From the monthly archives:

September 2008

A Giving Garage Sale

by This is Carrie on September 7, 2008

Thanks to the donations of goods from the church ladies and the serious garage sale love in our neighborhood, we made a good chunk of money for Kiva.org. Hopefully the money will be able to be reinvested for years to come.

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Cooking Stuff: Little Chocolate Clouds

by This is Carrie on September 5, 2008

Chelsey brought over some fabulous cookies on one of our crafting nights. I didn’t even touch them that night, but the next morning as I rushed out the door, tummy a-rumbling, there they were, begging to be eaten for breakfast. I called her immediately. These were the best cookies I have eaten in a long […]

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Sewing Lessons

by This is Carrie on September 4, 2008

Thanks to a couple of really great (and fun) books on the subject, Princess has been enjoying her sewing lessons (though she can’t wait to graduate from paper to fabric).

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Goodbye Nana

by This is Carrie on September 4, 2008

Though you entered my life as a step-mother-in-law a few years after I had already joined the family, my kids have never known Papa without Nana. Thank you for always treating them as if they were your own. The strength of your testimony and positive attitude as you battled not one but two terrible diseases […]

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Making Stuff: Embellished Onesies

by This is Carrie on September 3, 2008

Onesies embellished with Sturgis patches for a bike loving friend’s new baby boy.

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On the Way to School

by This is Carrie on September 3, 2008

We took a different route to school the other day and discovered a house with these super-cool This new route will now be our one and only route to school.On a side note, see the grass they are perched upon? It’s fake. But I almost didn’t notice because the shrubs are so cool. Maybe I […]

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Making Stuff: Bubble Dress

by This is Carrie on September 2, 2008

When I found the old floral curtain at the estate sale a few weeks back, this (end of the) summer dress came together perfectly with my road trip crocheting project. Thankfully, summer in California lasts a little longer than in the rest of the country.

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A Very Cool Quilt

by This is Carrie on September 2, 2008

I’m not a connoisseur of quilts, but I loved this one spotted at the local street fair.

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Jem and the Holograms

by This is Carrie on September 1, 2008

The girls loved getting their hair “pinked” at the street fair. Takes me back to the days of Jem and the Holograms.

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Making Stuff: Embellished Onesie

by This is Carrie on September 1, 2008

He’s rapidly outgrowing all his fab embellished onesies from kathi d, so mama had to start making him some new ones. This Day of the Dead patch (courtesy of Liz Miera Embroidery) really spruced up this hand-me down onesie.

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