Teacher Gift Idea
I am getting a jump start this year on Teacher Appreciation/end-of-the school year gifts (since I have so many to make). The Bee has 3 teachers plus specialists (ie: PE, Art, Music, etc.) and Falafel...
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Do you remember the Produce Bag Tutorial? Well, I thought of another gift idea for those wonderful teachers in our lives. I had a bunch of scrap wood lying around from the myriad of projects I have...
View ArticleTiny Tutu Tutorial
My older daughter gets an idea in her head (and usually I have no idea where it comes from), but she just has to follow it through. She came to me with elastic and tulle and asked for some quick...
View ArticlePreparing for Guests
This Summer, we are expecting guests! My husband’s sister and her family will be coming for a visit, and for the first time ever, we actually have two bathrooms! We are fixing up the girls’ bathroom...
View ArticleSecret Shelf Tutorial
So yesterday I showed you the desk we built. Today I will share all it’s underneath secrets! I don’t know about you, but one of my big pet peeves is unsightly wires that hang all over from our desk. My...
View ArticleEasy Cloak Tutorial
I came up with a quick little cloak tutorial for you! You can make this as complicated or as simple as you would like. I made my daughter’s Little Red Riding Hood cloak from a suede-blend (super soft,...
View ArticleMaking Hairy Feet: A Tutorial
I have come up with a tutorial for you, so that we can all have a pair of Hairy Feet. *insert evil laugh* I suppose we shall start at the very beginning… SUPPLIES: *not pictured, but still needed ~ 1...
View ArticleDailyBuzz Moms 9×9: The Kids Table!
I am so thrilled to be chosen to participate in this month’s Daily 9×9 challenge! For the theme “The Kid’s Table“, I chose crafts to keep the kids busy at our Thanksgiving gathering. I wanted to keep...
View ArticleHoliday Round-Up
I thought I would squeeze in a small round-up of some past projects that would make fabulous gifts, before the final Birthday recaps. 1. Ribbon ball ornament 2. Melted Crayon Ornament 3. Painted...
View Article2012 Tutorial Recap
I thought I would round up all of the Tutorials that I did in 2012 for *said in best Paul Reiser voice* A) a sense of accomplishment and TWO: For you to easily access them! * My husband asked me if I...
View ArticlePR&P Guest Post and a Giveaway!
Today I am over at Project Run and Play sharing a tutorial and free pdf pattern for these pants… Here are the outtakes for you to enjoy. Huge thanks to liZ and Elizabeth for including me in this...
View ArticleVegan option
So, we chose to celebrate Thanksgiving with a dear friend of ours, who happens to be Vegan. We are not. We are a lot of things, but vegan isn’t one of them. We actually had a 20 pound turkey. For our...
View ArticleAlways remember to put a bow on it
My husband and I were out gathering supplies for Falafel’s upcoming birthday (which we were grossly unprepared for), and we came across these gift ribbon hair clips in a store. They were charging $4.00...
View ArticleEmbroidery for Beginners: Blanket Stitch for garments
Today I am bringing home a tutorial I did a while ago for Jenn over at A Jenniune Life. I hope you enjoy it! *************************** I was so thrilled when Jenn asked me to be a part of this...
View ArticleAdding Sleeves Tutorial
I posed the question the other day, on my FB page, “What sewing project do you want to learn?”. One of my lovely readers wanted to know how to add sleeves to a garment. So I put together this little...
View ArticleSkirting the Issue with Simple Simon and Co.
The wonderful ladies at Simple Simon and Co (liZ and Elizabeth) have invited me to be a part of this year’s Skirting the Issue! Here’s a little background: Simple Simon and Co run this month long...
View ArticleOliver+S Ice cream dress remix tutorial
Today you can actually find me over on the Oliver+S blog with my tutorial for the ice cream dress remix! See you there!
View Articleoliver+s tutorial: bringing it home
::I originally wrote this tutorial for the Oliver+s blog. Today I am bringing it home for you!:: I love the Oliver + S icecream dress, but have always wanted to make one completely lined. The biggest...
View Article12 Days of Christmas Holiday Blogger Challenge
Today I am participating in Deanna’s (from Sew McCool) 12 days of Christmas Holiday Blogger Challenge. Each of us had to come up with a Christmas project tutorial, and at the end of the 12 days, you’ll...
View ArticleFebruary FREE for ALL
The fabulous ladies over at Frances Suzanne have created a new series for the month of February called: and have graciously invited me to be a part of it! The whole point is to tap into all the FREE...
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