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…
It’s only the second day of official Christmas and birthday gift making, and already I am feeling such a thrill of knowing that I have presents that are completely done! For the second day of A Gift a Day, I chose to repurpose some hand-me-down curtains to make a scarf. I cut a piece of sheer…
For the first day of A Gift a Day, I chose a really simple gift that’s super-quick to make. Flower Barrettes Supplies: inexpensive polyester satin (You only need a tiny amount. so if you’re buying some, you can buy 1/8 of a yard and be fine). embroidery thread (yellow and black) 50 mm barrettes (I…
Each weekday in November (except for Thanksgiving) I will be making one gift a day for my children and writing about it. I am focusing on quick gifts during the weekdays, that can be done during afternoon naptime or at night after the children are in bed. On Saturdays, I’ll be working on other gifts that…
I mistakenly thought that having a shorter list last week would make it easier to accomplish my goals. Then my family got the flu–one child on Tuesday, three late Wednesday night, one Thursday morning, and the baby and I Friday night. Now my husband is feeling ill as well. Last week’s list was tossed. Instead, I:…
In the upcoming months, I will be sewing gifts and clothing. Winter has a birthday right before Christmas, so I will not only be making Christmas gifts in the upcoming weeks, but I will also be making birthday gifts for Winter, as well as clothing for Winter. Yes, that’s a lot of sewing from now…
I’m so excited to offer this free printable on the website. I’ve been working on it for a really long time, so I just kept making new bookmarks, and giving them to my children, and to their friends when they had birthdays. This means that this isn’t just one free printable, there are several, with more planned…
Last Week’s Goals 1. Work on green dress for Winter 2. Finish skirt for Winter 3. Continue to embroider handkerchief at night. I took care of the baby several evenings instead. 4. Plant more seeds in the garden 5. Put together items for speaking this week (Tuesday and Saturday) 6. Take pictures for tutorial. 7. Spend…
I bought no food or toiletries this week. I made two baby bibs (drool bibs) using fabric that I had on hand. I repurposed part of a sheet to make my daughter’s Greek costume (an Ionic chiton). On the bottom edge of the chiton, I sewed some trim that had been given to me. I made a barrette for the…