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50+ Great Homemade Kid Gift Ideas

  We are snowed in today.  HOORAY!!  Well, except for Steve.  He still had to ice-skate his car down the freeway to his job this morning.  I think we’re going to find some hills to sled down after nap/quiet time.  Wish us luck! ;)   Anyway, just for fun, I compiled a lengthy project list […]

Girl & Boy FABRIC DOLLS (pattern pieces included)

Whew.  I am finally done.  And I have to say, these dolls were a TON of fun to make.  Every time a little eyeball, a tiny hand, a frilly skirt, or a simple shirt pocket actually turned out………I was beyond thrilled.  And I would show whoever was around…..”Look! It worked!!”  Ha.  I loved it! And […]

a sneak peek…..

Oh, I was thiiiiiiis close to sharing the fabric dolls today.    Remember, the ones you voted on?  Well, they’re just about done.  And I have been having so much fun making them.  After about 8 different pattern drafts, I finally drew up a shape that worked out perfectly.  And, instead of just making one……I […]

Happy Valentine’s Day…..Smooooooch!! :)

  It’s Valentine’s Day today…….hope you’ve been kissed, hugged, and showered with little Valentine’s!    And if you haven’t, here’s one for you:         These little nuggets woke up so excited.  (Except Chloe, she had no clue!)  They were all ready to pass out their little Valentine’s that they had carefully constructed […]

Re-Upholstering 101: How I re-upholstered my swivel armchair

Holy SMOKES……..this post is WAY overdue!  I hinted way back in October that I was working on re-upholstering a chair for Chloe’s nursery, from a chair that I bought from a thrift store about a year before that.  I finally tackled/finished it (except for the seat cushion) before the holidays and then I saved it […]

Zippered Pillow Cover

Wow……what a week of sickies.  We have all been ill here in this house.  Except for Steve.  We need him to stay healthy…….and at work! :)  All 3 kids had a cold last week and then at the beginning of this week, I somehow was blasted with the body-aching, hot/cold flashing flu.  Then, one by […]

Baby Crib Skirt (a very basic one)

Okay, I’m finally kicking it into gear and finishing up Chloe’s nursery.  If you’ve missed the other parts of her room, you can find them here:   Wood LOVE sign…..Fabric/Tulle Skirt (for mini dress form)…..Little Birdie Wall Hangings       I hinted last week that I was working on her Crib Skirt.  You know, […]

Little Birdie Wall Hangings (plus free template)

Chloe’s little nursery has been a work in process. I’m not sure why it has taken so long….nothing in there has been very time consuming.  It has just been a matter of finishing up a few small details up.    And the latest addition came from seeing an image on Pinterest but when I followed […]

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