If there is one project that literally every beginning sewing enthusiast has made, it is the pillow. Any kind of pillow, it doesn't matter. Small pillows, body pillows, pillows for your pet. This is the project that you start with. This is the project that helps you learn to use the peddle, that builds your … Continue reading Sewing Sunday’s #7: a simple pillow
I’m back…. again….
Well, that was interesting..... Back in February, I posted that I was back, that I was going to be writing more. It was the start of the new '20s - the 2020s. Oh, I had so many plans.... Hahahahah, didn't we all. I'm pretty sure, even if you have been living under a rock, you … Continue reading I’m back…. again….
Happy Home Hack: Home Made Playdoh
Any parent or teacher can tell you that Playdoh is a wonderful learning tool and just plain fun! However, most of us have probably wondered what is actually in store bough playdoh, whether it be the name or off brand kind. I mean, raise your hand if you, or your sibling, were that kid who … Continue reading Happy Home Hack: Home Made Playdoh
Around the Table: Christmas Eve Dinner
Let's rewind to Christmas Time, which wasn't actually that long ago - but, January is the longest month ever. Each year, my husband and I do, what I like to call, the holiday hop. That is, we carefully schedule out which family members are hosting, map out where they live in relation to others, when … Continue reading Around the Table: Christmas Eve Dinner
I’m back!
My goodness.. it has been a shamefully long time since I sat down to write something other than lesson plans. However, it is a new year - the start of the 20s no less. I have decided that I need to be kinder to my hobbies. I need to make more time for my interests. … Continue reading I’m back!
Happy Home Hack: how to make your home smell lovely
You have probably seen, or heard of, people setting out plates of freshly baked cookies when they are trying to sell a house to make it smell homey. Well, I have something that is easier, less mess and less calories - that will make your home smell just as amazing. Pot of pourri. No... you … Continue reading Happy Home Hack: how to make your home smell lovely
Sewing Sundays #6: Thrift Flip
One of my favorite things to do is go thrift shopping. Not only do you get some great deals but it's fun seeing what you can find in among the rows and rows of donations. Just the other day, I was searching through the racks and found a brand-new, tag still on, Zara top. Mind … Continue reading Sewing Sundays #6: Thrift Flip
Happy Home Hack: Time to Clean the Oven….
Raise your hand if you have ever wanted to clean your oven? Didn't think so. Raise your hand if you ever broken out your your special driving sentence because your brownies blurped over the edge of your pan and now you have to clean the oven.. There we go, some hands! Cleaning the oven is … Continue reading Happy Home Hack: Time to Clean the Oven….
Sewing Sundays #5
With my homemade laundry soap and new clothes line in the back yard, my new obsession didn't end. Since you need laundry pins to secure your laundry to the line, I decided that I needed a pin bag and, to do laundry in style, I needed a new laundry apron. This was a really simple … Continue reading Sewing Sundays #5
Happy Home Hack: Laundry #2
Last week, I wrote about incorporating a more vintage approach to doing my laundry. So my next idea was putting in a laundry line. I've wanted one for a long while but we had so many other things going on with yard work, we had to wait. This last weekend, it finally happened. My husband … Continue reading Happy Home Hack: Laundry #2
The Time Warp Wife 