life lived creatively
It’s time for another Monthly Crafty Destash Challenge! For this month, I grabbed an old wire lamp frame frame & some selvage edges out of my stash. Now I have an awesome lamp shade that just needs a lamp base to rest on! Every month, a group of bloggers are challenged by C’mon Get Crafty […] Read more…
It’s time for the Merry Christmas Sew-Along ~ Ornament #7! As I mentioned before, I’ve partnered with my friend Monique of Farm House Quilts to bring y’all 10 ornament patterns we designed over the next 5 months – all for FREE! We know what the “theme” is each month, but we haven’t seen each others […] Read more…
Today’s DIY came about when I was helping my son clean up his room before he left for college. For some reason he still had the box his desk came in leaning against a wall. {I can’t imagine where he gets that from!} There were some long, corner shaped pieces of cardboard in the box […] Read more…
Remember all those tomato cages I bought at the end of summer? I used one to make a fall porch display & today I’m going to use one to make a giant, wonky wizard hat! The shape of a tomato cage is kind of hat like when it’s upside down, so maybe y’all can see […] Read more…
Boo y’all! Today I’m giving y’all the pattern to my “BOO” pillow I showed off in my Friday the 13th Favorites post. I’m showing y’all how to use the same pattern to make a hanging BOO sign, since I don’t really need another BOO pillow! Okay, let’s get spooky! ; ) Disclaimer: This post contains […] Read more…
Today’s post is all about the non-fabric-y things I found at the 100 mile yard sale. While I was super excited to find all the fabric deals I also found some great deals on future DIY projects. There were also some awesome things to see that were either out of my price range or wouldn’t […] Read more…
This year’s 100 mile yard sale turned out to be a fabric lover’s dream! I stumbled upon a man with bolts & bolts of fabric & he was practically giving it away! Many fabrics bought second hand tend to have a musty smell like they’ve been sitting in someone’s attic for eons. Today I’m going […] Read more…