by Virginia | Mar 13, 2012 | Holiday, sewing
Ya Hoo! I wanted to have this finished with plenty of time for easter and now it is complete. This is a fun and simple pattern- easy to finish in less than a couple hours. The pattern includes plenty of pictures and full size pattern pieces....
by Virginia | Feb 7, 2012 | Holiday, kids craftings
My oldest daughter has basketball early on Saturday mornings in January and February and I used this time alone with Anne (it is hard to separate those 2) to make some February crafts that I saw on Pinterest. For awhile the kids were into building card houses and...
by Virginia | Jan 25, 2012 | embroidery, Holiday, kids craftings, sewing, sewing for boys, tutorial
Whenever I see embroidery hoops at the thrift store, i gather them up in my basket. They are addictive! I have too many now and it is time to start using them up. I thought Valentine's day would be the perfect time to get started! These are on...
by Virginia | Dec 23, 2011 | American Girl Doll, decorating, doll dress, gift, Holiday, Kit Kitteredge, sewing
I decided not to go overboard on handmade this year. And really, compared to the effort I made in past years, it's not so much! This post is going to be picture heavy and word light since I am supposed to pick the kids up in half an hour and I...
by Virginia | Dec 16, 2011 | decorating, Holiday, photo taking
I love my new iphone. Cal and discovered this snowman while running errands and we had to get a picture. Isn't it awesome? It is 3 hay bales stacked on top of each other. The hat is a feed bucket. The carrot nose is a...
by Virginia | Dec 13, 2011 | decorating, Holiday, photo taking
Whew! Another cookie party has come and gone. Those are my cookies above. I did all the same things as last year. I even used the same invitations! Lame. I know. I wanted to add "wear your most obnoxious christmas...