DIY Cloth Mask Adventures
It has been a good long time since I have learned how to sew something new with my limited sewing skills. COVID Pandemic times called for me to learn how to make a DIY Cloth Mask for myself and the family. It was actually fun to pull out all of my scraps and small pieces...
Labyrinth Costumes for the Whole Family
Since my children were very small we have dressed them up for Halloween in a coordinating theme. Sometimes Michael and I even join in on the fun and dress up with them. The kids get really excited about the planning, secrecy and implementation of our Halloween Costumes each year. We have been characters from Scooby...
Learning How to Embroider
When I was a teenager I would use floss to sew designs on bags, jeans, and just about anything else I could think of. But I never truly learned how to properly embroider. I never used a pattern and my masterpieces were not high quality. Ella, on the other hand, has taught herself how to embroider...
Harry Potter Costumes :: Halloween 2014
Ever since our Harry Potter Family Movie Night Party a few years back I’ve been wanting to make Harry Potter costumes for the kids. Well, not just the kids…for all of us! This Halloween I made it happen, and we created costumes for our family of six to represent the characters from Harry Potter! I...
Day of the Dead :: Sugar Skull Skirt & Fun Activities
Today is what is known as Dia de Muertos, or “Day of the Dead” in Mexico. This is the time that families come together to pray for friends and family members who have died. It is, in my opinion, a beautiful way to celebrate and remember those who are no longer with us. Sugar skulls...
Ella’s Monster Doll Tutorial
For Christmas Ella wanted to make a Monster doll for her cousin, so she took the initiative to figure out to make the doll herself and with very little help from Mama she created an awesome felt doll! While working on the doll she decided that she wanted to blog about the process, so I...
Sewing Inspiration
I try to find time to sew whenever I can…but I’m very much a “rookie” seamstress! Here’s a few of my favorite places to find patterns and fabric! I hope this post helps other folks out there with your sewing! My Sewing Inspiration & Patterns :: SouleMama Bend the Rules Sewing by: Amy Karol Oliver...
The Pie Safe
This pie safe has been in my mother’s family for five or six generations. It stood in our kitchen when I was a little girl, and now it is in my dining room, holding my precious sewing and crocheting work, and also Ella’s sewing box. I’m hoping this pie safe will inspire me to “find”...
Sewing Projects Fall 2012
This fall I spent quite a bit of time with my sewing machine. It was hard to carve out time to spend sewing, but I’m so glad that I did! I worked on several projects that I was quite pleased with! My Sewing Projects :: I made ties for my boys (and my nephew) to wear...
Sewing Neck Ties for the Boys
Michael’s brother and his fiance Jenny (now his bride) had a grand wedding in September, and I got it into my head that the boys needed to have ties that coordinated with the wedding party. See, Michael and Ella were in the wedding and were going to be wearing pink accents with their outfits, so...
Ella’s Sewing Class at Sewn Studio
Ella took her first sewing lesson this past weekend at Sewn Studio in Oakley. I love love love this store (see this post I wrote about my first visit to the store). They carry high quality fabrics with some fabulous unique designs! Ella loved this sewing class, and came home with a very cool new...
The Year of the Handmade Valentines
Nearly every Christmas the kids and I work together to make the Christmas cards that we send to family & friends. It’s a huge undertaking, but it’s always fun to work with them and let them get creative. And each February we have a craft day as a family and make each other Valentines. But despite...
