Maya eats like a little wren. This is a grandma testimonial to the power of unexpected, simple things. After wondering how the little thing stays alive on the morsels she eats, I was shocked to find something she devoured like a wolf. Velveta Macaroni Shells and Cheese. Three minutes in the microwave. When I asked…
Easy Paper Christmas Garland
Just a quick post to say that anyone can make a perfect Christmas garland. Punch out shapes (circles, stars, trees) or draw shapes and cut them out (little people) and sew them in a straight line on the sewing machine. Glitter paper is wonderful for stars. Glue two stars together with a glue stick and…
King of Kings
It isn’t Christmas without the beauty of Handel’s Messiah. Handel’s pen wrote the music but these words come from Isaiah. King of Kings. Lord of Lords. The Mighty God. The Everlasting Father. The Prince of Peace. I have collected a few “crowns” from thrift stores. Most were once something other than crowns, but…
Little Christmas Things
Time to decorate for Christmas again. Old things in new places. One year it is a village of bird houses. The next year it is a globe collection with a Joy to the World plaque. Bottle brush trees and ornaments and tea light candles can be strewn about in so many ways and are so…
Stinky Bulbs and Rosemary
I think that Paper Whites are wonderful during the Christmas season. Grandpa started calling them “stinky bulbs” years ago and so my children call them by the same name. He says that he is just teasing, but I’m not so sure. When they all see that I have planted some, they express their sympathies to…
Bless Your Little Mistletoes
I loved this idea when I saw it. Glitter polish is only one dollar at the you-know-what-store. The image is an iphone wallpaper and the gold border is from a ink pad. Perfect little gift when you need many and quickly and don’t have a lot to spend. -Grandma- …
Dolly Blankets for the Playroom
It wasn’t long ago that we couldn’t find enough things to wrap dollies in. Maya wondered why. I realized that I had made many dolly quilts but had given all of them away. I promised I would make some for the playroom. She counted the little baby dolls but I said that maybe they…
Little Gnome Playset
Here are the little beardless gnomes who live in their own playset. I made the hats on my sewing machine and they were easy and fast. I did have to sew on the bell by hand. I could have been very fussy about the painting but I wasn’t because they were perfectly happy with their…
Visiting Teaching
I remembered these images because it was Christmas. They are all images of charity and thoughtfulness. I found them and added the sayings some time ago when I was asked to make some magnets for the Relief Society. As it turned out, they were not used but I tucked them away in a little computer…