Crafty mama

I don't know if it's the beautiful fall weather or the fact that Rowan is enjoying floor time at longer stretches, but I have been feeling really creative lately. Here are a few of the projects I've been working on:

Nature Table


The boys and I have started a Nature Table in their room. It's a little space on top of their bookshelves dedicated to the changing seasons. Fall is my absolute favourite time of year so I was really excited to start making this. Right now it contains little bits of nature (pinecones, leaves, a gourd and seedpod) and a pretty little poem-book I made this time last year. I've also set out a few fall themed books that we can share and created a sign for Fall! Can you tell I used to teach kindergarten?


Living Room Curtains


The apartment came with the standard white vertical blinds, but C and I thought they looked tacky and too dangerous for a soon to be mobile baby, so we took them down. In their place now are luxe chocolate and caramel curtains. They have a really cool texture to them, too.

New bibs

I've been lurking on etsy.com and found a bunch of supercute designs that inspired me to make my own yummy mommy crafts. These, I am proud to announce, are Amber-originals.

Simple bird applique with embroidered details. Denim with orange corderoy on the reverse.

Green and orange corderoy pumpkin. I tried to make the snap in the back look like one of those halloween candies. Reverse appliqued.

My favourite bib! Appliqued, quilted, and embroidered. Still a work in progress- when finished it will say "Daddy drinks martinis".

So that's what I've done this week. My next few projects include making Waldorf inspired felt balls, dying playsilks with kool-aid, and making buttsweaters for Rowie. If you know what all these things are then you must also be a crafty, crunchy mama!