My super cute friend Kristyn has a food blog. She graciously let me post my Pumpkin Chowder recipe over there today. So run, don’t walk, over to the Pretty Kitten and show her a little love for me.
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Are you like me? When you’re working on a project, do you collect the little bits and pieces because you know they’ll be useful for something?
Well, this time I actually had a good use for the bits and pieces. I like to crochet in all of my free time. (Insert laugh and cough here…) But now that it’s winter, my hands get pretty cold.
Not any more.
When I cut off the sleeves for my girls’ coats, I had the perfect piece left for me. I just cut a hole for my thumb, and there you have it. Super cheap and super comfy to keep me warm while crocheting.
Tags: accessories, applique, boutique, sewing
Remember how fall feels like home? Part of that is canning. We have a sort of tradition each fall of canning a vegetable soup mix. I’ve spent one Saturday each fall for quite a few years sitting on Aunt Colleen’s porch cutting up vegetables
It’s usually me with Aunt Colleen, Aunt Della, maybe Aunt Mary. Now that my mom lives in town again, she’s there. This year we even got my sister-in-law in on it. And more shockingly, my brother. (I think maybe mom was scoffing at brother’s vegetable chopping skills?)
Tags: canning, family, recipes, traditions
My girls needed new coats. I had a pile of wool sweaters from the thrift store that I planned on felting and cutting up to sew into coats for them, kind of like Lindsay did here.
They have been sitting, felted, for a while now, just waiting for me to cut them up. This morning I finally got around to it. Only, at the last minute I completely changed my design plan.
I pulled out the first sweater for Lottie’s coat and thought “Oh, I really want to keep that turtleneck collar, so I’ll cut that out.” My next thought was “Well, it already has those awesome snowflakes on the front, so keep those intact…”
Tags: sewing
About a Bean
So this one time, my sister called me Bean. It stuck. The end. My name is Colleen, and I’m just a girl who crafts. Mostly lately, I sew. I knit. I do whatever. And I share it all here. I make no guarantees on the regularity of my posts. I just do what I can.
You can always contact me at bean@thebusybean.com.
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