I’m still in the midst of unpacking and tackling the mountain of “we-were-out-of-town-for-two-weeks” tasks that had piled up.  But a very special best friend of Em’s turned 7 over the weekend, so I had to try this tutorial.

And…ta-da! A bike basket for our sweet girl.

Notice the use of the chalkboard fabric! It is so very handy for lots of things.

And we have a new little pet in our household. Emmy and Daddy brought this little Owly home for me from ComiCon this past weekend. (OH, yes…J’s comic nerdiness has indeed worn off onto Em!)

How cute is he, though? See why I have to learn how to felt? Next on the ever-expanding list of things to do…