life lived creatively
Special post today! Dollar Tree is one of my affiliates on the blog & usually I’m scoping out their website for the latest yarn deals. I got an email about a promotion blog post for Hallmark cards sold in their stores. Did y’all know they sold Hallmark cards because I surely didn’t! I decided to […] Read more…
I’ve been doing reviews of different Lion Brand yarns on my YouTube channel. For each yarn, I’m doing a knitted & crocheted swatch based on gauge swatch information given on the label. Then I’m making a project with each yarn. I feel that’s the best way for me to give a full review of the […] Read more…
I was looking through my “future blog posts” folder & realized I never share it before! One day I was talking about figuring out what to blog about & my dad suggested posting about mayhaw jelly. I was quite certain at the time that I had already posted about it, but no, no I have […] Read more…
Back in July, I visited the Georgia Aquarium with my parents, my son, & some family friends. It was an awesome experience! There were so many things to see & I really enjoyed spending the day with my family. This post is filled with pictures & little words, so I hope y’all enjoy. : ) […] Read more…
It’s time for the next challenge in the 2019 Maker Finish-Along! In August we worked on making for ourselves. Sometimes that’s hard to do for us makers! As usual, we picked another UFO to focus on to help move them on out of our space. For September, we’re going to focus on labeling projects. For […] Read more…
Last week I did a post about sewing machine needles, so this week we’re talking about sewing thread weight. Specifically thread you may encounter when shopping for thread for your sewing machine. I’ll be talking about different ones I have on hand & what I use them for. There is a video that goes along […] Read more…
I had some requests from subscribers to do a video about sewing machine needles & thought a blog post would go along great with that. I’ve found using the correct needle for the sewing project you’re working on will not only give you better end results, it will cause you less frustration when sewing. I’m […] Read more…