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Well I couldn’t get away with making one kid a hat.  I was quickly schooled on fairness according to 3 and 4-year-old.   Like I couldn’t see this argument coming a mile away. But [...]

If only I had an army of minions, I kept hidden in the basement who would obey my every command. I kinda do, except for the basement and the command part.  My son can’t get enough of [...]

I’m sneezing fur fibres. I should have guessed cutting and sewing that much faux fur fabric would pollute the air and my lungs with black and white particles. Furry bits are literally [...]

We had enough apples to last us more than a month if we each followed doctors orders.  So apple sauce was quickly a necessity.  

ALERT! Chip shortage this Thanksgiving!! Otherwise how can anyone explain why I arrived at my sister’s this Thanksgiving to little more than half a bag of Smokey Bacon left.  Our family [...]

I made my first quilt and my Aunt Valerie emailed me to say my grandmother would be so proud. I cried.  Instantly I can picture my grandmother and about a dozen other women in the church [...]

Wow.  Such an amazing response to the blog, thank you all.  I’m getting some recurring questions/comments.  How? When? People get the why, usually. With the amount of time I work outside [...]

Ruby’s Dress, this was my first attempt at making a dress. No pattern just a fabric she liked and a basic idea. Turned out pretty good and she loves that it has her name in it.

Pappy’s Birthday Shirts I didn’t make an extravagant cake for Bob’s Birthday, (which took all my will power) but I couldn’t resist putting the kids in matching customized [...]

I’m lucky to have a space in our house we use specifically for crafting.  It’s a little 6×12 foot loft space that overlooks the living room I share with the kids. Regular people would [...]