I knit this sweater for Louritta in this green yarn that I just loved. I used the Log Cabin Baby Pullover pattern from Lion Brand Yarn. It was a very easy and fast knit that was pretty straight forward. The pink flower was crocheted by my mom and I sewed it onto a clip. It Read More
In response to my rant on Making Art with Little Kids, here is my advice on how to approach art with young children. (You didn’t think I’d go off on a subject so dear to my heart only to leave you hanging, did you?) The truth is, making art with little kids is an awesome Read More
Caleb does a lot of art at our house. A lot. And most of it ends up looking like a horribly mangled piece of paper with too much glue and a little bit of everything stuck to it. And I am completely okay with it. Completely. We have been in many “make art with the Read More
My Knit Hat 5, originally uploaded by StephLewis. I just finished knitting this hat for me for winter. It is actually a hood with two cable-knit braids down the front. I can tie it around my neck as a scarf and can also wear my hair up while the hat still covers my ears. I Read More
I like to set up little art activities before I go to bed so that when Caleb wakes up in the morning he wanders over to his little table and engages in the activity. One of my favorites is to do drawings in sharpie on paper that I then tape down to his drawing board. Read More
For Christmas this year, i made my nieces and nephew each a pillow that was a portrait of each child. Here they are: Pillows for Maia and Elise: For Elise’s pillow, I wanted to show her love for kindergarten and “paperwork.” Her picture has a giant pencil (hard to see in pic) and her name Read More
I’ve been very busy working on various crafts as gifts for others and learning tools for Caleb since November. I have been mostly diligent photographing them, but I’ve been terrible at sharing them on my blog (or keeping up with blogging at all!). So, I’m hoping to backtrack for awhile while I share what I’ve Read More
I am in the process of designing the most awesome diaper bag ever. It has so far involved me inspecting every bag, backpack, diaper bag, purse, satchel, wallet, or other “put stuff in here and carry it around” device. I have even been inspecting art caddies. Anyway, my goal is to have a diaper bag Read More
Caleb’s Lion Costume 19, originally uploaded by StephLewis. Caleb was a Lion for Halloween this year. I made this costume for him out of fleece and ribbon. I made it a little big (with room to let out) so that he can still play in it over the next couple of years. He loved being Read More
Sewing I made a halloween costume for Caleb. He was a lion. It was a fun costume to make. I made it a little big (with purposeful room to let some parts out) so he could play in it for the next couple of years. Designing I’ve been designing a quilt square for Abby as Read More