I’ve always loved the idea of having an Advent Calendar with an activity to do each day of December up to Christmas, but I’d never found just the right one. Early in November this year, I saw and fell for this one on the Sew Mama Sew Blog: Advent Calendar. I modified the calendar slightly (I really…
Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree
Since we don’t currently have any crawling babies or pets, Ray suggested that we skip using our artificial tree this year and buy a real one. I love real trees, so I was easily convinced. We’ve never cut down our own tree before, and I thought it would make a great family memory to do just that. A little bit…
Handmade Christmas: Personalized Perpetual Calendars
I think these calendars are quite possibly the coolest thing that I’ve ever made! I have to thank Rashida from i heart linen for the amazing idea. You can find Rashida’s original calendar here: Prairie Girl, Calendar Girl. When I first saw the calendar, the idea of putting fabric photos in it popped in my…
Messenger Bag Tutorial
It’s a little early for Christmas gifts, but I like to be done before the beginning of December so that I can ship off the gifts that need to go to other parts of the country without having to wait in really long lines at the post office, and it’s so nice to just be able…
Bigger Sizes of the Little One Layette are Coming!
I know, it sounds a little strange to have a layette pattern in toddler sizes, but so many mamas asked for it that I just had to oblige! As a mama of a little one who’s in size 3T, I’m thrilled with it already. The test version went out to my amazing team of testers…
Handmade Christmas Gifts – Preschool Memory Games
I used the Memory Game Tutorial at Kindershop Online to make these Memory Games for almost three-year-old Jamie and Ray’s nephew who is the same age. I know that they’ll get a lot of use! Both sets: The fronts (both sets are almost exactly the same): All packed up in their drawstring bags and ready…
A PJ Swap and Dyed Tees for Baby
October’s swap on my favorite online sewing board was for PJs. We really need winter PJs around here, and I thought it would be a great way to get me moving on them! My swap partner has a son and a daughter who are six and thirteen, so I sewed for both of them, and…
Rag Quilt for Baby Charlie
We have plenty of receiving blankets left from when Jamie was tiny, but every baby needs special things made just for him, right? I saw this tutorial: How to Make a Ragged Squares Quilt at Crazy Mom Quilts a few days ago and thought it would make a perfect baby boy quilt! I picked out…
Fun at Pirate Days!
We visited the annual Pirate Days celebration here in the town where we live yesterday and had a great time. We enjoyed Pancakes with Pirates which was put on by our local church to raise money for the local food pantry. The kids had a blast in the kids’ section which was full of mazes,…
Award-winning Legos for the State Fair
We’re heading out to the Texas State Fair tomorrow morning, and Allen is so excited that he’ll get to see his Lego project on display! He did the whole project all on his own from coming up with the idea and design to completing the construction. We found out a few weeks before the fair…