One of the reasons I procrastinated making the lion costume was because I thought there would definitely be a tutorial on the web. I figured I would google "how to make a lion costume" and many wonderful websites would appear taking me step by step through this process. I was wrong. The things that I found were either way too simple (a paper plate mask), or way too difficult (beaded paper mache) ...
More Garden Drama
On Friday I decided to stop by the garden on the way home from taking my oldest three children to play practice. I was going to quickly put some plants into the ground, while my three little kids played nearby. When I arrived at the plot I noticed a large number of cars in the area. This is unusual, usually I am the only one at the plots during the day. Then I noticed a lot of people walking ...
Crayons in my Dryer
We are going on week number three of our viral sickness. This weekend I decided to do a massive cleaning, in an attempt to rid my house of whatever junk that was making all the kids sick. As I was pulling some sheets out of the dryer, I noticed that they had a new design on them. A splatter paint sort of design. I then looked in my dryer and saw this. and this Unfortunately, or ...
Garden Run Amuck
This week is a depressing week for my garden. Last week we attempted to till the garden. My husband woke up bright and early and rented a tiller from the local garden store. All was going well, until the tiller hit some chicken wire. The tiller broke and the garden was less than one-half of the way tilled. Fortunately, he had purchased renter's insurance on the tiller so we didn't have to pay to ...
10 Minute Pick-Up
Every night before going to be, set the kitchen timer for ten minutes. Then, spend that time doing a quick pick-up of the house. It's amazing how much you can get done in ten minutes if you are focused. Who likes waking up to a sink full of dirty dishes anyway? If the house is already spotless, spend that ten minutes doing extra things that rarely get done. For example, spot cleaning the ...
Place Mat Purse Tutorial
A place-mat purse is an easy, inexpensive gift that you can make even if you have little or no sewing experience. A fellow blogger read this tutorial and made a similar purse without using her machine. Click here to see her great purse! 1. Get a place-mat 2. Fold the place mat right sides together and sew up the sides as close to the edge as you can, as a side note, start sewing at the ...
