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New Babies, New Jammies, New Year…the Daily Farm Adventures {96}

Posted on by March 9, 2017  

As you may have seen on Facebook, we started off our Christmas holiday with a new calf on Christmas Eve morning! The Cowboy found him out there with his Momma while doing the morning chores. Molly is such a good momma that she’s never needed any help–and always has boys! Good for the freezer, but I wish she’d throw a heifer because we’d definitely keep her. Her calves also always start out such a lovely fawn brown, but eventually turn gray like our bull Chester. We spent the rest of … Continue Reading…

Costumes and Cows in the Chicken Coop…Thankful Thursdays #5

Posted on by March 9, 2017  

Boy, I’m thankful that lamb harvest for the year is over. We just reduced the amount of mouth to feed over the winter by about 50%! And everyone seemed satisfied with their product and how it went. (Except for the Cowboy who is totally bummed that he missed it all just for school!) And I’m thankful that the weather seems to have cleared up. It’s still a bit soggy, but nothing to complain about since we had a week of steady rain! I’m also thankful to Mr. Fix-It for taking … Continue Reading…

Simple, Handmade Gift Ideas

Posted on by December 3, 2013 3
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Do you have neighbors? Teachers? Music instructors, coaches, church friends, a mail lady? Co-workers or a boss? We love to reach out in love to all these outside-our-family-but-still-precious-in-our-lives folks at Christmas time. But this can get so expensive and overwhelming so quickly! So this is where I love to pull out the craft supplies and get gluey!  Here’s a few simple and handmade gift ideas to get you going! Baking! Baking is the easiest way to spread a lot of love and joy quickly and inexpensively. And it’s something that … Continue Reading…

Mod-Podge and Davy Crockett

Posted on by October 23, 2012 1

So, what does motherhood mean? Motherhood means going out in the yard in your slippers to rescue a rotting cow horn from the dog’s mouth to help your son become Davy Crockett. What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever had to Mod-Podge together at the last moment? This ranks right up there for me. The Cowboy watched Davy Crockett as part of his character research for his American Heritage Speech at school and got fixated on the powder horn. (Probably because I had already produced fringed pants, a coonskin cap, and … Continue Reading…

Simple Jumper Dress for Girls

Posted on by September 18, 2012 3

I’ve posted here and on Facebook about my frustration with finding what we consider appropriate girl clothes. Something I haven’t mentioned as much is that my Ladybug is also rather picky. She has her own style–I’m not always clear on exactly what it is!–and she wants to be able to stick to it. It’s sort of…”mis-matched with a Bohemian flair.” {smile} She knows how long she wants stuff, how loose she wants stuff, and what colors she likes. I’m trying to get on-board, but sometimes it’s tough! (You know, like … Continue Reading…

A Few Free Web Favorites

Posted on by March 9, 2017 1

This weekend we’ve got a lot going on. The Ladybug and I are heading up to Northern Virginia to visit the American Girl Store for her birthday. We’ll be meeting my sister (who is fondly and forever known to me as Cheese) and niece (the Diva), and my mother-in-law (that would be the Mimi) and other niece (whom we’ll fondly call Curls from here on out) for lunch, and shopping, and then dinner at the American Girl Bistro. And my men are going to be staying home and cleaning up … Continue Reading…

Wallets for My Boys

Posted on by January 11, 2012 9

I got my workshop all neatened up while I was off at Christmas, even though I was too busy with the kiddos to do much crafting. But part of my New Years planning is that I’ve written out a rather daunting list of all the crafting, sewing, and creating that I want to get done this year. The good news is that I have a whole year. The bad news is that I have a big list. But I got started the other day with something that I’ve been promising … Continue Reading…

Christmas Costumes

Posted on by December 9, 2011 3

I mentioned the other day that we’re working on a float for the Christmas parade. Well, we got a big box of costumes from church as part of our “time period” focus for our manger scene. They’re definitely universally-sized. Adult universal sizes. Mr. Fix-It pointed out that all they have to do is sit there and sing, but even the smallest one was so bulky that Speedracer almost cried when I made him try it on. There was so much material gathered into his belt he couldn’t move his arms … Continue Reading…

Vintage Floral Tote Bag

Posted on by September 5, 2011 8

I got this beautiful vintage floral fabric from JoAnnes a while back and finally got a few things sewn up with it. One was this reversible tote bag. It’s a big bag–like beach bag size. It turned out much bigger than I expected (which is funny since I’m the one that cut it out). It would fit a lot of groceries or towels. It would probably work great for a gym bag or a knitting project bag too. Roomy and easy to access. I love fabrics that have a lot … Continue Reading…

Lunchbox Love Notes…Wednesday Windings 08/31/2011

Posted on by August 30, 2011 6

We’re back in school again. Which means extra laundry, extra chores, early bedtimes, and packing lunches. Which means more lunchbox notes! This year I’ve got  to make even more of them, since Speedracer’s off in school now too.  I had stockpiled enough for one each day of the first week ready when they started last Monday. Yes, that’s 15 of them! It was about 2 hours of bustle in my workshop to get them done. They go really fast once you get started. It’s a great way to try out different … Continue Reading…

It Was Not a Tractor

Posted on by August 24, 2011 5

So, you might not have hear (if you were living under a rock on the steppes of Russia or something) that we had an earthquake yesterday down here in Virginia. Yep. An earthquake. It was not a big tractor driving by. It was not a jet flying low manuvers. It was not wind gusts preceeding Hurricane Irene this weekend. It was an earthquake. In Virginia. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around it. I felt it, oh, I definitely felt it. But I didn’t really believe it at first. … Continue Reading…

Tinkerbell Party Favor Bags

Posted on by November 20, 2013 2

I decided that I was going to try to make “simple and quick” reversible drawstring favor bags for the Ladybug’s recent birthday party. (Because buying some from the Dollar Store was just too much work, right?) So I got some adorable Tinkerbell flannel on sale and found about 2,700 tutorials online (none of which met my expectations for “simple and quick”, but we’ll save that for another post) for guidance. Then I put it off until the 11th hour. Literally. My sister and I got to work on them at … Continue Reading…

A Baptism Gift

Posted on by August 1, 2011 13

I posted my sister’s Baptism yesterday and today I’ve got a post about the little gift I put together for her. You know how the first time you make something there’s usually some kinks to work out and the second one is usually much better? That’s totally the case here. I made her a tote bag very similar to my library tote from a few weeks ago, but I changed up a couple things from my first experience. Since I did use a lining fabric, I went ahead and made … Continue Reading…

Craft Interupted…Wednesday Windings 07/20/2011

Posted on by July 20, 2011 9

Normally I love using Wednesdays to show you some new creative venture I’ve been working on. I have been working on stuff (oh boy, have I been working on stuff!) but I ran into a bit of a problem last night. I’m what I like to fondly title a “Messy Creative.” (Mr. Fix-It calls it something else.) Meaning I can’t stop in the middle of my creative flow  to clean up and put stuff away just because I’m not using it at the moment. I just shove it to the … Continue Reading…

Sewing Goldfish Smiles…Wednesday Windings 06/29/2011

Posted on by June 28, 2011 4

Last week I detailed my VBS adventures with bats, snakes and penguins, and the grand finale on Friday was fish. Yep, fish. Friday at lunch my totally not-artistic self hand-drew a pattern for goldfish and whipped them together. I’ve discovered that there’s a simplicity of scale involved in sewing. Smaller is not always better because it makes it hard to turn inside out, stuff, or edge. There’s a perfect size that’s not too big and not too small… I cut some ribbon for a handle and tucked that in between … Continue Reading…