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2019 Maker Finish-Along ~ Enjoy the Season

It’s time for the last challenge in the 2019 Maker Finish-Along! I can’t believe it’s the last one! In November we worked on making a crafty friend. I opened up a Maker Swap in the Facebook group to help with that. As usual, we picked another UFO to focus on to help move them on […] Read more…

Maker Madness ~ Getting Ready for the Holidays

It’s that time of year, the time when the maker madness starts to appear. We rush around in a frenzied state, hoping our gifts will not be late. Covered in glitter, threads, & glue, we’re trying to decide – is that teal or is it blue? Checking our lists just to see, which ones are […] Read more…

Top Ten Posts of 2018 ~ What Did Y’all Like?

Did y’all miss me Monday? I guess I had a total brain fart & forgot it was a blog day! Crazy, right? Then I was going to post on Tuesday, but the internet was out. Wednesday & Thursday were full days of teaching for me, so I just decided to wait until Friday to post. […] Read more…

Coconut Cream Pie

It’s been a while since I’ve done a recipe post! I’m making this coconut cream pie for Christmas at my mother-in-law’s this Saturday. It’s one of her favorites & it was a special request! I’m not a fan of shredded coconut, but I do like coconut. This pie is made with coconut milk & the […] Read more…

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Through the Years ~ A Roundup of Sewing Gift Ideas

For this week’s gift ideas I thought I’d do a roundup of sewing posts from past to present. These are all small sewing projects that would make great gifts & not take too much time. Some may even teach you a new trick or two. Let’s take a look at this roundup of sewing gift […] Read more…

2018 Ornament Exchange Link Party

Welcome to the 2018 Ornament Exchange Link Party, our third year of the blogger ornament exchange! You’ll find tons of ideas for handmade ornaments in this link party. Great for decorating & for gifts! This link party is only for handmade ornament tutorials and will run from November 15th through December 15th. This year, we […] Read more…

DIY Gifts ~ Handmade Earring Trio

Hey y’all! It’s time for the next segment in my “DIY Gift” series. This week I’m showing y’all how to make a handmade earring trio. These are really easy to make & I made them all in about 30 minutes. Plus, you can give them as a set or separately, which would be 3 gifts! […] Read more…