I’ve been taking monthly photos of Linus, and usually some of all three at the same time…and I got this backdrop idea from my sister. You need: white sheet white icicle lights white fuzzy blanket I taped the strings of lights to a sheet and then the whole thing to the wall above our bed […]
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I needed a photo for the cover of my blog book – I print our family blog a year at a time through Blurb and as I was putting it together over the last two weeks (part of the reason I’ve been MIA…it takes forever!) I realized I didn’t have a good family picture with […]
Pin It My favorite handmade Christmas gift from last 2011 was these dinosaur hoodies – aren’t they adorable!!! My sister gave me the idea – a friend of hers made them for her kids’ Halloween costumes, and I thought they’d be fun for all winter long. They were so easy and inexpensive to make. Here’s […]
2011 was a busy year. Here are some of my favorite projects and tutorials from last year: […]
I use my Cricut all the time to cut fabric for applique – mostly onesies and towels but also buntings and I may even do a quilt in the near future. I did this towel for a Christmas present and cut out the flower and name with my Cricut and it was so fast and […]
I love Michael Miller’s Citron Gray collection so much…I bought some more fabric to make ANOTHER lap quilt AND a baby quilt. I finished this little 36″ x 36″ quilt for Linus specifically to use in the car seat when we’re out and about. I love this simple pattern – here’s basically what I did: […]
Since I discovered that my second true love is quilting, I’ve been researching and trying all kinds of different products. Here are some of my favorites: Silicone Spray Spray and wipe off for a super slippery sewing table surface, which makes machine quilting so much easier! I got this stuff at Walmart and tested it […]
Pin It Remember my first chore chart from a few weeks ago? I figured out something better. I realized that I needed to somehow separate the chores into daily and weekly and have a few more for them to do each day. My boys have been pretty naughty lately, and I’m hoping a little more […]
Pin It I am not good at chores. Or getting my kids to do chores… But I think these charts will help remind us and make it kind of fun (at least at first…). I’ve seen tons of chore chart ideas on Pinterest (like this one that inspired mine) and almost bought the makings for […]
**Click here for a favorite quilt basting method update** I decided to try machine quilting my Citron Gray quilt – so far I have quilted inside each of the wonky pieces just following the seam lines, and I love how it turned out. I used a walking foot and it wasn’t too difficult or awkward […]
