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Finding Sanity Amidst Wedding Planning Craziness
A colleague of mine is getting married soon, and I volunteered to do something off of her to-do list in an attempt to help reduce her stress. She asked me to sew 10 gift bags for her guests.With any DIY project, the prospect of doing it seemed much easier than the reality. At the beginning of the project, I texted her and asked, “If I have leftover fabric, do you want me to make more than 10?” Thank goodness she said no. The project was so hard!She wanted the bags to be lined, which complicated the process. Also, I ran out of fabric when I was trying to… Read More -
Hallowweeeennnn!
Yes, it’s that time of year when I sound like a crazy person for planning Halloween so early. It takes me a lot of time to brainstorm ideas and then execute something!This year, we are replicating what we did last year: We let Henry pick his costume, and the rest of us plan around him. This year will be our last year of going down that path, since Tate will be three next year and will likely want to go his own way.I sat down with Henry and had him use his moveable alphabet to spell out his ideas. He immediately new what he wanted to be: a… Read More -
DIY Pants for Kids
Henry’s been having a big problem with his pants lately, either that they are too tight around the waist or too loose. We’ve tried elastic pants and zipper pants, as well as a belt, and our strategies just don’t seem to be working. I finally gave in and decided that I want to sew five pairs of pants for Henry to wear to school.
Our school has a uniform. It’s very liberal–the youngest children choose from three different color polo shirts or a school t-shirt, and navy or khaki for bottoms. I decided to go with navy blue corduroy for his winter pants. I ordered five yards of this fabric… Read More
