First Snow

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011, Frey experienced her first snow! Of course the bigs noticed the snow WELL before I did so they coached Frey on the word "snow". But as soon as I realized the giant flakes were sticking, I scooped Frey up, minus a coat (rockin the sucky parent with that one), and darted out the door with my kid and camera.

Frey thought the snow was positively wonderful. At first. When she held out her hand and the drops of snow stung her skin, she decided that snow was good. TO LOOK AT. But I still had to capture the moment!

Now please refer to Frey's skirt and leg warmers. I'm quite pleased with them. And myself! The skirt, made of tulle, came from the Goodwill at Halloween time. But it was the nastiest yellowed tulle you've ever seen. But a wash and a bottle of Rit dye changed that!

Frey's leg warmers are felted wool from a sweater that I thrifted for craft purposes. If you haven't accidentally felted a wool sweater, consider yourself lucky! But when you do it on purpose . . . . serious fun! Just toss any wool/lambswool/cashmere sweater into the washing machine, wash on hot, then dry in the dryer on high heat. The wool sweater will shrink and tighten up, leaving a fabric that's easy to cut and doesn't fray. For her leg warmers, I just snipped the arms close to the seam and straightened up my cut. Voila! She loves them almost as much as the sparkly pink shoes I can't seem to pry off her feet!