Did you know that tomorrow is "Something On A Stick Day"? Well, it is. And I'm not making it up either....Like all those other times that I mentioned here. So in honor of this special day we made these little people for a post dinner performance: We actually made a couple of sets. These guys are for Simon. But we made some for Gracie as well. (As you can probably guess she picked some princesses but then she also wanted a Little Red Riding Hood set.) Painting these puppets was a ... View the Post
Simple Spring Skirts
*We shared this tutorial last month on Riley Blake's blog and are sharing it with all of you today....you should go check out all the design team's projects---there is such talent there!*Also, please ignore the fact that there is no step #6....I am just crazy (or tired) sometimes ;)One reason that Liz and I started our blog was to show everyone that if we could sew, then basically anyone could. We sometimes feel like we are living out Gusteau's line from the movie Ratatouille, when he said, ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking—A is for Ambition
This week I've been working on Facet No.2: Ambition.Here's the report...Every day this week I've had in the back of my mind....be ambitious...be ambitious...be ambitious.This has been good and bad.Good in that I've started a lot of projects, brainstormed some great ideas, and have tried to take advantage of every spare minute.Bad in that I've started a lot of projects that I haven't finished and I've been running around like a crazy person and wearing myself out---literally.Soooooo...here's ... View the Post
Flannel Bunny Buddies (A How to for $5 Friday)
Recently I've been kind of a grinch about decorating for holidays but I promised myself that I would do some fun things for the kids for Easter. So the other day Grace and I worked together (or I should say over the course of several days we worked together---everything takes longer with a 3 year old helping) we made some bunny buddies to play with. We made a buddy for each person in the family. Here's how we did it.First we made a simple pattern. It only takes a minute. (If you want to ... View the Post
Moments….
I have been telling a certain 6 year old that I wanted to teach her to do some simple embroidery stitches (I only know simple) and yesterday she came to me with an embroidery hoop and a needle and said she wanted to learn. The problem was that I had about 15 minutes before starting dinner, was in the middle of folding laundry, and had an 18 month old running around unfolding laundry as fast as I could fold it....and it just wasn't a good time. But, I stopped. Took a breath. Looked at the ... View the Post
The Unintended Girl Scout Cookie Dress
Early last spring I bought this green fabric while on vacation and as soon as I came home I cut out this dress. But then I forgot all about it until this week when I was going through my unfinished project bin. Luckily the pattern I used (a 1965 Simplicity Pattern #5948) was a size 3 and will still work for Grace this spring. However when I started sewing it up I decided to change a few things---like the sleeves, tie, bias tape, etc.I sewed it up in a hurry during my girls nap time and when ... View the Post
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