Stash for Good

mini books for 18″ dolls – mostly recycled

Not surprisingly, the next rainy day came fairly quickly (winter in North Vancouver is like that) and the girls and I were able to finish these miniature books for their dolls. They easily fit in the back pocket of the doll messenger bags and the girls played library and going to school for the better […]

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fussy fairytales finished!

I’m happy to report that I was able to finish quilting and binding these for the girls on the weekend. I started them a year ago and with Ava having just turned 8, I realized that I needed to finish them before they became too grown up for fairy tales! The girls wanted one quilt […]

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basic messenger bag for 18″ dolls

When my friend Victoria first showed me the library book bags she had made using the basic messenger bag on the mmmcrafts blog, I was very excited to get started on them for the girls. We have been going to the library more (instead of buying books) and the kid sized bags were great enablers of […]

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christmas craft recap

In my post from over a month ago, I summarized my rather lofty ambitions for a handmade Christmas. I fell a bit short, but the girls didn’t seem to mind as they have been super excited to play with the resulting accessories and their new vet, boarding, and other pet sets for their American Girl […]

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day 31 (?) – a working craft room

With my parents visiting for a week, I took two days away from work, while they helped me finish up most of the organizing in my craft room. I had a great time utilizing the new space to knock off (most) of my list of projects for Christmas. We sent a large box of quilting […]

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fairytale dresses for Santa photos

I love this cotton lawn fabric, part of the Hello Kitty series by Liberty of London. Boy, has it been a while since I have done fussy sewing! Lawn is also not the best fabric for Canadian Winters, but the toy drums and trains in the print, were hard to resist! I ended up knitting a few cardigans to go […]

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