by Virginia | Oct 6, 2020 | activities with kids, decorating, gift, Holiday, sewing, Sewing To Sell, tutorial
A Little Witch Doll for Marion We are trying to get into the Halloween Spirit over here! I am not much of a scary decorator for Halloween- I like keeping things cute! I used the Dolly with Style pattern from my book, More Sewing To Sell. It was really easy to...
by Virginia | Sep 1, 2020 | Books, gift, Gingercakesews, organizing, owls, patterns, Pretty Birds Book, sewing, tutorial, Uncategorized
Little Owl Desk Caddy DIY My kids are back to school on Tuesday but not in person. Our school is beginning online. Sigh. Sigh again. So I made a cute little owl desk caddy for my soon to be 2nd grader. She is very socialable and this is hard for her. I am hoping...
by Virginia | Jan 8, 2020 | gift, Holiday
6 Happy Holiday Gift Ideas About a week before Christmas, I made this new Youtube video over on my channel. I wanted to make a follow up blog post to share what actually worked, what was added, and what did not happen! I thought it would be fun to share how things...
by Virginia | Nov 18, 2019 | gift, patterns, sewing, tutorial, Uncategorized
I am trying hard to be more mindful at home and using less STUFF. It’s a challenge but not nearly as hard as I thought it would be. In fact, I enjoy exploring new ways to change things up and it feels great to set a better example for my kids. It also appeals to...
by Virginia | Nov 4, 2019 | craft show, gift, organizing, patterns, sewing, toys, vacation
When I look at the data of my pattern shop, not only is the crayon art folio my best seller, the second best seller is the old version without the mini folio included! Isn’t that amazing? I know why too- because this crayon organizer pattern is not only adorable...
by Virginia | Nov 3, 2019 | fabric, gift, patterns, sewing, sewing for boys
One of my most popular PDF Sewing Patterns is the Art Caddy Tote. I created this pattern for my own kids back when their crayons, markers, glue sticks, scissors, coloring books and papers were all over my house. What is an art loving (yet semi neat nick) mom to do? I...
