Anytime I have a child in my life who wants to learn to sew, I am all for it. The story behind the why? When I was a child, we had an old Singer treadle machine and a decrepit Brother machine. Neither of which I had any clue how to use. My Mom wasn't exactly… Continue reading Learning To Sew Kits For Children
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Crafting Little Treasure Jars
Crafting Little Treasure Jars - Walker and Alistaire have a habit of breaking piggy banks, but love to have little treasure chests for their coins. With a few mason jar accessories I had in my crafting bins, I had some cute jars they can hang in their bedroom. First, a mason jar and a band. I… Continue reading Crafting Little Treasure Jars
Fear and Loathing of Halloween & The Teal Pumpkin Project
Let's start this off with a tale.....one where a girl never celebrated any holidays growing up, because her parents followed a church that didn't believe in them. Growing up in a world where people took a zealot fervor of never letting children have imaginations, nor pretending anything. As I grew into adulthood I toyed with… Continue reading Fear and Loathing of Halloween & The Teal Pumpkin Project
Summer In The Garden
June 21st is the Summer Solstice...and as Spring winds down, suddenly the garden I babied through the winter and spring is a mess of greens. It has gone crazy. Not that I am complaining! The little apple tree that could. Of all the new trees this one is amazing. Huge apples, loaded as can be.… Continue reading Summer In The Garden