I'll admit that I've never been crazy about sharks and can't really see what the fascination is with Shark Week. They swim and they bite and haven't you seen Jaws?!? My girls, though, have gone shark mad. Pippi has been reading every shark book she can get her hands on this summer and wants to go see some. While I'm all about giving my girls fun experiences, seeing sharks isn't at the top of the list so I tried bribing her with a new Shark Hair Clip instead. Pippi has been totally tickled with ... Read More
Cricut Maker
Bits and Bobs Free SVG
I'm never not in need of pouches to hold all of my random things. Sometimes I make my own and sometimes I take the super easy way and buy a bunch. No matter what, though, I always like adding a bit of a personal touch. I'm always calling all the little things I shove into my pouches my bits and bobs (probably because I've spent way too much of my life watching and reading everything British I could get my hands on!), so it seemed logical to make a Bits and Bobs Free SVG to put on pouches and ... Read More
This Must be Thursday Free SVG
I've mentioned before how much I love The Hitchhiker's Guide to the the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. It's hilarious, well beyond clever and I would go so far as to say that it should be required reading for high school students. Scott and I are constantly quoting snippets to each other and recently bemoaned a Thursday where everything seemed to go wrong. We decided the quote would be perfect on a shirt and made this fun This Must be Thursday Free SVG for all the Douglas Adams fans out ... Read More
Felt Pocket Wall Organizer
If there's one thing I've never been known for, it's organization. Goodness knows I try, but it's not something that comes naturally to me. I've worked hard at it since being in the flat where furniture and space is at a premium. The thing we do have is wall space, so that's where I've turned to. I made this easy Felt Pocket Wall Organizer that can work in almost any space we have--I made it for some of my crafting tools, but the girls quickly requested their own as well. This post contains ... Read More
Patriotic Felt Heart Ornaments
I don't know what it is about warm weather that makes people feel more patriotic. It's more obvious to me in the States because summer starts with Memorial Day, includes the Fourth of July, and ends with Labor Day (roughly), but I've seen it in the other places I've lived, too. Scott and I have now lived in three countries that call red, white, and blue their own (New Zealand, USA, and the UK) and I love being able to create something that could be called patriotic for all three. These Patriotic ... Read More
Striped Peekaboo Bookmark
Curling up with a good book is such a simple pleasure and one that I haven't been doing enough of lately. For someone who loves to read as much as I do, I have found that I've gotten caught up in doing "more important" things instead of taking the time to relax. As a kid, I looked forward to my summers of almost uninterrupted reading. If I had a book, I was happy. What I rarely had as a kid, though, was a nice bookmark. My bookmarks were often a piece of scrap paper or just anything that would ... Read More