Decorating our mantle is a little difficult, since it usually ends up being a catch-all for everything we don’t want dogs, cats, or toddler getting into. But with all the inspiring mantles I’ve been seeing, I thought I could give it a try. The vase on the left was a wedding present and is filled {…Continue Reading}
Arden’s not an exceptionally squirmy sleeper, but she does move around enough to get uncovered and often wakes up cold. We use sleep sacks – Aden + Anais have nice muslin ones that work great, especially in the summer when you just need a little something – but there are never arms on sleepsacks. So, I thought {…Continue Reading}
A local animal rescue sponsors a Dirty Dog run each year where you can run with your dogs on the trails. Last year I ran with Laser and the oaf dragged me over hill and dale for the entire 5k. Normally, he poops out and I’m dragging him after the first mile or so. Turns out {…Continue Reading}
I finished Arden’s Halloween costume! This was so much fun to do. I also got to try out the embroidery features on my new machine by adding “Chef Arden” to the hat band. I’m so happy with the embroidery and other features on my Janome Memory Craft 9700 that I’ve decided to name it. She will {…Continue Reading}
Brittany at Mommy Words is giving away a Flip Ultra HD. I soo want to win this! Mommy Words is how I entered this crazy world when I was trying to figure out the manufacturer of the little play kitchen I snagged at a garage sale for Arden. One of the hits I got was {…Continue Reading}
We had a beautiful fall day in Michigan, so I decided to play around with my point & shoot camera and my favorite model. Some models are notorious for being difficult to work with, and mine is no exception: We started out slow, with some blank stares Then we progressed to a series of shots {…Continue Reading}
LuvintheMommyhood is hosting a sewing vs. knitting showdown for the month of October. Count me in! I’ve got this awesome baby hats book that I’ve been ithing to work my way through. I love knitting! On the upside it’s a nice take-along or sit-on-the-sofa project, but it does take considerably longer to finish a project {…Continue Reading}
I made more progress on Arden’s chef costume. I finished up the pants and the hat and of course had to try them on Arden. I know most kids don’t like to wear hats and tear them off at every opportunity. Not Arden. She’s always liked to wear hats which is great since I like to {…Continue Reading}
Sew Dang Cute has a brand new competition – Crafting With the Stars. I submitted my DIY Play Rifridgerator project. Please, please go check out the entries and click on mine – number of views may be considered in the audition process! Wish Me Luck!
Since I’ve been in a little bit of a project funk lately, I thought I’d take the time to share some parts of my life since this is supposed to be about Life. Family. Crafts. So, I browsed through some of my photo albums and lo and behold, one of the largest is the one where {…Continue Reading}
