Holiday left behind a ton of long-sleeved work and dress shirts. I hardly knew him to wear anything other than button-up shirts, so I wanted to use them in some type of memory project. Fortunately, a Google search led me to instructions for making memory pillows. Measure the length and width of your shirt to […]
Projects
Repurposing Old Things to New Treasures
Thanks to my parents’ move, I acquired an entire bushel basket of old blocks and wooden spools. They belonged to my (great) Grandmother Osborne. And while we loved the historic aspect of them, they were just sitting (for years) in the bushel basket. I decided to repurpose them into something decorative – a more fun […]
Easy Fancy Blanket
This was such a fun project – even better that it was fast to do! – with a WOW result. For your own pom-pom blanket, plan on using 1.5 yards of fleece (2 yards if you want a group snuggle size) and about twice as many yards of trim as yards of fleece. I saved […]
Bookshelf Quick Fix
I totally love our bookshelves – we’ve had them for over a decade. But after changing from carpet to hardwood, and moving the bookshelves to a new location, I noticed something strange. See it? The base of one bookshelf has plywood at the base! How did we miss this for so many years? Clearly I […]
Fun Kids Gift | Easy-Craft Unicorn Outfit
This was one of the easiest, most confounding and fantastic projects I’ve ever worked on. I’m just going to say: Pinterest demonstrates exactly why technical writing is a profession. What makes sense to one person does not necessarily make sense to another. That being said, my project inspiration and the original instructions are here. Shopping […]
Simple Homemade Baby Gift | Burp Cloths
It’s wonderful having a bit of time to sew again, so I’ve taken this opportunity to get ahead on baby gifts. It seems to be the season for baby showers! This is a quick and easy gift – literally I made 5 in about 30 minutes. Scrap material Diapers (wash first so they will shrink…because […]
Doll and Stuffed Animal Bandaids
This is a super-easy craft project. Literally you can whip up several of these in a couple of hours, and provide hours of fun for any littles who want to help their stuffed friends’ boo-boos. I’m totally indebted to this site for the idea, which I pinned to my craft Pinterest board eons ago. Grab a couple of pieces of felt – bonus points if one is tan like a standard […]
Give Your Old Jewelry New Life
I made the best gifts for my sisters this year: Their very own jewelry trees! The project was inspired by my Grandma Alloway’s tree. I wrote about it several years ago. We knew my Aunt Sheryl would inherit Grandma’s jewelry tree, so I asked to inherit my Grandma Alloway and Grandma Osborne’s jewelry collections. The […]
A Gift for the Neighborhood or How We Reclaimed Our Front Yard
Long after we ripped out the holly bushes to repair our foundation… Long after we cut down our oak trees to prevent further foundation damage… Long after the oak trees had killed nearly all of the grass in our front yard… Long after all of that, we finally renovated our front yard landscaping.