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Many people use WATER TROUGHS to make raised beds. And it's something I have WANTED to do for several years but I never had a real NEED so it always got put on the back burner. When we moved last year I lost my large dream garden. And the need became very REAL. I...
Our family loves STRAWBERRY FREEZER JAM! We love it on pancakes and waffles with whipped cream, fresh bread, toast, bagels and in Italian ice and smoothies. Besides STRAWBERRIES the key ingredient is ULTRA GEL. It is AMAZING!!! It’s a thickener which doesn’t need to be cooked to thicken and it is virtually tasteless. This...
RIBBON LEIS are the perfect gift for MANY occasions. In our family they have become a GRADUATION GIFT. Leis can be created with so many things; fresh flowers, silk flowers, greenery, nuts, candy, shells, seeds, money, yarn are just a few of the things I have seen them made with. There is no ONE...
Creativity and ribbon leis were on my mind this week and I wanted to share my thoughts. I was in a DISCUSSION recently on creating and creativity and the comment was made that cleaning your kitchen was a form of creativity because you were creating a BEAUTIFUL space. I told my husband about that...
I was SO LUCKY! This last Valentine’s Day I got to hang out with new FRIENDS & GREAT people at Petals by Kate Flower Boutique and PLAY with flowers! Pauline and Kate are a MOTHER/DAUGHTER team who own the FLOWER shop in Payette, Idaho. VALENTINE’S Day is the BIGGEST flower DAY of the year...
I am EXCITED to be back blogging! So much has happened since I last wrote. The BIGGIE was we moved! I knew it was going to take a few months before I would get back to blogging... BUT I NEVER dreamed it would be a few months shy of a YEAR!!! AND would come with a NEW NAME that better...
As I write this, MY MIND continues to whirl with NEW IDEAS and variations of the HANGING BAG. ( I will save these new ideas for another time.) I have a few more things I want to share before I move on to BOWL COZIES. Hanging bags are a GOOD use for STRETCH DENIM. I...
I have been PLAYING with HANGING DENIM BAGS the last 2 days. That translates into... I have been EXPERIMENTING!!! I love experimenting. It's SO FUN! Those of you who know me beyond this blog, know that I enjoy making soap. You may also know I am always experimenting with it. I don't think I have made the...
My GOAL in creating a HANGING BAG was to make a bag that could be hung, would keep its shape and hang open... AND SIMPLE to make. I VALUE SIMPLICITY... if you hadn’t noticed. The bag size is limited by the thigh size of your jeans. You can pick the height or how deep...
This HANGING BAG is SIMPLE! Yes, you have heard that before but...I had no idea a hanging bag could be this easy...until I created one. I really do think this HANGING BAG rivals the SUPER SIMPLE SACK in its SIMPLICITY and USEFULNESS. I love the hanging storage containers IKEA has for organizing small items....
(Note: These are my husband’s work jeans. Technically they aren't denim but duck cloth. They need fixed and the process is the same so I am using them for my example. Also, I could have / should have fixed them sooner…) I had an epiphany as I began writing this. It is fashionable among some...
I’ve said it here and I will say it again...These sacks are SUPER SIMPLE to make! Supplies: Pant leg, Tie & Loop, Marker, Ruler, Scissors. (Do I need to add sewing machine and thread?) ⇒Lay your pant leg out flat. The pant hem becomes the finished top edge of the sack. ⇒MARK and CUT your line. Try to...
These sacks are SUPER SIMPLE to make! 1 1 1 SUPER SIMPLE SACKS easily rival the traditional pillowcase for a GREAT FIRST TIME SEWING PROJECT... They are just that easy to construct. If you take into account the "FUN FACTOR" they easily beat out the pillowcase. (OK, I AM BIAS...I never made the first...
CONSTRUCTION ⇒Denim is a heavy fabric and sewing it is a challenge at times...especially when it comes to sewing recycled jeans. Embracing these challenges can DRIVE CREATIVITY and DESIGN. I am a firm believer “there is more than one way to skin a rabbit”... you just have to figure it out. BELT LOOPS often force creative...
When it comes to collecting recycled denim I have become quite good at it. Let me share a few of the ways I have grown my collection. Worn Out Jeans Even though I patch and repair jeans to extent their life, we still generate our own “ready to recycle” pile of denim. ( Here...