Tag : frugal living
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I made some more paper beads this morning. I could make these all day if left to my own devices but that just doesn’t happen around here.
I also made up another “busy bag“.
I cut a denim slipcover from an old chair for the back and handles. The lining is cut from an old tablecloth that had a couple stains in all the wrong places.
I love recycling!!!!
I made a couple more “busy bags” this morning after the kids dentist appointment.
Between lunch and another appointment, I took our boy and a neighbor kid sledding to a near by, awesomely big and fast sledding hill. A photographer for the local newspaper was there snapping photos…we’ll have to wait and see if our kiddo makes the paper.
The 8×10 canvas board has had several lives, none of them pretty. So I keep covering them up and trying again.
This latest incarnation is in the style of Kelly Rae Roberts, well at least the background technique.
While sorting through some stuff I came across an envelope template that I got at a garage sale this summer.
I remembered I had an awesome coffee table book about the Cayman Islands from the free shelf at our local library. Since a multitude of the photos are full page they seemed perfect to try the envelope template out on.
I’m getting the hang of the shape cutter tool(also a garage sale find).
I happened upon this awesome tray in the 90% off Christmas clearance at Super Target yesterday.
Who can pass it up at that price!
I love the tray but now what do I put in it?
It’s 16 inches square and the sides are about 2 inches high.
Any decorators out there?
HELP!
I’ve been so inspired by the Quilts & ATC’s blog. This wonderful woman is sew generous…I had to do it..sorry.
I have a ton of fabric and would love to put it use. I had been searching the web looking for local organizations that accepted small quilts for families in crisis, hospital patients or other charity when my friend, Andrea mentioned that her church was looking to put together some “busy bags” for the small children so use during church services. Their main sticking point was having to buy bags of the appropriate size. It was just meant to be…funny how things work like that. It’s also more meaningful to me since our daughter was Baptized in that church.