Category Archives for Life at large
A new dance bag for Alison.
Remember the hobo dance bag I made for Alison last year? It’s really too small for her growing stash of ballet things. She now has to take her character shoes, skirt, ballet shoes and character dance embroidered cushion with her … Continue reading
All about critters.
This evening, we realised that the mouse that Emily had spotted on our dining table a couple of days ago was hiding out under the sofa. What gave it away was its smell and movement which caught Bryan’s attention. He … Continue reading
A crocheted crown for Zoe.
Zoe asked for a crocheted crown, so I made her one using this tutorial, which I mentioned earlier. It took me two nights to finish, mainly because I had to rework the six points several times as they were rather … Continue reading
Volunteering at Willing Hearts’ soup kitchen.
Since I decided that I was not going to travel anywhere during my two week break, I thought of volunteering at a soup kitchen run by Willing Hearts. I called the volunteer coordinator and was told to show up “anytime … Continue reading
Youtube taught me how to crochet.
Ladies and gentlemen, I have FINALLY learned how to crochet. And I didn’t have to pay anyone $300 to do it either! I don’t know why I didn’t realise this sooner, but Youtube has thousands of tutorials on how to … Continue reading