freebie & other good things

One activity from our advent calendar this year was to play Christmas Bingo with a few friends. Well, that’s what we did Saturday and it was lots of fun. So much fun that I didn’t even take photos. Why does that always happen? Oh well. I’m sharing my Christmas Bingo boards with you. To download [...]

christmas advent calendar

I finally solved my advent calendar dilemma! Hooray! And I’m feeling especially awesome because I didn’t spend one single penny. I managed to only use stuff I already had. So, I’m sharing a little how-to for this one because it’s super easy and I bet you have enough stuff at your house to do it [...]

tutorial tuesday: a crafty round-up

Last week I found Sew, Mama, Sew!’s blog where they have been posting a whole series on Handmade Holidays. Awesome! I’m so behind the times. I wish I had been following along all month. There are so many projects I want to try. So, for tutorials today, I’m listing a few projects I want to [...]

handmade christmas

It’s time to start making the Christmas presents for my kiddos. I love this part of the holidays. I’ll keep you posted on how the projects are coming–I hope to have everything completed before Thanksgiving. But that never happens. It’s worth a try, right?

I am putting together a dress up box for the boys. My [...]

tutorial tuesday: apple pie

Your apple pie will never be the same because Jenny is sharing her apple pie secrets with us today. She is brilliant and witty and very good at making delicious apple pie. Jenny and I first met on a study abroad to New Zealand while I was in college. Later, my husband and I lived [...]

tutorial tuesday: autumn centerpieces

I love Tuesdays! My sister-in-law, Katie, is back (hooray!) to teach us how to make autumn centerpieces. Perfect timing right? Enjoy!

*********************************************

Here are a few ways to make fall centerpieces out of things you can find in your yard.

All you need to get started is fall leaves, twine, glass vases, and candles.  I used [...]

tutorial tuesday: rainbow cake

Do you know Meg? Or her blog? Or have you seen her house? Meg and I have never met in real life but I’m pretty sure that if we were given the chance, we would be good friends. Today she is sharing her rainbow cake secrets with us. You can see the original post here [...]

pamphlet stitch tutorial

Ready for a new project? This tutorial is for a 4″ by 6″ pocket pamphlet with four pages.

Named ‘pocket’ because it’s small enough to fit in your pocket or purse, not because it has pockets.

Named pamphlet because it is bound with the pamphlet stitch. The pamphlet stitch is good for sewing a few pages together [...]

birthday tutu

Our little neighbor friend turned 4 and we decided to make her a tutu. I should have done a tutorial for this one because it’s super easy (no sewing!) but I didn’t. However, I did stumble upon Design Mom’s tutu tutorial from a while back and it is very similar to what I did. Or [...]

burlap mat tutorial

{Hooray for Tutorial Tuesdays! And hooray for guest tutorials!  Put your hands together and welcome my incredibly talented and delightful sister in law, Katie. She’s resourceful and clever and the nicest person on the planet. You can enjoy more of Katie over at her blog. Today, she’s going to teach us how to make burlap [...]