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Japanese baby girl clothes - that won’t fit Mags but will fit little Holly.
Ah, but these will!
Having just spent hours organizing my patterns, I’m painfully aware I do not need more.  These books are just so inspiring!  I wish there was a magazine for kids fashions LOL.  Vogue baby!

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So often I put off teaching a skill to one of the middles, in my mind the simplist of things can be turned into a monumental task.  I’m trying to simplify a bit, and in doing so, tought Steph how to braid.  Just on string.  Not a beaded, braided necklace, not french braided hair, just [...]

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Teri is one of the first WAHMs I bought from.  I went to The Enchanted Nursery  and bought a lovey, a little floppy doll for Thaddeus.  Neither of my babies have really been the lovey type, but those two lovies (because I’m compulsive and bought a backup right away) are still so special to me, [...]

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Exactly what this journal will do.  The idea started a while back as a way to document the things we want to share with our attachment therapist.  Then Tuesday we went to therapy I started talking and crying and haven’t been the same since.  I’m crying.  I’m so sick of crying.  I’m really tired.   All [...]

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What can you say about The Cloth Canoe but the obvious?  Things like “oooh”, “aaah”, “WOW” and “can you hand me a handkerchief so I can wipe the drool off of my chin?” are things that come to mind.  Seriously Genevieve has a store that I have drooled over since I remember her opening it, [...]

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Pumpkin Pie Baby is a great WAHM store on Hyena Cart.  Angela says about herself, “I have been crocheting for 10 years and grew up in a family that valued crafting as artistry. My grandmother Rita crocheted, sewed and crafted. My grandmother Sarah was a quilter and knitter. Two of my most cherished possessions are [...]

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000_0133, originally uploaded by nitareality.
Yes, real tea in the cup…well, there was, she’s coming for a refill from my cup of tea.

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000_0085, originally uploaded by nitareality.
This is my afternoon tea. Black speckled red mug from Rising Sun Earthworks and my new flatware from Toddo for Christmas. Beautiful to look at and yummy tea too. (Moroccan Vanilla Rooisbos tea)

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I know- promises, promises!
I’ll be highlighting other WAHMs and their wares on a regular basis.
I will update the blogroll!
More!
On the biz side, things are going to have to be cryptic and vague, but there are some ginormous changes coming.  I guess one specific thing I can tell you is that starting the 16th of this [...]

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Black, not navy, I swear.  And the deep fuschia velour of the dress is really hard to capture.

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