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creative, sailboat

Before and after: V’s berth mattress

Boat cushion before: dirty, mildewy, disgusting… To make the new foam, we used a combination of techniques: Tracing the cushion on to red rosin paper … Read More ›

Posted on May 23, 2011July 4, 2019
creative, sailboat

Take two: how I royally screwed up the berth cushion and had to start over again (plus a surprise gift)

So the first cushion did not go as planned. Maybe it was the layered IKEA foam, or the bread knife I was using to hack … Read More ›

Posted on May 19, 2011July 31, 2023
creative, family life

On the home front and a different boat project

Trying to keep things somewhat normal for the kiddos. I can’t believe O is already rocking on his hands and knees, and belly crawling into … Read More ›

Posted on May 19, 2011July 31, 2023
creative

The new look of Tig and Serena

Many years ago, I really enjoyed drawing by hand. When it was time to redesign our personal website and to bring in Liveaboard Dreams, I … Read More ›

Posted on April 21, 2011July 4, 2019
creative, family life

Candles

Here are some pictures from daddy daycare day a few weeks ago. We bought some beeswax sheets and made candles. The kiddos enjoyed pretending it … Read More ›

Posted on February 28, 2011July 4, 2019
creative, family life

Distilling love part two

Hope you are having a lovely week.

Posted on February 17, 2011July 4, 2019
creative

Paper dragon tutorial and template

As promised, here is the tutorial for making the paper dragon from the last post. I made this one morning with V and loved the … Read More ›

Posted on February 12, 2011July 31, 2023
creative

When life hands you a pink hello kitty purse

Make a felt pony applique instead.This is one of those make-do projects. I drew a horse literally on the back of an envelope. Added felt … Read More ›

Posted on November 9, 2010July 4, 2019
creative

O in pebble vest

Posted on November 3, 2010July 4, 2019
creative

Little pebble vest

After swearing off knitting for a while, this post on soulemama made me pick up the needles again. This is the Pebble vest, a free … Read More ›

Posted on September 28, 2010July 4, 2019

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We are a family of four, living the good life on the New England coast. You can often find us remuddling our house, tending our garden, taking road trips in our Sprinter van, and plotting other adventures. We completed two cruises on our sailboat, sv Wildest Dream, in 2013 and 2016.

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