Category: Tending Hearth

  • Pillowcases Galore!

    Kayla asked me to teach her how to use the sewing machine and serger, so I walked her through making a pillowcase!  She’s made several more since, and has also branched into designing her own Barbie outfits!  I would be lying if I said I wasn’t thrilled. 😀  It’s easy-peasy!  Take one yard of a…

  • McCall’s M5611

    This pattern is out-of-print, I think, which isn’t surprising as it’s been curing in my stash for a few years. <vbg> I made view C in a size 6, which is perfect for K. Now that it’s made, I wonder if she might be a tad old for this style; I like it though and…

  • Getting Organized | All those old family snapshots…

    The easiest way to get all those family snapshots organized is to get some inexpensive photo storage boxes.  I recommend picking one brand/style and sticking to it, so you can label the fronts and keep a uniform appearance going.  I’ve found that storing photos in whatever mix-n-match containers and boxes I have laying around just…

  • January 2012 Pantry Challenge

    I love pantry challenges but I haven’t done one in a very long time.  When we went Paleo/Primal back in August, I cleaned out our pantry really well and my intent was to NOT to get back into the hoarding I seem to fall into.  I tend to stockpile food and then AVOID using what I’ve…

  • No Spend January!!!

    Okay, I am back with a vengeance.  We looked at model homes again a few days ago (sans kids, so we could REALLY look) and I’m even more motivated to save as much in 2012 as possible.  I’m not sure we’ll end up going with a new build, but it was a reconnaissance mission and boy,…

  • Getting Organized | DVDs, etc.

    This is the first installment in my 2012 “Get Organized” Challenge.  Happy New Year!! I’m always on a quest to purge and be more organized but there are a bunch of small projects that  I’ve put off for years, figuring I would have to finish more important projects first.  I decided last week, “who says…