life lived creatively
Today I’m taking two of my recent thrifty finds & making them into something useful! The idea for this DIY pattern holder came about when I stacked one item into another for storage. I thought, hmmm, I know what I can do with that! Sometimes, that’s how these DIY projects go – you never know […] Read more…
It’s time for the next ornament in the Merry Christmas Sew-Along 2018! I’m so excited to show y’all my new design – snowflake frills! As a reminder, I’m partnering again with my friend Monique of Farm House Quilts to bring y’all 6 ornament patterns we designed over the next 6 months – all for FREE! […] Read more…
Today I’m releasing Part 2 of the crocheted pixel & lace heart scarf pattern! The scarf works up really fast, even with the border. There is also a bit of surface crochet for the scarf, but it’s really easy to do. The written pattern & graph for the heart & surface crochet is at the […] Read more…
We are heading into one of my most favorite times of the year – fall! This is one of the best times to go thrifting to me because the temperature becomes more bearable. There are yardsales and craft shows galore & I love meeting thrifty & crafty people. I decided to take stock of my […] Read more…
At the beginning of the year I released a crochet pattern for a pixel & lace heart that was just a free-form kind of pattern. I was thinking about doing a tutorial video for that pattern, but then I thought of another way to use the pattern. Thus the pixel and lace heart scarf was […] Read more…
I thought there would be no post today, but Dad has come to the rescue! He makes the best cheesy biscuits & he recorded a little video of him making them to help me out. I think that’s awesome! There’s not much else in this post, so I hope y’all enjoy. : ) Disclaimer: This […] Read more…
Well y’all, this is a sad, sad garden update! I always start out with good intentions, then it gets so hot it sucks the life out of you. I don’t like being hot y’all, it makes my brain feel like it’s smelting! Anyway, I’ve started some clean up of my overgrown flower beds & I’m […] Read more…