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DIY: Picnic Placemat
I had so much fun making picnic placemats for my friend’s birthday. I couldn’t find a pattern in any of my sewing books, so I decided to wing it. The process was very simple (even though I was going to initially make eight of them and decided to make two…).First, I cut two pieces of fabric for each component:
- 2 pieces of 16″ x 22″ for for the placemats (canvass material from IKEA)
- 2 pieces of 6″ x 6″ for the napkin/knife pocket
- 2 pieces of 4.5″ x 6″ for the fork/spoon pocket
- 2 pieces for the napkin
I followed the same steps for sewing everything:
- Put right-side of
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DIY: Whiteboard Door
I’ve been craving a big whiteboard in my house ever since I was a first-year teacher in rural Louisiana. There was an experienced teacher a few towns over who had whiteboards in his living room. They stretched across his walls, and he used them to lay out his master plan for the school year. I would stare at those whiteboards in complete awe and wish for my own personal system of part-inspiration and part-accountability.Two cities and five homes later, I still didn’t have any whiteboards to call my own. Matt and I have been debating where to put one. We have two windows on nearly every wall, which makes … Read More
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Camera Considerations
One of Matt’s big dreams is to get better at photography. I also feel like I need to get better at photography to be a better blogger. Therefore, we are looking into options for purchasing a fancy camera.Our friend takes amazing photos, and he uses a Nikon. Here’s what he says about it:
… Read MoreI have the Nikon D60 camera body only (the link has an included lens, but you can find body only prices).
Note that the D60 cannot take video. You can do this with the new D90. If you want to know why I chose a nikon over a canon. There’s this great saying about the essential
