This tutorial is a part of the 31 Days to a Handmade Christmas Series. Hobbies can come and go and each year’s Christmas gifts are often indicative of which hobbies occupied my time that year. The first Christmas my husband and I were married, he gave me a basket full of everything I would need to learn to knit. An…
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Reversible Heat Safe Table Runner
This tutorial is a part of the 31 Days to a Handmade Christmas series. This post contains an affiliate Link. Sally Clarkson has taught and inspired me more than anyone else when it comes to making my home a haven for my family as well as a space for showing hospitality to friends and strangers . The quote above is…
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It’s Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas
I have a confession. A couple of weeks ago I turned on my instrumental Christmas playlist on Spotify for the first time. In the middle of September. Admittedly, this is early. Way early. But it made a stressful moment a little more peaceful and anything that brings a little calm to the crazy is a good thing in my book….
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A Week in the Woods: When I Wanted to Quit and Why I Was Glad We Didn’t
“So I’m about to spend a week in the woods with a preschooler, a toddler, and a baby. Am I crazy?!” Two of my friends received this message the night before we left to go camping. We were in full packing mode and the sprawl of supplies extended throughout the whole house. My husband joked that we were bringing half…
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Classic Meaty Lasagna
If you come to our house for dinner, chances are good that I will serve lasagna for dinner. Because it’s such a filling and delicious dish that can be made ahead of time and kept warm, it makes a great option for a meal shared with friends. My first memory of preparing lasagna was at a family member’s house…
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DIY Light Sabers
Don’t you just love it when you have a moment of inspiration that doesn’t cost anything and that has the potential to make your children very happy?! Certainly not an everyday occurrence, but I will gladly take these moments when they come! Yesterday morning I was picking out clothes for my boys so they could get dressed before breakfast. I…
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