http://mamalibrarian.com Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:46:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anybody who spends Christmas with me should not read this blog post-kidding. Etsy for Christmas shopping is almost as good as making things yourself. The handmade items are always so unique and special. Here are some of my picks for this year. For the wee ones: From ManiMina -Sweet Autumn Kimono From BABYWOOD ... http://mamalibrarian.com/2009/11/a-few-of-mamalibrarians-favorite-things/ Well, after a blogging break, I am back. It seems more complicated having two kids in school. I thought I would have more time, but actually I seem to have less. It took us all some time to get adjusted to the new schedule. Kindergarten and ... http://mamalibrarian.com/2009/11/lite-brite/ I have gone crazy for purple lately. Roses are Red Are Violets Blue? is my favorite color book from childhood. This week I took another sewing class at the Stitch Lab with Beckybluej. I made this purple Half-Circle Wrap Skirt. The fabric is from Jo-Ann Fabrics. I ... http://mamalibrarian.com/2009/08/roses-are-red-are-violets-blue/ I was looking for something to do inside with the kids. It has been over 100 degrees for more than 40 days here in Austin. My mom saved my Fashion Plates, so I got them out for E and C to play with. This was one of ... http://mamalibrarian.com/2009/08/fashion-plates/ > We are glad to have papalibrarian back from his various travels last month. Staying for the last day of ALA always yields some goodies. Pictures Showing What Happens on Each Page of Thomas Pynchon's Novel Gravity's Rainbow, by Zak Smith Water, Water Everywhere (Sluggers), by Loren Long Mercy Watson: Something ... http://mamalibrarian.com/2009/08/gifts-of-books/ We had another birthday party to go to today. My friend Haikumama's daughter is three today! We got her this Green Toys Indoor Gardening set. I love this set, because the plants really grow well. My daughter, C received it for her birthday. It was great ... http://mamalibrarian.com/2009/07/flower-wrapping/    Average Jane Crafter's mad-for-Legos son had a Lego-themed birthday party this weekend.  My kids and I wanted to do something special to wrap his presents.  I am never happy with the choices for buying wrapping paper at the store.  I prefer plain paper that I can decorate myself.  We used ... http://mamalibrarian.com/2009/06/lego-print-wrapping-paper/ I can't stop making skirts. I made this one a little shorter than the last.  I started sewing late and ended up with the kids asleep in their sleeping bags, not far from the machine.  I am a little bit in love with this mod, floral fabric from JoAnn's. http://mamalibrarian.com/2009/06/summer-skirts/ When I looked at something with a bias tape edge, I assumed it would require a super human amount of dexterity and the ability to sew an exactly straight line.  Fortunately, neither of those were the case.  I made this fantastic wrap skirt in a  Stitch Lab class.  It reminds ... http://mamalibrarian.com/2009/05/wrap-skirt-or-i-love-bias-tape/ I have finally taken enough sewing classes that I am feeling more confident with my sewing machine.  I love this simple pattern from Oliver + S.  The pattern, Lazy Days Skirt, is a freebie from their blog. I am going to make a bunch of these for the girls for summer and school ... http://mamalibrarian.com/2009/05/lazy-days-skirt-pattern/