Advent Calendar {An Easy How-To}
Yesterday marked the beginning of our Advent celebration. Â But just one problem – no Advent calendar. Â Since we have this fantastic ebook Truth in the Tinsel this year, I wanted to make sure we had a calendar to…
Author: Jess
Homeschooling mama to five boys, homesteading and cultivating a home in Wisconsin.
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Pillows!! {and a Giveaway!}
I have been making pillows like crazy. Â Something about the weather, I think. Â Nothing like the cold of a Wisconsin fall to make me want to cozy up on the couch with a felted wool pillow. vintage sheet…
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Truth in the Tinsel {a Review} and a Black Friday Discount!
Well, Thanksgiving is over… did you enjoy spending time with friends or family? Â I l.o.v.e. pumpkin pie, and I am so happy to have had mine. :) But now that Thanksgiving is over, we are nearing the Advent…
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Thankful [with a free printable!]
It’s the season of thankfulness. That sounds funny, doesn’t it? Â The season of thankfulness. Â I would like to think that I’m thankful always, not just in this season. Â But truthfully, I’m not always as thankful as I know…
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The Key to a Warm Wisconsin Winter
winters in Wisconsin + fleece pants = ultimate comfort One of my besties just brought home her a-DOR-able eight month-old son from the Democratic Republic of Congo a couple weeks ago. Â Seriously, this boy has the yummiest baby…
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Hey, hey, it’s a monkey!
Happy Halloween! While many of you still have festivities to come tonight, we have already gone trick-or-treating, and we have the loot to prove it [that is, the candy that hasn’t already made it into my belly…. mmmm]…
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Almost done…
Two of my littles napped for an hour at the same time today. Oh how lovely it was! So I got my sew on [while my 4yo peppered comments like “is it done yet? Is that my costume?…
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Halloween Flashback
So I am halfway finished with my four-year-old’s costume… if halfway means having cut all the fabric, but not having sewn anything together. Â Hmm. But in case you weren’t around my bloggy blog last year, I thought I’d…
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iPod costume: a tutorial
Um, who else just realized that it’s almost Halloween? Â And the homemade costume you planned on making isn’t quite finished started? Â But it’s not too late to whip up a quick Halloween costume for you or your little…
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the pants that took over KCWC
Every Kids’ Clothing Week Challenge I am overly ambitious. Â My to-sew list is always much longer than I could realistically accomplish. Â And this year was no exception. These pants were a labor of love. Â I usually crank pants…