A Handmade Life

Yesterday I decided I wanted to get gifts finished for my SIL.  I had a few things tucked away already but wanted something else.  I decided...

Every year when I was little my mom and I made this toffee.  We did a lot of baking but this was one of my favourites (as well as the ginge...

The boys and I have been spending at least a little time each day working on some crafts.  E saw a little mouse in this book and decided th...

This weekend we went up the road a few miles to find our tree.  We had decided to get quite a tall one since this year we have tall ceiling...

Yesterday I decided it was time to put a hold on the wayward knitting projects and get some gifts done quickly so we could get them in the p...

Yesterday was such a beautiful day - cold but sunny.  The boys weren't impressed with this dry snow but I thought it was awfully pretty....

Sometimes there are days when things don't go the way we would like.  Yesterday was one of those days and I ended up spending my planned...