Scrapbook offers advice for new mom
For women expecting a baby, 2012 will be life-changing. It's important to document all the milestones in our lives, but there is probably none as significant as the birth of a baby, so why not commemorate this special event with a scrapbook.
A lazy mom's guide to scrapbooking
Every New Year’s, I wind up pledging to get myself more organized. And for years, what that meant was sifting through the huge box of wedding mementos and photos and scrapbooking them into a gorgeous album. I wanted to do it quickly, before I forgot the little details of my wedding day. I got married in 1999. I moved the box from Pennsylvania to Florida, to two apartments and finally a house. I ...
Children’s book about knitting will appeal to parents, too
Posted Jan. 30, 2012, at 1:10 p.m. Recently, a children’s book, “Extra Yarn” by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen, appeared on my desk. Rarely do I come across books about knitting aimed at children, so it caught my interest.
COLUMN: B'ville Library Focus - Ready or not, we’re off into the future
Maybe it’s the weather or maybe it’s the Mayans, but that was one of the fastest holiday seasons I can ever recall.
Sunday Ramblings 1/8/12
I don't even remember when I did my last ramblings post. I don't know when my life will ever slow down either. I have several craft projects going at once--I'm doing a granny square a day . . .