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Due to Spider Attacks the Art of Homemaking Post is Being Rescheduled! (And some other stuff…)

So I've spent the last few days mulling over the life expectancy of van dwelling spiders and decided that without a food source my mini monster wouldn't be with us much longer.Wrong.Yesterday I'm stopped at a light when I see a black spot on the corner of my sunglasses.  When my eyes focus on the speck I realize it's the spider!   ON MY SUNGLASSES!! ON MY FACE!!!! So being the rational person I am I rip off my sunglasses and throw them against the front window, sending the spider flying off who ... View the Post

05.05.12

Girls

A Multi-Purpose Maxi Skirt for $5 Friday

Awhile back I was wedding dress shopping with my little sister when I saw the cutest skirt.  It was white with a wide elastic waistband and had a bunch of pick-ups and as soon as I saw it I made a note to myself to make one like it for Grace this spring and today I finally did it.  (Dude, that was a long sentence.) So yesterday I took Grace to Wal-Mart and let her choose any color fabric she wanted---she chose orange.  (Yes, I bought fabric at Wal-Mart...I'm not a fabric snob.)  I was ... View the Post

05.04.12

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Thrifted Thursday–A Vintage Circus Blanket

Look at the gem from the thrift store that I scored a couple of weeks ago!  I seriously ran right to it and snatched it up before someone else did.  Although to tell you the truth, nobody else wanted it...no one else even looked at it.Ok.  Let me back up a minute.  I have to tell you all a story.  At the end of last summer I bought some Target-clearanced, turquoise, quatrefoil dishtowels for a buck.  I immediately saw them and thought, "those would make a darling skirt." So, I grabbed two packs ... View the Post

05.03.12

Projects· Riley Blake

The Ladies of Verona

"Two households, both alike in dignityIn fair Verona, where we lay our scene..."It's no secret that I like Peg dolls...a lot...ok, more than a lot.I've shown you how to make them HERE, how to paint them for boys HERE, heck I've even turned them into necklaces and canvases to hang on your wall but I'm not quite done yet.These are the latest set of peggies that I've made.  I dressed these girls in Riley Blake's new Verona line of fabric and then decorated their little house to match.I love the ... View the Post

05.02.12

Celebrations· Crafts for Kids· Girls· Tutorials

A May Day Flower Headband Tutorial.

(Or even a flower girl headband -- wouldn't they be absolutely darling!) Happy May Day! I know the origin of the holiday has changed a number of times, but I love the idea of celebrating Spring.  I remember in Elementary school learning Maypole dances and even then I just loved the idea of girls in Spring dresses dancing, throwing flowers and all-around celebrating Spring (I think it was all the Anne of Green Gables I read as a girl.) So, we had to celebrate May Day in style.  With two little ... View the Post

05.01.12

Girls

A How to Make A Skirt with Fringe Tutorial

A How to make a skirt with fringe tutorial: I warned you that there would be more crazy t-shirt projects coming. And I wasn't kidding. So here's another one...a fringed skirt for Grace. I've been wanting to make one of these for awhile now...see I had this shirt when I was in elementary school with fringe and dude, it was AWESOME! I bought it at Knott's Berry Farm (so right there it's already cool) and it was a black tank top with a fringed hem line (more coolness) and then in hot pink ... View the Post

04.30.12

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