Inspiration For Living Creatively - DIY Crafts, Sewing, Recipes, Crafts & More
Since giving you the *grand* tour of my sewing cabinets here and here, many of you have inquired as to which sewing/craft books I had tucked away on the tippy-top shelves. Isn't it fun to see what other's have in their personal stash of craft-y geekiness? I think so! I really enjoy these kind of posts on other blogs so I … Continue Reading...
Hi, I'm Maggie and I love me some cookies. Oh, you too? Awesome. Then let's be friends. So, friends today I am going to share with you one of the easiest cookies known to man. And probably one of the most fattening too as pie crust is used to make them. Pie. Crust. You heard me right folks. That means lots of … Continue Reading...
Alright folks, we have a winner!! The lucky owner of a $25 gift certificate is....Number 104!! And who is Lucky #104 you ask? It's Jena!!! Jena, please email me your snail mail info so Twisted Sisters can contact you about your gift certificate!! Happy Shopping!! … Continue Reading...
Bwhahaha! I laugh every time I type or say the word 'studio' for my craft/sewing/work space. I think it makes it seem oh-so-fancy but really it's not. It's just my subtle takeover of our formal dining room that we use twice a year! I was actually planning on taking our 4th bedroom and making it my craft room but then I … Continue Reading...
We got ourselves into this mess this weekend. It was fun. I think she liked it. There were lots of little hands ready and waiting to help feed Eloise her first rice cereal. There was lots of 'my turn'...'me, pick me mom'...and 'I want to do it too'. I think the older siblings may have been the hardest part, hah. Good … Continue Reading...
I was able to get out and do some thrifting last week! Come take a peek at what I bought... Delicious vintage baking dishes!! Soooo pretty! I found this sweet little round bowl... And then this lovely bread pan made it's way into my heart (and cart!)... Can't you just see a loaf of cinnamon bread baking … Continue Reading...
Check it...check it... check it ouuuuut! Today, I have an awesomely awesome giveaway for y'all! I received one of these lovelies this past Christmas... Handmade from the amazing shop, Twisted Sisters. I just love me some necklaces personalized with my children's names (and birthstones too!), don't you? Your … Continue Reading...
I wanted to show you a few of the fun little Love Notes I made last year (hah, 2010 is soooo last year!) I saw a similar idea from Flamingo Toes recently via One Pretty Thing the other day and it reminded me that I meant to post this but for some reason never did!! It's weird how similarly we made ours even though we … Continue Reading...
Simple Simon met a pie man going to the fair. Okay, so that makes this seem like a post for a pie recipe...it's not, really, I swear. This is actually a post for a reeeaaa-lly easy and super simple recipe for pizza sauce! Yuppers, you can actually make your own and it's not even hard! There is no stove … Continue Reading...
So, I just wanted to let you all know that I have another CSNStores.com review coming up on the 'ol blog. Hummm...what to review, what to review!!Maybe...modern dining room furniture?baby goods?some cookware?oran appliance of some sort?We'll see...I'll definitely let you know when I decide :-)In other news, guess who just … Continue Reading...
Since my last post on 'How to Sew Bias Tape' found here, many of you have had some questions about how to sew it around corners (like with a square potholder). So I thought that I would put together another {picture heavy} tutorial for you about taping up those darn corners that seem to cause so much sewing room chaos! … Continue Reading...
Ahh, with the start of a New Year I've been trying to plan out some healthy yet simple meals for our family, you too? Here is a good one that my family loves... it tastes great and the chicken is done in the crockpot too making it a super easy dinner, boo-yah! So it's basically a 'set it and forget it' type of a … Continue Reading...
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