I’ve been taking monthly photos of Linus, and usually some of all three at the same time…and I got this backdrop idea from my sister. You need: white sheet white icicle lights white fuzzy blanket I taped the strings of lights to a sheet and then the whole thing to the wall above our bed [...]
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Pin It I needed a photo for the cover of my blog book – I print our family blog a year at a time through Blurb and as I was putting it together over the last two weeks (part of the reason I’ve been MIA…it takes forever!) I realized I didn’t have a good family [...]
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Pin It My favorite handmade Christmas gift from last 2011 was these dinosaur hoodies – aren’t they adorable!!! My sister gave me the idea – a friend of hers made them for her kids’ Halloween costumes, and I thought they’d be fun for all winter long. They were so easy and inexpensive to make. Here’s [...]
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Pin It I use my Cricut all the time to cut fabric for applique – mostly onesies and towels but also buntings and I may even do a quilt in the near future. I did this towel for a Christmas present and cut out the flower and name with my Cricut and it was so [...]
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Pin It Remember my first chore chart from a few weeks ago? I figured out something better. I realized that I needed to somehow separate the chores into daily and weekly and have a few more for them to do each day. My boys have been pretty naughty lately, and I’m hoping a little more [...]
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Pin It I am not good at chores. Or getting my kids to do chores… But I think these charts will help remind us and make it kind of fun (at least at first…). I’ve seen tons of chore chart ideas on Pinterest (like this one that inspired mine) and almost bought the makings for [...]
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Pin It I whipped me up a new nursing cover to (mostly) match my car seat cover for this new baby. I used this fabulous Michael Miller fabric, part of the Citron Gray line. I love how it’s so neutral. Pretty for me but not girly for Linus. Love. It. I did this one super [...]
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Today is Monday, and I WILL have a giveaway this week, just probably not up and running until tomorrow. It’s a good one though…you’ll like it. As for today, I just finished hand sewing the binding onto my Michael Miller Ginger Blossom tumbler quilt. I enjoy hand sewing and always use a slip stitch, which [...]
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As promised, here is Part 2 of the Car Seat Cover Tutorial (here’s Part 1: The Cover)! Cut four strips of fabric from coordinating or same fabric. Press exactly in half, open, and press outer edges in to center so it ends up looking like above. Press flat. The ends are going to have raw [...]
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Pin It The winner is Robin! She said, “I love Going Coastal!” Send an email to kelseyatvanillajoydotcom to claim your prize and congrats! THE PRIZE One reader will win a selection of the Lagoon/Guitar Michael Miller quilting fabric prints used in this project! CRIB BUMPER TUTORIAL I finally finished the crib bumper and am one [...]
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