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August 1st, 2012 We spent a fun Sunday afternoon at Boston’s SOWA Open Market. SOWA — “south of Washington Avenue” — is a trendy,rejuvenated Boston neighborhood that is home to lofts, galleries, and boutiques. (Note: the square photos in this post were shot with iPhone’s Hipstamatic app which can make atypical, but fun shots.) Macaroons The [...] July 30th, 2010 Here we have a few twigs added to the door and are checking it on the house to see how we like it.
This is the last summer before my daughter leaves for college. She will be a freshman at MIT in the fall. We are a homeschooling family, and I [...] May 31st, 2009 Please enjoy this guest blogger tutorial by my daughter, Sophie. Sophie’s Easy European 4 in 1 Chain Mail Bracelet Tutorial European 4 in 1 chainmail bracelet I first learned chain mail a few years ago in a class at SPLASH, a yearly event held at M.I.T which lasts three days. At [...] February 15th, 2009
I’ve always been interested in miniature settings, especially ones that include handmade objects. I found a dollhouse kit, the Buttercup that looked fairly simple and had an open main floor and attic. My daughter and I decided to do the dollhouse project together. It has been a [...] February 6th, 2009
My childhood copy of Raggedy Ann in the Snow White Castle by Johnny Gruelle, 1946 by the Johnny Gruelle Company Finding inspiration sometimes seems like an allusive process. I find inspiration from looking at books, attending art exhibits, visiting flea markets. I especially love books of patterns such as 1000 [...] January 22nd, 2009
ISBN # 978-4-7966-5419-7 I just received another wonderful Japanese craft book in the mail. The aesthetic sensibility of these books in general is so appealing — clean and beautiful with lovely color schemes. The writing in the books is in Japanese, but there are clear how-to diagrams making the [...] January 2nd, 2009
Photo above: Mohair samples before and after dyeing – These have been dyed with different colors of Kool-Aid – They were dyed with (left) strawberry, blue raspberry and a small amount of grape, (middle) cherry and orange, and (right) strawberry I have been doing some Kool-Aid dyeing lately and really love [...] |
 
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