When I bought a half yard of this beautiful horse fabric to make Oldest Daughter’s Christmas gift, I had no intention of making a quilt with it or I would have purchased at least a yard. It is part of the Wild Field line by Dinara Mirtalipova for Windham Fabrics. At first, I thought I would make her a tote…
Are you guilty of not storing your interfacing properly? Let me show you how to store interfacing to keep it wrinkle free and ready to use when you need it. On the weekend, Dave and I made a quick trip across the border so I could use the great coupons that Joanns emailed out last week. The 40% off coupons…
I hope that 2016 is off to a great start for you as we move from holiday mode back to our regular daily/weekly schedules. The first week of the month is always a busy one here on my blog and this week is no different as I’ll be sharing some of my plans for January and the months ahead. I’ve…
I hope that you all had a great time ringing in the New Year and that 2016 is off to a wonderful start! Dave and I and our two youngest had an evening of fun and laughter playing a card game called Phase 10, eating hors d’oeuvres (some of which I shared photos of on instagram @supermomnocape) and watching the…
I hope all of you have had a wonderful holiday season and are now looking forward to celebrating the New Year. For this last Vintage Embroidery Monday of 2015 and next week for the first one of 2016, I’m sharing a pair of beautiful tropical birds to stitch. Tufted Tropical Bird – Part 1 Tufted Tropical Bird – Part 2…
It’s Christmas Eve and we all know what that means… Santa Claus is coming tonight! Lanie and Rexie and I are so excited. It’s been a whole year since he came to our house. We’ve had so many adventures. We even got to talk to Santa on one of them. Yes, that’s right. A couple of months ago, Sue and…
Do you like to have pretty floral centerpieces for your Christmas table but find there’s little money in the budget for them? One simple way to make them more affordable is to reuse holiday centerpieces from Christmases past to make beautiful inexpensive new ones to help keep your holiday decorating on budget. The items pictured below were saved from a…
I’ve had this candy cane vase pinned for ages and just got around to trying it this year. (The pinned version can be found on Katie Brown Home Workshop.) Take a small cylindrical vase and place two rubber bands around it. The original instructions called for one rubber band at the top of the vase but I found that the…
Each year, when we put up our tree, the very last thing that is added is the angel topper. This week’s pattern reminds me a little of the angel topper Dave and I bought for our very first tree way back in the early 80s. A few years later, Mom and Dad gave me an new Angel Tree topper that…
Each year in the Santa Sack Swap, we are each allowed to choose if we receive a sack, a stocking or a tote. Debbie requested that I make her a tote… which was great because I enjoy creating new totes! Also in her first email, Debbie mentioned that she loves owls. So when I came across a beautiful owl while blog…
