Author: jessyz

How to make crochet doll hair [tutorial]

I am loving the doll frenzy I am into right now. I am a little bit OCD when it comes to details. I want the hair to be perfect. Or at least look like good hair (when perfection is impossible).  I did a lot of researching…

It is doll making season [wednesday’s wip]

  & I somehow found myself making dolls. It is like it just happened. Something inspired me, which I can't recall and I went on this doll making research frenzy.     Dolls are fun to make. The options are limitless. You can include as much…

Chewy Brownie Coffee Pistachio Bites

or just call them awesomeness in a cupcake liner. I don’t usually do food posts but this is totally worth it. Trust me on this.  They are chewy and moist.  The coffee makes the chocolate more intense and the pistachios add color and texture.   The…

The vulnerability blanket

This started all the way back in August of 2012 and I used to call it the uncoordinated blanket because there was no color coordination whatsoever. I started out using leftover fingering weight yarn and just kept on going.  It was never meant to look perfect…

Summer in winter {Wednesday’s WIP}

After finishing the big dots bag I had some leftover yarn (a lot of it) and because my OCD makes it hard to accept yarn that has no purpose I just started another bag. I still haven’t decided how it will look like in the end…

Talent and the Mindset

Last week I finished Carol Dweck's book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success and I loved it. The book mainly talks about the two different mindsets; one which is fixed and the other is one of growth. The book has chapters about the two mindsets and…

Big Dots Bag {Free Pattern}

Sometimes I am just compelled to make something. An idea pops into my head and I feel helpless against stopping myself. Not that I really ever want to stop myself from making something special. I felt the need to make a bag on Saturday. I knew…