I cooked a turkey this week. Yes, I will be cooking a turkey next week, but that’s okay; it just means more meat this month! We enjoyed turkey sandwiches on French Bread with basil, tomatoes, and Italian dressing, as well as burritos with turkey, tomato rice, and lime ( I bought limes last week for .10…
For the tenth day of A Gift a Day, I made flower bobby pins. Flower Bobby Pins Supplies: satin fabric (about a 10″ square piece for 9)bobby pinscrystal or glass pieces for center (you could use beads instead) Tools: scissorscandlematchesE-6000 gluetoothpick for applying the glue Time: It took me 1 hour to make 9 bobby…
For the eigth day of A Gift a Day, I made velvet headbands. Velvet headbands Supplies: velvet fabric (Approximately a 4 1/2″ by 17″ piece per headband)headbandsmatching thread tutorial (An important note–I love this tutorial and I have used it several times in the past, but I disagee with the measurements. You need the fabric to…
For the fourth day of A Gift a Day, I made ballet slippers for my two-year-old. Ballet Slippers Supplies: satin fabric for outside fabric for lining (I used fleece)fabric for bottom of the slippers (this can be anything; last year I made the outside bottom in satin as well, but this time I used ultrasuede)elastic (I…
There are lots of tutorials for Pottery Barn knockoffs, and some for Anthropolgie knockoffs. For the seventh day of a Gift a Day, I am bringing you a very simple Janie and Jack knockoff. Today’s project: Embroidered Socks I embroidered both the flower and the leaves using three strands of floss. I did a three…
For the fourth day of A Gift a Day, I made flannel pajama pants. I’m late in getting these up because I didn’t finish them until today. I was only able to cut them out on Thursday night at 10:30 pm! I’m working on getting caught up on gift making. Pajama Pants Supplies: fabric (2-3…
Fall arrives in a day in Las Vegas. One day this week, my children were outside playing in the sprinklers and eating homemade popsicles. Then a wind storm came in overnight, with fast, cold winds, and the high temperature drops 19º from the day before. Usually the storm comes right around Halloween every year, which…
For the fourth day of A Gift a Day, I made pajama shorts. It’s warm here most of the year, so comfortable pajama shorts work well for about 8 months of the year.In fact, today was really warm, so these would have been appropriate for today. Pajama Shorts Supplies: fabric matching threadelastic Tools: scissorssewing…
For the fourth day of A Gift a Day, I made a gift for my son. His favorite color is purple, but he doesn’t have a lot of purple in his wardrobe. I received some fabric from a friend of my mom’s in September. Included in the bag of fabric was a piece of thin purple fabric. I…
For the third day of A Gift a Day, I made earrings. Earrings Supplies: earring hooks (I bought these at Walmart, 42 in a package for $2)earring findings (I bought these at Walmart, 100 in a package, for $2. There are two different kinds inside.)beads or past pieces of jewelry that you’ve taken apart (You…
Well, this week was different. I accomplished lots! Last week’s goals: 1. Continue to rest and take care of my family and myself 2. Do lots more laundry, including extra bedding and pillow loads. 3. Continue to bleach door handles, doors, door frames, walls, light switches, etc. 4. Change out the baby’s clothes for the…
I harvested tarragon, rosemary, and Swiss chard from my garden. I cut zinnias and rosemary from the garden and am enjoying them on my kitchen table. I picked narcissus from the garden and I am enjoying them in my sewing room. My narcissus return every year in November in the garden. I made homemade laundry soap. I…