http://www.belleepoquewhimsy.com Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:31:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en two steps back! That is how it is with a baby, apparently, and after a few good days, poor HMB has been sick for nearly a week. However, before she got sick, I took all of the wonderful crafty mom advice and managed to cadge a minute here and ... http://www.belleepoquewhimsy.com/2008/06/04/one-step-forward/ I'm only visiting because Moondoggie is here entertaining the wee one. Crafty moms, how DO you do it? Not only have time to craft, but have time to blog? I'd love some advice that doesn't involve full time help and total sleep deprivation and/or starvation. 'Cause when ... http://www.belleepoquewhimsy.com/2008/05/24/how-do-you-do-it-and-crafty-books/ Be very, very quiet. Shhh... the baby is sleeping soundly in the daytime, not in my arms in the rocking chair, for the first time since the day she turned a month old. Who knows how long it will last, so if this entry is cut short, you know ... http://www.belleepoquewhimsy.com/2008/04/18/greetings-from-the-baby-cave/ The wonderful Natalie came over to my house on Friday to join me dyeing Easter eggs old school-- I bought multiple Paas kits (because just one color tablet in each cup does NOT cut it) photo courtesy of Natalie and we went nuts I left two eggs raw so we could dye them ... http://www.belleepoquewhimsy.com/2008/03/23/happy-easter/ Ok, *so* exciting. My contributor copies of Bead Simple arrived in the mail just a few days ago, and goodness, this book is gorgeous My mom (who just left yesterday, wahhh!) was also blown away and kept thumbing through it saying "Oh! This book is so beautiful!" I was so honored ... http://www.belleepoquewhimsy.com/2008/03/18/bead-simple-is-coming/ I've never liked the expression "spoiled rotten," mostly because I've been fortunate to be treated very well by my family and my friends, and I hope it hasn't made me too rotten. I know other people, too, who I'd consider pretty fortunate who are also grateful for everything they've ... http://www.belleepoquewhimsy.com/2008/03/15/spoiled-silly/ I have been a huge admirer of Abigail Halpin's work for a long time now. Back in an earlier incarnation of her website, she offered sweet screen savers, and her "Tourists" screen saver was on my work computer for literally years. I've also been lucky enough to acquire a ... http://www.belleepoquewhimsy.com/2008/03/11/crafty-etsy-goodness-part-ii-abigail-halpin/ The exciting news of the day is that the wee one's umbilical cord finally came off, meaning she's going to have to start feeling less fussy about costume changes, 'cause I've got LOTS of cute outfits for her to wear! For her inaugural onesie, I popped her into one ... http://www.belleepoquewhimsy.com/2008/03/08/hooray/ Oh my. Being not in a state to craft, I find myself all the more excited about other people's amazing creative endeavors. And about acquiring them for myself. I've done some etsy shopping recently and my first score just arrived today: A FANTASTIC pillow from Bitter Betty Industries. ... http://www.belleepoquewhimsy.com/2008/03/07/crafty-etsy-goodness/ Hello There! So, it has been a little over a week that I've been a mom, and it is pretty great most of the time. I promise this is not going to become exclusively a mommy blog (not that there is anything wrong with mommy blogs! they are ... http://www.belleepoquewhimsy.com/2008/03/04/peeking-in/