A Very Ukulele Christmas

Another Christmas gift post! This time the gifts were for Brad. He had a very ukulele Christmas this year and I knew that between the one he was getting from his parents for Christmas, the one he was getting for the girls, and the one he already had, we were about to have a situation. The ukuleles needed a home in the house. I found that the...

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Space-saving Shoe Cabinet

Finally I can post about the project I've been working on lately - it was a Christmas gift, so I couldn't broadcast the pictures and ruin the surprise! My mom asked me to build a shoe shelf for by her back door... but on legs to keep the shoes out of reach of her puppy. I didn't like the way that looked in my head, so I suggested something that would...

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Feature Friday - Woven Angels

It's Feature Friday again! Today I'm featuring the lovely and talented Janet, a.k.a. The Basket Fairy! Her weaving skills are so impressive and she has made many baskets for friends and family (including me! YAY!) and has been known to show up in markets and craft fairs with her lovely baskets for sale! She's so talented - I mean LOOK at these baskets! Amazing. If...

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Felt Christmas Tree

Did you know that felt sticks to felt?! I learned this little tidbit only about 4 years ago and decided to test it out by making this Christmas tree for my girls to play with during the Christmas season. We have used it each year since and it still works great! To do it, I just bought a large piece of felt from Joanns, folded it in half (because...

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Feature Friday - Burlap Monogram Flag

FEATURE FRIDAY #1!!! I'm so honored and excited that my lovely and talented friend Julia agreed to be spotlighted in my first Feature Friday!! She has such great style and is way craftier than she gives herself credit for! Check out her No-Sew Burlap Monogram Flag! She tells me that she cut the burlap, folded the edges over and "hemmed" with...

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Christmas Card Frame

Well, HI! It feels like it's been so long - I've been working on a lot of fun little (and big) projects, but they're for Christmas gifts, so I haven't been able to blog about them yet! But I just finished a fun Christmas Card Frame hanger thingy that I just have to show you! This Christmas card frame is made with just 1x2s and chicken wire! I...

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