It has been far too long since I last posted some of the projects that some of my favorite people in the world – my readers! – have sent my way recently. I can’t say enough how much it brightens my day to see the projects you create using my tutorials as inspiration. Keep sending…
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Advent Cookie Tree
Three or four years ago, I stumbled upon a charming idea in Southern Living to create a cookie tree for Advent. Instead of a typical calendar, the concept is to make a cookie to be enjoyed each day from December 1st through Christmas. This has become one of my favorite Christmas decorating traditions, as it…
Dry Erase Menu and Daily Planner
I love a quick, easy and functional gift idea. Today’s project is all that! Dry-erase organizers like this one are a terrific gift to make for sisters, moms, grandmas and teachers alike, and with an itty-bitty price tag and a minimal investment of time, you can whittle down your gift list considerably by making a…
SYTYC Audition
When decorating for Christmas on a shoestring budget, it can be a downright downer to find something you love in one of the fancy-schmancy home dĂ©cor catalogs, only to realize the price tag leaves you feeling anything but jolly. These stockings are the result of just that type of scenario. Thumbing through my Ballard catalog…
Butterball Tee Templates
For those of you interested in the promised templates for the Butterball Tee, here they are! I am so sorry the quality is so strange on these. I am operating remotely without access to a scanner, so faxing was the only way to digitize them!Click here to go to the templates. I will also be…
Let It Snow!
Many of y’all probably saw this project posted over at Sew Dang Cute last week to kick off week 4 – Christmas Week – of the Crafting with the Starts competition. I hope you don’t mind me sharing it here, too. I am so tickled with how it turned out! 🙂Of all of my favorite…
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A Quick Hello
Hi, friends!Just a couple of quick notes…#1) We put an offer on a house this weekend!! If everything goes as we are hoping, we will be closing just in time for Christmas. God is good!#2) Due to #1 above, I have been out of pocket for the last few days. I have received a number…
Made by Mama Reita
During college, my mom was a bit of a celebrity among my sorority sisters. Mama Reita’s care packages would arrive from 1000 miles away brimming with everything from notes of encouragement to clothes to tasty treats. During a particularly stressful time, Mom even took the painstaking trouble to overnight me my favorite rum cake (a…
I (Heart) Turkey Tee (Boys’ Thanksgiving T-Shirt Idea)
With Thanksgiving around the corner, sew up a fun t-shirt for a little boy in your life to wear on the big day. This Thanksgiving I (heart) turkey t-shirt idea is so simple to make with my free templates! Okay – enough ruffles already. Let’s make some Thanksgiving duds perfect for the little guys…