In 2007, when Lucia was 4.5 years old, she received her Little One named Snowdrop from the Little One Meadow. The Little Ones were not doll...

Sunshine has finally come briefly came to Seattle! I'm celebrating with two colorful playscapes: Strawberry Hill Playscape by Alkelda ...

A friend of mine grew up with three other friends who called themselves "The Gemstones" and took on different monikers based upon ...

Greetings! Tomorrow is the last day of Lucia's school, and I am incredulous. There are times when I just want to catch her and hold her....

The author and the baker are happy with their new dolls . They were so much fun to make!

I just posted a new song over at A Storytelling of Crows . It's called "Marie in the Garden," and it's a simple game that ...

Do you remember when I wrote about Lydia Purpuraria, the patron saint of dyers? Unless you were with me in the first couple years of this bl...

I finally ordered a copy of the out-of-print Blue Valentine , by Gwen Schultz. What I remember of the story is that the main character's...

It's not yet Crafty Thursday, but I just completed two candy cane fairies and felt compelled to share them: The snowy evergreen trees we...

I'm so proud of Rebecca Varon, artisan of the Etsy shop Nushkie. Her work is premiering in Tokyo. Here's the article: Fiber Artist R...

For this week's Crafty Thursday post, I am pleased to present four autumn-themed dolls photographed with autumn trees by The Enchanted C...

I recently made two witch dolls inspired by the books I enjoyed as a child. An Amazon recommended book-list helped me remember that one of ...

Here is my first Nativity set of 2010: Listed on Alkelda: Dolls for Storytelling This is only my second year of sewing dolls for the shop, a...

Earlier in the week, I provided a collection of favorite green items from my fellow NaturalKids Team members which was posted on the Natural...

Here's what I've been working on lately in terms of sewing: Butterfly Fairies: Rainbow Butterfly Fairies: Butterfly fairies can be f...

One of the most challenging things about my doll-making business is taking accurate photos. Photos have improved since I invested in a photo...

I'm pleased to announce that Wendy of BirchLeaf Designs is the winner of the astronomy magus doll in the Five Year Anniversary and Give...

[Note to those reading this in RSS readers: this is the real blog post.] Five years ago, I started a storytelling blog. My daughter was no...

I just realized that it's Crafty Thursday! For the most part, I've been working on small dolls for the class auction project, but I ...

It's not "Crafty Thursday" anymore, but I was sick with strep throat all yesterday and missed out on most of the day. I'm ...