During my savor-the-little-girl-times around here this summer, I was in search of a small picnic table for the yard. For the little people to sit at. Yes we have a big picnic table that works just fine, especially to hold the masses. But since the little people are dwindling (getting bigger) around here, I really […]
DIY comforter featuring Kaffe Fassett fabrics
Coming from a self-taught sewer who still relies on you-tube to sew a zipper – this comforter/slash sort of quilt is totally doable for beginning sewers. It takes some patience knowing you have to work in steps when time allows, determination to finish, attention to detail yet attitude that forgives imprefecions. And a good sewing machine, […]
Last minute teacher gifts and the last day of school
My girls have so many teachers, doing something special for them all of them is challenging. I’ve found a simple card does the trick best. But for the younger girls, they still want the proud moment of carrying something in to their teacher on the last day of school. In addition to the girls’ hand […]
Keepsake box for First Haircut, and sweet twirly skirt
Recently my middle daughter did something hugely sneaky! She gave a two-and-a-half-year-old her first haircut. It happened in our doll area, with little miss Julia sitting in the doll hair styling chair. My middle girl asked her if she could cut her hair and Julia said yes. They were having fun in the moment. Shortly […]
The best quick homemade Valentine shirt
I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day! I used to not like Valentine’s day. But I must admit I embrace it full heart-idly now, with a kid-kind of heart. The fun, the excitement, the love, the chocolate – really how can one resist? It was a busy week just trying to keep up with […]
Winter crafts keeping the little ones busy
Crafts are keeping my pre-school aged daughter the most busy right now on cold winter days. And with a constant crowd of girls at home (mine and others), more are always sure to join her. What was our Montessori shelf of lessons, has become our winter craft shelf. First it was decked out with Christmas crafts, […]
Merry making and merry eating
I hope everyone had a lovely holiday. Here’s a glimpse into the merry making, baking, building and homemade goodness that happened here. Dolls were sewn, up until the very last minute. They are from Sewing for Children, with bit of my own adaptations in the dresses. My oldest daughter, who helped me play santa this […]
Teacher gifts for Christmas
This is what the girls and I pulled together this afternoon for teacher gifts, using apple butter we canned in the fall. The apples were from a swap I did, in return from pears from our pear trees. Everything else we used today we had on hand. The girls took ownership of the whole process. […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is a busy day with us splitting our time between our two separate families, which are two hours away from each other. We choose to do it this way because seeing family always means a lot to people, and we are always glad we did it. This year one of our dinners will bring together […]
Eucalyptus Bath Salts for wintertime colds and flu
Homemade eucalyptus bath salts is our family’s go to comfort item for wintertime colds and flu. It makes great gifts as well, especially for teachers. Once you have the ingredients on hand, the supplies make a lot of bath salts. Just mix all the ingredients together and store in mason jars. Eucalyptus Bath Salts for […]