With the holiday season coming we put together a short list of 12 gifts that not only can kids help make but they are fun to both make and to receive! Top Row (left to right): pom pom garland, fabric paint tee shirt, felt bow jewelry, peg girls Second Row (left to right): fleece scarves, homemade crayons Third Row (left to right): handmade notecards, scrappy heart Bottom Row (left to right): craft stick puppets, square necklace, boys' peggies, felted wool necklace Kids love to be involved ... View the Post
Thanksgiving Napkin Ring Tutorial
This was a post from last year....but I am bringing it home today.... ... View the Post
Books for My Grandparents….Because I wanted them to know…
I am a lucky girl. A very lucky girl. I was basically raised with two sets of parents...my parents and my grandparents... I've always been close to my grandparents...and for that I feel most fortunate...there has never been an important event that they have missed in my entire life...ever...everything from proms to graduations to hospital stays to birthdays...they have always been there. (Like I said, I am one lucky girl.) I talk to them everyday...how many people get that chance? Not ... View the Post
Down the middle quilt…
I have been making a few quilts lately. This one was a gift.....for a friend who loves all things bright colors! It made me branch out a bit more than I normally do with colors....but I think I need to do that more often because although the fabrics are not usually something I would put together I do I love how bright, cheery and fun it looks! I just did a simple strip quilt with a piece of main fabric down one-third of it. And I do love strip quilts...because they are fast! I did the ... View the Post
Satin and Tulle Skirt Tutorial
With St.Patrick's Day coming up I thought I'd share a quick tutorial for making little girls golden tulle skirts. (But isn't green the color of the day you say...well...not if you are Grace...she's convinced that you wear both colors...and the gold is to help you find the leprechauns who love gold....) ANYWAY...Here is the post: We shared it a few months back over at Sewing in No Man's Land... Hello! Sewing in No Man's Land Readers! We are so excited to be over here today sharing a ... View the Post
Personalized Polka Dotted Aprons: A How To
Grace has a wonderful kindergarten teacher who often wears aprons. So awhile back when Grace wanted to give her a gift we decided to make her a "fancy" apron with her initial on it. We started with a premade, canvass apron. And some Tulip Beads in a bottle: Then I drew out her initial on some copy paper and placed it where we thought it looked best on the apron: And then we started to make dots! The dots were easy to make we just squeezed the paint straight out of the bottle and ... View the Post
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