Just wanted to let you know that I’m taking a little blogging break. I have been having some health issues… again. I won’t get into all the details, but I’m having a very difficult time with my vision. So as you can imagine, this is make blogging and reading in general very difficult for me to do. Occasionally I will… Keep Reading
Archives for April 2011
embrace the camera {making pizza}
Em said it best this morning, this is why we embrace the camera every week! Thanks em! Today we made some pizza’s to fill the freezer. The freezer is looking pretty bare these days and is laking all of those freezer meals that are usually in it. I love being able to run to the freezer and grab a meal… Keep Reading
FAQ’s
Where do you purchase your labels? I purchase my labels from worldwidelabel on etsy. Yes, I love working with them and I think they do a wonderful job. I highly recommend them. When do you sew? I do almost all of my sewing while the kids are either napping or sleeping at night. My kiddo’s are a little too curious… Keep Reading
Rosette Eggs.
While making some rosettes last week I tried making some rosette eggs. Its just like making a regular rosette but instead of gluing the fabric together as you go, you glue the twisted fabric onto a plastic egg. Easy, right? If you have never made a rosette before, then its time to give it a shot. They are super easy,… Keep Reading
Inspirations for my home.
I have finally decided on a color scheme for the living room and dining area. For the walls, I have chosen Rosemary Green from Benjamin Moore and red as the accent color. I have loved these two colors together for the longest time, but have found very little use of them together. I was nervous about pairing them together, but… Keep Reading
milk jug turned plastic container.
Looking for a great way to use up all of those empty milk jugs? Well why not turn them into these cute little plastic containers. I saw this idea over on the Disney family fun website and loved it immediately. I am always in need of little containers to put our goodies in when giving them away to others and… Keep Reading
Fat Quarter Friday {scrappy bunny and chick}
Scrappy Bunny and Chick {tutorial} (allow 20 minutes each) Materials Needed: *plastic eggs *fabric scraps (cotton and felt) *buttons, ribbon, brads or other notions *glue gun To make the bunny, I used one pink egg. Cut some fabric scraps about 1 1/2″ wide. Its hard to say exactly how long, because it all depends on how you ruffle your egg…. Keep Reading
embrace the camera {giving piggie a tubbie}
Embrace the camera is all about capturing those precious moments with your kiddo’s that you never want to forget, and this morning that was one of those. This morning piggie had a tubbie. This is a big deal in our house, so we usually spend a few minutes watching piggie flop around in the washer to make sure he is… Keep Reading
Bunnies and Breakfast.
We got bunnies yesterday…well, scrappy fabric bunnies that is! Here is what I have for y’all for fat quarter friday. I think they are super cute, hope you all do too. And now lets talk breakfast. Yesterday I stumbled upon a blog called Lime in the coconut. While browsing her blog a bit I found this amazing french toast recipe…. Keep Reading
House updates.
Three weeks ago my hubby took the week off to work on the house. Before he could start framing out the walls, he still had more demo work to do. So after an hours worth of work, this was what I saw…Iya-yaI! Luckily my hubby is a hard and fast worker because within a few hours the room was clean… Keep Reading