INSPIRATION: I finally got the chance to browse through the March issue of Country Living magazine. Often I find their taste a little too shabby-chic for me, but this issue was jam-packed with lots of inspiration and ideas...
If you printed out Hillary's dolls, you might be searching for ways to make small magnetic boards for them to play on. This article had lots of neat ideas for boards as well as some helpful how-to's

...like applying the chalkboard paint with a sponge applicator or roller to avoid the streak marks that brushes leave behind...and gluing scraps of vintage fabric, wallpaper, labels, to the backs of standard erasers for 'retro appeal'.
More button inspiration which I'm always looking for these days, of course!

And a dreamy craft room:

There's also an inspiring article on some successful women entrepreneurs who have turned their bliss into business....inspiring!

A NEW LITTLE CRAFT:

I really can't take complete credit for these because I'm almost sure that I saw something similar online. But you know how you jump from one link, to the next, to the next...I don't know where/if I saw this somewhere. But I thought it was a fun way to use up some of my knitting scraps. I need to work on my wrapping technique and my sheep silhouette a little, but I like the idea. And I don't know really what they will become (an ornament, a mobile?), but I still like it. And I'm sure there are other animals that might be fun to try. (this was the craft that needed Dan's opinion before posting, remember?)

A SAD KITTY:
Hillary gave us a preview pattern of a pointy kitty from the booklet of patterns she's working on...So I was very excited to make one with my stash, even though I didn't have the best coordinating fabrics. I still wanted to give it a try. You would have thought that this kitty was filled with catnip because another kitty in my house has taken it upon himself to shred every 'point' on this little project. I'm not even sure sad bunny would be friends with this sad little kitty.