To get ready for St. Paddy’s day, we made some sweet smelling shamrocks. Here’s what you’ll need: glue ribbon scissors green jello hole punch shamrock Pour green jello powder into a spice jar or salt shaker. Apply glue in whatever pattern suits your fancy and coat with jello. Give to friends and neighbors as greeting […]
Crafts
We go through jeans in this house about like we go through toilet paper. It’s not my favorite task, but I don’t mind patching them up. I save all Boyd’s holey jeans (he has almost as many as the little boys do) for patches. To patch your very own toddler’s jeans, cut a patch large […]
Michael Miller always comes up with beautiful fabric collections, and this one is no exception. Ginger Blossom by Sandi Henderson is so bright and fun and beautiful with great colors and patterns. With the help of Accuquilt (more on them later…) I made a small tumbler quilt. This fabric was a dream to work with […]
I know I wrote about this quilt a while ago in my Michael Miller giveaway post, but I love it so much I wanted to share it again. Being the mom of 2 boys, I don’t get nearly enough pink in my life, and this Ginger Blossom quilt with all the pinks has really satisfied […]
This weekend I made a pair of slippers using this fantastic pattern and crocheted a small rose to attach to the toe. I love it. Here’s the pattern for the rose: Crocheted Rosette Pattern materials: G hook and worsted weight yarn Ch 16. Row 1 4 tr in 4th ch from hook, 5 tr in […]
You know how I love to embellish towels…this is one I did recently for a baby shower gift. I’ve also done this, and this, this, and this. And these are really fun and cute for babies and kids, but what about for your bathroom? You can do anything with bath towels and fabric. For my […]
I’m feeling kind of worn out this week. Too much stress, not enough sleep… Hopefully I’ll be back to my creative self next week. Until then, here are some of my favorite recent Vanilla Joy tutorials: Felt Craft Jigsaw Puzzle Appliqued Onesies Felt Birthday Crown Infant Car Seat Cover Knitting Needle Case Nursing Cover T-Shirt […]
Button holes can be intimidating to sew and the LAST thing you want is to rip right through the tack and ruin whatever you’re working on. To save yourself even from the possibility of ruining your project, stick a straight pin just inside one of the tacks. Starting in the center of the buttonhole, poke […]
A while ago I wrote a tutorial on how to make baby burp cloths, but three videos are so much better! Part 1 – basic burp cloth Part 2 – basic center panel embellishment Part 3 – tuxedo ruffle embellishment I’ll be doing new videos every week, so subscribe to my You Tube channel to […]
