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Movie Monday–Blanket Stitch

Thanks for joining me again for another Movie Monday!  With fall coming quickly, I thought it would be a great time to show you all how to do the blanket stitch.  The blanket stitch is a great basic stitch that a lot of different projects call for.  I find that I do a...

Elias’ little shoes

The last two nights, after the little one is put to bed, I have enjoyed some knitting time.  I used some suede bottom soles to make him his own little muk luk type shoes.  I think they turned out so cute.  I am excited about using them all winter long.  I am all about...

A bit of sewing.

Lately I’ve been working on a pattern that I started probably over a year ago.  I love the brown and pink civil war prints and wanted to make up one on my own.  Very scrappy and perfect for a bed or a trip to the park.  Below is the center of it. This is how...

a sweet place

My grandpa-in-law recently brought over an old church pew that he no longer wanted and I couldn’t wait to try a new paint color on it.  Here it was in it’s former coat of yellow. And now, after a couple coats of paint, a vintage inspired bluey/green. A...

Movie Monday–Doughnuts!

I’m sorry I have to do this to you on a Monday morning when I’m sure many of you are hard at work–doughnuts! I discovered that doughnuts are really not that hard to make. One of the worst parts is that your family will be making them disappear as...