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Girls· Miscellaneous· Tutorials

Handmade Christmas: Easy Gift Necklace Tutorial

Last year for our neighborhood craft morning, I did these easy gift necklaces.  The supplies cost well under $5 dollars (way more if you buy in bulk) and would make a great gift for any girl, teen or friend this holiday season. If you are searching etsy for supplies you are going to search under "necklace blanks" and the supplies will pop up.  These are the 1 inch squares in silver.  You can order the necklace and the glass piece as well as the necklace chain from lots of places.  And the paper ... View the Post

Girls· Sew for Girls· Tutorials

A Peasant Dress Tutorial

Today we are over at The Crafting Chicks sharing in their Christmas Traditions series... and can we tell you how fun those girls are? We were with them at Fabric Fest in Vegas and those girls know how to party!  They were up until the weeee hours of the morning galavanting off to chocolate buffets and having a fabulous time all over Vegas.  They invited us, but because both liZ and I are both like 90 year olds....we were so tired we couldn't keep our eyes open long enough to eat ... View the Post

Seasonal· Tutorials

Thanksgiving Tablescape

 liZ and I had the opportunity to come up with a fun #turkeytablescape for Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store's challenge to put together a Thanksgiving table for your family. And this challenge was a fun one for us.  Even from the beginning, we knew we wanted to do a kid's table---and make it simple and kid-friendly, which are two things we love. So, off we went with our gift card in hand (thanks to Jo-Ann!) to buy all the necessities for our table. And here's what started the whole ... View the Post

Seasonal· Tutorials

$5 Friday Thanksgiving Favors (I’m Thankful for You Because…)

Today's post is something I've been wanting to do for a long time now but never have. Back when I taught school there were several years where I wrote each of my students an individual letter telling them why I was thankful to have them in my class. It was always a good experience for me even though it was time consuming.  (I taught junior high full time and had more than just one classroom full of students) I don't like insincerity.  At all.  Not one little bit.  So when I wrote those ... View the Post

Baby· Tutorials

$5 Friday—Handmade Baby Bibs {Quilt-as-you-go}

I am kind of addicted to the quilt-as-you-go method.  Thanks to whoever was the genius who figured it out....and thanks to all those who have posted tutorials on this simple quilting technique!  It's fast and easy and GREAT for little projects. A couple of friends in my neighborhood had babies recently and so I decided to use the quilt-as-you go technique on some baby bibs.  By the way, baby bibs were one of the first things I started making when I started sewing again 10 years ago and they ... View the Post