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Whatever Floats Your Boat
No matter how many times it happens, I am always amazed what a group of young children can come up with when left to their own devices. Yesterday afternoon, we made boats. Other than providing materials, and the direction to … Continue reading
Sweet Little Fairy
Another little miss had her birthday last week. This young lady loves fairies, so when I saw a tutorial for fairy bendy dolls, I knew what to do! Isn’t she cute? The birthday girl aslo enjoys making things, so I … Continue reading
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10 Easy Ideas for a Handmade Valentine’s Day
I admit that I am often a last-minute person. Although I have great plans for holidays that might start months in advance, the bulk of the work is usually done a day or two before. And so, Valentine’s day is … Continue reading
Sock Snowmen
Is anyone else out there just a little addicted to Pinterest? I have only been on the site for the last two weeks, but have found it to be an amazing resource for creative ideas, as well as a way … Continue reading
Make Your Own Evergreen Christmas Wreath
Last year I shared with you how my mother-in-law taught me how to make an evergreen wreath. This year we gathered with the whole family (my brother-in-law and sister-in-law, too!) to make them again. We started our outing at our … Continue reading
Inspiration
In this moment I have herbs that need harvesting, a project in half-completion in the sewing room, a book half-read whose story dances around my head even when I have decided I MUST leave it and get back to doing … Continue reading
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A Fabric Book (and an unconventional business plan)
This weekend I had the opportunity to stretch my sewing muscles, while at the same time doing some very necessary planning for my business. The past seven weeks I have been involved in the Right Brain Business Plan Course and … Continue reading
Starting the Year with Giving
Do you ever happen upon a blog and something about the writer makes you decide you just have to add it to your daily blog reading? That’s what happened with me and Keri who writes Quaint and Quirky. Three things … Continue reading
UFOs – Stopping the Invasion
Just about anyone with a crafty hobby knows what UFOs are (and no, I am not referring to an extraterrestrial invasion!). They are the unfinished objects that were started and then abandoned in favour of newer, more exciting, more pressing, … Continue reading
A Handmade Holiday
I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas holiday! Hubby and I packed up the car on Christmas Eve (and boy was it packed!) and headed over the river and through the woods (literally) to his parent’s house where … Continue reading
