"Isaac's comment is the best yet, ha!"

"Jane was dressing her doll in the witch dress I made (that matches the one I made her) and she said, "But it's not for a witch dress. It's a choir dress." (Proud mama's heart leaps up!) Then she said, "But it's not the kind of concert like yours. They sing, like . . . (she puts on a pop, nasal voice) "Rudolph, the Red Nose Reindeer . . . ""

"Last year I picked up super-cheap black and orange t-shirts with Halloween creations in mind. When I saw these wonderful pumpkin and cat graphics at mypapercrane.com (yes, I am a craft and design blog addict), I knew just what I wanted to do with them. Zuzu loved hers, but alas, precious pre-Halloween weeks were wasted before Jane was convinced that hers (the black one) was cute enough to wear. She came around at the last minute, and in the end loved it enough to want to keep wearing it after Halloween."

"Another last minute request of Jane's I was able to easily fulfill. One quick trip to the store for polka dot fabric, two sides seams, one hem, and one waistband. That, I can do."

"Was inspired when I saw four of these prints together in a jar of fat eighths at Broadbent's in Lehi. Filled in with some things from home."