Present Perfect :: the Sweet Life Pillow {+ Giveaway}
I’m a big fan of Betz White and not just because of her bright, colorful style but also her eco-friendly ethos and her reputation for sewing expertise, something I knew about already from making this...
View ArticlePattern Sale and Free Tutorials
This is your holiday season! You are going to rock the handmade this year, I’m sure of it. It is time to bust out the thread and pre-wash that fabric, it is your hour! I love the way that handmade...
View ArticleSlow Family Travel to Ireland
Sometimes you meet someone whose sparkling, authentic enthusiasm and deep positive energy is a perfect match for your own bubbling overflow of ideas. Someone whose warm, thoughtful insights detangle...
View ArticlePerfect Gift for your favorite snarky Parents :: Peppermint Schnapps with a...
It’s Christmas mode at our house right now. Full throttle. My favorite response to all things chaos and crazy is to get a little punchy. And, that my friends, is where this peppermint schnapps comes...
View ArticleSilver & Gold, Charley Harper Christmas Stockings
In the swooping rush of the holiday season and the unwinding that followed, I never got around to blogging about these Christmas stockings. My apologies for still talking about Christmas stuff but I...
View ArticleHow to Wrap a Heart :: Resuable Fabric Wrap for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s day is a hand-makers holiday. No doubt. I always catch the crafting (love) bug and cannot stop. This year is no exception and I’m excited to share Valentine projects all week. (I realize...
View Articlemonster valentines day cards :: free printables
Guys! It’s my very first ever printable paper project! Meet the Valentine Monsters! It is here just in time to rescue you from a last-minute rush to the drug store to get school valentines. (You know...
View ArticleSweet Nothings :: Treat Bags for your Valentine {a free printable}
I wasn’t kidding when I said I was going to share Valentine’s Day ideas all week. I really am! What is better than a little sweet nothings treat bag, am I right? Yup, right. I love the way packaging...
View Article“love”-ly smoothie sippers!
It is almost Valentines Day! The boys both had their classroom parties today and came home so excited about all the valentines they got. All of which means tiny temporary tattoos and glossy pieces of...
View ArticleSpring Break Stay-cation
It’s been pretty quiet around the blog for the last week and a half! My apologies about that. The boys had their spring break last week and after much debate we decided to try our first stay-catation....
View ArticleMy project for Mollie Makes magazine
I have been bursting with a secret for about a month now but haven’t been able to say anything. So here it is: I have a project in the most recent Mollie Makes magazine! Issue 58 to be specific. Well,...
View ArticleCosta Rica :: Our Family Trip in a World of Color and Life
Our little family just returned from a most wonderful week-long vacation to Costa Rica. I had, of course, heard people talk about Costa Rica and heard their wondrous stories of vacations. But before we...
View ArticleNot about Money. Other Reasons to Sell at a Craft Fair
{peg fairies by Sophi Karkeek} Ack! It has been over a month since I wrote here! I always find it a little embarrassing when I neglect the blog. I do this funny thing where I talk in my head to you...
View ArticleAll You Need is Love Table Setting [See Kate Sew – Book Review]
I am a sucker for two things: a handmade Valentine’s Day and a pretty table setting. So, when I got a copy of the book See Kate Sew * for review from Fons & Porter and was immediately smitten with...
View ArticleHand-Stamped Tote with Leather Handles :: Secret Valentine Exchange
Every year I try to sign up for Sanae and Ute’s fabulous Secret Valentine exchange. I have managed it for the last two years and that is a good thing because when the deadline slips past me I end up...
View ArticleMidnight Village Advent Calendar :: a printable activity advent DIY
For the past three or four years our family has celebrated the build up to Christmas with an activity advent calendar. As much as I love chocolate (and I really love chocolate! Make no mistake) I find...
View ArticleA Georgia Dress Hack with All The Flowers
Guys, I stitched up another Georgia dress hack and it has all the flowers. All of them. As soon as I made this version of the Georgia dress from Seamwork Magazine, I knew that I needed a second one....
View ArticleMy project for Mollie Makes magazine
I have been bursting with a secret for about a month now but haven’t been able to say anything. So here it is: I have a project in the most recent Mollie Makes magazine! Issue 58 to be specific. Well,...
View ArticleCosta Rica :: Our Family Trip in a World of Color and Life
Our little family just returned from a most wonderful week-long vacation to Costa Rica. I had, of course, heard people talk about Costa Rica and heard their wondrous stories of vacations. But before we...
View ArticleNot about Money. Other Reasons to Sell at a Craft Fair
{peg fairies by Sophi Karkeek} Ack! It has been over a month since I wrote here! I always find it a little embarrassing when I neglect the blog. I do this funny thing where I talk in my head to you...
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