Mafe Maria: A Creative Playground by Maria Q. Stultz
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I make muffins as a recurring lunch staple to give Joaquin vegetables that he still has not decided to like. In the current stable version of my recipe, I put carrot and zucchini. I like the flavor and texture, though they don’t rise as much as I’d like. This weekend, however, I decided to experiment… [...]
If I have ever been able to get nice photos of Joaquin wearing my handmade products for kids, those days are starting to fade surely, and not very slowly. These days, now that we walk, run, roll, play, and have an agenda of our own, every time I pull out the camera and aim it [...]
The last time I wrote (feels like a year ago), I happily reported that I had finished my kids’ size chart and was starting to create standardized patterns for my “line” of shirts… OH MY GOD!… How I underestimated the effort and scope creep ahead of me… What hit me since then was a wave [...]
For all of those who may be sore (or wondering if I’m still alive) because I have not returned their emails or have replied with one–liners, because I have not checked their Facebook updates, and I’ve kept ignoring requests to chat… I have a very good excuse: I’m working. Well… not working–working. But at least [...]
It’s that time of life again when the 24mth Naartjie hoodie that looked perfect last week, suddenly wraps Joaquin’s belly like a tight (and short) hug. Also recently, Don Joaquin has decided that there’s nothing more disgusting in life than a cotton button–up shirt. Knits only! — he seems to demand. Is this an indication [...]
Or perhaps I should call this one… “The Recycled Paperboard Nazi”, given the huge stash of empty paperboard and cardboard boxes I have amassed, and the way I protest every time Joey fails to notify me when he throws away any box I could potentially use. One of the things I most enjoy about selling [...]
With only a couple of slow days after the hectic month I’ve had, my brain is starting to play its typical games… Those where it tries to make me feel guilty for not being busy, for not being immersed on accomplishing something, for not tackling the items on my To–do–when–I’m–not–busy list… Only after TWO miserable [...]
… Is Connie Bryant, whose comment #139 was randomly selected among 149 entries for this (I think) fabulous giveaway. Sorry for the delay in posting the contest results today. I was waiting to hear back from Connie to also announce the wallet she picked (the anticipation is killing me!)… But no news from her yet, [...]
Welcome to 2010! New year! New decade!… New web site! After much work over the Holidays trying to get it up and ready for public scrutiny, I was planning to post an announcement explaining what, and why, and how. But instead, how about I give you a better reason to go and see it, and [...]
CRAZY. That’s what anybody browsing my shop will probably think after tonight. Here’s the story: I like making things; let’s just say it: I am AN ADDICT. From the moment that an idea starts to itch until I see the finished product, it doesn’t matter how long it goes… It doesn’t matter how much effort [...]
Without much effort on our part, and perhaps thanks to the educational videos Joaquin watches every day, our almost two–year–old bollito has moved on from learning the numbers 1 to 10, to now show a huge interest in the alphabet, and as of today, he knows the letters A, B, D, G, I, K, M, [...]
Remembering the satisfaction I got from making Joaquin’s pirate costume last year, it was kind of implied that this Halloween he would wear a mommy-made costume again. So after a short talk with Joey, we decided that the only requirement for this year’s character would be to include a mustache, just because we loved last [...]
For ever since I can remember, my biggest passion has been to design and create products with my hands. I was very prolific as a child and young college student, and then I started working in the real world and my craft went to sleep. It took something as dramatic as becoming a stay at home mom for it to come back. And it really came back!… This time I want to make it a bigger part of my life. I want to make things not only as a hobby, but as a living. I think it’s a good plan. It’s a good time to try it…
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