Growing up in my house, we had a "You are special today" plate. It was a fun tradition and we were always excited when our mom would get out that bright, red special plate from the china cupboard and put it down at someone's place setting. It was an added reminder about how special each one of us was to her. I was thinking about that plate the other day....and came up with this same idea, but as a pillow to place on different family member's beds throughout the year as a reminder of how ... View the Post
Because sometimes a cartwheel is in order…..
I am not a coupon-er, although I wish I were. I have some really good friends that are mind-blowing at it....but I just couldn't keep up. The clipping, the filing, the wrong math additions (that's a personal issue) was just more than I could do---which is completely my fault. But I know that there are good savings (my brain says it)! And every time I walk into a store, part of me wants to follow someone around with a coupon binder to soak in all of their couponing knowledge because let's face ... View the Post
Quilted Potholders from Scraps {Quilt Binding Tutorial}
Did you all have a fantastic weekend? I was a bit thrown off (physically) at the end of last week and couldn't figure out why until I realized I hadn't taken my thyroid medication a couple of days in a row...and without a thyroid at all.....that makes me SOOOO tired. Luckily I have a super supportive husband who let me catch up on some much needed sleep this weekend and I am feeling tons better. It's amazing what sleep can do for you (and your regular medications)! In other news, we ... View the Post
Let’s Celebrate: February Holidays
It's the first Saturday of the month so that means it's time list all the days we have ahead of us to be celebrated in February! At our house we always celebrate National Tortilla Chip Day and Candlemas Day (one of our favorites). But this year I've also got something planned for White T-shirt Day and Random Act of Kindness Day. (And I'm thinking about Do A Grouch A Favor Day....) How about you? Any days that look like fun? February 2014 Holidays: 1: National Freedom Day, Change ... View the Post
What We Wish We HAD When We Started Sewing Giveaway
Now that we've shared some of the things that we wish we would have known when we started sewing we want to give you some of the things that we wish we would have HAD when we started sewing! So we got together with some of the terrific seamstresses here in blogland and put together a fun package for one lucky seamstress! Here's the list of the goods...and the fantastic ladies who are gifting them: A Girl and A Glue Gun--Sewing Machine Cleaning Kit Package Flamingo Toes---An ... View the Post
Tips For Sewing Smooth Curves and Creating Crisp Corners
Today is the last day of our "What I Wish I'd Known When I Started Sewing Series". We know there are so many sewing tips, tricks, and techniques that we didn't cover...but hopefully this gave you a good spring board to use to jump into the new year and start sewing. And we promise we will continue to sprinkle these kinds of posts into our regular posts through out the up coming year. Now, before we jump into today's topic we just wanted to give you a little heads up....tomorrow we have a ... View the Post
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