Do it Yourself Baby Sling

Before bed rest, or should I just start calling that time in my life bb,  I planned to make a baby sling for our new baby. I searched the web trying to find an easy pattern so I could make a sling for significantly less than I could purchase one.
I found these instructions on the [...]

National Bankruptcy Day

Lisa has written an excellent piece on my other blog Happy to be at Home. If you haven’t heard about a new law that has been passed that will affect everyone who sells children’s toys you must read this post.
As if the horrible economy wasn’t enough, if you sell products targeted for children ages 12 [...]

Easy Fabric Gift Bags

Did you know that most wrapping paper cannot be recycled? Because of tape, dyes, and the poor quality of the paper most recycling plants do not accept wrapping paper. Fabric gift bags are a wonderful alternative.
Fabric gift bags are so easy to make. They are also inexpensive and can be used over and over again. [...]

Last Minute Christmas Gift!

Have you entered my giveaway for the Motivated Moms 2009 Planner? Click here to enter! The giveaway ends Sunday.

I posted this tutorial about a million years ago, okay not really, but before Mother’s Day. If you are a beginning sewer and need a last minute, cute idea for a gift try making a place mat [...]

Cute Cheap Christmas Idea

Yesterday I cleaned up my room and put away my sewing machine. Then I came across this fabric headband tutorial. It looks really easy and you can make them with scraps of fabric. What a great stocking stuffer idea and is easy enough for a beginning sewer.

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My Sew-Cation

My vacation should be renamed sew-cation. I have been sewing up a storm during my time off this week. Unfortunately I cannot show you the majority of my goodies until after Christmas. But I can show you this cute Christmas dress that is so easy to make! I think it took me about 1.5 hours [...]

Refried Beans

Making your own refried beans is easy and economical. There are many uses for refried beans; bean burritos, bean tacos, beans and cheese. They are inexpensive and very nutritious. Pinto beans are high in fiber, magnesium and potassium. When you make your own refried beans you can also control the amount of salt in the [...]

3 Moms ~ Mission Completed!

Well, the 3 Moms series has come to an end. This has been a great project for me and I am ready to start making changes in the way I shop, cook, and menu plan. Before this series Kate, Joy and I didn’t know each other very well, but we have become fast friends. I [...]

Chair Makeover

While I was in Florida I had the opportunity to recover some dining room chairs, passed on to me from my grandfather. I remembered this set from my childhood and although it was dated, I thought it had potential. Plus the dining room table was huge and would be perfect for our big family.
I had [...]

Monkeying Around

During our Florida vacation I had the opportunity to recover some dining room chairs that I am taking back to Maryland. The chairs belonged to my grandfather and were very dated and in need of an update. I have never recovered anything before, but I decided that with the help of my dad, sister, brother-in-law [...]