Entries from February 2009

February 21, 2009

Little Chef

Ruby and I made pizza dough a few days ago from our new cookbook that I love.  I’m sure she will grow to love it as well.  We topped our pizzas with mozzarella, some herbs, tomato sauce, and, Ruby’s favorite, olives.

Enjoy the pictures.  Ignore the bad lighting.

February 20, 2009

Spring craft

It has been unseasonably sunny here recently which has got me thinking about spring.  Little shoots that will someday become flowers are appearing, the highs are in the 50s and out of the 40s, and I am beginning to hate all of my sweaters.  I came across this cute bunny garland on Martha’s site to [...]

February 17, 2009

happy heart day

We had a wonderful Valentine’s Day here.  I made a few simple gifts for the family, mostly so that I could enjoy some crafting time.  For Ruby, I embroidered this shirt.  I got the pattern from the Stitch-It Kit which I like a bunch.  I hope Smartypants doesn’t see this though…she is a master embroiderer.  [...]

February 9, 2009

simple kids craft

Ruby and I made this little heart a few days ago from her artwork.  She finger-painted on a paper and colored with markers on another.  I cut out hearts from both of them and we glued them together with the ribbon so we could hang it on her door handle.
Also, I changed my banner to [...]

February 1, 2009

15 minutes to happiness

I found this short film on Tania’s blog.  I didn’t watch it at first, because it is long.  But then I read the comments on her blog and became curious.  It’s cute.  It’s a bit sappy, but I thought it was appropriate for V-day coming up.  Enjoy.