Archives for the ‘Mindful Crafting’ Category
Monday, 9 August 2010

I’ve been feeling a bit mixed up lately. Lots of Big Thoughts going through my head. Thoughts about home, life, children, education, religion. You know, the little things.
Sometimes when I feel a bit scrambled and need to think or just vent, I reach for my journal. Only this time I pulled out my journal and [...]
Posted in Journaling, Let's Talk About Me, Mindful Crafting | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, 18 May 2010

I know I’m way late on this, but I am totally in love with Natalie Chanin, and her company, Alabama Chanin. The Daddy Monkey gave me The Alabama Stitch Book for my birthday, and it is such a beautiful and inspiring book. I love the fact that she left New York City, and then Europe, [...]
Posted in Books, Clothes, Crafting for Myself, Mindful Crafting, Sewing | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Here’s my new zafu. I roughly followed the tutorial found here. I know it’s not necessary to have gear for meditation, but it certainly is more pleasant to have a comfortable place to sit. I really enjoyed sewing this, it’s another one of those mindful sewing projects that I love. This is actually the second [...]
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Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Since we are now honoring more yearly rhythms in our family, (and really, who needs an excuse to celebrate?) we celebrated Candlemas/Imbolc/Groundhog Day yesterday. Even though our celebration borrows a bit from many traditions, I have chosen to simply call it Candlemas. Candlemas is a cross-quarter holiday, which means it falls at the midpoint between [...]
Posted in General Craftiness, Kid Fun, Mindful Crafting, Natural Parenting, Nourishing the Spirit, Playthings, Seasonal Rhythms | 3 Comments »
Thursday, 15 October 2009

I’ve been having a hard time being still lately. Yes, I always have about four projects going at once, but I mean Still with a capital S. Inner stillness.
I’m rushing about always getting frustrated that I can’t Get It All Done. I’ve been dealing with child meltdowns nearly every day after school for the past [...]
Posted in Let's Talk About Me, Mindful Crafting, Nourishing the Spirit | 5 Comments »
Sunday, 13 September 2009

We had a lovely rainy Saturday. After The Girl and I had a nap, I decided to head over to the Goodwill to look for some desperately needed clothes, and some new shelves for my fabric stash. I did not find any clothes or shelves, but I did stumble upon the mother lode of yarn [...]
Posted in Knitting, Mindful Crafting, Thrifting | 6 Comments »