journal entry: This is Alexander Henry quilting fabric from Broadbent’s in Lehi, Utah. For such a tiny, old, store, it carries some of the most unusual fabrics. When I carried this print to the counter to be cut, the clerk told me that I was lucky. It was going fast. She had just finished …
Piranha. The scariest of fish. But, wait. These Piranha don’t have sharp teeth. They can’t bite anything. They can only TRY to look scary. This is Alexander Henry quilting fabric from Broadbent’s. I puffed up the little creatures with some extra stuffing and hand-quilted around them with medium-sized stitches. …
Oh, the joy of riding on magical swans. Hundreds of them. That is what princesses do. Or, so I’ve been told. This quilt is a combination of hand quilting, machine quilting and embellishment. I did become a little weary of beautiful, magical swans. It was time-consuming …
journal entry: It takes an entire summer to grow flowers. When they are at their peak . . . fall sneaks in. That is why I am cutting like crazy and enjoying them in the house. I really didn’t expect much this season. In the spring we moved the …
journal entry: Fresh flowers change everything. They soften things. They bring smells and colors into the house. In the spring we moved my cutting garden to a new location where it has more sun. The growing trees had, little by little, made the perennial flowers in the cutting garden …
PLAY ZONE AHEAD ! This is just a quick little post to share a quick and easy idea for parties and family get-togethers. This is my chalkboard easel from Hobby Lobby. (purchased with a 40% coupon) I cut the graphics in vinyl with my Silhouette Cutting Machine. Easy …
Success. This activity stays on my list. It was SO fun ! If you are wondering what I am talking about, find my Kitchen Sink Wind Chimes post on this website. This post is the “after”. This project required help from parents and older siblings. The children had strong …
Just a quick post to say LIFE IS GOOD ! This is a magnet board which stands up like an easel. I cut the vinyl letters with Silhouette but my favorite part quickly became the magnets. Cute little flower things. They are just little paper scrapbook flowers …
Chalk Boards and Magnet Boards. They are everywhere. I found this “distressed” chalk board at TJ Maxx. There was only one and it had a clearance sticker. I bought it and brought it home and leaned it against the wall and held it against the wall and turned it …
We are having a get-together. I made this sign to put on the front porch railing. Grandpa had this piece of wood just sitting around in the garage. I painted it with spray- paint- on- hand and he re-painted it with spray- paint- on- hand because painting is not …
