Strawberries: Tastes of Spring

I love Strawberries.  Just the sight of them fills me with warm happy feelings of late spring and early summer.  Until then, here's some links to make a few that will never perish. Knitting: This is worth clicking over to see.  Very cute and fast to…

Custom Sewn Florinda Skirt Giveaway

My friend, Caroline Allen, has a beautiful new shop http://www.themodestmom.com/. Caroline is a licensed seamstress for the Florinda Maternity Skirt pattern and has a nice selection ready to ship or will custom sew one for you.   She has also searched high and…

Heart Crafts–Love it!

These Crafts will Make great inexpensive Gifts for Valentine's Day  1.  Simple Heart Gift Tags: a.  Get your heart template here:  http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/heart_templates.htm b.  Then cut out 2 larger hearts from white paper with scalloped scissors. c.  Cut out 2 smaller hearts from…

Handmade Valentine Treats

Need ways to save money this Valentine's Day without looking cheap?  Taking time to make a special gift yourself takes more effort and thought than picking up something at the store and can save money att he same time.  Here are…

Family Resemblance

My uncle is getting married in 2 weeks and as I was scanning in some family pictures for them, I noticed an uncanny resemblance between my grandfather on my mother's side and my husband.  They are not related as far…

Heidi’s Valentine Hair

Sometimes life is hard, especially when it involves math.  I love it, and Heidi doesn't…yet.  After a bout of tears neither of us wanted to do it anymore.  So we made a deal.  She worked while I did hair and…

12 ways to reuse your old t-shirts

T-shirts abound!  They are often free gifts at conventions and business events.  Or are part of treasured memories from summer camp, a sports team, or school club.  After awhile our drawers get stuffed and their memories make the shirts hard to part…

My second yarn This is 100% merino wool, hand dyed, and spun with lots of variations of thickness. It's an art yarn and I'm pretending I meant to make it this way–grin. I purchased the roving from my new friend,…