Need a Sewing Room?
Wherever we live, I need a sewing room :), a place to cut out fabric and leave my machine up all the time. It should be a place out of the direct path of traffic, since I am a bit of…
Avocados Everywhere!
I am so blessed! My mother in law brought me 50 Avocados today and she is coming back with that many more again. The food pantry in her small town had too many to use and are sharing with…
Closet Curtains
My 2 daughters share a closet with sliding doors. It's impossible for both of them to reach their things at the same time and the doors often come off the track causing a safety problem. I've been dreaming of taking…
Perpetual Breakfast: Nutritious and Delicious
Have you heard of the benefits of soaking wheat in cultured dairy products? It helps make it more digestable and greatly increases the absorptability of the nutritients. This sounds all scientific, but the best part is soaking wheat means breakfast…
Win a free Janome sewing machine or embroidery machine!
DIY Dish has just launched their new online television show. The first project features a cute no sew (or little sew) cake pincushion. You can watch it right here and then visit their blog to enter the giveaways for a…
Introducing the Jillian Tunic Pattern
She's finally here and ready for shipping! The Jillian Tunic pattern by my sister company, Blessed Designs was designed for American Hand Smocking and cut for maternity. After hearing the demands of my customers, I added a non-maternity cut and…
Ginger Bath–Soothing and Healing
I've been giving my children ginger baths for many years to relieve discomfort from flu, congestion, and colds. I didn't know why it worked, just that it did. I recently came across an interesting article on why ginger baths are so theraputic.…
Garlic Cheese Biscuits–Ward off Spring Illness
The children are not feeling well. Brandon slept all day yesterday and Heidi is the snoozer today. They have been well exposed to strep throat so I am watching them closely and staying home. I like to fight these things…
Care of Wooden Kitchen Utensils
Wooden Utensils are inexpensive, won't transfer heat, non-toxic, durable, non-stick, and beautiful when taken care of properly. You can get wooden cutting boards, rolling pins, spoons, dough paddles, and pancake turners and they should all be seasoned properly before use. All you…
Easy light and flaky biscuits with gravy!
The best part about these biscuits (besides the taste) is no cutting in butter or shortening! The dough comes together in just a few minutes and no purchased mix is required. My 8 year old son exclaimed, "Wow Mom! Everyone in…