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My grandma made me a ceramic music box with Santa Claus on it when I was little. Every year, my mother put it out on the coffee table on December 1 — and not a day sooner. I so clearly remember the ragged cardboard box that we stored it in, and the way that the old shredded newspaper fell […]

When’s the last time I did a books and yarn post for the Small Things Yarn Along link up? It looks like i haven’t posted any knitting since … August 25. Yikes! I was inspired by my Making Christmas post from last year and set out to make all the gifts this year. Tell me […]

This post has affiliate links. I am paid a small commission if you click on them and make a purchase (Etsy). There is no cost for you. When you use my affiliate links for shopping, you are supporting my yarn habit paying for my children’s dance lessons. Thank you. (I’m kidding. I totally spend the money on […]

This post contains affiliate links that are irresistible. I mean, who doesn’t want to cross stitch a scene from Hogwarts? OK, this is mostly a mom-brag post because I want to show off this awesome costume that my daughter made. My little Jedi. ♥ I didn’t even take pictures of my other two kids, which […]

This post contains a few affiliate links. When you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, I receive a small commission with no extra cost for you. Thanks for that! I read that chronically late people tend to be optimists. This makes sense, of course. We’re always positive that things will go smoothly with […]

This post contains affiliate links — that simply means that if you make a purchase using one of my links, I’ll receive a small commission. It won’t cost you anything extra and the pennies that I earn bring me a ridiculous amount of joy.  Oh my goodness, this turned into a MONSTER post and I […]