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This is going to be Leah’s first Christmas, so naturally I needed to make her a stocking this year. I got out my burlap stash from when I made the other kids’ stockings and cringed. I know burlap is a big trend right now, and I love the rustic look that it has, but I […]
I’ve been meaning to make a list of scriptures to go with my Nativity Advent calendar for a while now. This past week, I read through all of the Bible verses that talk about the birth of Christ. I was hoping that I could find a verse that would talk specifically about each piece of […]
The boy version of my birthday crown is done! Just like my girl birthday crown, there are five interchangeable numbers, and it’s adjustable so your little boy can wear the same crown every year! It fits heads from 18 inches up to 21.5 inches around. I’m fresh out of baby boy models around here, so […]
As promised, here are some photos of the fleece hat that I made for Leah’s baby owl costume. You needed to see the whole picture, so I got her dressed back up in her owl costume this morning. (The Halloween night photos were all ugly with the bright flash.) I found a free pattern here […]
I decided today (actually about 30 minutes ago) that my girls needed some Halloween clippies. Claudia from Crafty on Etsy sent me some samples of her beautiful wool felt! She sent me some larger samples of the orange, sunglown, and charcoal colors. The pieces were just screaming to have something Halloweenish (that’s a real word […]
After much deliberation, I finally decided that Leah was going to be an owl for Halloween this year. I threw around lots of different ideas until I finally came up with this baby owl costume. Follow this tutorial to make your own! Doesn’t she look adorable?! She’s got fabric scalloped wings, scallops on her chest, […]
