Holy Craft!

I made Emma an apron. We're working so much in the kitchen these days, and since she has developed the charming ability of wiping her hands off on her shirt I knew I had to throw something together. It's "nothing special" and yet it is very special. My sewing skills leave a lot to be desired but I sure can thread a needle, and step on a peddle! Patrick has also given me good ideas for improvements that would be easy enough to do so this is a work in progress. Emma loves pulling it off the hook in the kitchen and getting her head through the loop.

Yesterday we made Hummus. I forgot how easy it is to make and delicious it is to snack on. Emma loved it! She tried a couple bites of carrot and celery but found she preferred to use them as a spoon and ate scoop after scoop. 

Emma loves scribbling with pens and asks for "pahpah," paper to scribble on. Please don't draw on our walls anymore, Emma- I know you have a secret pen stashed somewhere..

Coloring in her first hand trace turkey

I have a new hobby developing and it is making toys and crafts for Emma. The apron was done out of necessity but here is a bunny I made from the sleeve of an old moth-eaten cashmere sweater, which I have finally stopped wearing and laid to rest. It has new life as craft material.

And here are three little gnomes I made from a fallen branch. They were dyed with what we had at home; the red is strawberry, the orange is paprika and the yellow is tumeric. These natural dyes have such a pretty, delicate color. I would like to make a green (spinach?) blue (red onion?) and violet (red cabbage). In time she'll have a complete set. 

Does that yellow gnome look familiar?

(ʃƪ ˘ ⌣ ˘) She inspires me.