I am participating in The 100 Day Project again this year. The basic idea of the project is that you choose one creative thing to do every day for 100 consecutive days. This time around I’ll be working on embroidery for 100 days. I have so many ideas for patterns (many of them from my sketchbooks) and I’m […]
It’s been a difficult year for our family. I’ve mentioned before that my Grandparents (my dad’s parents) passed away within less than four months of each other. Two of my husband’s Grandmas passed away this year also. Four grandparents within about seven months. That’s a lot of loss. My Grandma Kindlespire (my kids called her Grandma Sally) […]
I recently discovered that I somehow skipped putting three years worth of our family photos into scrapbooks. I’m not exactly sure how it happened, but I think I can guess: life got hectic, I didn’t have a plan in place and the time passed. Sound familiar? I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one with a huge stack of photos […]
I’m super excited to share this free hand embroidery pattern with you today! (Get it?! HAND? I crack myself up.) Supplies: 8″ embroidery hoop (or size of your choice) Black Pearl Cotton Embroidery Needle Linen Fabric Pattern (download for free by click ADD TO CART below) Instructions: Transfer the pattern onto your fabric. I use a light box (similar to this one, except […]
1) I drive by this sweet little church multiple times a day and I’m always excited to see the new postings on their marquee. This one was good enough that I had to stop and take a photo. Love everyone. The end. 2) Call us a little slow, but we just realized that Edith and Jason share a half-birthday/birthday. Edith […]
I have gushed about my love for Project Life in the past. I love how simple and easy it is. And now with the new Project Life App, I’m even more in love with this simple scrapbooking system. I’ve been using the App to stay up to date on our recent goings-on and all it takes is a few minutes each week […]
I received a request from a sweet customer who purchased both my swirly heart pattern and my swirly pumpkin pattern from my Etsy shop. She loved the style of both patterns and was hoping I could design a snowman version. I loved the suggestion, but with the busy-ness of my life right now it took me a while […]
One of my favorite traditions at Christmas time is to make an ornament for each of my children. Originally we purchased ornaments each year, but over the last couple of years I’ve switched to giving them handmade ornaments, and I don’t think I’ll ever go back. I love the idea of these little bits of love moving on with my […]
In the days leading up to Christmas, I try to have a fun activity planned for each day. It helps build up the anticipation, while also releasing a little of the excitement that threatens to overwhelm my kids at each and every moment. One of my favorite ways to spend time before the big day is making Thank You cards […]
Do you have an artist or maker in your life? You’d like to buy them a gift, but don’t really know what they’d like? Here’s a list of my tried and true suggestions. These are things I use day in and day out and I absolutely love them. I wouldn’t recommend them, otherwise. Membership to an instructive Class/ Website: My […]