I needed some easy teacher's gifts for the Holidays this year...and have kind of made it a tradition to do a handmade gift and then a gift card for school supplies. So when the Jo-Ann's #MakeItGiveIt campaign came along, I knew it would be the perfect match. I wandered through the store and found some amazing cream premium wool felt and knew it would make the perfect pillows for my kids' teachers. And since pillows are easy....it was a perfect afternoon project! Here is what you will need if ... View the Post
Archives for December 2014
An Ugly Pillowcase Party
Last night we had our family Christmas party up at Elizabeth's house. She was super nice and made all of the kids darling pajamas. I on the other hand was not so nice and made all of my husbands siblings (and their spouses) ugly pillow cases. And they were HO-HO-HO-rrendous! ... View the Post
Poinsettia Hair Clip DIY
Today we have a simple and easy gift or craft that you can make in an afternoon and you probably have all of the supplies at home to make them! Do you know those loose silk poinsettias that sometimes hang out in the bottom of the Christmas bins? You know the ones that fell off from the year before? Well, now you can use those to craft with! Here's how I used some leftover poinsettia flowers to make this easy DIY Poinsettia Hair Clip... ... View the Post
My Own Quilt Frames
I love quilts. I always have. Even as I'm writing this I am snuggled under a quilt made by my mother-in-law. If you were to come into my home right now you'd find it littered with handmade blankets....they are on my children's beds, on my bed, thrown over chairs, left on couches, filling my closets...and they range from no sew fleece blankets to pieced and hand quilted heirlooms. And I love every single one of them! I think it may have something to do with being raised by a mother ... View the Post
Stocking Stuffers for the Sew-er (all under $20)
This post is for you....well, not really, it's really for your husband. And my husband. And liZ's husband. See, all we have to do now is casually leave this post up on all of our computers (well, that's my plan---he seldom reads what's going on over here) and maybe one of these items will magically appear in my stocking ;) Do you think it will work? (I have my fingers crossed.) So, some of items are things that I have used over the past year...and some are items that I have on my "want" ... View the Post
Mexican Wedding Cookies
One of my very favorite cookies this time of year are these pecan-filled cookies. Number one, because I love pecans...and number two because they remind me of pecan sandies my grandma used to buy as a kid. They are delicious! ... View the Post