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Summer Camp: Momma Bear
This Momma Bear keeps a loving and vigilant watch over her baby cubs. Make her today to share with a new Momma Bear at her baby shower or as a toy for little ones.
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February Cookie of the Month: Berries and Cream Sugar Cookies
Cookies might be one of the best treats to make and share to send an unmistakable message of love. It’s definitely no secret that I love Berries and so this month, as we celebrate all things LOVE, I decided to add berries to the frosting for these delicious sugar cookies. I made them as a gift for my Valentines and took them around to share just like in the “good ol days,” when we left surprises at our loved ones doors, knocked and ran away to hide. It’s one of my favorite Valentines traditions, making a homemade treat to share with the ones that make our lives so great. So…
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Little Love Bird
Adorable crochet bird pattern for making a Little Love Bird for Valentines Day.
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Happy Hearts Bookmark A Valentine Crochet Bookmark
How about a Happy Heart bookmark to crochet for your favorite valentines? These little valentine gifts will delight the book lover in your life and you’ll have some fun making them. I especially love that this Valentine crochet bookmark is a great project for beginners. Let’s give them a go! Pattern Instructions: Materials:Size E 3.5 mm hookWhite Baby sport yarn ( I used Bernat Baby Sport)Pink yarn of choice ( I used Red Heart Super Saver)Yarn needleSmall amount of pink or red yarn for embroidery and for stringing heartstogether.Small amount of fiberfillRnd 1: 6 SC in Magic Loop (6). If you are new to this stitch or need a quick…
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Pilgrims Sampler Apron
Pilgrim’s Sampler Apron This apron idea came out of feeling inspired by all of the beautiful ways creators are using Granny Squares to make things like sweaters, skirts, jackets, hot pads, everything! I love the fun and retro feel that comes with adding colorful granny squares to a project. As I was crocheting the squares for this apron, I couldn’t help but think of my Grandma Sherrie, who taught me to crochet and who was also a wonderful cook. After making a few of these Granny Squares, I thought that combining the Granny squares into a sewing project for an apron would be a fun and creative fusion of crochet…
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White Chocolate drizzled Gingersnaps
This year, I thought it might be fun to share a favorite cookie recipe each month. This will be mostly for selfish reasons, meaning I’ll get to make and EAT a batch of cookies every month for the sake of sharing the recipe. I have a cute, kind of old fashioned son who, if you ask him what kind of cookies he’d like you to make, he’ll almost always say, “How about Gingersnaps?” He started loving them as a chubby baby and the romance has continued. I love the way these Gingersnap cookies scent the whole house with warm smells of cinnamon, Mollasses, melted butter, Ginger, and Clove. A few…
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Pine tree views vest
Have you ever created something for one of your kids that took waaaay longer than expected and you overthought it from step one, pulled it out, reworked it a thousand times and still had no idea what you were thinking the whole time making it? This was that project for me. Right up until my beautiful little girl, who… is actually not so little anymore, put it on to get some pictures today. She’s a little bit of perfection in my eyes. Seeing her in this silly vest took my breath away and made me realize…”no one is going to pay any attention to the vest.” And that’s ok. But…
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Merry Christmas From Briarberry!
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season! Take some time to celebrate and spread joy and love. I hope you have the opportunity to enjoy the warmth of friends and family and that you have everything you need and more. For Christmas this year, our family had the opportunity to host a Christmas Eve dinner. We decked the halls and invited loved ones and a few friends to share the evening together celebrating old and new traditions. For me, this really is the most wonderful time of the year made better by the spirit of sharing and remembering the birth of a tiny baby who came to change…
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Cancer Doesn’t Get to Take Everything
Like all of you, I hate cancer. The past two weeks our family has been mourning and saying farewell to a beloved family member, my Father-in-Law, Kurt. He was one of the very best ones. Someone who knew how to love people the moment he met them, as he did with me. He knew how to serve people and gave every part of himself to the people and causes in his world that needed him. We love him and will forever feel that it was too soon to have to say goodbye. He fought bone cancer as long as he could before it took him. These weeks of sadness and…
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Burnt Custard Pear Pie
As a child growing up, I have such golden memories of Thanksgiving and the beautiful dinner, always far too much, even for our giant extended families to eat. I loved walking in from the crisp outside air to smell the mixture of all the warm, traditional smells of Thanksgiving coming from the kitchen. Then seeing the bustle of activity as my Aunts and Uncles, Parents, and Grandparents rushed to make the final touches on the special dish they prepared, each one made with extra care to share with loved ones on this day. Beautiful place settings, the tinkling of glass and silverware, and the fun of looking around the room…
