Currently I am knee deep in organize-the-house projects with one of those projects being my sewing area.  (What a disaster!)  As I sat there looking at it's sorry condition the other night I thought to myself, "Well, at least I'm using my sewing machine cover." I like my sewing machine cover---it saves my machine from tiny hands and the piles of fabric and notions that surround the poor thing.  I shared the tutorial for how I made the cover a few months ago over at Somewhat Simple but never ... View the Post

You might need to head to Target today....especially to see if these little guys are on clearance....because you might need some.The kids and I made this garland to decorate for a family Christmas party while they were all on break.  And now I need to go back and see if I can get any more.  Because the garland is too cute to put away....and is PERFECT for Valentine's Day. {I am terribly sorry if you are not ready for Valentine's posts yet.  I am not either.  But you may have to get some before ... View the Post

This was one of the projects from the community art class that I teach on Saturday mornings. We did a quick little activity with a sharpie, a colored pencil, and a pipe cleaner to get us in the creative mood. In case you are wondering, they are portraits of the artist Salvador Dali who had a wicked awesome mustache. I saw a project similar to this awhile back but had forgotten about it until the other night when.... ...we were up with our kids at like midnight still pulling off base boards and ... View the Post

Actually, I don't really "wub bacon". I don't even like it. But somebody I know can't get enough of it. In fact she loves all meat---especially the kinds I think are scary. Like hot dogs. Which is how I got the idea for her bacon shirt. Way back here,when I made her and Simon mo williams pigeon shirts, Grace was sad because hers didn't have a hot dog. That's when I decided that Grace would enjoy meat themed T-shirts. And I was right. Too bad it took me so long to make her one. ... View the Post