Amber Hinds

Sewing

Sewing is one of the hobbies I don’t have much time for these days, but still love.  Before business growth goals took precedence, I had a goal of sewing at least one thing weekly – these posts showcase some of the things I made during the time when my sewing machine rarely left the dining room table.

  • Report Card

    Report Card

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    Today, I’m going to talk about one thing: sewing.  Not only have I been actually doing it, but I’m actually making things that don’t look like they were sewn in home economics class.  Yes!  Ten points for housewife challenge number four.  My latest and most thrilling project?A curtain for Nora’s play kitchen.  Isn’t it adorable? In “researching” play…

  • Report Card

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    I feel sorry for my poor neglected blog, but it seems like it’s been one thing after another these past few weeks.  And this last week was all about World Breastfeeding Week.  I spent all my spare time before and after childcare planning and executing.  It all started with, last Saturday, an informational table at the farmer’s…

  • Daffodil

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    I love spring on Nantucket.  It’s so wonderful to see the island come alive again after months of a cold, desolate downtown.  The anticipation of summer grows as one by one shops and restaurants set up window displays and open their doors for business.  And in true Nantucket decadence, the community and island visitors gather…

  • I Made That!

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    Remember Housewife Challenge #4?  The one where I said I was actually going to use my sewing machine…but then didn’t really follow through on (except for one Christmas dress)? Well this weekend I got serious.  Really serious.  Because I actually do want to do it; I don’t want my hobbies take a back burner to…

  • Being Creative

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    Lately, we’ve been having a lot of fun exploring creativity.  Nora made her first painting towards the end of January and she loved it. It didn’t turn out too badly, either.Or maybe I just think that because I’m her mother…

  • Homemade (My First Giveaway!)

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    I love making homemade everything.  I’m a little bit crazy about it in fact…I always have at four or five projects going at once.  (Which really makes my husband crazy.)  I dabble in sewingbaking

  • Last Week

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    This last week of 2010 has flown by — and it’s really going out with a bang.  I had thought that I would be back to regular blogging this week, but with preparing for Christmas, Christmas, my family visit, and late nights working on my New Year’s resolution (to be discussed Sunday)…I didn’t have much…

  • Pink and Yellow

    Pink and Yellow

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    You should have seen the look Chris gave me when I mentioned the colors for Nora’s birthday party.  Not that he had problems with the colors I chose, but rather that there were colors at all. Maybe that’s the difference between moms and dads: I’m super excited to have everything match – from the invitations…

  • Use That Sewing Machine

    Use That Sewing Machine

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    I have a confession to make: I will never be a craft blogger. The thought of finding time not just to write a blog post, but to first make the stuff I’m going to blog about is laughable, considering how long it took me to haul my sewing machine out of the attic — just…