Jess Came for a Visit!

We accomplished so much! I did a photo shoot for her and for her kiddos. We peeled a HUGE bag of green chiles! We stopped at Trader Joes, went thrifting, and ate in Albuquerque's Old Town. By the time the day was over and all the kids in bed we were too tired to do anything crafty. Jess did write up a great list of things we will be working on and posting about in the next couple of months.

Right now she is running a couple of errands before she leaves town. Just trying to figure out how to get her to move back! ;)

Mini Vacation Idea Booklet

I made up a booklet for anybody to print out. It has creative ideas for taking mini vacations. More information on my blog here

Dawn's List

Dawn can be found here

Salt water taffy recipe

Sandcastle image courtesy of Sassy Arts. Shell from Because I said so 65. Boy with boat take a break

Amy's List

You can find Amy here.
More on Letterboxing here

Raesha's Summer List

Raesha can be found at her blog here

Dont forget to send us your list! (I can put the vintage photoshopped touch on it for you ;)

Summer Time Lists

Whether you or your littles have started your summer vacation or not, it's always a good idea to have a plan. I tend to think of things 2 seasons ahead... not sure why...but now I am craving pumpkin pie and crisp autumn nights??? Good thing I already made my summer list of things to do.

Read through ours (somewhat vintage inspired) and then make one of your own. Think about what you or your family really needs this summer. Is it more quality time? A great road trip? Or living more simply? We'd love to feature your list on this blog when you are done. Send your list, blog info, and a picture to cardigancakeblog at gmail dot com and we'll post them!

The tutorial for Jess's paper mache project can be found here: http://theredthreadblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/crafting-with-kids-tutorial.html

On a Line

For as long as I can remember, clotheslines have been an important part of the history of the women in my family. As a little girl and even now one of my favorite moments with my Grandma is hanging clothes on the line with her. When I was small it was my job to hand her the pins. I loved feeling the cool dampness of the clothes while she'd pin them up.

When I got my first house in New Mexico, my Grandpa made me my own clothesline and drove it all the way down from Idaho for me. I loved having it to hang the cloth diapers on. Especially living there, everything dried so fast in the heat. I was sick when we had to move and leave it behind.

It's been 4 years since I've lived somewhere that I'm able to finally dry clothes on the line again. Last weekend my sweet husband broke out the "Honey Do" list and made me my own in my backyard. I painted it blue and added the copper tops. As soon as the paint was dry I grabbed all the sheets in the house and washed them. The kids handed me the pins while I shook the sheets out and hung them up. Today it's towels and tomorrow it's shirts. Now if I can just get the garden to grow, that would be something!