I only sewed one of our middle daughter’s gifts this year. The other one I crocheted. When our children were still very little, I began the tradition of making them each an ornament for Christmas. That way when they all eventually left home they would have Christmas ornaments for their own trees that had memories attached to them. Several years…
Even Snails have to clean house and that’s just what Mrs. Snail is doing today. The pattern for Snail Cleaning Day is available as a pdf to download here.
Back in May of last year, I picked up this bag of scraps at a quilt shop north of London, On. As you can see, I opened the package before I thought to take a picture of it. But it wasn’t the pretty red and white floral fabric that had caught my eye. It was the rest of the fabrics…
Over the next seven weeks, I’ll be posting another set of chore day embroideries. This time with the most adorable snails you could possibly ask for. First up is Snail Bake Day. The Snail Bake Day pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
The past month since we arrived at our winter home in Florida has sped by. We had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. I hope that you all did as well. I started off the New Year by taking part in the Polar Bear Dip at the FloraBama. The water wasn’t nearly as cold as I had expected but there…
Dave’s work is seasonal in Canada so now that winter has arrived, we headed south to spend the winter in Florida again this year. We’re staying in the same lovely one bedroom apartment that we had last winter… when we arrived on Friday it almost felt like we were coming home. Tonight we’re celebrating our birthdays. We usually treat ourselves…
A while ago, I showed you a miniature hat, scarf and mittens set that I’d designed. Since then I’ve completed four more. I’ve been playing around perfecting the pattern so some hats are a little bigger than others and the same with the mittens. I’m going to take a bit of a break from making them so that I came…
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it here on the blog before, but I have allergies to a lot of the perfumes used in soaps and lotions that you buy in the store. This past summer, for health reasons, I switched to using only organic shampoo, conditioner and soap. But I was having a difficult time finding an organic lotion…
Here’s a neat little trick so that you’ll always know where to find you tape dispenser. You’ll need: Tape dispenser An advertising magnet (you know those ones that arrive in the mail or are being handed out at the mall) Double sided tape Cut the magnet into strips that will fit on the back on the tape dispenser. Apply double…