Category: Sewing
Why your child needs a knitting loom
Our six-year-old son had tried knitting in the past. We’d bought him knitting needles and the turquoise yarn* he wanted. I’d YouTubed how to ‘cast on’ and vaguely remembered my grandmother’s instructions from a long, long time ago. I think the plan was to… Continue Reading “Why your child needs a knitting loom”
Do you really need ALL of those "meaningful" baby clothes?
You can never have too many nicely-organized storage bins, right? Especially when they’re storing the most precious thing of all — memories! What about those bins of baby clothes, though? I’d limited myself to one bin per child, but they were really big bins.… Continue Reading “Do you really need ALL of those "meaningful" baby clothes?”
DIY stage backdrop for our little performer
Now, a good blogger would refrain from posting photos until AFTER Christmas so they could stage it nicely with their child. But (I’m impatient) I couldn’t wait to show you this easy-to-build DIY stage backdrop, in case you’re still thinking about making a handmade… Continue Reading “DIY stage backdrop for our little performer”
How to make your jeans fit perfectly (when you have a big butt)
I’ve been big-butted my whole life. In my mom’s side of the family we lovingly call it the Watson Rear. I used to be embarrassed about my big butt, especially when I think about all of the REALLY UNFLATTERING high-waisted mom jeans I wore… Continue Reading “How to make your jeans fit perfectly (when you have a big butt)”
DIY tablet holders for the car
As much as I’d like to claim our kids are little angels on long car trips … they’re not. Even on the hour-long drive to Halifax, they whine and ask how much longer and decide they need to use the bathroom (they don’t) because… Continue Reading “DIY tablet holders for the car”
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