Bamboletta Blog. Dolls and random musings ..

                                        As a mom with a small baby and a three year old I don’t get around to doing too much shopping. I also live in a really small town where the shopping is slim pickin’s to say…

I love Japanese fabric. My favorite source is Superbuzzy, their stuff is always fresh and the shipping is super quick. I picked up a few of the Enchino fabrics to stretch onto frames and use in my new workspace. Bamboletta is now taking over the guest bedroom. I’m bursting out of my workroom and need more…

These two things don’t mix. I was working on this beautiful doll while eating some cheesecake that my lovely husband had brought to me from my favorite cheesecake place and I had a little accident. I smeared a little bit on her chin and tried to clean it up using a smidge of bleach. Anyhow,…

We’ve had a crazy couple of days here in Cobble Hill. There was a big dump of snow, crazy winds and then followed by a big rainfall..fun times! We lost power for about 20 hours which was kinda cool. We have a big woodstove in the basement so moved the beds downstairs, cooked dinner on…

I love reading blogs. Especially blogs of crafty mama’s like myself. I find it comforting to read about other mom’s juggling acts of life, kids and work. It’s cool to read about how they integrate everything, there is no seperation. Yesterday I was working on a doll and I had Jasper in the sling and…

I had my parents over this weekend and they brought along Nonna for a visit too.  She is just the cutest thing alive! Nonna, in case you didn’t know, does all my sweaters for me for Bamboletta. Last night we sat around the kitchen table , her knitting,  myself doing dolls and my mom sewing…