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My New Menu Planning Board
I don’t consider myself to be really crafty. My projects probably look a little cheesy next to some of these gals but I have my fun, so bear with me. 🙂 I’ve been doing some changing around here, changing the living room and now working on the kitchen. I’m just that way – Rearranging the furniture is my favorite thing but because of the layout of our rooms sometimes it just doesn’t work. So occasionally I just change out little decorations but I’ve even hit a snag with that in the last year or maybe even longer. I’ve had no inspiration. No enthusiasm or interest. Then I was inspired by……
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Button Jar Toppers
I just love these fun and let’s not forget easy crafts (I need easy) I find from my fellow bloggers. I originally saw these in a book but I found a tutorial online that showed step by step instructions that I ended up following. I used cotton balls as my filler. One thing I wished I had done differently is to spray paint the brass rings a black color. But since I didn’t, I’m giving myself all the reasons why it’s better I did it this way. 🙂 I can’t find the exact tutorial I followed but here’s one that will explain the process. Pincushion Jar Tutorial at Little Paper…
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My New DIY Thread Rack
I’ve been wanting a thread rack – you know the thingamajig I’m talking about right? It’s a rack that holds all your sewing thread and not only are you able to readily see what colors you have on hand, you actually have a storage area for all your thread. I wasn’t really sure how to make one but thanks to Sugar Bee and her Thread Rack Tutorial I was able to see that it is quite possible to make your own. So, using some of that pink pegboard my brother-in-law gave us, I had my son… cut it to the exact dimensions for the area in which it would hang…
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Sewing Unit Study – Day 1
Lately I’ve been challenged to help my daughter enjoy the schooling process more. Like all of us have found out each child is different with their own unique personality and learning style. My daughter has seemed bored with school with no real interest in history or science. Neither has she discovered a love for reading (exception to that is the Trailblazer books by Dave & Neta Jackson). I have been at a loss as to how I can get her excited about school. Then I thought of Dr. Raymond Moore, a man of much common sense and understanding of children and how they learn. What would he suggest? From reading all of his…
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Reversible Tote Bag
I guess I was feeling rather crafty last week and so when I took Serenity to buy some fabric for a skirt, I became inspired to make a reversible tote bag. I found a very helpful tutorial here at Crafster – http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=91070.0. It did take a little while an entire day to complete but I prevailed and actually have a completed reversible tote bag. Yeah! Besides the time involved, I have about $6 invested in this tote. If I can make this, I know you could, too. I think this lined bag is pretty cute – http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=32204.0. Maybe for my Audrey?
