CAOK
Birthday cookies for a barista; she and her colleagues were very pleased to be receiving baked goods for a change. St. Pat’s scarf for a fellow scarf lover. Encouragement gift for a friend who...
View ArticleAbout those pencil pouches…
They are in progress. All 20-plus of them. I love this sort of piece work, but it is time intensive. I’m also newly assigned to a big project at work (yay!) and am preparing for a long weekend on the...
View ArticleBeaches and Bunny Boomerangs
Kindness is a bunny boomerang — send a bit out in the world, and watch it come back in droves. A good friend is spending some time in Europe with her family. She offered months ago to let me stay in...
View ArticleCAOK 2015
Ash Wednesday is when Christians are metaphorically reminded how brief this life is. We are made of dust and will one day return to dust. And while it may look silly to have the black mark of ash on...
View ArticleCalculated Acts of Kindness 2016
Here we are, again — the first day of Lent and therefore the first day of Calculated Acts of Kindness (CAOK.) The idea behind the campaign is simple: during the next 46 days, complete random kind acts....
View ArticleWhere Bibliophiles Lay Their Heads
My long-time blogging friend Jen recently switched jobs and homes. She is an avid reader and I’d long had my eye on this pattern. I thought it was the perfect time to try a book pillow. I asked Jen...
View ArticleOn the Flip Side
This pillow is spring on one side, and Valentine’s on the other. And, I’m done making pillows for a while. Time to find a new project to tackle! ~K
View ArticleSun and Surf
I promised my friend Sue two years ago when she visited that I’d sew her an Amy Butler Sun and Surf halter. And, two years later — it is done. (This project was so easy. I just dragged my feet getting...
View ArticleWeighted Blanket Sewing Tutorial
A few weeks back, a girlfriend posted about an Instagram contest to win a homemade weighted blanket. I’d had my eye on a weighted blanket after hearing from another girlfriend how much better she was...
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