Before I commence with the randomness I have 1 item of business that I need to take care of.I need to announce the winner of the Riley Blake fat quarter bundle. And that winner is....Sandy (who's favorite color is lime green). Ok. Now onto crazy talk.Another year of school has started. I didn't post about it. On purpose. It makes me too sad. My husband reminds me that when I used to teach school this was my favorite time of year...all the students coming back, redecorating a classroom, a ... View the Post
A Halloween Wreath.
I think I have decided that some people are scary-Halloween people---and some aren't. We are in the aren'ts category. I took our youngest who is 2 into a display store last week to get some grid-wall pegs and he started freaking out over all the life-sized witches and crows and bubbling cauldrons that were EVERYWHERE. I ended up carrying him on my shoulder with his head buried in my neck and every time he would peek out he would say...."Let's get out of here." I have to admit...they were ... View the Post
The Sonjia Scarf Tutorial
So late Thursday night I was watching Project Runway (I always watch it during it's second broadcast at 11:00pm when everyone is asleep and I can enjoy it...while eating nachos...and stretched out on the couch. Crazy? Maybe, but I've never claimed not to be.) Anyways, so I'm sitting there watching it and Sonjia (who I love) is wearing this totally awesome grey, knit scarf. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a picture of Sonjia wearing the scarf but you can see it in this clip from the last ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: It’s not the tragedies…it’s the messes
I read this today.It says better than I can the thoughts that I've had floating around in my brain these past few days.It's from one of my favorite homemaking gurus: Sarah Ban Breathnach. "Whenever I am feeling overwhelmed by outside circumstances---worries about money, concern over a sick family member, or anxiety...instinctively I turn to homegrown rituals to restore my equilibrium. There is an immediate emotional and psychological pay off to getting our houses in order. We might not be ... View the Post
Where a kid can be a kid.
I have been thinking lately about the art of homemaking and how it relates to family life. And I have come to the conclusion that I need to be more of a “fun mom.” Yes, I read to my children, teach them to do chores, cook with them, drive them everywhere…..but after vacation ended this summer I haven’t had a lot of time to play together with them. We have been on the go with various tennis and piano lessons, parties and other summer activities and in the last couple of weeks, time has slipped ... View the Post
Vintage-Inspired Doll Kits.
We are slowly unloading the bins from Swiss Days (it was pouring-down rain when we were taking down). And along with unloading comes unmixing up all the leftovers. Which, thankfully, aren't many. But because we don't want to store them in our storage another year.....you get to be the beneficiaries of some leftovers....aren't you thrilled?We made some vintage-inspired doll kits and there are a few left if any of you are interested. There are only extremely limited quantities of each left---so ... View the Post
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 287
- 288
- 289
- 290
- 291
- …
- 409
- Next Page »
