May 18, 2012 in Made by Mom
It was about this time one year ago that I shared photos and a tutorial about the T-shirt Quilt I made for my brother as a High School Graduation Gift. Several years earlier (about 6-7 years ago), I made one for myself. It recently made its appearance on my blog [...]
April 9, 2012 in Made by Mom, Making our House a Home
A couple of weeks ago, I shared a tutorial for these burlap flowers.In an effort of continuity (or because of a week long obsession with burlap?) I also made some burlap pillow covers and this burlap flower wreath:Wanna make your own? Here’s how: 1. Buy a straw wreath. 2. Draw [...]
April 6, 2012 in Making our House a Home
This post has been featured: Yesterday, I showed you my “new” living room, which is very much like my “old” living room. But in a new spot. It was the third time we have hung our Thailand photo wall in the same exact arrangement. First in our apartment: …then in [...]
April 5, 2012 in Making our House a Home
Our home had an addition put on it several years before we purchased it. It is on the rear of the house, beyond the kitchen. We have always used that space as our living room:That left us with what was home’s original living room to use in other ways. We [...]
April 3, 2012 in Announcements, Made by Mom, Other People's Stuff I Like
This week, I am co-hosting the Tuesday Time Out Party with Reasons To Skip The Housework My faithful readers…I figured you would enjoy perusing the party of inspirational ideas: Click on any picture that interests you and you will be directed to that inspirational blog post. And to my fellow blogging [...]
March 13, 2012 in Announcements, Made by Mom
This post has been featured! I am participating in a Crafting Competition: The Crafterbowl. My entry in this round is this burlap flower bouquet. Click here to see my full post and tutorial. Click here to VOTE FOR ME! This button can also be found on my portfolio page: -:- [...]
March 12, 2012 in Made by Mom
This post has been featured! I am currently a participant in the Crafterbowl — hosted by Amie at Pinkapotomus. Each week two “players” face off in a secret ingredient challenge and the “Fans” vote for their favorite crafter. When Amie emailed me Saturday with the Secret Ingredient…BURLAP…I knew just where [...]
March 8, 2012 in Announcements, SnugasaBugBaby Products
This was the 2nd or 3rd Playmat Purse I ever made. I sold the first one well over a year ago. Duplicates have been listed for sale in my etsy shop ever since. But I just realized that I never posted it on my blog. So here it is, finally [...]
March 5, 2012 in Made by Mom
A couple of weeks ago, I showed you this picture of our family proudly sporting our church’s “e” logo. I told you that it was the night before we were to bring our plain T-shirts to our church gathering to have them screen-printed that I remembered it was the night [...]
February 23, 2012 in Making our House a Home
This post has been featured! Yesterday, I showed you the King-Size Pottery Barn Stratton Bed Knock-Off that we built.Today, let me tell you more about the bedding. I know there aren’t as many layers of blankets or throw pillows as the Pottery Barn catalog boasts of. This is a very [...]
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