Subscribe- I have a new website! (No, I don’t…;) January 21, 2016So, I just linked this blog that you’re reading here, up with my new website! My website is called Modern Making and it’s kind of a way for me to feel a little more organized about my creative endeavors because … Continue reading →Kelli
- Happy January! January 14, 2016This is what I saw as I was walking out my front door this morning to walk the girls to school. It’s a phone pic (btw, my Nikon is mysteriously out of commission for the time being so it’s phone … Continue reading →Kelli
- Quick Vintage Estate Sale Quilts! July 2, 2015So, I found two quilt tops at an estate sale near Seattle not too long ago and was instantly in love with them for several reasons; first, because they are completely completed quilt tops (the hard part is done!!!); second, … Continue reading →Kelli
- Fabric Stash Annihilation June 4, 2015In an effort to really get all of my sewing stuff squozen (yes, I understand that’s not actually a word; but it should be) into my little sewing closet; I’ve decided to take quite a historically different and ground-breaking approach … Continue reading →Kelli
- Closet Sewing! May 16, 2015My sewing closet is finally finished! So, in this house with limited rooms, I converted the coat closet into a sewing room (by “I”, I mean Dave) when we moved in but this week I actually put the finishing touches … Continue reading →Kelli
- House stuff February 21, 2015I’ve been doing some things around this house lately, like paper organizing and minor gardening for lazy beginners. And I actually found all the parts to my camera and replaced the parts that were “lost in the move” and remembered … Continue reading →Kelli
- Long time, no post… December 6, 2014So, I guess I can say that I’m consistent at being inconsistent, right? Is there any scenario where that’s a good quality and not a character flaw? I don’t have any excuses for not blogging in 11 months. Actually, I … Continue reading →Kelli
- Just in time for Valentine’s Day…a truffle! January 30, 2014This little truffle is from the original box of truffles that I did a while back. I didn’t write any of it down when I originally made it, and while the truffles are simple, I did need to make another … Continue reading →Kelli
- We made it! January 5, 2014We made it all the way from Fredericksburg to Seattle this weekend and are finally figuring out how to move forward a tiny bit. The trip was as expected for the most part. We left last Sunday and arrived Friday … Continue reading →Kelli
- One day to move December 28, 2013So the past week or so has been hard core moving…packing,loading, cleaning, crying, fixing, getting rid of, deciding, Christmas, more loading, hoping, planning, more cleaning, more fixing, painting… Oh, and BTW, we have too much stuff. This was when I … Continue reading →Kelli
- I have a new website! (No, I don’t…;) January 21, 2016
Free Crochet Patterns
Bite-Size Candy Corn
Chocolate Valentine Truffle and Wrapper
Christmas Tree Coasters
Crochet Tissue Cozy
Cute Cotton Coasters
Cute Little Christmas Trees
July 4th Pennant Bunting
Mini Frankenstein
Petunia the Palm-Size Pig
Summertime Flip Flop Coasters
Super Fun Bean Bags
Sweet Strawberry Coaster
Teeny Tiny Apple Sweater
Tic-Tac-Toe Travel Game
Category Archives: Good Food
Apples!
(Warning, if reading about vomit makes you unhappy, don’t read this post.) We went apple picking for the first time, and despite the steady flow of kid vomit; it was a success! That’s right, super gross-out backseat vomit on the … Continue reading
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Make Pickled Jalapeños!
If you like pickled things and soy sauce and jalapeños, you should totally do this. My friend Sherry showed me how to make these when she was visiting and they are super easy… (Apparently I haven’t yet mastered the iPhone … Continue reading
Crochet a Teeny Tiny Apple Sweater
I kind of fell in love with crocheting apple cozies last fall but it took me some effort to find a pattern I liked. None of them seemed to fit nicely on the apples in my house…which is puzzling because … Continue reading
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Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk I Spy Placemat Quilts
Look what I made!!! I’m so excited about these because they are technically my very first real quilts that are made following all the traditional quilt construction rules and everything! That’s kind of a big deal for me because I … Continue reading
Granny Square Tea Bag Cozies
I just came up with this design and I’m very happy with how it came out. Cute! I’ve tried them out on all kinds of tea bags, even a ridiculously huge one that I found and they work great. These … Continue reading
Dutch Babies!
So I just remembered a while back that my friend and I used to make Dutch Babies for breakfast and pretty much any other time we were hungry. They’re like candy and we’d totally binge on them (but we had … Continue reading
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Unicorn Birthday Party
So the unicorn birthday party was back in October and I figured I should post some photos before her next one rolls around…better late than never, right? Here is the invitation and a photo of my impromptu light box that … Continue reading
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Cake Pops Practice Trial
So…..cake pops are hard. Difficult. For maybe the first time in my life, I took precaution and planned a day ahead to practice the cake pops that I had never before made and had committed to make for Mona’s class … Continue reading
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Target strikes again and 4th b-day
Okay, not as bad this time, but I only went in for the iron. How did I even end up in the food isle? Here’s a bit of the 4th birthday party over the weekend… Remember these? (I need a … Continue reading
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Good Granola
Granola is so good, but really expensive to buy, so I’ve been making my own and it’s really easy and fast and tasty. You should try it. Here’s the way I do it… Put all these things into a bowl… … Continue reading
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