I keep a bucket of holey socks in our laundry room. We occasionally find uses for them as dusters and oil rags mostly, but our newest use is as a car washing mit for the kids. They love to help and a sock mit is something they can handle and use easily. Elliot thinks it’s … Read more
Our first Michael Miller bundle giveaway winner is Natalie Christensen! She said, “I love the groovy guitar collection you used!” Send an email to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com to claim your prize – congrats! THE PRIZE One reader will win a selection of the Lagoon/Guitar Michael Miller quilting fabric prints used in this project! BUNTING TUTORIAL I used … Read more
Last week was the worst. Our computer wouldn’t even turn on for most of the week and then I had hosting issues that took my site down all day yesterday. Here’s to a better week… And our winners!! The winner of a pair of Born shoes is Jamie! She said, “I like the Marilyn the … Read more
That’s what it was because on Sunday our computer shut down of its own accord and hasn’t allowed itself to be turned on since. This leaves me without internet access during the day, which stinks because I have some REALLY GREAT projects that I’ve been working on to share. The hubby is trying to figure … Read more
THE PRIZE One reader will win any pair of Born Shoes! MY REVIEW If I only had Born shoes in my closet I would be perfectly satisfied. What else could I possibly need? Born shoes are comfortable high quality fashionable Those are all my requirements right there. I most recently got to try out this … Read more
THE PRIZE One reader will win a SKLZ Sport-Brella Beach Chair! ($49.99) MY REVIEW Summer is in full swing here in Utah and my FAVORITE and most used product of the summer so far has been my Sport-Brella chair from SKLZ. There has hardly been a day go by so far this summer that I … Read more
I’ve read more nonfiction so far this year than all of last year in total, and I have enjoyed every single one so much! I used to be a strictly fiction reader, but I have discovered the pleasure of nonfiction with these books: The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan about the Israel/Palestine conflict with very … Read more
Riley Blake Fabrics is having a contest right now for a chance to win a beach cruiser bike plus a Carribbean Cruise! Make a Riley Blake quilt and post a picture on their contest page for a chance to win. Click here to enter. Also, the first 20 people to blog about it will win … Read more
We’re driving back from our vacation to visit Grandma and Grandpa today. It’s a very looong drive. I’ll be back tomorrow to announce the Step2 winner. Happy Monday!
I found my new favorite blog ever, at least for free printables. Heard of Sprik Space? That’s where I found those two ADORABLE alphabet/number posters that I printed at Costco for $2.99 each to hang in Sharky’s room.That green on the $1 yard sale frames is the same green from the Hoopla Dot/Stripe/Groovy Guitar quilting … Read more