In November, in preparation for our Craft Social , I tried freezer paper stenciling for the first time. I didn't experiment with many f...

Hello! Nothing like a cute and completely Hallmark-ized holiday to draw me back into blogland. I'm still here, but have been spending m...

My daughter starts kindergarten this year. We have decided to homeschool. This year. Just meaning I have no earthly idea if either one of...

We celebrated my daughter's birthday yesterday with two of her friends and a trip to the Exploritorium . After playing, snacking, and o...

Another common, but always special, garland is a fabric heart garland. For mine, I created 3 different cardboard heart templates, traced th...

Last week, we finally got around to something I've been intending to do for quite some time. We made terrariums (or vivariums): little ...

Thank you all for the kind comments on my handprint embroidery . I've enjoyed seeing your own examples, too, as you've provided me ...

I am on my way, right now, to visit family for the week. It will be a fun and busy week, as we'll be celebrating Thanksgiving, early Ch...

I finally made our felt desert to accompany our felt jungle . The animals have been getting impatient. You can see from the pictures, the o...

Hello! We have been so busy with my mom visiting that I've quite neglected my blog. I used to try to catch up on crafting while my mom...

On this rainy day, I decided to finally make some clothespin dolls for my kids. My daughter helped in choosing part of the wardrobe, but I...

I finally got around to making a pillowcase dress for my daughter. End of summer, but she requested it especially long and I made the armho...

We have been enjoying the Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel. Currently, we're reading from Frog and Toad Are Friends . In one stor...

I've thought on more than one occasion how nice it would be to pull out a little waterproof mat upon which to sit in the park when it...

Hello from Texas! The first leg of our trip is over. We have visited family in various parts of Texas and now my husband has returned to lo...

I was reminded of this activity by The Crafty Crow yesterday and thought it looked like fun to try with my kids. Hmm. It didn't work ...

So I did squeeze in a little craft time last night. I'm excited about making the kids some clothes for summer and got a head start last ...

I've been meaning to make something with a cut-up paper towel roll since I saw this tealight decoration by Patricia of A Little Hut. I...