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These guys are everywhere!
I see so many people making these to deck out their projects, but I couldn’t figure out how to make my own.
Until I found this…
With a famous Hobby Lobby 40% off coupon, this was only $4 and can be used over and over! A great deal for a great tool!
This is such a great way to use cutie-cute fat quarter fabric as an embellishment on soooo many things! I can’t wait to try it out soon!
well, not really! Until now, I haven’t been able to find an apron I really loved that was in my price range. I wanted something that matched my kitchen and still fit my ample frame.
Wandering around in Wal-Mart during an oil change, I found something sort of like this:
(I forgot to save the actual packaging from mine, so this will have to do)
The company is Springs Creative and they are distributed in many of our favorite stores: Hobby Lobby, Jo-Ann’s, Wal-Mart, etc.
In the kit came a huge piece of fabric with the parts of the apron and instructions printed directly on the fabric. All you have to do to is cut out each piece of the apron and then sew it together. This turned out to be PERFECT for me because I am no great shakes at pattern sewing.
Here is my finished product:
I really love the character and cute-ness of this apron and can’t wait to wear it all the time!
Today I am thankful for
and
I am grateful for the blessings that my Lord has bestowed upon me. My life is simple, but so full. I hope I always remember to thank Him, not just one day a year.
I named this post because, if I won or received or all-of-a-sudden-had-enough-money-to-buy-this, I would surely die.
Usually, I try not to blog about giveaways, but I just have to have that extra entry for all of the different Silhouette giveaways there are right now.
(Click on the headers to go to each giveaway post)
So go visit any one of these awesome blogs to enter the giveaways! I’d say I hope you win, but…
I hope I win more!!
heehee.
It’s pretty obvious that I love damask. I mean, just look at the background for my blog.
Well, I love damask enough to have used it for my wedding, as the fabric for our tables. We used two different black and white damask patterns:
and
(I’m still working on picture taking for a blog… or, apparently, picture taking in general haha).
This fabric is so pretty and I just love it so much. I knew, even before the wedding, that I wanted to MAKE something with the fabric to use everyday- as a reminder of our special day. I had an awesome idea when I saw this on www.spoolsewing.com:
(Click on picture to find the pattern and instructions on how to create these gorgeous birds.)
I took the pattern and created this:
Again, my pictures are awful, but it kind of shows you the cute little birdies I made for our bedroom- which, somehow, ended up with a bird theme (it all started with this post). Maybe lovebirds… ;)
Happy bird watching!
I am completely obsessed with this song right now… it is completely gorgeous. I love that a husband-wife duo sing this and harmonize so beautifully together. love.
There are a few recipes out there that EVERYone and their brother/sister/mother has heard of. My favorite such recipe is something I call Grandmother crackers! We had them at our wedding and I, subsequently, ate them instead of every meal for a week… (don’t judge me!) Here is the recipe I used tonight (found on www.allrecipes.com and modified to my own tastes).
Grandmother Crackers!
Ingredients
1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 package oyster crackers
Directions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, combine ranch dressing mix, dill weed, and vegetable oil. Mix well. Add oyster crackers to the mixture and mix to coat the crackers. Pour the crackers onto a cookie sheet.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring gently halfway through the baking time.
Cool, place in a sealable container and try not to eat them all at once…
Please make these IMMEDIATELY for your family. You will NOT regret it!!
