Megan Cooley

Welcome to Penny Carnival. Some days I dink around on the sewing machine. Occasionally I cook or pull weeds in the garden. Mostly, I'm just trying to live more simply--more like my Nana did--and love up my two little girls. Stop by often for craft tutorials, recipes and ramblings. Or visit my Esty shop at http://www.pennycarnival.etsy.com for handmade goodness..

I'm the mother of two little girls--Bo, who turned 4 in July 2009 and Magpie, who will be 2 in October 2009. I'm married to J, who I met at camp when we were 18 (although it took us 10 years to make it official). And I work as a freelance journalist. These days, I write mostly about home, garden, craft and sustainability topics for our local newspaper and magazines.
When it comes to crafting, sometimes I know what I'm doing. Sometimes I figure it out as I go. Sometimes a project fails horribly. All I know is if I don't occasionally make stuff with my hands, I start to lose my mind. If you can relate, bookmark Penny Carnival and come along for the ride.
If you're visiting here for the first time and want to know a bit more about what makes me tick tock, check out the following posts.

The very first post, which explains the meaning of "penny carnival":
http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2008/03/might-as-well-j.html
My thoughts on toys and overconsumption:
http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2008/05/toys-for-tots.html
One of our family rituals: http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2008/06/our-family-log.html
A bit about J:
http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2008/06/daddy-day.html

-Megan