by Aimee | Nov 22, 2016 | Cooking not Stitching, Featured, Getting Crafty, Handmade Holiday
There are 33 days until Christmas, and I have 44 gift recipients on my list. Here’s a breakdown of my to-do list: 1 dozen jars of jam done! 6 Cloved Orange dish soaps with dishcloths (done!) plus a couple of special ones with a design knitted in 1 dozen doll...
by Aimee | Nov 22, 2016 | Cooking not Stitching, Featured, Getting Crafty, Handmade Holiday, Personal Projects, Raising Geeks
This will be my third year of a #handmadeholiday promise. And this year, I may actually succeed! We give storebought gifts at other times of the year, especially birthdays. A Handmade Holiday is a way for us to combat the commercialism of the Christmas season and...
by Aimee | Aug 12, 2014 | Miscellany
Last GenCon, the husband had an idea. It’s become a bit of an obsession. Like many of his cool ideas, it relies on me for execution. He has the green pram his mom used when he was a baby. We have two little girls, one blond, one auburn. So, he decided we...
by Aimee | Aug 12, 2014 | Miscellany
The Drop is finally here! If you have toys to drop ready to go, my hope is that we can coordinate one big, worldwide drop this week (August 11-17). When you drop a toy, log it anonymously here, and I’ll report back with how many smiles we spread with this...
by Aimee | Jul 8, 2014 | Miscellany
The first batch of toys is complete! I decided to make balls, which are pretty easy to construct, and documentable. I referenced two great web pages devoted to the subject here and here. Here’s one of my balls for the Toy Drop:
by Aimee | Jun 14, 2014 | Miscellany
My newest time-suck and smile-inducer is participating in handmade toy swaps. I belong to a Waldorf-inspired swapping group and have made some fun stuff lately, and the girls enjoy the fruits of my labor. I like it so much, I’m organizing a period-inspired toy...
