This Giveaway is now CLOSED!It's about time...right? We have reached the 700 mark and counting! I am still amazed that all of you are out there. I have received so many kind emails and comments from a lot of you. Thanks also for the many shoutouts, referrals and link love. You are the reason our little family is continuing to grow. This giveaway is to Thank You for your support and kindness. So, I am giving away a pear pincushion or an apple pincushion...your choice. These are perfect ... Read More about Time For Another Giveaway!!
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Fabric Pumpkins
I love to decorate for fall and one of my favorite items to pull out every year are my Fabric Pumpkins. Want to know how you can make a pumpkin too? I saw a tutorial to make these on another blog last year and absolutely fell in love with them, but the link for Holly's tutorial is no longer working. I have had a few people ask how to make these so here is my version of her original tutorial as I remember it. I went to JoAnn's and looked through the Red Tag and Home Decor fabrics and ... Read More about Fabric Pumpkins
Kids Pet Carriers
My girls both wanted one of those fun little stuffed dog pet carriers that you see everywhere. I could not find any that weren't all glitzed out and all hot pink and furry, which is not really my style (and therefore not my girls style :)). So for Christmas this past year, I made them each a pet carrier. I found this pattern on ebay for $3. It was BRAND-NEW! Wahoo! The pattern is McCall's M5151. I made the carrier that is pictured on the bottom left. My girls love them! I am scared to ... Read More about Kids Pet Carriers
How to Applique Shirts…or Anything!
I have seen applique tutorials all over the internet and decided that I too wanted to give it a try. I made my new little neice and my baby some cute appliqued shirts. But really, you can put applique on pretty much anything.You just need a pattern/picture, something you are going to attach the applique to (ie. a shirt), fusible webbing (found most craft stores and fabric stores), an iron and a sewing machine.Cut out your pattern in the material of our choice. Cut a peice of fusible webbing ... Read More about How to Applique Shirts…or Anything!
Rice Bag Tutorial
When I was pregnant with my 5th child, I started getting "tennis elbow". It just got worse after she was born with all the nursing and carrying those darn car seats. It flares up every once in a while and if I cycle a series of hot and cold treatments, then the pain and tenderness really ease up. You can make your own by following this easy rice bag tutorial. I have a hard time sitting still sometimes and so I needed something that would allow me to be fairly mobile while heating or icing my ... Read More about Rice Bag Tutorial