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Chicken fajitas
This probably sounds like nothing special, but after finding this easy recipe at Food & Wine I am totally convinced that these chicken fajitas were better than any I have made before and any I...
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Seed stitch dish cloths
I discovered a few years ago that the world’s best dish scrubbers are handmade with inexpensive cotton yarn. But I’d always thought it was the bobbled crochet stitch that made them so great. Not so! I...
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Vegan chocolate cupcakes with cocoa ganache
After this tumultuous week of eating, I decided I wanted a baked good that would satisfy my sweet tooth without sending me into a sugar coma. I wanted to use the oat flour I bought a while back —...
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My first time making gnocchi
I pulled this recipe out of Outside magazine, of all places, thinking it would be a good excuse to try making gnocchi for the first time. I figured that since it was in a magazine for manly men (one of...
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DIY coffee bean roasting
So while I was staying with Erin, she showed me how she roasts her own coffee beans in a popcorn popper. It’s actually really easy, and you learn how differences in the length of roasting time can vary...
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Vintage fabric wreath
My new project is up on Fresh Home! It’s a wreath made with scraps of vintage fabric. It’s a super easy project, and great for the holidays.
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Free cowl pattern
Earlier this year I designed a big chunky cowl that I thought I might sell when it started to get cold again. I’m still not sure if I have time to make them to sell, but I LOVE how the cowl turned...
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DIY Brobee cake
I’m excited to share the cake I made for Harper’s 2nd birthday because it was one of those rare DIY projects that turned out exactly like I hoped it would. But it also took a last-minute change of...
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Arm knit cowl pattern
I’m happy to say that my first knitting class went very well. We had a huge turnout — 16 people. Which is a challenge as far as helping each person goes, but it was fun to see that many cowls come...
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Toddler team pom poms
A while back I tried making Harper some pom poms in Packers colors, and they turned out as adorably as I’d hoped. Unfortunately, though, they did not hold up to being flung around by a toddler. The...
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Stripey baby leg warmers
Unfortunately, the now-defunct Goodsmiths site has finally come down. So a lot of my blog projects that had been published there have disappeared. I’m not going to try to save all of them, but I would...
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Cozy knit reversible cowl
Here’s another freebie pattern that I absolutely love for fall and winter. This cowl is super warm and cozy, and the bonus is that it is ribbed on one side and bobbly on the other. You can wear it...
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Super bulky cowl
If you’re looking for a project that works up quickly (a la the arm-knit cowl), try this one. I can have one of these babies finished in half an hour! At first this project came up out of necessity —...
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My first class on Skillshare!
I feel like my personal motto these last few years has been “be brave.” So when I’m afraid to do something I try to keep that in my head. And so even though the idea of filming myself teaching a...
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