A First Day of (Home) School Pep Talk

· categorized in Homeschool,

Tomorrow we start. I feel like I’m holding my breath as I scramble around spending precious minutes getting everything settled or prepared. After that, hours of my day will be carved out and devoted to teaching my kids and exploring and learning with them. I home school and this year I have a 4th grader, …

Framed with fabric

· categorized in Miscellaneous, My Home,

I love a good easy instant fix for my creative side! I had some fabric and, inspired by this, I wrapped it around a frame. I want to do it with a few different sizes and fabrics and layer them here for some more depth and color. I’m slowly but surely stepping into using more …

My Vintage ’70 Bike

· categorized in Life,

This is new proof that my love of things vintage is spreading. I have never liked riding bikes. Even when I was a kid, I disliked it so much that I was the only one that would roller blade during family bike rides. The last time I rode a bike was about 15 years but …

Sweater Pillow

· categorized in Repurposing Tutorials, Sewing Tutorials,

Seems I’m forever making things out of sweaters. So my stash tends to attract them. This project is about as quick and easy as it gets in the sewing world. I wanted to get my “future project stash” smaller before we moved but I needed quick projects because, well, I should have been busy packing …

Pig Hooded Towel

· categorized in Kids, Sewing Tutorials,

My friend thought a pig towel for her baby would be hilarious. I concurred. And thus, the hooded pig towel was born. My little model loved this towel a lot and I’ll tell you how I made it just in case you love it too. Now, just in case you don’t want to make it …

Because We Moved

· categorized in My Home,

We have been without internet for more than a week. We moved out of town. I’ve had a horrible cold. True stories all. So while I may have an abundance of excuses, I really did intend to blog more. It just didn’t happen. So here’s a little about our move because it was epic (not …

Lace Headbands (Take Two)

· categorized in Kids, Sewing Tutorials,

After I made these beautiful headbands that I love, I of course, thought of how to make them better. I wanted to make some for gifts but was concerned that they wouldn’t fit as perfectly if I didn’t measure them to fit. Also, I wanted to make them for babies whose heads grow so fast …

Stretch Lace Headbands

· categorized in Sewing Tutorials,

This is, hands down, the easiest sewing project I’ve ever seen! I am loving it right now for that reason and many others. The stretch lace was bought with another project in mind, but after I got the idea, I have used almost all of it for making headbands. I can’t help myself. It’s that …

Making Pants’ Pockets Longer- The Easy Way

· categorized in Repurposing Tutorials, Sewing Tutorials,

Sometimes it’s the little things. Over the years, I’ve found many different ways to hack clothes and make them more functional. Today I made my husband’s awkwardly shallow pants pockets, into very roomy ones. It was quite simple and quick. So if your cell phone is falling out of your too small pockets or you …

Hooded Shark Towel

· categorized in Kids, Sewing Tutorials,

Hooded towels are one of my favorite projects right now. In case you missed them here are some I made for my kids and for presents: cat, monkey, dinosaur. My latest version was for a baby boy destined to be pretty cool. So, this shark towel was perfect for him! I love having a big …