Normally I don’t advocate this kind of thing. I am a sew-it girl. I don’t do paper crafts, I don’t do cut-a-hole-in-fleece-and-call-it-a-poncho, I don’t do paint. That’s why I am only the co-owner of this blog (not that Susan would make a fleece poncho – that would totally negate our friendship. But she does do…
Girlify a Boy Shirt: A Tutorial
My K looooves Spider Man. Knows the characters far better than I do. It’s a good thing her Dad likes to keep up with those storylines for dinnertime conversation. But Spider Man shirts are always cut for boys. And while I can handle that it’s not pink and purple…. can I girl it up a…
A Little Birdie Told Me
Oooooh, with a surname like “Bird” the jokes must get old by the time you’re, say, 6. Or if you married into the family, probably before the vows were even said. But I could not resist making custom “Bird” gifts for a Bird mother-to be. First, a “Birdie Bump” shirt, which involved painstakingly cutting out…
Ribbon Mayhem No More
For at least ten years I’ve had scraps of ribbon hanging around. I’ve gotten ribbon grab bags at places like Hobby Lobby or Gardenridge or Big Lots. I love to look at them, play with them, tie up lovely packages, use them for random tasks like tethering the kid-proof cabinet lock key near the related…
Honey, we need a pool
This was a one-nap project. Well, one nap and ten minutes after nap as the nap was cut short by an upset tummy. Big sister’s dollhouse was in need of a yard for the dolls to play, and while making a yard I decided that they may as well have a pool and a garden…