Two More Days

Just two days until the Indie Craft Experience!

I’ve always been so sad about not being able to go to the cool craft fairs – not that I don’t think the church events always put on are nice, but I wanted to be able to see the stuff I see online. The awesome crafts [...]

How I learned to crochet

A friend of mine taught me to crochet one day. It was a quick and easy lesson and I caught on right away. I went online and found NexStitch.com with fast loading videos and easy to follow along instructions. That fixed it for a couple of stitches that I just needed to see [...]

Winners of Fall Y’all Giveaway

It is time to announce the winners! I didn’t realize what I was getting myself into since I asked you all to pick which of the three items you were most interested in – that meant I had to separate the comments into three categories. Whew, that took much longer then I thought.

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Blankets Into Pillows

I was reminded of the blankets that can fold into a pillow after reading this post at Mommies Magazine about stuffed animals that are the stuffed animal, a pillow and a blanket. That is too cool! But in keeping with my buying handmade this year, I went to etsy to search for the blanket/pillow [...]

Organizing the Craft Room

My craft room is in a constant state of needing to be organized. I try to keep the like with the like – the sewing together and by the sewing machine, the bookcase shelves well kept, the kids craft items on the same shelf in the closet. But it is still a mess.

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A Giveaway

Chele is getting ready to make a big move and she’s been having giveaways all month long to celebrate – today she asks what five things you could give up to simplify your life. One of my answers is my scrapbooking things!

A few years ago I attempted to try scrapbooking. I have no [...]

Brain Thread

There are days when my brain goes off on wild tangents. Today was one of those days.

I was listening to the latest Mom’s Money podcast, this week’s show is about teaching kids about money. This is a great topic for me because I want to start giving my kids an allowance and just [...]