Advent Calendar {An Easy How-To}
Yesterday marked the beginning of our Advent celebration. But just one problem – no Advent calendar. Since we have this fantastic ebook Truth in the Tinsel this year, I wanted to make sure we had a calendar to…
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Homeschooling mama to five boys, homesteading and cultivating a home in Wisconsin.
Pillows!! {and a Giveaway!}
I have been making pillows like crazy. Something about the weather, I think. 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…
Truth in the Tinsel {a Review} and a Black Friday Discount!
Well, Thanksgiving is over… did you enjoy spending time with friends or family? 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…
Thankful [with a free printable!]
It’s the season of thankfulness. That sounds funny, doesn’t it? The season of thankfulness. I would like to think that I’m thankful always, not just in this season. But truthfully, I’m not always as thankful as I know…
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. Seriously, this boy has the yummiest baby…
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]…
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?…
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. Hmm. But in case you weren’t around my bloggy blog last year, I thought I’d…
iPod costume: a tutorial
Um, who else just realized that it’s almost Halloween? And the homemade costume you planned on making isn’t quite finished started? But it’s not too late to whip up a quick Halloween costume for you or your little…
the pants that took over KCWC
Every Kids’ Clothing Week Challenge I am overly ambitious. My to-sew list is always much longer than I could realistically accomplish. And this year was no exception. These pants were a labor of love. I usually crank pants…