Archives for 2013

Random Acts of Kindness (A Digital Short)

February 11, 2013 by Ashley Hackshaw

Boo was out of school today so we spent the morning making some little boxes for Boo to give away to random people she met on the street. She hand wrote each box with a little note, stitched them, and filled them with little gifts to brighten people’s day. She even filled them with dollars from her wallet. Crafting it forward…..and we can make a ton of them using the 99 cent paper mache boxes from Michaels.

Boo wanted to leave them in the middle of the sidewalk but everyone just kept walking over her little boxes without noticing them…..so she started to give them out to random people she met. Sometimes it was because they said a kind word to her and other times it was just someone who ended up standing next to her at a cross walk. My favorite part was the hummingbird that followed her around….you’ll see it. I just get teary watching her in this short…Mr. LBB did too….I’m warning you ahead of time:

P.S. Boo dressed herself. Leggings by Paperlili and top by Matilda Jane.

Though He May Be Little (A Digital Short)

February 11, 2013 by Ashley Hackshaw

Diesel’s our 2 pound yorkie. He’s turning 12 this year. I think he’s a little superhero….sneaking out at night when we are asleep and saving small animals…..because he’s a vegetarian. We call him:

“protector of all things good”

He’s kind of grumpy, he hoards toys under our bed, he steals pens and markers, he snaps at most women, he’s lost most of his teeth, he bites the ankles of anyone who comes to the front door……but he’s also a loyal friend who never left my side when I was going through chemotherapy last year. He loves cucumbers and Q-tips. He’s high maintenance and dainty. We joke that he’s the most expensive dog per pound…..in vet bills. He once spent a week in an incubator after eating a poisonous mushroom……and later spent a few days in observation after falling down a step (just one stair step).

I’d been collecting clips over the past year and I recently added a song that I thought was perfect. Hearing the song on the Grammy’s last night reminded me to share it with you!

Here’s Diesel’s Lil Blue Boo digital short debut:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7MZuJmsMCSU

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How to Make a Doll Sized Salon Cape

February 9, 2013 by Ashley Hackshaw

This morning was Boo’s 6th birthday party! Before I do the big reveal, I’ll be posting about a few of the things I made for the party. Here’s the first…..salon capes to fit American Girl or other similar sized 18″ dolls! We have two of the 18″ doll salon chairs….and borrowed one from a friend…..so I made three salon cutting capes to accompany them.

To make your own, you’ll need the following for each cape:

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