My Window

· categorized in Homeschool, Kids,

Once again Pinterest changed my life the other day… in a very small way. But still awesome. I’m probably the last person alive to not know this. Maybe not the last to recognize the potential though. Did you know that dry erase markers are awesome on window/picture glass? Well I found out when I saw …

Dolly II

· categorized in Kids, Sewing Tutorials,

Well, I finished Serenity’s dolly just in time for her first birthday. (Here’s my first post about dolly.) Embroidering the eyes are the hardest part to me. The lips and hair are a challenge. But the eyes… Perhaps it’s because I think eyes are the most important. I was pretty happy with my results. We …

Bitty Books

· categorized in Kids, Miscellaneous,

Scrapbooking is one craft that just isn’t in me. I’ve never had a vision or desire for it. But I do have lots of scrapbook paper! One thing I use them for is origami. What follows, bitty books, is another favorite of mine! I said yesterday when I showed the bitty book that I made that …

Bugs in My Pocket

· categorized in Garden, Kids,

I made a little book for a little girl that is a friend of ours. It was her birthday. We had such warm weather a while ago that all I could think of was gardens. I guess that’s where this story came from. I had so much fun doing the artwork for it and coming …

Dolly

· categorized in Sewing Tutorials,

After what seems like a long time (but was really only 2 weeks) I’m back to crafting! The wood floors are done… ish. We still must put on the trim and figure out thresholds. But, I dug out my sewing machine yesterday and here’s one of the things I’m so happy to get back to! …

The Last Floorboard!

· categorized in Kids, My Home,

These last two weeks have been crazy! We put in new hardwood floors under our feet (and the feet of our 3 kids.)  I’m so thrilled to say it’s done! It’s beautiful and as soon as we get the baseboards back on I’ll try to post some finished pics.So here’s a few more peaks into …

New Ground

· categorized in My Home,

Today we are continuing a long very big house project. I dislike carpet. And we just tore out all the old carpet in our dining room, family room, and hallway. I can’t describe the joy! Carpet in a dining room when you have kids is very difficult. My dislike of old carpet was confirmed when …

Painting

· categorized in Kids,

We’ve been busy with some major house projects! First we moved our big girl to her own room. We let her pick wall colors and painted first. Here’s a peak at her striped wall. Intense right? Vibrant and bright just like my girl. When I get her room more situated I’ll add more pics. But …

My Favorite Mug Cozy

· categorized in Sewing Tutorials,

You might have seen the crocheted coffee sleeve/mug cozies I made here. Or the felt ones here. Or the felt ones with coffee loving Androids here. Here’s my final (well, final for now at least) variation on the coffee sleeve/mug cozies. And it’s my favorite. I love this fabric! The teal and green is pretty …

All We Need Now is a Cow

· categorized in Food, Homeschool, Kids,

Usually I’m not super motivated to go above and beyond when cooking/baking. I already bake bread often and I do cook pretty often. I just don’t normally have the patience for spending a lot of time creating consumables. And with kids it’s easier to stick with what works. We eat pretty healthily and simply. But …