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Reading: One + One = Blue, by M.J. Auch. This is a middle grade novel about a boy who has synesthesia, a condition that I'm fascinated by. People with synesthesia see numbers or letters as certain...
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Sewing: Cinderella dress.
My niece turned two a couple of weeks ago, and I made this Cinderella play dress for her birthday gift. Poly-satin and tulle are definitely not my usual fabrics for sewing...honestly, I can't remember...
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Sewing: woodland knitting bag.
Last week I finally used up this little half yard of organic cotton fabric that I've been hoarding for a couple of years. I love woodland animal fabric, and this is just perfect. So many adorable...
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Persuasion.
Recently, I reread what I would consider to be my second favorite Jane Austen novel: Persuasion. (Actually, it's probably tied with Emma as my second favorite, though the two are completely different.)...
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Reading: Winter, by Marissa Meyer. I'm so excited for this book! I don't read much YA, but the Lunar Chronicles series is incredible. It's basically fairy tale retellings set in a futuristic...
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Simplifying.
I've never been what you would call a minimalist, not in any way. My idea of a cozy home is one where there are lots of quilts thrown across couches and too many books on the bookshelves. It won't look...
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Knitting: marigold dyed hat (and a new sweatshirt).
Back in the spring, I won a skein of Liesl's naturally dyed yarn in a giveaway (ironically, on a blog that I'd just started reading, though I've been following Liesl's blog for a long time). It was...
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Knitting: TARDIS mitts.
My first colorwork project is finished! One of my goals over the past year (and last year, too, I think?) was to learn how to knit colorwork. It turns out that, just like everyone said, it wasn't as...
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What I Read: November
In November, I read mostly children's books. I didn't plan it that way, but it might have something to do with this bookish YouTube channel that I enjoy watching. She was doing a children's literature...
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Lately.
Things have felt a little weird around here lately. Am I the only one who sees that, because it's my blog, or is it obvious to you guys, too? I haven't had a lot of motivation to write, or any ideas of...
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Favorite Christmas films.
I love traditions, so of course I love watching the same Christmas movies every year. :) Back in 2013, I did a series of reviews for twelve of my favorite ones. I'll link to some of those below, but I...
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Reading: The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater. This book is so unlike the books that I usually read. It's YA, it's sort of paranormal (not in a vampire or werewolf way, though, which is what I think...
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2015 Reading Challenge
One of my bookish goals this year was to work on this reading challenge. I didn't really intend on finishing it, but it seemed like a fun idea. About a month or so ago, I realized that I had checked...
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Reading: The Princess Curse, by Merrie Haskell. I've only just started it, but it's a middle grade book that's apparently a retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses mixed with Beauty and the Beast....
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I was planning a more detailed post about my favorite Christmas music, but it seems that this week has slipped up on me. :) I did manage to throw together a short list of some of my favorites, so here...
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In 2015.
Though I always enjoy writing about my favorite books and films of the year, every year I almost decide against doing one of these general recap posts. Sometimes it feels like there's not a lot to...
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Best of 2015: Books
{Burial Rites, A Study in Scarlet, Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, Rebecca, Under the Egg, The Secret of Platform 13, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Notes From a Small...
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Yarn Along {Christmas Gift Edition}
Instead of the usual Yarn Along (posting about what you're knitting and reading), this week I'm sharing the Christmas gifts that I knitted. I try to knit my niece a sweater every year, and this time I...
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Best of 2015: Movies, TV, and Music
Here's the last of this year's recap posts: my favorite movies and television of 2015 (with a couple of albums thrown in, too). As always, some of these were new releases, but others have been out for...
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What I Read: December
December was a bit hit-or-miss as far as reading goes. There are two photos this month because I had to take the first one before returning those library books, not knowing what else I'd read later on...
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