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Merry Christmas Sew-Along ~ Ornament #7

It’s time for the Merry Christmas Sew-Along ~ Ornament #7!  As I mentioned before, I’ve partnered with my friend Monique of Farm House Quilts to bring y’all 10 ornament patterns we designed over the next 5 months – all for FREE!  We know what the “theme” is each month, but we haven’t seen each others […] Read more…

DIY Tree Advent Calendar Made with Recycled Materials

Today’s DIY came about when I was helping my son clean up his room before he left for college.  For some reason he still had the box his desk came in leaning against a wall.  {I can’t imagine where he gets that from!}  There were some long, corner shaped pieces of cardboard in the box […] Read more…

DIY Giant Wonky Wizard Hat

Remember all those tomato cages I bought at the end of summer?  I used one to make a fall porch display & today I’m going to use one to make a giant, wonky wizard hat!  The shape of a tomato cage is kind of hat like when it’s upside down, so maybe y’all can see […] Read more…

Easy Hanging Boo Sign + Free Pattern

Boo y’all!  Today I’m giving y’all the pattern to my “BOO” pillow I showed off in my Friday the 13th Favorites post.  I’m showing y’all how to use the same pattern to make a hanging BOO sign, since I don’t really need another BOO pillow!  Okay, let’s get spooky!  ; ) Disclaimer:  This post contains […] Read more…

How to Clean Thrifted DIY Finds

Today’s post is all about the non-fabric-y things I found at the 100 mile yard sale.  While I was super excited to find all the fabric deals I also found some great deals on future DIY projects.  There were also some awesome things to see that were either out of my price range or wouldn’t […] Read more…

How to Clean Thrifted Fabric Finds

This year’s 100 mile yard sale turned out to be a fabric lover’s dream!  I stumbled upon a man with bolts & bolts of fabric & he was practically giving it away!  Many fabrics bought second hand tend to have a musty smell like they’ve been sitting in someone’s attic for eons.  Today I’m going […] Read more…

Merry Christmas Sew-Along ~ Ornament #5

  It’s time for the Merry Christmas Sew-Along ~ Ornament #5!  As I mentioned before, I’ve partnered with my friend Monique of Farm House Quilts to bring y’all 10 ornament patterns we designed over the next 5 months – all for FREE!  We know what the “theme” is each month, but we haven’t seen each […] Read more…