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One of the simple tricks that I love that allows me to get more stuff “done” is to start with a premade item and then embellish or change it up. Today, for Ten Minute Tuesday, I’m going to show you how to embellish a simple t-shirt with a bit of sewing and applique. I’ve used the “trick”…
All I can say after you read this post is that you can tell I’ve got teenagers in the house with Taylor Swift on consistent repeat. To tell you the truth I kinda like it… I spend the entire month of January walking around the house singing “Baby I’m a nightmare dressed like a…
Head’s UP! Valentine’s Day is this Saturday! If you haven’t had the chance to pick something up for your special guy yet, I’ve got a little project that may just help you out! I give you the “punny” – “I don’t want 5 guys, just you” free printable Valentine. This project also kicks…
Valentine’s Day always seems to sneak up on me a bit. I don’t know why but it shouldn’t. It’s such a pleasant and happy holiday. A full day devoted to apprecating those around us that we love. We get the whole family involved with a “fancy” dinner at home and lots of chocolate for…
A few days before I needed to send off “the” Christmas package to my family out west, I decided that I needed to throw just “one more” gift in there. Normally I have quite a nice time planning out projects to sew for my nieces and nephews but this year I had…
It’s January so I guess it’s time to get back into the swing of things. I admit that I’ve done a lot of nothing the last few weeks. My daughter was home from college and most of my extended family has been out-of-town all month, so things have been really quiet around here. I…
I always love looking back at the year that has just passed. Remembering both the good and the bad and figuring out what I’d like to do and see in the next year. A few days ago I shared with you the top 10 most visited sewing projects of 2014, today I’m going to share…
This post first appeared on SNAP Creativity as a part of their last minute gifts series. I’m posting it here for you in case you missed it! So we’re in the final countdown to Christmas. Are you ready? Anyone have any last minute gifts they are working on?? Gift cards make great last minute gifts, especially…
Today I’m excited to be sharing with you an idea for a simple zippered pouch perfect for holiday gift giving. Zip pouches are one of my all time favorite gifts to sew. They sew up quickly and you can easily personalize them to match the style of the recipient. To add a professional touch to this…
It looks like we are starting down the home stretch to Christmas. It’s in just 10 days… Not to panic you or anything :). This week (and a little bit of next) I’ll be sharing some quick Christmas last minute gift ideas then I’ll be signing off until after New Years. I have been sewing…
Guess what?? Another nail polish gift idea… I know there have been quite a few of those shared here lately but right now nail polish seems to be a big part of my teenage girls lives, my house always seems to smell like acetone. My girls are always looking for new nail polish colors, trying out new…
The last few months I’ve been participating in the Cricut Design Space Star challenge. Each month a group of bloggers takes on a challenge from Cricut to create a project around a specific theme. Then each month 10 of the projects are chosen by Cricut to participate in a “vote off” with 1st place going to…
Disclosure: I was provided a Cricut Machine to make this adorable Christmas Craft :) . Affiliate links are included in this post. I love coming up with ideas for creative gifts for my friends and neighbors for the Holidays! We’ve done mason jars, oreo truffles, peppermint bark and candy. This year I thought…
*A big thanks to Jo-Ann and Cricut for sending me the supplies to make today’s project! All opinions and hair brained ideas are 100% mine.. this post contains affiliate links** I seem to pop into Jo-Ann’s once every couple of weeks. I always think that I have enough of what I need for a project…
