From the monthly archives: January 2012
This was an adorable skirt that my daughter and I bought because she loved the fabric. It was Lucky Brand and cost one dollar. She had no intention of wearing this as a skirt. I didn’t take a photo of it before she started cutting it up, but the photo below shows the [...]
I’ve been wanting to try making a skirt out of thrifted sweaters. This wasn’t as easy as I hoped it would be, even though the concept is pretty simple: cut up pieces from old sweaters, sew them together and sew them to a piece of elastic. The first thing I had to figure [...]
I am a huge fan of education. As a parent, it’s one of the topics that I think about often. I believe that children learn in different ways, and that there is no one perfect method of education that works for every child. So when opportunities have arisen to give our kids a chance at [...]
Today’s salt and pepper shakers are Legos. These aren’t vintage, but they have a vintage feel, like many of the plastic sets we’ve collected over the years. I think once you have boys in your house, you forever love Legos.
People who judge you based on the content of your character. Leaders. Followers who choose to follow people of character. People capable of imagining themselves in someone else’s shoes. Generous people. Kind people. People who give you cake pops. Anyone with a smile. Kids who see past racism. Encouraging people. Thoughtful people. Volunteers. [...]
Welcome to this week’s Wear It On Your Head Wednesday! This week I’m featuring a project that I did for my niece, who just turned 5. These were part of the party favors at her Royal Princess Tea Party. I cut the shapes out of felt. I cut a solid piece for the bottom, and [...]
This is a guest post by my daughter. You’ve seen her here before, as she has modeled for many of my headband projects. In addition to being a great model, she is a blossoming artist (and photographer and seamstress…). She’s going to tell you about her weekend project. If she likes it here, she might [...]
I love making custom gift bags for people. Sometimes I use canvas bags, so they can be used again and again. I bought these at Hobby Lobby. If you time it right, they will be 50% off, so it’s worth it to wait a week or two and check back. Here are a couple of [...]
Here’s my favorite YouTube video from the past week:
A toy robot and a beautiful doll fall in love. He gives her his heart. Super sweet.
Welcome back to another Salty Saturday. Today I’m featuring these wonderful silver plastic salt and pepper shakers. I believe they’re from the 1950s. They have been glued a few times, but they are still loved.
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