I do handmade. I don’t do “art.” I am not really artistic but look what I painted! That little blue flowery canvas in the far corner is my best “art” success. If you’re artistic, you can make up your own pretty little designs, but I used my Cricut. Of course. Using acrylic paint, I painted [...]
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Pin It I really do love the tablecloth bib from a few months ago, but I only made one and bias tape isn’t my favorite thing so I wasn’t real keen on making a whole handful of them. But a bib made from a dish towel is something I can really put into production! Except [...]
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THE PRIZE One reader will win a copy of The Art of Preserving: Sweet & savory recipes to enjoy seasonal produce year-round.
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I’ve been on the search for a perfect sun hat pattern and I finally found it in a great little sewing book called Craft Challenge: Dozens of Ways to Repurpose a Pillowcase. Because it’s in a book, I can’t very well give you the pattern here, although I wish I could because I know you [...]
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The DownEast winner is Crystal! She said, “Loving the side swept top and the very vogue top is killing me a little bit (in a good way)!” Excellent choices… Send an email with your choice and mailing info to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com. Congratulations and THANKS DownEast!
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The Shadowcase winner is Gina L! She said, “I love the vintage shadow box kit.” Send an email to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com with your choice and mailing info. Congratulations and THANKS Shadowcase!
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It’s Review Friday! We’ve got Robeez and Karen Neuburger and some dinnerware coming up a little bit later this year…
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You can buy shoulder harness pads for kids car seats, but Elliot hasn’t had any and I wanted to make him some to match his carseat. I used scraps and it was a quick and easy sewing project. Cut 4 pieces of fabric (I used flannel) 6.5″ x 6.5″. Cut 2 pieces of thin batting, [...]
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Cantaloupe is one of my favorite summer fruits, but cutting it up is kind a pain. At least the old way – I used to cut it in half, scoop out the seeds, cut each half into 6-8 slices, and cut the rind off each slice. That’s the loong way! The fast way is to [...]
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It has been hot, Hot, HOT here this week. We turned to The Toddler Busy Book for some outdoor activity ideas and came up with a makeshift sailboat racing game. Here’s what you’ll need: cookie sheet/jelly roll pan straws milk jugs lids Line up your contestants, give each a straw, and blow the lid to [...]
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