Taking a Breather

Trying to recover from Christmas...My house and my mind need to get organized! Be back soon!

Magic Cabin Sale - Toy Tuesday

My favorite toy shop has a bunch of really lovely things on sale.
These are my favorites...

1. Wool Felt Mailbox Play Set

2. Wooden Pretend Play Healthy Food Sets

3. Wooden Teether Rattle

4. Butterfly Fairy Costume

5. Mushroom Shaped Storage Box

6. Baby Walker

7. Birchwood Animal Push Toy

Happy Birthday {G}!

My firstborn is getting all grown up on me. *Sigh* How do I slow down time? Happy Birthday {G}!

alipyper likes to write

I've forgotten so many funny, sad and wonderful things that have happened over the years because I haven't written them down. 2012 is the year that I will write down something EVERY DAY. No matter how trivial or mundane. Maybe I'll change my brain sieve into a brain trap. Or maybe I'll laugh in five years at the silly things I wrote down. One line a day is do-able. Right?

Cardboard Fun - Toy Tuesday

Are you all toyed out after Christmas? Did you save any boxes? Give the kids a sturdy pair of scissors, some packing tape and some markers (or paint) and let them go to town!

1. The World Made of Cardboard

2. Miniature Play Land

3. Cardboard Play Pen

4. Large Playhouse

5. Cardboard Barn

6. Cardboard Mailbox

7. Carry Playhouse Pattern

Merry Christmas!

I've been listening to this and this all day long. Mellow and beautiful.

Wishing you and your family the very Merriest Christmas filled with love, laughter, and a thankful heart!

Sarah Jane Paper Nativity Activity - Toy Tuesday

Sarah Jane Nativity Activity

Available for download from her blog, this really sweet Nativity Activity is a wonderful way to let your children explore the true meaning of Christmas. Coloring, cutting out, gluing and playacting, I imagine hours of lovely fun.

Merry Christmas!

Image credit: Sarah Jane Studios

Picot Edge Fingerless Gloves

These are headed to the UK for a dear friend. A thoroughly satisfying quick knit! Check out my Ravelry project page for how I adjusted the free pattern.

Soft Cloth Dolls - Toy Tuesday

There are some really lovely dolls patterns floating around the web. {I like these here or here}

Emily Winfield Martin of (Inside a Black Apple) shared her sweet little doll pattern when she appeared on the Martha Stewart show a little while back. I was also totally inspired by the super cute dolls I found while browsing Pinterest.

I constructed this little thing using the free Black Apple Doll pattern out of cotton interlock knit because I wanted to make a few sets of changeable clothes for her to wear, but the pattern is also super darling when the body and legs are made from fabric. That way your sweet doll comes ready dressed!

 There is still time before Christmas to whip up a little doll for a loved one! Or, check out these lovely things by threaded basil.

Hot Chocolate and Cookies

Invite your friends over for a hot drink and a treat and spend some lovely time together!