Celebrating Precious Babies

Celebrating Precious Babies

I have two Baby Clothes Memory Blankets to share today, each celebrating the life of a precious baby. The first was commissioned by a woman whose cousin lost her baby at four months old due to SIDS. It’s heartbreaking to think about. The burp cloth was used by...
DIY Backpack Memory Pillow

DIY Backpack Memory Pillow

I am becoming a “junk lady.” Since I love to upcycle, family and friends give me old stuff to see if I can create something. Well, my daughter’s friend gave me her old backpack. I used the contest as a springboard to create a pillow. One that not...
Upcycled T Shirt Spirit Scarf

Upcycled T Shirt Spirit Scarf

What do you do with 5 or 6 old T Shirts, some of them “vintage”, sitting in a bin in your attic? You cut them up into a fun spirit scarf!A simple design – single layer shirts, cut to about 8.5″ wide, serged together with the seams facing out so...
Tuscan Dinner Party

Tuscan Dinner Party

Between the cloudy, and rainy summer and the cold fall we are having, I’m thankful that we had a lovel evening to host our Tuscan Dinner Party. I’m not Italian and I’ve never been to Tuscany (except in the movies). I’m not even particular about...
Marching Band Uniform Tote – Sortof DIY

Marching Band Uniform Tote – Sortof DIY

It’s football season! All of my kids have participated in marching band over the years and currently my freshman and senior are involved!So, naturally, I run in “band” circles…..  You might remember I made this marching band uniform pillow...