Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming really quickly. I have come up with the easiest sewn apron for you to create and wear at your holiday parties. You can use it as a gift or as a simple way to dress YOU up for the festive meal. I made mine for my Spoonful Lab for me and my cute helpers to wear, so there are lots of possibilities for these pretty things. I think the aprons cost about $1.50 each and took around 10 minutes (other than waiting for the spray paint to dry) to create. I know you Continue Reading
For the Love of Color!
Ever since I made our king bed's rag quilt, I have wanted to sew some pillow shams for it. Finally after sewing my ruffle shower curtain, I had my sewing machine out and decided to just quickly do them! Sometimes pulling the machine and supplies out can be the hardest obstacle in creating a project with three little ones around. Can you relate? I picked two fabrics that I wanted to use for my shames, and I used a king pillow case as a template for their size. I cut the front fabric the Continue Reading
DIY King Size Rag Quilt {Repost}
At the beginning of each new year, Matt and I go on a date to reflect on the past year and share goals for things we want to accomplish in the coming year. Last night we went out for that date and had a blast. We talked a lot about the blog, and it had me reminiscing some of my favorite moments and posts from last year. In that spirit, I decided to repost my favorite post (with some fresh edits and condensed content) from 2012 - my DIY King Size Rag Quilt. Enjoy! My bed needed a makeover. Continue Reading
The Yo-Yo Pillow
This week's Friday Spotlight item is an envelope close pillow case decorated with yo-yo flowers. **Psssst: Announcement teaser at the end of this post! Do you remember this pillow that was all over the web over a year ago and sold at Target? I loved it, but never bought one. I really wanted it for a bed that I had in my head. My imaginary new quilt. Now that my quilt is finished and my room has been coming together, it was finally time to start making those decorative pillows Continue Reading