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Doll skirt DIY and a note to younger me

March 22, 2013 By Katrina

Doll skirt DIY and a note to younger me

Yesterday, with deadlines looming and work to be done, I spent the morning sewing a new skirt for Beany’s beloved Bunny, the doll whose been the favorite naptime, bedtime, all-time companion for more than a year but whose received affection — and countless trips through the washing machine — was beginning to take its toll…

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Filed Under: Baby bliss, DIY, Top DIY Tagged With: Baby bliss, Beany, bunny, DIY, doll clothes, doll skirt, sewing, skirt tutorial

For Beany’s cookie jar: DIY felt cookie tutorial

February 22, 2013 By Katrina

For Beany’s cookie jar: DIY felt cookie tutorial

In my very favorite episode of Little House on the Prairie, a snow-covered Mr. Edwards bursts through the door of the Ingalls family home on their first Christmas in Kansas. There’s a blizzard blowing outside, and Mr. Edwards looks more like a frosty Santa Claus than his usual grizzly man self. Although I could replay…

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Filed Under: Baby bliss, DIY, Life, Top DIY Tagged With: babies, Baby bliss, Christmas gifts, crafts, DIY, felt cookies, felt food, handmade gift ideas, parenting, presents, sewing, toddler, toddler gift, toys, tutorial

A pumpkin for punkins: Felt jack-o-lantern DIY

October 16, 2012 By Katrina

The words baby-proof and kid-friendly never meant as much as they did the day Beany became mobile. Suddenly all those pretty things that we carefully placed around the house in just the perfect spots had to be put up higher — or put away entirely. Why don’t they make home décor items that look 100 percent…

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Filed Under: Baby bliss, DIY Tagged With: Baby bliss, baby jack-o-lantern, baby-friendly, crafts, DIY, easy projects, felt, felt jack-o-lantern, felt pumpkin, Halloween, Halloween crafts, jack-o-lantern, sewing

Back-to-school: Easy DIY lunch bag

August 7, 2012 By Katrina

There are so, so, soooo many things that I miss about being in school (yes, all you kids out there who can’t wait for school/college to be over. Be warned! School is cool — and not just because it rhymes). I miss the classes. I miss the schedule. And man oh man, how I miss…

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Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: back to school, DIY, DIY lunch bag, easy projects, how to, lunch bag, lunch box, projects, school, sewing

The look for less

September 22, 2011 By Katrina

I was flipping through the October issue of Real Simple a few nights ago (happy, happy times, I assure you) when I came across a story all about throw pillows. Now forget the fact that I was already won over by the mere mention of pillows (I have a bit of an obsession — as…

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Filed Under: Adventures in decorating Tagged With: decorating, look for less, sewing, throw pillows

Houston, we have a crib skirt.

September 1, 2011 By Katrina

It’s amazing the amount of preparation that comes into play during the last few months of this having-a-baby business. The last few weeks in particular have involved a flurry of thoughts and discussions about bottles and diapers, the merits of various binkies, the importance of breathable swaddling blankets and whether we really need to spring…

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Filed Under: Adventures in decorating Tagged With: Adventures in Decorating, baby girl room, crib skirt, DIY, DIY crib skirt, easy projects, nursery, projects, save money, sewing, sewing projects, thrifty projects

Easy DIY Pillowcases

August 19, 2011 By Katrina

About six years ago, I undertook my first big sewing endeavor. It was a quilt for Jared. Maybe it was my lack of skills or my 19-year-old impatience, but I hated every minute of it. Seriously, I think I complained the whole way through. A grand seamstress I was not. But times change, and fortunately…

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Filed Under: Adventures in decorating Tagged With: baby girl room, baby room, baby room ideas, DIY, DIY baby room, DIY pillowcases, DIY pillows, easy sewing projects, nursery, nursery decorating, nursery DIY, pillowcases, sewing, zippered pillowcases

What? A baby? Let’s DIY!

July 22, 2011 By Katrina

That’s right, pals. Amidst all the other cookery, baking and moving hullabaloo that’s going on in our neck of the woods these days, we’ve got another little project just cooking away. And so far the little bean is coming along just fine and dandy I’d say, as evidenced by her crazy rapid growth (hello, tummy)…

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Filed Under: Adventures in decorating Tagged With: Adventures in Decorating, baby room, decorating, DIY, fabric, nursery, sewing

Dear Martha

December 9, 2010 By Katrina

A few nights ago, I watched Martha Stewart’s Holiday Open House on Hallmark Channel (yep, that’s top-notch primetime viewing, pals), which perfectly topped my nearly month-long love affair with all things Martha. Between new episodes of The Martha Stewart Show and daily holiday reruns of Martha Stewart Living, I’m on serious Martha overload (I realize…

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Filed Under: Domestic bliss Tagged With: Christmas list, crafts, Martha Stewart, sewing, wish list

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