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Shades of Me: HUGE Giveaway!

Earlier this month, Celina from Petit a Petit and I announced the Shades of Me series and people are so excited!  Make sure you sew along at home and upload your creations to the linky party, which will go up tomorrow morning.  We will be featuring some of you and can’t wait to see what […]

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Shades of Me: A Series of Sewing for You

My lovely friend Celina from Petit a Petit and Family and I have joined up to reinforce a New Year’s resolution of ours… to sew for ourselves more.  We love to sew for our kids, we really do, but they grow so fast.  There are times when we think about how amazing their wardrobes are, and […]

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The Handcrafted Holidays: Linky Party #1

I am so excited to be starting my very first blog series….  and what better way than to have a holiday extravaganza filled with awesome guest posters sharing super cool holiday crafts?!   Look at this awesome lineup! The Handcrafted Holidays will be running from Monday, November 4th until Saturday, November 23rd.   Every Saturday […]

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Little Red Riding Hood Outfit

Last month, I guest posted over a Nap-time Creations for her Sew Many Books Series.  When Emily contacted me and asked me to participate in this adorable series, I knew immediately that I wanted to make a Little Red Riding Hood outfit for my daughter Ainsley.   I have wonderful memories of a beautiful Halloween […]

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Hot Air Balloon Necklace: Tutorial

Who doesn’t love a cute hot air balloon necklace, right? Supplies Needed: *polymer clay *elastic thread *regular white thread *glue gun or quick set glue *fun beads *sewing needle *scissors *Mod Podge and Paint Brush (optional) Grab some fun polymer clay colors Roll a nickel sized amount of white into a ball and then shape […]

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The Tinny Dress: FLIPPED!

I am so excited to finally be able to share what I created for Frances Suzanne’s awesomely fun series Flip This Pattern.   I took the beautiful Tinny Dress and I “flipped” it into a reversible jacket.  Go over to Frances Suzanne to check it out.   The other 3 amazing competitors will be sharing […]

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Watermelon Mojitos: Recipe

Watermelon mojitos for the adults and watermelon popsicles… perfect for summer! Today, I want to share the recipe for the Watermelon Mojitos   watermelon mojitos (makes 4 servings)   *3 cups of watermelon (chopped) *approximately 30 mint leave (chopped) *mint for garnish *4 tablespoons white sugar *2 limes *8 ounces rum *2 cups ginger ale […]

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Vintage Ladder to Awesome Arbor

Once again (this seems to be a theme in itself), I came in second place by 1 vote.  ONE vote, lol.  That is fine with me because the winner this week did a great job on her whisky fire pit! Did any of you guess that my entry was the Vintage Ladder to Awesome Arbor? […]

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United Colors of Love World Map

Raise your hand if you figured out which craft audition was mine earlier this week!!! If you guessed United Colors of Love…..you were right! And guess what?  It came in first place, which means I am now a contestant on So You Think You’re Crafty.   A lot of people thought I was some of […]

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Updates Coming Soon: Promise :)

I get emails and blog comments almost daily asking me to update certain posts or requesting more details about specific projects.  I have been totally slacking with updates and I promise to change that very soon! Here are some of of those updates that will be coming shortly: Ainsley’s bedroom is just about finished and […]

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