Cheep deals for your little ones
I grew up watching my mom & grandma sew. I am sure it started as a necessity but became a hobby eventually. Back then, it was cheaper to buy fabric than it was a shirt. Not today! Sewing is becoming less and less popular. It saddens me. When people tell me why they don’t sew, their #1 excuse is, “I couldn’t sew a straight line to save my life!” I just don’t believe it. Anyone can sew a straight line. {Read More}
We were looking for something to do on my son’s wall. We recently redecorated his room into a more “big boy” bmx theme. I decided to paint dirt hills all the way around his room with brown paint. I found some really awesome bmx wall graphics that looked like a kid jumping the dirt hills in vinyl but they cost a fortune! Once again, my brilliant aunt came to the rescue. She taught me how to do it myself with {Read More}
I was looking for something to fill up a large space on one of my walls and came across this idea. I love it! It’s cheep and anyone can do it. Purchase embroidery hoops in all different sizes . Put them on your various fabrics. Cut close to the edge of the back of the hoop and hang.
Pay no attention to my missing knob and uneven doors. I’m working on that! I have moved my office/sewing space into a bigger room. My totally awesome aunt (they still say that, right?) has been giving me some decorating ideas. We were discussing liquid starch and doilies (that’s for another post) when she mentioned liquid starching fabric to cover your closet doors. She said that back in the day, New Yorkers used to use this idea on their walls {Read More}
I recently moved into a bigger craft room. Oh man! What fun it is to design your own craft space! Of course, I’m cheap so I was looking for an inexpensive way to store ribbon. I use my ribbon a lot. There’s no sense putting it on dowels and curtain rod holders because I like to take it to my cutting table and pulling off the middle spool would be a royal pain. I once read about someone using household {Read More}
