My girls have a ton of long sleeve onesies and now that summer is here we no longer need them, And in all reality, by the time winter rolls around again these cute little shirts will no longer fit them. So I figured I would do a little refashioning and turn them into something we did need…rompers (ok, so maybe… Keep Reading
Archives for May 2011
Rhubarb {harvesting, baking and freezing}
The rhubarb patch is overflowing, which means it’s time to start filling the freezer with homemade rhubarb goodies again. For the past few years I have been making all of my breads, pies and goodies while we harvest them from the garden instead of freezing the cut veggies or fruits with great intentions of baking them later. I never did… Keep Reading
fat quarter friday {butterfly net / bug catcher tutorial}
First of all, since it’s fat quarter friday I have to mention The Vintage Crafter’s Challenge that is going on over at Simple Simon and Co. Have any of you been following along too? If not, head on to Simple Simon and check out what some amazing crafter’s have created by using one vintage fat quarter and some other vintage… Keep Reading
Lilacs and apple blossoms in the backyard.
Goodbye winter beauty. Hello spring beauty.
embrace the camera {1 year of embrace the camera}
I can’t believe we have been embracing the camera for a year now. When Em first started embrace the camera we embraced the camera with our little kiddo’s for a whole week. I just love looking back at that first week. The kiddo’s were so little and my baby actually was a baby. day 1 day 2 day 3 day… Keep Reading
What’s in your sewing bag?
I thought it would be fun to share with each other what’s in our sewing bags. You all know by now that I am not lucky enough to have a sewing studio so every time I sew I have to drag my machine from one area, my sewing bag from another and my fabric from a third area. So a… Keep Reading
giveaway winner is…
Lizzardmoon who said…I would love to make my little girl a sunbonnet to protect her from the summer sun. After that I’d have fun making little dresses. Congratulations!! I was so excited by how many of you entered and how so many of you are into quilting. I started a quilt about 12 years ago and have yet to finish… Keep Reading
Butterfly Net…or…Bug Catcher?
I was finally able to finish my latest creation that I have been working on for over a week now. The whole project will take about 2 hours to complete and with most of that time being drying time. I decided to use mod podge on the handle to keep the fabric clean and washable. It only required about 10… Keep Reading
embrace the camera {in the dandelion fields}
One of my favorite things about spring is how the fields up the road become covered in dandelions. Those fields become the most beautiful place for a photo shoot for me, while the kids have fun picking the flowers and running around in the fields. This year thankfully my sister-in-law agreed to cart me and my 3 kiddo’s one minute… Keep Reading
A repost & Crafting for the pigs.
**This first part I’m reposting because it was deleted the other day when blogger was down.** I have received a lot of emails wondering how I have been feeling. While I wish I could tell you that I’m feeling back to normal and all is well…I can’t. I’m just getting better at “living with it”. So while it may seem… Keep Reading