Rose and I feel like we are in the circus ring with 10 spinning plates in the air. And it’s all good. Rose is working away on our new official website for The Little Bits workshop which we hope to launch in a just a few days. I’m planning our first Green Makers Spring Camp [...]

We’ve had two birthday parties in two days—one for my daughter and one for our friend Heidi….a “grown-up.” Yesterday was my daughter, Miika’s 8th birthday party. The party project? A needle felted Owl Pillow. The kids REALLY loved creating these. It was so thrilling to see how proud they were of their own work. Whalah! [...]

For my faraway friends and family and those who’ve been meaning to stop by, here’s a little tour of The Little Bits Workshop. Upcoming special events are: Anniversary Open House: Monday, February 21, 10am – 3pm Green Makers Spring Camp: March 28 – April 1, 9:30am – 2:30pm

Last Friday Rose and I did our monthly workshop at Children’s Hospital in Maywood. Our project was tag banners. The goal: to perk up hospital rooms with a simple message that would help kids think ahead. I was amazed at how fast each child came up with their words. Jayla’s word was “PEACE.” Whala! Our [...]

sweaters became texting gloves, hats, and even little sweaters for little people

Fast forward to Christmas Day and run down the street to our home….Nathan’s little dreams of a train table came true! And today Nathan is five!! He made his own yummy brownie cake topped with coconut! Miika singing in a Christmas Program at Calvary Memorial

American Artworks Gallery 7314 W. Madison Street, Forest Park, IL 60130, 708-557-1761, americanartworksgallery.com These vintage brooch necklaces, inspired by Anthropologie, are among many one-of-a-kind gifts that Rose and I produced to raise funds for workshops at the Ronald McDonald Children’s Hospital in Maywood.

I think Thanksgiving might be my favorite holiday. And the more guests the merrier! The R.S.V.P.s just kept rolling in and then 5 strangers knocked on the door. Our final headcount was around 28! Miika rolled up the sets of silverware… Good job! Everyone started arriving promptly at 5pm. It was the most wonderful day! [...]

These past 2 weeks have been a blast! On November 4, we had 14 ladies at our evening workshop making fingerless gloves, hats, legwarmers and so much more. We were so busy I only took 2 photos! And I can’t show them because our female Muslim students took off their head coverings which they wouldn’t [...]

On any given Saturday, if we are home doing chores, we are also tuned in to PBS watching cooking shows. Miika is a little ambivalent but not Nathan. He is a cook. If I’m folding laundry, he’ll pull the socks out of the basket and start chopping (pretend) and stirring them with his eyes glued [...]