Around here, 2019 sucked pretty epicly. I was thrilled to kick it out the door and usher in 2020. I was ready to RISE. At the end of 2019, I chose the word “RISE” as my One Little Word, ready to shake the dust (and ash) of 2019 off my feet and knock 2020 out of the park. Of course, […]
In between all the other things that need to get done this week, it seemed the most excellent time to procrastinate with a bit of non-Christmas crafting. Who wants to get Christmas clothes and masks finished with plenty of time to spare, when there are challenges to finish that could be done at any time? To try and justify my […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that when a friend asks “who does X in town?” and I am a person who does X for funsies, that the only possible answer is “meeeeeee”. Like hand-embroidering names on stockings? Yeah, I can totally do that. One of my fellow homeschool mamas had two stockings she wanted names put on. It seemed […]
Returning to church after a 6 month plague-enforced pause, there were, quite reasonably, a few changes to make it possible to return safely. One of these changes was that pew bibles were removed, and bibles are now a BYO affair. We’d spent a few months doing home church with friends, where I could bring along handwork and keep my hands […]
One of the side benefits of homeschooling, is bonus daddy time. Mr Barefoot is off to work of a morning before the children are up, so lunchtime is often the first time they see him for the day. It’s really lovely for them to have that little slice of time in the middle of the day. Less lovely? The constant […]
As I ran down my list of materials I needed to finish for the “13 Materials” part of my 202020 challenge, I could brainstorm ideas for almost all mediums, but I kept getting stuck on one – glitter. Glitter is a pain to deal with at the best of times, but in a tiny house, the thought made me want […]
Another 8 days down, and I am still loving this small format project I fell a bit behind on daily journaling this week, but the small tags make it super easy to catch up. We’ve had a busy week of crafting ornaments and wreaths. Christmas parties and playdates. Slow Saturdays of knitting and crafting. Games galore. And to cap it […]
…where F, of course, stands for FINISHED! And I think this one might be one of my most exciting finishes of the year. Allllll the way back in 2012, I joined some friends in the Fat Quarter Shop Designer Mystery Block Of The Month. The quilt was designed to be a single bed sized quilt, featuring the Vintage Modern range […]
Back when I first revisited my 202020 list, one of the easiest options seemed to be “two pairs of socks”. I picked up some yarn at spotlight, pre-treated it ready for some natural dyeing, and then realised it wasn’t going to work as well as I thought. I put the idea on the backburner, and moved on to other projects. […]
When we pulled out our Christmas tree ready to decorate on the first Sunday of Advent, we hit a pretty significant snag – our decorations were missing. An entire crate of baubles and ornaments and a whole host of handmade goodies. We both took a look through the container and the shed, and…nothing. All we had was the tree, and […]
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