Hey peeps, I'm just popping in to say hello! I'm alive and crafty and things seem to be a little on the upside here. Thank you for all of the good vibes sent my way. First off in big news, they didn't raise our rent a dime! However, we're still looking on the slim chance that we might find something cheaper that's just as nice. And I'm okay with that. Nutcracker is over and I am more than okay with that. The summation of what I've been doing for the past few days pretty much looks like this: 
A mile high stack of Christmas/craft magazines, coffee, and lemon poppyseed cake. I made the cake from super yummy organic mix, I think called Bob's Red Mill or something and I added chopped up bits of ginger candy by the Ginger People. Mmm, ginger candy.
Visiting home, this is the house and street that I grew up on...
and that was yesterday, before it snowed, AGAIN! It snowed alllllll dayyyyyyyy todayyyyy! Whitest Christmas EVER!!! Whoo hoo!
So I sewed:
This potholder is for my brother, Thom. One down, one to go - and I'm going to give him a fave recipe with all the dry ingredients. He finally moves into his own apartment and he doesn't have his own potholders...taking things out of the oven with towels, men, SHEESH! I hope he likes them. I tried to go slightly manly - trees...lumberjacks...but fun for me to make...ooh little teardrops on the binding...no one will notice the pink ones, har har har!
I only have a few gifts to go. I don't know how often I'll be blogging until the New Year, because I am going to BALTIMORE to visit friends from college for Christmas. I'm so excited. Does anyone have crafty Baltimore/DC area suggestions? Cool restaurants?
Now for exciting stuff...Marie Claire Idees accidentally sent me an extra copy of their Christmas issue. Leave me a comment telling me about your favorite Christmas memory, recipe, craft, tv special, movie, etc. and I'll randomly pick someone to send the magazine to, (probably not until after the holidays). You have until midnight on the 23rd!
Cheers, Sarah
2 comments:
BALTIMORE/DC...... by any chance are you coming to visit us!!!
Ha ha ha that would be brillant hope to see you and bring some SNOW we have none here.....
Message me for my cell number so we can keep in touch while you are here!!!
I just read your story on Ali Edward's blog, and I was so touched. My husband and I lost our second child right before Thanksgiving three years ago, and that Christmas was kind of a blur. We very rashly decided to spend what was left of our baby stuff budget getting stuff for our house instead, as Christmas gifts for one another; 7 weeks later we were pregnant again. Life really is strange sometimes.
I really love your stuff! It's inspiring me to get out my sewing machine, and figure out how to use the dang thing!
Have a merry Christmas :)
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