Ruth has had 2 scheduled trips to the hospital this year. Both times I was a nervous wreck. Both times her procedures were simple but I still cried both times when they took her away from me. And both times Ruth struggled with coming to from the anesthesia. It was rough...like night terror screaming for extended periods of time in the recovery room with 3 nurses helping us to hold her and keep her safe and breathing rough. The last time we were at the hospital they were prepared for us ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue: A Blanket Tutorial
Years ago, I sat in a hospital room with Hannie who was 18 months old at the time. She had gotten a horrible stomach virus and wasn't keeping anything down for days. I remember when I took her into the doctor they sent us straight to the hospital. It was a scary 24 hours....and I vividly remember she didn't even flinch when they stuck the IV needle in her. That was the moment I knew she was pretty sick. After a couple of hours on IV's she began to stabilize and I could see the coloring ... View the Post
Clothes Pin People
When Elizabeth and I were making our Princess and the Pea projects I ran to the craft store to look for some felted wool balls...which I had never before purchased and had no idea where to find them. So while I was wandering from aisle to aisle I ran across packages of old fashioned wooden clothes pins and decided to buy a pack. Later that night Grace and I turned them into clothes pin people. We each painted our own. I started off with two casual girls for summer. And I finished with 3 ... View the Post
The Princess and the Pea Necklace Tutorial
"ONCE upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones." ~Hans Christian Anderson We have been playing Princess and the Pea around here lately....and as fun as the story is I do think that there is an important underlying theme. No, it's not that they are going to ... View the Post
DIY PVC Pipe Princess Dress Rack—A How To
Ok...I know! PVC Pipes and Princess Dresses...it's a weird project...really weird. But I don't care. And my girls are crazy about it so it's what I'm sharing today. Here's the story: Awhile back Deborah from over at Sew Much To Give posted some hangers that she had made for her granddaughters princess dresses. Then she hung those princess dresses on a low bar so the girls had easy access to the dresses. It was brilliant. And I wanted to do the same thing However, I didn't have a great area ... View the Post
Aprons for Mom & Me & Little Sister: And a Toddler Apron Pattern and Tutorial
Hello. This week I was busy making my girls and I some aprons. I liked the idea of making us something that all matched (Gracie is really into all of us matching) but not having them all look exactly the same. This is what I came up with: Today I'm sharing the tutorial for Gracie's ruffled apron over at Riley Blake Designs and here I am sharing the pattern and tutorial for Ruth's toddler style apron. As for mine...I can't post a tutorial yet. After I finished up I realized it would be ... View the Post
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