The Beach Comber Bag Tutorial (allow 1-2 hours to make & you will need to know how to sew a button hole) Materials Needed: *2-3 fat quarters of decor weight fabric (depending on the size of bag you make and if you make your own ties) *1/2″ wide elastic (you will need about 1/2-1 yard) *stabilizer if you want to… Keep Reading
embace the camera {Memorial Day weekend 2011}
Memorial Day weekend always marks the beginning of gardening season for us. Every year grampa comes down to till our gardens. This year the girls were so cute watching him drive around on his tractor. They sure love their grampa and not just because he always brings them candy. We spent just a little under $200 on seeds and plants… Keep Reading
How to make homemade ice cream in a baggie.
This is just as cool as my homemade butter in a canning jar. Oh how I wish I could take credit for coming up with this one, but I can’t. I saw it in Disney Family Fun Magazine the other day and thought it was such a great idea. I whipped up a few batches in no time and soon… Keep Reading
Refashioning long sleeve onesies.
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
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
