How to make fabric bowls…

fabric bowl tutorial

When I'm sewing at my machine there's a lot of thread and tiny scraps being thrown around and it always ends up on the floor.  Though I love to vacuum doing it every single day is a bit much. I needed a thread catcher.  So off I went to my Pinterest DIY board for some inspiration.  I found this … [Read more...]

The French Fox blanket is done and on it’s way!

French Fox blanket all finished!

I've just finished the French Fox blanket and its on its way to its new owner. The blanket was backed in a natural color organic flannel and I tied the front and back of the blanket together with DMC embroidery floss. My Bernina sewing machine has some really pretty embroidery stitches and I used … [Read more...]

Mini Christmas stocking

So while my computer is away getting fixed (fingers crossed!) I'm using my husbands.  It's true, I feel somewhat lost without my laptop.  But I also had this strange kind of free feeling!  Like when you realize you forgot to bring your cell phone at first there's a little panic and then … [Read more...]

Sign of the season and a girlish silhouette

So I stepped away from the glitter for an afternoon and decided to make a "JOY" sign to put in my space at Vintage Glory.  Jaime at That's My Letter has one of the best tutorials for painting letters, she also has a really wonderful blog! So what I did was find a piece of wood from the piles … [Read more...]

A challenge of sorts…

One of the blogs I follow is Big House, Little Prairie.  I live vicariously through Laura (the author) and her family as they make a life on a 40 acre farm.  One of her recent posts was about the little, everyday moments that when strung together make up our lives.  She has photos of their new … [Read more...]

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