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 [...]
[the view from our campsite last week]
Hi friends. I hope your Thanksgiving was as tasty and wonderful as mine was. Now it’s time to savor Christmas. Chris got the Christmas decorations out of the attic on Friday so most of our lights on the house are up and our tree is standing and [...]
I have escaped this week. I’m off enjoying family time away from the phone, computer, and my own bed. Hopefully I get to see one of these sunsets.
Hope your Thanksgiving is warm.
And tasty.
And joyful.
And accompanied by people you love.
And too good to be true.
And, most of all, that you and I both remember who to [...]
Today I finally followed my own advice, put everything else aside, and made Thanksgiving cards with my kiddos. I won’t post photos because I don’t want to ruin the surprise for the recipients (you are out there!). So you’ll just have to imagine how much fun we had – markers, ink, paper, turkeys, baby wipes, [...]
Jes is back (she taught us why we should do this and how we can do this) with great tips for you as you write your Christmas letter this year. I usually get Jessie to write mine for me, but I’m feeling pretty confident after reading through this tutorial that this year I can do [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Another Book Bound Bindery Open House surprise for you: Golden Leaf Photography.
Go check out their website. Make sure you browse through the gallery. I really love this one. Amazing, right?! I know. Darren Jones is the man behind the camera at Golden Leaf Photography. He takes great photos, can work wonders in Photoshop, and most [...]
I am so excited about this new product! If you are anything like me, you love to give handmade gifts (especially at Christmas-time!). But it seems like every year something comes up and I end up giving at least one gift card. I don’t know about you, but I always feel a little bit lame [...]
I’m finally starting to feel spooky around here. It has cooled off a little and I’ve hung a few Halloween decorations. I even made my little guy’s bumble bee costume so we are ready for Halloween! My favorite part of Halloween is the food (surprise, heh). Last year we ate taco soup with salty bones [...]