Crafts
First Twirly Skirt
Well, I’ve definitely jumped on the twirly skirt - making bandwagon, and I don’t want to get off! I’ve actually been wanting to make some of these skirts for Lydia and Meredith for a long time, but I’ve just been busy being pregnant and doing other stuff - ha!
I used these instructions, [...]
Hands Full, Heart Overflowing
We’ve been home for a week now together as a family, and we are really enjoying Shepherd. I haven’t been online in several days (which is why you’re only seeing my auto-posted theological long essays rolling out!); nonetheless it has been really great for me to rest, spend time with God, and just focus [...]
Baby Clothes Quilt
A few weeks ago I sifted through mounds of clothes in attempt to downsize our closets, and the materials for a quilt project resulted pretty quickly just by cutting 6.5″ squares (6″ finished) from most of the baby clothes. Much of the nice clothes I am passing down to my sisters, but there are [...]
A Little Table Runner
Here’s a picture for Linda. Thanks, Linda!
I saw this idea first over at her blog and read how she got the idea from Sally, so I thought I would try my hand at something similar. I should have been taking a nap actually, but I whipped it up yesterday afternoon to go along [...]
Uh, Oh.
I’ve been THINKING again. I feel an unnecessarily long post coming on.
Okay, so I have come to the conclusion that I like just about EVERY type of traditional/”quasitraditional” craft, and it’s just plain frustrating. Quilting, sewing, drawing, knitting, decorative painting, floral arranging, photo/scrap-booking, interior decorating, finishing wood projects …… etc., etc. [...]
You would think
… that after three babies we would have purchased a swing. Well, there were lots of reasons we never did, but we have quickly realized this time around that a swing is a verrrrry nice piece of equipment to have when you have two hungry toddlers, or you need somewhere to put baby down [...]
Prince Charming
My prince charming finished painting the bonus room the other night, and it looks beautiful! What do you think about the ORANGE?!
The kids and I spent the entire morning playing in there today as we read books (in the completed “book nook!”), watched a movie, and just enjoyed playing together. I even folded three [...]
Sweat Shop
Just kidding - but since I’ll probably be more like a milk factory in a few months, I’m enjoying my time in the craft sweat shop. “Book nook” is making progress, and I finally finished the bed pillow for Lydia that I’ve promised her for weeks. I never knew that sewing could be so fun [...]
“Book Nook” in progress . . .
“Oh for a book and a shady nook, either in door or out.” ~John WilsonOur house is getting pretty squared-away, and I’m really excited about finishing a little project this week. When we were looking for a home, we were happy to find a house with a “FROG” (finished room over the garage - funny, [...]
Finished!
I finished the last few stitches of Lydia’s quilt today during the kids’ naps. Although I decided late one evening to make it easy on myself and just make plain blocks instead of the complicated ohio-star/applique butterflies that I envisioned in my mind, I am very happy with it and can’t wait to put it [...]