Peaches aren’t out of season quite yet so there’s still just enough time to get a box or two and make some peach syrup and jam. Especially syrup. We’re going to be having fancy pancakes with yummy syrup every day for breakfast for quite a while… PEACH SYRUP 3 3/4 c. peaches 1/4 c. lemon […]
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We’ve been in our new house 5 months now and most of our walls still look like this: Walls are so hard! I have done this and this but that was it until last week when I FINALLY tackled my older two boys’ room. They’re little monsters, so that’s what they get on their walls. […]
So we just moved into our new house three (already!) months ago and I’ve decorated two walls. Two. My bedroom was the first with the DIY fabric roller shades and mirrors, the boys’ bathroom was the second and that’s as far as I’ve gotten. I’ve got time! Since I have so many walls to do, I wanted […]
After three attempts at a chore chart, I think I’ve finally found the real solution. Version 3 looks a lot like my first cricut chore chart, only all three kids are on the same board. One board is a must – three separate is just too busy and complicated. Version 2 chore chart had good potential […]
Remember my trip to the Fashion District? I’m finally getting around to using some of the 100 yards of knits I bought. I’ve found a couple great commercial patterns, which I love to use whenever possible. They’re easy and most of the thinking is done for me. I usually have to adjust a few things […]
Bow ties on little boys are just the cutest. Gus reeeally loves his. And so do weddings. Let’s make some. It’ll just take a few minutes. About 15 actually. THE 15 MINUTE BOW TIE 1. Cut 3 pieces about 3″ x 10″ – 2 from fashion fabric, 1 from some kind of interfacing: regular […]
I love windows and I really love window treatments. Lately I really REALLY love roller shades, especially in a room with lots of windows. Some need regular curtains and some need roller shades! These windows were screaming roller shades right in my face. So I bought two of the $4 kind from WalMart and fixed […]
My son’s new bedroom has two huge windows. The whole wall is window, which I love. But buying curtains to cover that much window? Yeesh. So for just under $70 I made 4 panels (54″ x 54″). I could have purchased curtains for less than this but they wouldn’t have been the exact color to […]
I found this rug at Target and I loved it for my office, only it’s 5×7, way too big to fit. So I cut it in half. With scissors. Ack! It was one of those Here Goes… kind of projects but it worked out so great. Using the pattern as a guide, I cut the […]
I’ve tried lots of times to bind a quilt with my sewing machine and it never looked as good as I wanted it to. For years I’ve been hand sewing my bindings, and although I enjoy hand sewing occasionally, I really don’t have the time to do it for every quilt! And I worry about […]
