Over the past week I’ve had a few of my student’s parents ask me for Christmas gift ideas for their new sewists. First, let me say that it makes my heart so happy that my students are loving sewing so much!! One of my favorite…
I don’t know about you, but I am somewhat of a fabric hoarder. I’m almost embarrassed to admit to you that I save everything! Well, almost everything. It’s hard for me to throw away pieces of fabric because I always think “I can use that.”…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Another Christmas has come and gone! I feel like it takes months to prepare for- thinking about the perfect gifts for everyone; buying and making each gift – and then it’s over in a matter of 48 hours. This…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. “Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Brown copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings, These are a few of my favorite things.” (Are you singing the song in your head?) Okay, okay.…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Every year, it’s a challenge to figure out what to get my boys. I don’t know why, but boys are much harder for me to shop for than girls. I always find a hundred cute things that my daughter…
A couple of weeks ago we were invited to a couple’s Christmas party and it was a potluck. I was wracking my brain trying to think of something to bring along so I went on a search for a good party food recipe, Christmas…
Christmas time is the season for baking! Growing up, I always spent a good day or two (or three) in the kitchen with my mom. We would bake our favorite goodies and take them to our friends and neighbors. This is a tradition that I’ve…
For my entire life, we have had the same scrumptious breakfast every Christmas morning. It doesn’t really have a name, we just call it “Christmas Breakfast”. We only ever eat it on Christmas morning; it’s a special treat for a special day. I’m not sure…
Every Christmas I see my Facebook friends posting the same question over and over: “What do you put in your kid’s stockings?” Let me first say that I LOVE putting together Christmas stockings! It’s one of my favorite parts of the gift giving experience. Don’t…
Christmas in not Christmas without Christmas almond ball cookies. Throughout my entire childhood, my mom always made these cookies and they were always my absolute favorite cookie that she made. I suppose you could really make these at any time of the year, but…
