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Tasty Tuesday – Sweet Potato Biscuits

The first time I made these was 2003 it was our (Jeff & I) second Thanksgiving together and my first Thanksgiving dinner I had ever cooked by myself.  I wanted to make a fantastic Martha Stewart Thanksgiving dinner complete with Sweet Potato Biscuits, little did I know how bad they would turn out.  I did … Continue reading →

Pyrography (AKA: Wood Burning)

I remember the first wood burning kit I got was from my grandfather for Christmas one year.  My mom was less than pleased with my grandfather.  Giving a child (I think I was 10 or 11) a devise to burn things with, never pans out well.  Thankfully for my parents sake I was not that … Continue reading →

Felt Play Tent – Work In Progress

I really need to stop thinking about this because the more I think about it the more educational stuff I want to add.  I currently have a completely embroidered map and a felt clock with movable hands (there will be a tutorial on this soon).  I am not the best embroider I will say by … Continue reading →

To-Do List… Why do you mulitply?

Last night I received a phone call from a mutual friend, who is a book publisher, to see if I would be willing to design a cover for a book.  I was extremely excited and asked what the catch was?  The catch was that they needed it by today.  She had two artist flake out … Continue reading →

Homemade Felt Tent… Idea Stage

I really want everything this Christmas to be homemade but what do you get for a one year old little boy?  I was searching last night because I honestly don’t want to pay $50 for the Thomas the Train Mega Block Set.  There are many reason why, but here are the two main ones:  I … Continue reading →

Making it a Homemade Christmas

Last night I decided to make Christmas Cards I think I need about 50 cards – I have 3.  I am going to let my daughter make Christmas Tree, Angel, and Candy Cane out of ripped paper bits and Glitter Glue.  I think they might turn out to be ornaments that can be detached from … Continue reading →

49 Days and Counting…

Christmas is 49 days away, which means I need to start thinking really hard about Christmas gifts for the family and also how much blogging I will be doing this Holiday Season.  Last year I averaged once a week when it came to posting  but I had a new born and a 4 year old … Continue reading →

Awesome Easy Homemade Gift Bags

Awesome Easy Homemade Gift Bags

I needed a (last minute) gift idea for Teacher Appreciation Day for my daughter’s teachers.  Before everyone starts to panic – our school breaks up Teacher Appreciation Week into five days throughout the year it is called Wonderful Wednesdays.  I saw this idea on Cool 2 Craft P.J. Party last week and filed it away … Continue reading →