Monthly Archives: November 2008
25 Days Of Maple Hoo Christmas: Day 1
We are so excited to finally have a really nice camera, with really nice lenses and a moderate grasp on how to use all of them here during the holiday season. As handcrafters and nostalgia-freaks, there’s nothing we love more … Continue reading
Greetings From Another Finished Project!
Saturday night saw another project finished, this time “Greetings” from the Blackbird Designs holiday book, Peppermint & Holly. I’ve been eyeing this one for years, and am so excited to have finally gotten around to making it up. I love … Continue reading
Filed under Pins and Needles, Stitching
Christmas Cookie Test Drive
When I was a kid, making spritz cookies with the ancient cookie press seemed so special. I mean, cookies that required a little machine with all kinds of moving parts? How awesome is that? Somewhere along the line the ancient … Continue reading
Filed under Baked Goods, Cookie, Cookie, Cookie Starts With C
Another Finished Project!
This Saturday I put the finishing stitches in “Santas and Snowmen” and can I just say, it’s quite possibly the cutest thing I’ve ever made. Schnookie said it’s like a Prairie Schooler black hole, it’s just so densely cute. I’ve … Continue reading
Filed under Pins and Needles, Stitching
The Lengths We’ll Go For Christmas Joy
On Monday of this past week, we discovered the old-school tinsel decorations were up at our shopping center. On Wednesday, we saw the evergreen festoons being strung on the lampposts of Princeton. And on Thursday, I turned the final big … Continue reading
Filed under Pictures Worth A Thousand Words, Pommerdoodling
It’s Garlic-Planting Time!
Back in July we ordered tons garlic for next year, and back in October we got said tons of garlic in the mail. We ordered twice as much as usual in order to plant for green garlic — the early … Continue reading
Filed under 11. November, Garden
A Brave New World Of Hot Chocolate
We are huge fans of hot chocolate here at Maple Hoo. Specifically Williams-Sonoma’s peppermint hot chocolate at the holidays, adorned with our own homemade marshmallows. Of course, the peppermint hot chocolate is really only available for eight weeks a year … Continue reading
Filed under Celebratory!, Gene?!, Kiddie Drinky-Drinky, Seasonal
I’m a Wreck
Remember all those progress reports on MFBville? Remember how not too long ago I was working at a square-a-week clip? Remember how I’ve stopped doing that? Yeah. Sigh. The good news is this: the first project I chose in favor … Continue reading
Filed under Pins and Needles, Stitching
