]
Posted in crochet, etsy, tagged afghan, babies, baby, blanket, blocks, booties, crochet, dress, etsy, hats on March 23, 2008 | 8 Comments »
The coming of spring makes me think of babies, even though neither of mine were born in the spring. There are many lovely baby items available from the Etsyhookers if you would love something handmade for a new baby. For example, the hat above by BurryBabies would be adorable for a baby boy [...]
Posted in children's books, tagged baking, basket, Carol Heyer, chick, children's books, cookies, Easter, egg, rabbit on March 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My mother in law was kind enough to purchase some Easter themed cookie cutters for us to use this year. We made the dough yesterday and rolled, baked and decorated today. As you can see from the different cookies, I have a three and a six year old. We used plastic bags [...]
Posted in American Sign Language, children's books, crochet, etsy, tagged ASL, ballerina, crochet, etsy, fairy tale, puppet, sign language, The Red Shoes on March 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
After making my first ballerina puppet with the standard pink tutu, I decided to think about fairy tales a bit and come up with a ballerina from a fairy tale. I remembered I used to listen to Kate Bush when I was younger and had a cd called “The Red Shoes.” The song [...]
Posted in American Sign Language, children's books, tagged ASL, children's books, cricut, farm animals, playgroup, sign language on March 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Why are farm animals so popular in children’s books and why do we spend so much time teaching our babies how to make animal noises? I am not sure, but I do know that animal themes are easy to plan and great for engaging young children. I like doing a farm animal theme [...]
Posted in American Sign Language, crochet, etsy, tagged alligator, angel, ASL, crochet, etsy, toys, whale on March 16, 2008 | 12 Comments »
If you want a cute toy for your favorite little one, be sure to check out Wigglysee’s creations. She has plenty to offer for both girls and boys. The angel above would be a great gift for a special little one. The angel’s arms are very inviting, as if she was getting [...]
Posted in American Sign Language, children's books, crochet, etsy, tagged ASL, ballerina, ballet, children's books, crochet, etsy, puppets, sign language on March 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Doesn’t every little girl love ballerinas? After finishing Rapunzel, I had some new ideas for my puppets’ hair. I decided a ballerina would be the perfect puppet for trying a new design idea. Although ballerinas often wear their hair in a bun, I think girls love dolls with long hair; this ballerina [...]
Posted in GIMP, tagged banner, GIMP, layers, photos, text on March 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My husband just updated my computer system, so everything looks just a tad different, including GIMP. When I first opened it there was a new nifty graphic while it loaded. Then, once it loaded, I had to figure out all the icons in the tool box because they all looked just enough different [...]
