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Giving Hugs in Winter

I can't watch the tv coverage of the tragedy in Newton, Connecticut. Being a former teacher, a parent and grandparent, it's just too difficult. I feel like the icy hand of fear has reached in to grip my heart.I keep thinking of winter. Winter is a shared experience, especially when there is a heavy snow. This feels like we got about 3 feet of snow … [Read more...]

Easy Paper Flower Tutorial

Happy Spring!  Here's a quick way to get some Spring color in your house. Draw a spiral and cut along the line. Then starting with the outer part of the spiral start rolling the paper fairly tightly until you get to the end. You might want to use a glue stick in some places along the way. The flowers will be large or smaller depending on how … [Read more...]

Felt Fortune Cookies for Valentine’s Day

I love these felt fortune cookies for Valentine's Day. They are super easy to make with your own custom fortunes.   Click here for directions at Instructables.You can take real fortune cookies, dip them in chocolate and then nuts, coconut, or whatever.  You can get fancy with white chocolate as shown in the photo.  Yum. … [Read more...]

Free Printable Napkin Rings

I love a beautiful ribbon bow serving as a napkin ring for holiday meals and parties.  They add a lot of color to a table, they make the napkin seem like a present, and they can be reused every year!  But sometimes you are going for a more simple, elegant look.  Enter these printable napkin rings with your guests' name printed on each.   If you add … [Read more...]

Origami Lotus Flower Tutorial

The linked tutorial has quite a few steps, but it's all done in a clear manner with good photos. I love all the photos of finished lotus flowers (water lilies) that people all over the world have sent in to the site. You can use bigger pieces of paper than the 6-inch sheet used in the tutorial--it just has to be a perfect square. I think that … [Read more...]

My Favorite Things: Holiday Garland with Kids’ Handprints

I'm thinking this would be a fun holiday craft to do with the kids/grandkids.  Just trace their hand prints onto felt in colors for that particular holiday.  Then link them with a piece of ribbon.  Probably hot glue would show through the felt, so a few stiches with embroidery floss ought to hold the prints onto the ribbon.  You could also use … [Read more...]

Sew Easy: A Hotel Style Quilt for the Foot of a Bed

You know those small quilts that hotels put across the foot of beds? I think they are really attractive with all the colors and patterns. They are super simple to sew.  Look for remnants of luxurious fabrics and decorator fabrics that are often on sale at the fabric stores. Most would be very easy to sew as they are made from  3 or 4 … [Read more...]

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