Crafting joy in the middle of motherhood

Becoming the mom and maker I’m meant to be

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  • My 2026 Crafting Intentions

    One of my friends is taking on a temperature blanket this year, and watching her commit to something so thoughtful and long-term really got my wheels turning. It made me pause and ask myself a simple question: what do I actually want to spend my creative time making this year?…

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  • Learning My New Knitting Machine (and Loving It)

    Learning My New Knitting Machine (and Loving It)

    The knitting gods were smiling upon me, and I was blessed with an Addi knitting machine for Christmas by my mom. I’ve been spending time…

  • Baking Sugar Cookies with My Girl

    Baking Sugar Cookies with My Girl

    Today my daughter and I made sugar cookies together, which has become one of my favorite traditions. Every Christmas Eve we make sugar cookies for…

  • DIY Cupcake Liner Christmas Tree Ornaments

    DIY Cupcake Liner Christmas Tree Ornaments

    My little girl is a big crafter, so anytime I find a new DIY ornament idea, we’re immediately on it. This year we made cupcake…

  • Making Time for the Things I Started

    Making Time for the Things I Started

    This weekend, I finally finished a Christmas stocking that’s been waiting in my closet for a year. A reminder that slow crafting still counts—and that…

About Me
A woman with brown hair and an orange dress standing in front of a pond

Hi, I’m Michelle — mom of two, cat wrangler, software engineer, and nighttime crafter. I juggle babies, yarn, and bugs (the coding kind).

Here you’ll find cozy crafts, mom life chaos, and the little moments that make it all magic.