We really are so excited to be doing Skirting the Issue again this year. It does mean so much to us. We can still remember the cards and skirts that we receive and how the girl's faces have lit up when they see your beautiful sewing. They are some of those feelings that I will remember for my whole lifetime! A few things... I have created a document to keep track of local places to donate. If you know of one in your state (a Foster Care Closet or another organization that helps Foster ... View the Post
Skirting the Issue 2015 is here!!!
Today is July first and that means it's also the first day of Skirting the Issue 2015!!! Skirting the Issue is an event that we hold every July where we spend the entire month making skirts for girls in foster care to receive just in time for back to school! It's one of our very favorite times of the entire year....for many reasons.... ... View the Post
Grommet Top Curtain Tutorial
Hello! Today I am excited to show you the new curtains I've just made. My eating area has been in need of some new curtains for a loooong time. The old ones have been in place since we moved into our house (10 years ago!) and have been looking really shabby! The curtains were for the eating area so I wanted them to look nice since we spend a lot of time in this space but they also cover the sliding glass door which leads to the backyard....which means the door gets used A LOT to.....so I ... View the Post
Embellished Notebooks
I have a girlie who notes writing. She writes in the car, she writes stories at school and often times when I peek in her room I find her at her corner desk....deep in writing and illustrating some new story or creative endeavor. So with that in mind I am excited to share our June project with the Minc Machine....embellished notebooks! The perfect summer gift for my creative writer. Here's what you need if you want to make some too: ... View the Post
PVC Lemonade Stand Tutorial
The other night I was looking through some of our old tutorials and I ran across how our post on HOW TO BUILD A PVC LEMONADE STAND but couldn't find the instructions on how to make the fabric portion....wellll....as I looked around I realized that we had never reposted them here on our site! So today, exactly 3 years later I am bringing the tutorial home on how to make a Lemonade Tutorial Stand. (And you can find the previous post with the PVC Building Instructions Here!) ******** ... View the Post
DIY Flag Pillow
Recently Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores contacted us to see if we would like to try out their new Square by Design Fabrics that are exclusive to their stores. And trying out a new type of fabric is always fun...so we joined in. The fabric is actual square panels (in the home dec fabrics) that you can use in so many sew and no-sew projects. I chose the flag one because I wanted some new 4th of July decorations for my living room and came up with two pillows that I made super fast (I ... View the Post
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