Over the past few weeks while I was finishing up writing my book (!), I saw all the beautiful colors on the trees and was afraid I was going to miss fall entirely. I did miss a lot of the good weather (though I did take some time to enjoy, even in the busiest parts, […]
Melissa & Doug Terrific Twenty List and Giveaway
Anybody’s who has been to my house knows that I love Melissa & Doug. This company makes awesome toys and accessories for kids of all ages. We have a bunch of their art supplies, puzzles and other toys, and the Bit has one of their awesome Trunki suitcases, which we’ve yet to take on a […]
Five Minutes of CraftFail Fame
Guys, check me out! Back in April I tried to sew a “simple” maxi dress made out of fabric with a T-shirt top that I found on Pinterest. It seemed simple enough, but I just could not get the dang thing to make a ruffle like it was supposed to. I wrote about it back […]
A Story about Two Honorable Men
I don’t make a big deal a lot of the time about the fact that I was a journalism major in school and spent some time in the newspaper (and then the book publishing) business before leaving it all behind for the glamor and fame of craft writing. (Ha!) But even though I don’t consider […]
Touring Tyson with Blogger Friends
Because my husband has worked at Tyson Foods for many years (well longer than I’ve done anything in my life) I feel like I know a lot about the company that’s one of the major employers in the region we call home. But I jumped at the chance to learn more when I was invited […]
A Post from the Past {Blogtober Fest}
Today’s challenge form Blogtober Fest is to promote and old post. This is an easy one for me because it’s my most popular post ever. How to Lengthen a Shirt with Another Shirt was born out of the frustration of having a tall, skinny kid whose tummy was always showing in her shirts long before […]
A New Fall Tradition, Maybe {Blogtober Fest}
Today’s challenge was to write about a fall tradition. We don’t really have any fall traditions yet in our little family of three. The Bit should have been about two weeks old for her first Halloween; instead she was a wee preemie who wasn’t getting anywhere near trick-or-treating. Her second Halloween was celebrated at the […]