I had a t-shirt I never really wore. It was a lovely shade of grey but the neck was just a bit too high and the sleeves just a bit too short. It was the shirt I wore when it was the only shirt left. Then I cut the front open. I cut the sleeves shorter too. I sewed on some elastic lace. I turned in those cut edges and sewed them into a casing. I threaded a ribbon through that casing. I put it on.

I don't have a t-shirt I never wear anymore. I have a cute shrug that turns hot weather tops into something I can wear to work and works so well with a nursing tank I should have thought of doing it a year ago.

Original t-shirt here.

Proper instructions for the shrug here.

Tomorrow is a special day.

December kind of snuck up on me this year. Not really in a bad way. I just wasn't expecting it so soon. The end of November was a pretty nice time. I got to do a little sewing and some yarn photography . We've spent time watching squirrels and one morning got to see a fox. It was asleep in the back yard and lifted up its head in response to Abby's barking but decided she wasn't a threat and went back to sleep until lunch time. I thought Abby would make herself hoarse. We got a whole bunch more snow over last weekend. Maisie is now pulling herself up to standing on pieces of furniture. It's very exciting but a little scary to watch. She's also now old enough that I can give her cheese and she loves it. I got out some special pajamas for her to wear now that it's December. I'd totally forgotten that the first pair had ruffles on the bum. They're so cute! Maisie and Rob have both been working on giving me time to work on Maisie's Christmas Stocking and it's now a little further along than in my picture. An unexpected nap by Miss Maisie (taken in her own bed instead of on top of me) was a special bonus.