This project I’m sharing with you today was inspired by my son. He always wants to help with dinner, and I try to let him help wherever he can with the prep work, but while I’m doing the cooking, he likes to help by setting the table. This placemat was designed to help little kids […] Read more…
Drawing with van Gogh
| For Kids, Life, Photography
I love taking my kids to the art museum. I don’t do it enough. My oldest loves to draw and has asked many times lately to go to the museum and draw. So finally we did. Both kids wanted to sketch and thanks to my sister who came along to supervise, we could let them. […] Read more…
241 Totes
When Anna over at Noodlehead asked me to help her pattern test her cute new 241 Tote, I of course agreed eagerly — I don’t remember when I last sewed something for myself. So, I set to work sewing all weekend, telling my husband “oh, it’s for Anna (since he knows her too), not for […] Read more…
The Parisan Dress (or all she needs now is a ticket to Paris…..)
I love LOVE love how this little dress turned out. It’s a perfect little Parisian dress. It was a very simple pattern and quick to make. It has a simple button closure in the back. You may remember this fabric from a previous project I did. I loved the combination of the red fabric with […] Read more…
Old Mat New Mat
This little project reminded me of the classic book “Old Hat New Hat” – while it doesn’t have that much in common, it’s still fun to call the post “Old Mat New Mat”. Well, I guess I did end up with the same hat mat like they do in the book, it’s got a new […] Read more…