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May 2011

Toy Story: Jesse Cowgirl Outfit

May 26, 2011

My niece’s birthday was last weekend. She’s a huge fan of Jesse from Toy Story and I was inspired to make her an outfit. Since I don’t have a girl of my own yet, I loved getting the chance to sew something extra girly for her present….I live vicariously through the little girls in my [...]

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Tutorial: How to Make a Knight Shield

May 25, 2011

Jonah and I have been having some knight adventures! He’s taken an interest into castles and knights after reading the book In the Castle by Anna Milbourne. As an extension of the book, we made a shield and pretended we were knights. Making a knight shield is really simple! How to Make a Knight Shield: [...]

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The Summer Park Tour

May 24, 2011

We are blessed to live in an area that has tons of great parks. The problem is that we tend to frequent the same park because it is conveniently located near our home. Therefore, we hardly ever take advantage of the other parks available to us….which is a shame, because we REALLY have some awesome [...]

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Painted Flower Pots

May 18, 2011

I’ve got a new post up at Pennies and Blessings sharing how we brightened up our porch and someone’s day with painted flower pots. Be sure to take a look at how we did this on a tight budget! My adorable little artist…

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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back…

May 17, 2011

I had been starting to feel better…thought I had turned a corner with the Hyperemesis. The home health nurse that calls for daily updates on my weight and ketones got all giddy and started talking about weaning me off the Zofran Pump. I thought I was ready, even started doing things like laundry again. Woohoo! [...]

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Mommy & Me: Portable Puppet Theater

May 10, 2011

Jonah and I have had some puppet fun this week! I got tired of our fancy puppet theater that kept coming apart and made up a portable, easily stored Puppet Theater with a science project display board. Now Jonah can play puppets whenever he feels like it, without Mommy having to get everything set up. [...]

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A Little Craft Therapy

May 7, 2011

One of the things I’ve missed the most during all of this pregnancy sickness has been my sewing machine. One night this week I tucked myself away in my sewing room to work on an order that I agreed to work on for a friend. (My etsy shop has been closed since I got too [...]