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FF: Let’s go fly a kite!
Last Friday, the weather was sunny but cold and somewhat windy…which sent me indoors to work on something for Nate! But as soon as Peter got home from school and dropped his backpack, he rebounded...
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3T: Fabric gift bags
I just read an email from a store for a coupon in celebration of Earth Day. Reduce, reuse, recycle. That’s no new idea, of course. The pioneer saying we try to teach in our home goes, “Use it up, wear...
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3T: Gift Bags, part 2
In my previous post about fabric bags, I said that I found some photos from a long time ago of making a fabric bag. Here they are:I finished the edges of this one on a serger. I made the casing and...
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RTW: A needle fish for my niece
My niece got a sewing machine for her birthday yesterday. Hooray! I am SEW excited for her. I had to mend a hole today, and it required hand-stitching. I went to the drawer where I keep my needles and...
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3T: Sew fun
“Necessity is the mother (or father) of invention,” they say. It took us needing a prom dress for Julia to get me sewing again. Weeks ago, we shopped for hours for a dress, but to no avail. There...
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Mmmm: Sarah’s chocolate cake
We had such a great time with our cousins visiting last week. We sent them off with a bite of chocolate cake–a recipe my brother-in-law particularly loves. Sarah was the one who made this recipe for...
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Mmmm: “Christmas” soup, pumpkin seeds and costumes
Anna said to me this morning at breakfast, “I’m addicted to two things: peach syrup and pumpkin seeds.” You can see that she wasn’t the only one in the family who likes roasted pumpkin seeds!...
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10 Minutes with Mom
I love being an Activity Days leader in my neighborhood. When I meet with these 8-9 year old girls, I feel Heaven’s love for them. When I prayerfully plan activities, I see Heaven’s hand in helping me...
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How to sew a fabric gift bag
We use fabric gifts for our family celebrations (birthdays, Christmas, Valentine’s Day). Here’s how I make them. Once you get the rhythm of making them, the process goes quickly! Well, I’ve noticed...
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Seasonal everyday fabric napkins
I decided I wanted to make some fabric napkins that we could use everyday–something the same size as a paper dinner napkin, but only have the size of a full napkin, so that it wouldn’t have to be...
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Thankful memory
Anna was home this week for two days with a stomach flu. The second day that she was home, I felt like someone had pulled the plug on my energy reservoir. I had none. I was exhausted and didn’t feel...
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Gifts of love: handiwork, made by Mom
“Handiwork” I was struck by this word from the scriptures when I read it in this verse the other day: I, the Lord, stretched out the heavens, and built the earth, my very handiwork; and all things...
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Mother-daughter moment in Midway
God has sweet surprises awaiting us as mothers. These “golden moments” often come as unanticipated, unplanned gifts along our way. Lead company Anna and I ended up being the “lead company” for our...
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