See my new badge in the right-hand sidebar? I’m attending the I_Blog Conference this year! I would love to meet some of you at the conference. I won’t be staying at the hotel, but I will attend each day’s programming. I read tweets about the conference last year, and as I’ve grown as a blogger…
A favorite and frequently used quote from my early married days (17 years!) came from a dear gal in Texas, the one who told me that sure, I could home school. Love her. She said, “Just because something’s on sale, doesn’t make it right to buy.” So true. So what adult-sized person in their right…
I chose to work with my stash and make the flannel comforter that I planned on making months ago. I didn’t get all the fabrics in this shot. There are more than what you see here, including a blue camouflage, two dark pink prints, a pastel baby grid pattern, and a darling cow/farm print that…
I’ve stalled in my crafting for a while. I knitted for a couple weeks, then had a straight pin get taken to the underworld of my sewing machine. The nice man at Midwest on E. 14th told me how to fix the machine, and I’m ready to sew now. (It took a _long_ time to…
My kids have done more crafting than I have this July. The main project this week was a turtle. They retail, when finished, for $18 – 20. Some people carve the carapace and facial features, other do wood burning. Ours will be wood-burned later this weekend. One more week to go with wood carving. Everyone…