Before we left for vacation, and over the summer, I made good use of the bamboo jersey I purchased from Nature’s Fabrics. I made tank tops for me and the girls, and long sleeve t-shirts for Jeff. I can’t say enough about how good these shirts feel to wear, especially in the summer. They’re lightweight, soft, and cool. Jeff and I wore ours every time we hiked this summer and neither of us got overly hot, even though we experienced some very hot summer days. Take a look at the extraordinary properties of bamboo fabric!

The girls have spent hours for many months coloring and cutting out paper dolls. They were keeping the dolls and clothing in shoe boxes, but have now moved the dolls into binders and the clothing into envelopes. They mount the paper dolls on cardstock which is three-hole punched and then inserted into a spare binder, [...]

I made changes to the sizing and pattern of the hat that got me started (from lionbrand.com). I would like to share my pattern here with anyone who would like it. I’m selfish, too. If I ever get tired of making these, I may not remember what I’ve done five years from now. I’m currently [...]