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Project Monday: Child’s Montessori Apron

November 28, 2011 1 comment

This entry is part of a series, Project Mondays» A little over a month ago Mrs. Sayuri turned five and yet it feels like just yesterday I was posting about her turning four! For this year’s birthday gift I sewed her a Montessori apron using this great free pattern from Sew Liberated. What I really [...]

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Project Monday: Crocheted Baby Mittens

October 3, 2011 3 comments

This entry is part of a series, Project Mondays» I made these for baby girl because her fingers tend to get chilly. I followed a pattern from Crochet Geek for 2-ply yarn thumbless baby mittens but I actually used a light sport weight 4-ply yarn and it worked fine. The pattern is worked in the [...]

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Project Monday: Crocheted Check Stitch Scarf

September 19, 2011 3 comments

This entry is part of a series, Project Mondays» I made this scarf using this free pattern for a Check Stitch Scarf from Coats and Clark.com. They have so many great looking patterns on their site. I wanted to make a warm thick style scarf for Mrs. Sayuri with a feminine feel to it. I [...]

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Project Monday: Crocheted Baby Beanie With Button

September 5, 2011 3 comments

crocheted baby beanie with carved wooden button

This entry is part of a series, Project Mondays» I’ve been crocheting up a storm lately. The last time I crocheted something besides this headband which kinda sorta doesn’t really count is so long ago I don’t even recall what it was. I have found that it is like riding a bike though, you never [...]

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Project Monday: Knotted Headband Made

April 25, 2011 3 comments

This entry is part of a series, Project Mondays» I came across this tutorial for a knotted headband a little over a month ago and bookmarked it for future use. I had to hunt down my yarn and crochet hook before tackling it, which actually proved easier than I thought it would be. I was [...]

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Pesach/Passover Crafts And Activities

April 2, 2010 2 comments

We had a lot of fun making the above Parting of the Red Sea craft which we used as our table center-piece for Passover. Mrs. Sayuri did a great job cutting along the lines I drew to make the rolling waves, as well as coloring the women. She was a little confused as to why [...]

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Project Monday: Felt Food Grapes

March 22, 2010 2 comments

This entry is part of a series, Project Mondays» Started Over A Year Ago I originally started this felt grape project over a year ago, which was right before my son, Mr. Happy Feet, was born. I was in the height of a crafting frenzy. My intent at the time was to make some similar [...]

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