upcycled sweater #3

 cardigan to cardigan, just better. and a. lot. smaller.so this one was harder than expected. and i am actually surprised it turned out. being that i have pretty much no idea what i am doing…i would normally just resize this beast, but it was a...

5 months {or zero point four}

are we? really? oh ok. i give.i guess that’s a good a day as any to start my kid on paper products. yum.in short: – we have started eating {just cereal + carrots so far. both going fine.}though i think we are more than indifferent to...

dear OCD child,

jpeg        pdf i am going to be the one with the kid that runs up to me on the playground screaming bloody murder cause he has sand on his hands. he doesn’t handle even a slightly wet diaper. imagine his terror when that real nice thick cake...

dear cc,

the other day you used the phrase, “when boston is a teenager…”and my heart sank a few floors.you mean, at some point, we will have to be in a different phase than this glorious one we are in??sure, we are in a place far too far from family, we talk...

refashioned cardi #2

i haven’t really sewn much without mother’s supervision in years. it was time. this is a banana republic sweater i found for $3 at goodwill. it is just soft and cozy, so i didn’t bother messing with the sleeves. i kind of like that it’s casual...