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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...

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Bows

More summer baby gifts for the trio of girls born this spring. ~K

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About 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...

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Beaches 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...

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CAOK 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...

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Calculated 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....

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Where 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...

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On 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

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Sun 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...

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Weighted 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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