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sink or swim

by Crystal Butler 6 Comments

I haven't been sewing at the same breakneck speed as last year.  Somehow this round of stress, oh, I'll just say it - depression laced with anxiety - has crippled me a bit.  I've tried not ... Read More about sink or swim

good bombs

by Crystal Butler 9 Comments

It's been quiet around here at times, hasn't it?  A few of you have noticed.  When J. was deployed I had to be careful about that because some of you would think the worst.  I won't ... Read More about good bombs

look at you, girl

by Crystal Butler 13 Comments

A few months ago I panicked.  E. was getting bigger.  And bigger.  Everyday.  She just wouldn't stop growing already.  And I realized she wasn't my baby anymore.  So I ... Read More about look at you, girl

inspired by pixie stix

by Crystal Butler 4 Comments

(Or "Mini Swap, Continued") **EDIT:  For some really cute pics of Claire in her mini apron (and play mitt), go here. Doesn't it look like candy?  Sweet Tarts, or my favorite - ... Read More about inspired by pixie stix

a mini swap

by Crystal Butler 7 Comments

Remember Bird Week?  That sweet tweet was handmade by our mini-apron swap friend Shanna at Pink Trees. Let me back up for a second.  I could tell from the minute the swap package arrived ... Read More about a mini swap

The Perfect Run

by Crystal Butler 8 Comments

Thanksgiving Day dawned a nasty gray in our area.  It was windy, cold, and rainy.  Growing up in New England this was nothing new, but here in the southern states it is usually sunny and to ... Read More about The Perfect Run

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