HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! Wishing you a day filled with love and giggles 🙂 Kimara and Michelle The pattern for our Valentines Peonies can be found HERE.
W.I.P. Crocheted Kitty Cat
Saturday, I saw an adorable crocheted Kitty Cat at Little Woollie. (Adorable blog, BTW.) I thought the Little Lady would love it. Now, I’m not saying I’ve never held a crochet hook before, I even made Crocheted Ball Ornaments for Michelle this past Christmas: but I’m certainly a crocheting noob. When I read over the directions, there were many terms I didn’t understand. So, I linked to the pattern on Facebook, and asked our experienced crocheters …
Lemon Sugar Cookies
To see the entire Out of the Block | Ice Cream Cone Cookie Cutter series, including pattern for felt applique block and how to make your own cookie cutters click HERE. I've tasted a lot of sugar cookies in my days, and I have to say, this is by far my very favorite. What makes it so special… a splash of lemon! And I'm a sucker for lemon. When I go to restaurants, I ask …
Out of the Block | Making the Tin Ice Cream Cone Cookie Cutter
In our family, rolled cookies mean something special. Because they require more work than drop cookies, we tend to make them at holidays and other days of celebration. Over the years we have acquired many different cookie cutters, but a few years ago we discovered the joy of making our own cookie cutters, and we’ve never looked back! Now, there’s no excuse for …
Ice Cream Cone Applique
February is a great time to share sweet treats with all the "sweeties" in our life. And what's sweeter than an ice cream cone with sprinkles on top? Our Ice Cream Cone Applique looks yummy enough to eat! We added sprinkles using a straight stitch and 6 strands of floss, but you could easily add glass beads for extra glitter. Or, cover in French knots. This applique was designed to fit a 6" block, …
Little Lady’s Sweater and Hat
EDIT: Okay… this is probably going to tell you more about my personality than anything else I've ever done before… I couldn't live with the dark photos and I re-shot them! (If you didn't see the post earlier, here is the note I included. You can see one of the nasty photos down below: NOTE: Yes… the photos are rather dark. Took the photos last night, went to …
Out of the Block | Ice Cream Cone Cookie Cutter
Here is a fun treat to share with your loved ones. Using a specially designed cookie cutter adds a personal touch to your basic sugar cookie. Also be sure to try our favorite Lemon Sugar Cookie recipe which goes great with coffee, tea or hot cocoa. For a special afternoon treat we made our own …
Valentine Day Desktop Wallpaper
Valentine's Day is a wonderful time to remember… "What the world needs now, is love, sweet love" 🙂 Get a little gnomey love in your heart by using this desktop wallpaper for the month 🙂 Peace and Love!
Groundhog Day Celebration
EDIT: We found out Bug actually was on the news as a live report. His daddy and co-workers saw him, although it wasn't recorded. Michigan's official groundhog is named Woody. As it turns out, Woody is not a he, Woody is a she. By the time the Howell Nature Center got intimate enough with her to find out she was indeed female, the name had already stuck, …
Candlemas Kosher Salt Candle Holders
This year for Candlemas, I REALLY wanted to make some snow candles. But, alas, it is raining, there’s never been more than 3 inches of snow on the ground at a time, and for the first time in my lifetime, there isn’t a snowbank as far as the eye can see. So, I needed to change plans. Instead of making candles this year, we made …
Update on Little Lady’s W.I.P.
Last day of January already… yikes! It's been a busy week, but I have made time to work on the new sweater for the Little Lady. I shared a link to the pattern last week… a lovely sweater knit in 1 piece. I've finished the back, one sleeve, and half of another. Cruisin' 🙂 I was going to make a skirt to go …
Coffee Playdough Recipe
I have a confession to make. Actually, not really a confession because that would imply that I am apologizing, and I’m not 🙂 I guess this is more of an admission. Sometimes, oh, probably 4 or 5 times a week, I look at the clock before going to bed and I think… just 6 more hours and I can have a cup of coffee! Pretty pathetic, right? I’m telling you this just to let you know …