If you aren't new here, then you know that one of my most favorite trips every year happens in October....a get-away up to Northern Wisconsin with my knitting friends (the KNITCH). We travel to the tall pines and lock ourselves into a big barn for a long weekend to knit, drink wine, eat, knit, drink more wine and eat some more. It's where memories have been made, wounds have been healed, life has been relaxed and restored ANDDDD where our yarn and knitting creativity flow endlessly!!!!!! So, ... continue reading...
A bouquet of newly sharpened pencils costume (and how much I love “You’ve Got Mail”)
"What will NY152 say today I wonder. I turn on my computer. I wait impatiently as it connects. I go online, and my breath catches in my chest until I hear three little words: You've got mail. I hear nothing. Not even a sound on the streets of New York, just the beating of my own heart. I have mail. From you."BEST . MOVIE . EVER! So, naturalllllly just *HAD* to make a "You've Got Mail" inspired costume for this month's installment of my 2019 costume project........can you tell what it issss???? ... continue reading...
How to sew a simple rainbow backpack pull
Dare I say it, but school is upon us. It's on the horizon and, as a matter of fact, today we are headed to get haircuts for school pictures + registration tomorrow. And what better way to prepare kiddos for school than to deck out their brand new, sparkling backpacks with FLAIR!?! :) Today, I am sharing this adorably cute softie rainbow backpack pull....it's a part of the #sewasoftie initiative, with Trixie from Coloured Buttons, which is encouraging kids and adults to learn to sew (which is ... continue reading...
How to make easy, reusable snack + sandwich bags for lunches!
"HELLO! I am a Mom and feel like a human snack vending machine for a third of my life"! Anyone else???? :) This never-ending snack supply ALWAYS consists of papers and wrappers and packing and cutting and slicing and packing and sending and, and, and........ SOOOOOOO why haven't I made these reusable snack and sanchiwch bags before now, you ask?! Well......to be honest, I have no idea but holy bananas am I excited that we have them now. Especially as school is about to begin and I can keep them ... continue reading...
How to make the cutest sloth plush bookend or doorstop!
Sloths are slow with droopy eyes and seem to have an introverted and interesting personality that is just plain adorable! And today, I am sharing *the cutest* little DIY for a sloth plushie that is weighted to be used as a bookend or doorstop; perfect for a kids room! ANNNND this pattern is the perfect thing to sew right along side your kiddos (andddd Silvie the sloth happens to be in the 2019 kids summer camp projects for Janome! YAY! Check out the rest of the free projects here) ... continue reading...
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