Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Did you gobble till you wobbled? We had turkey and the fixin’s at home with our little family. I covered the table in freezer paper and came up with this impromptu Thanksgiving tablecloth/name tag/decor. I kinda like it! It stayed like this for roughly ten minutes until the kiddos discovered it and {…Continue Reading}
If you’ve been reading a while, you might have read that we are a gFamily. We diapered Arden and now Hadley using a hybrid diaper system called gDiapers. Have you heard of gDiapers? Right now is a great time to try them, because there’s a great deal for new friends – the New Friends Bundle: {…Continue Reading}
Thanks for dropping in to see today’s features – grab a feature button if yours is listed! Julia at It’s Always Ruetten has a love for banker’s chairs and after seeing her transformation of a thrift store nab, I’m completely on board as well! Cara from Craft Dictator made a great serving table with only {…Continue Reading}
Are you ready for a Women’s look? Trust me I’ve got plenty of pins for women, but I thought this one was a good place to begin… This was a target look pinned by April. She has a whole Pinterest board with all kinds of looks she’d like to create for herself. I knew I {…Continue Reading}
Are you ready to party? Great! There won’t be a linkup on Thanksgiving, so gather everything you’ve made lately and come and share! This week I addressed the fashion necessities for the other winter holiday – Thanksgiving! This cozy sweater dress I shared at Welcome to the Mouse House is perfect for a festive feast. Let’s {…Continue Reading}
The response to my initial Sew This Look post was better than I had hoped! I’ve received several submissions for looks you’d like me to pick apart, so watch for those in the coming weeks! Before I dive into the reader submissions, I wanted to show that even though I have two daughters to sew {…Continue Reading}
In today’s features you’ll notice a couple of project pairs being featured. Yup, they were so good I had to feature both entries! You know the drill; grab a feature button! First up we have Jane at Urban Jane with a pair of fun and festive DIY trees. In glitter… … and leather. L-O-V-E. Maybe {…Continue Reading}
Today I have the pleasure to be guest posting at Welcome to the Mouse House as a participant in Hayley’s Handcrafted Holidays Series. I made this cozy sweater dress for the oft-neglected (at least in the fashion sense) holiday: Thanksgiving. Go see more pictures of my Thanksgiving sweater dress at Welcome to the Mouse House. While {…Continue Reading}
I received a lovely e-mail from a reader Chihoci, saying that she had followed the instructions for my 12 Days of Christmas Tree Skirt and made her own version. This was an early project, made during my first year of blogging in 2010. I made this smaller tree skirt to go with the tabletop artificial {…Continue Reading}
It’s been a wild week, what’cha been making? I can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to! Here’s my sofa re upholstery project I was telling you about – doesn’t it look so much better? The new fabric is a closer color match in person than the photos show. So now on to Thrifty {…Continue Reading}
