life lived creatively
I love to sew and with that love comes a love of fabric! Fabric seems to come into my home on a regular basis, whether it’s invited or not (it’s always invited!). This fabric needs to be managed or it will take over my work space! Over the years I’ve come up with some “systems” […] Read more…
Yes, kids can learn to cook! I’ve had my son in the kitchen “helping” since he was about 3 years old. Even if all he was doing was helping to measure & stir, he was still learning some valuable cooking lessons. He also learned a little math & science! I’m no child raising expert (whatever […] Read more…
This all started when I found some root beer concentrate on the clearance cart at Walmart. It had a recipe for making root beer on the back and I thought that would be fun to do. My son and I whipped it up one afternoon when school was out. The concentrate is clear and he […] Read more…
Making a quilt is something I love to do! It’s like a big puzzle to me and in the end you have something to keep warm with that could last generations. In the past few years I’ve been learning different ways to make quilt blocks – one of which is paper piecing. I’ve designed a couple […] Read more…
Just about anyone that’s gone to grade school has used recycled materials for art projects. I remember having to save milk jugs & empty cans to take to school many times for one thing or another. Those were some of my favorite things to do! Taking an object meant for the trash and turning it […] Read more…
Way back in October of last year I posted about some thrift store finds during one of my thrifty Saturdays. Among those finds were two old window screens I found for 50 cents. I told y’all in that post I bought them to use for making handmade paper. I also said a tutorial would be […] Read more…
I’ve seen many posts about making an envelope pillow cover from a single piece of fabric. What if you want a removable cover that has a different front and back? Or, what if you have an odd shape you want to add a removable cover to? Today I’m going to show you how to figure […] Read more…