I’ve quite enjoyed sharing some of what went into the Anne of Green Gables Party package we sent to my daughter for her birthday. There were several other goodies we included that I wanted share here. Let’s take a closer look and see. Confession: The Anne doll didn’t go. It’s mine. 🙂 But as you […]
Anne of Green Gables Printables & a Journal Craft
All this week I’m sharing all things Anne. It started when I decided to get a birthday package together to send to Bon Bon at college. It has been so much fun creating crafts and gathering ideas for her and her roommates to do…all while having an Anne of Green Gables movie marathon of course! […]
Boredom Buster List
The other day my daughter was complaining that she was bored. No, wait, BORED – all in capitals. Hmm…must be pretty bad if she put it that way, right? She even wrote an e-mail to Grandma explaining complaining how bored she was. Now, I don’t know about you, but I think grandmas are a certain […]
Cute Gift Packaging
Any time we go to a baby or bridal shower, give birthday presents, or even Christmas gifts most people have come to know which gift is ours just because of our signature gift wrapping. Brown paper packages tied up with string. Here’s an example of some I sent as part of a Twelve Days of […]
Etching Glass Mugs {Tutorial}
I don’t know why it’s taken me eight children to finally think of permanently etching their names on individual cups. We’ve tried everything from assigning colors of plastic cups to names on pieces of masking tape. Now the proof cannot be washed away and has to be carefully used. Here’s the process we used to […]
Age Appropriate Chores/Skills
Think of some famous musician, sports player, or artist. How did they acquire the skills they have? Chances are for most of them it took work, lots and lots of dedicated work, learned sequentially and methodically, to achieve the level they are at now. The same lesson applies to us and to our children. Any […]
Story Paddle Boards
Many of our family home evening lessons have stories with pictures. Typically I would hold up a picture and tell the words to the story that went along with the picture. My sister-in-law came up with the idea of using a paddle board to hold the story using binder rings. She types up the words […]
T-Shirt Re-fashioning
Spring is here! I’ve been trying to de-clutter our house slowly. I went through my clothes closet. {shudder} There were so many old clothes in there! Worn-out, out-dated, and eek! too small. After a thorough cleaning session I realized I needed some new spring shirts. Most of our days are spent at home so I […]
Prettying Up Regular pens
I have a friend who just has a knack for making things pretty. She has a talent for decorating anything: her home, tablescapes, for a party, etc. She threw a baby shower for my SIL and while there we were required to write our names and addresses on envelopes so thank you notes could easily […]
You’ve Got the Write Stuff
Don’t you just love to get mail? A happy surprise or a hand written note can really brighten someone’s day. This fast paced age of texting, e-mail, and online chatting makes those letters even more precious. My little sister, who is currently serving a mission for our church, decided before she left to buy special […]
Keep your threads untangled
A couple of weeks ago I did some much needed deep cleaning and reorganizing of my sewing supply box. I got tired of all my pins being scattered helter skelter so I sewed some new pincushions. The buttons all got placed in their appropriate compartments, the sewing machine needles were sorted according to usage, and […]
Good Things
There’s been a number of good things I’ve come across the last week or two. So good I just have to share. This is number 1 (what else?). Hot Chocolate on a Stick from Giverslog.com. Giver’s log is also a very good thing posting gift ideas galore, some to buy, some to make. For Fudge’s […]
Easy Reversible Poncho
I love this time of year when there’s a nippiness to the air. It also heralds the poncho sewing season at our house. We’ve been sewing these for years not only for my girls but also as gifts. They are easy to sew, taking only 1 hour for the inexperienced sewer. All sizes are girls’ […]
Harry Potter Madness
I have to start this post by retelling an incident that occurred two years ago while we tried to gather around the table for lunch. Just some precluding info we usually begin our prayers by saying “Dear Heavenly Father.” It all started when Mr. Ferrero Rocher called Cookie ‘Dumbledore.’ We were sitting down around the […]
Cool Summer Days Paper Calendar Tutorial
Upon posting the sewing tutorial for the Cool Summer Days Calendar I received many comments from those who don’t sew but would still like one. Here’s a paper version I came up with. It’s fairly easy – just print, cut, paste, laminate, make a few more cuts, and tape together. It only takes about one […]