If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you have probably seen my Create40Project. If not, here’s the short version: I turned 40 in January and to celebrate I’m releasing a new product every month this year. Last month was some waterproof stickers: A Well Read Woman is a Dangerous Creature sticker and Be A Rainbow in Someone’s Cloud sticker. This […]
How to homeschool at Christmastime. The simple traditions that make the holidays our favorite time to homeschool One of my very favorite things about homeschooling is the ability to set our own schedule. Over the years I’ve found that we do not do well with a traditional school schedule and a long summer break. We need more routine to our […]
Free hand embroidery pattern, perfect for beginners! This small floral hand embroidery pattern makes a great gift or Christmas ornament. Hello there, friends! I’m so happy to tell you about the A Lively Hope Embroidery patterns that are available today! I have TWO new patterns/kits in the shop and one free pattern. It’s a happy day! This sweet floral bouquet […]
Super simple scrapbook session! I love making simple scrapbook pages to document our lives. Today I’m sharing a two page spread about the activities that kept us busy during Covid isolation and a page about my daughter’s favorite little stuffed animal. I love to preserve our memories in simple, easy scrapbooks. Making cute, fast scrapbook pages is one of my […]
How to start hand embroidery. Answers to frequently asked questions for beginners. One of my favorite ways to while away a quiet hour or two is with an embroidery project in my hands, and an audiobook in my earbuds. I also love to stitch away while my husband and I watch an episode of our latest Netflix show in the […]
An easy and fun Christmas ornament craft to do with kids. Every Christmas my kids and I gather to make some simple ornaments. We give these as gifts to their grandparents, teachers and youth group leaders and they often make extra for their friends as well. There’s nothing better than a sweet handmade gift from a kiddo, so these little […]
Free floral hand embroidery pattern Choose Kindness It’s A Lively Hope Stitching Club day! Today I’m sharing a beautiful floral design, with a phrase I’ve been repeating to my kids (and myself) a lot lately. Choose Kindness. This is a common refrain in our home. My kids are strong-willed and short tempered (wonder where they […]
A LIVELY HOPE Stitching Club Free hand embroidery pattern for June 2019 Years ago my daughter (then age 9 or so) painted a canvas for me as a Christmas gift. It was simple but I fell in love with it instantly and hung it near our bathroom mirror where I can see multiple times a day. The canvas simply […]
How to do hand embroidery Chain Stitch video tutorial. Hey there! Today I’m dropping in with a quick explanation of how to do Chain Stitch in your hand embroidery projects. Chain Stitch creates a stunning, raised effect and is perfect for drawing your eye to certain words in a lettering piece. In the piece shown, I used Split Stitch for […]
Hello there! Today we’re continuing on in my series of hand embroidery stitch tutorials. I’ll show you how to do Split Stitch in the video below. I use split stitch often in my embroidery pieces. It’s a great way to get a nice smooth line, so I use it often for lettering, for outlines and for detail […]