Potty training is a family affair!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Beautiful Moment
Yes! Yes! Yes! She wants to sew!!! (The machine was unplugged, for all you worry-worts out there!)
Beautiful Words
I've been playing Scrabble with the boys in the evenings (while trying to keep Camryn from running off with some of our letter tiles) and once in awhile we manage to use ALL the tiles.
Beautiful Moment
Ian and Camryn mixing up the "sponge" for our homemade bread...notice who is doing the work and who looks like she's supervising (hands on her hips, even!)
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Handcrafted Beauty
Here's a sachet I made for my Mom's birthday last month. I hand-embroidered the initial in the center, added a floral fabric border, and attached ribbon embellishments with small pink pearly buttons at the middle of each side. The inside sachet consists of an organza bag filled with rice that I scented with vanilla fragrance oil. The monogram is from a book of iron-on embroidery transfers that I have used for many of these sachets. Each design can be used many times.
Hand embroidery is something that I've started doing just in the past few years. By learning only a few basic stitches, it is possible to create lovely and unique gifts for very little money. This project probably cost me less than $5. Had I used fabric from my stash, my cost would've been almost nothing. Just the time involved.
Frugal CAN be beautiful!
Beautiful Moment
Once in awhile, Tobin sits still long enough to read Sissy a story. "Mister Putter & Tabby" is a favorite series around here these days.
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