Jennie Chancey at Sense and Sensibility now has e-patterns! When you find a pattern you like, you can download it immediately. The wonderful thing about this (Jennie says on her web page), is you can alter the size of the print out. If you’re really creative and you want to make a doll dress to [...]
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Sense and Sensibility Patterns
Posted in Home Making on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Making Your Home a Haven Monday
Posted in Home Making on January 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Come on in!
I have participated in the “Making Your Home a Haven Monday” from Crystal’s Blog several times now, but during these times, I’ve only posted what I do, not why I do what I do. I thought today might be a good day to do this since I’ve not posted in a while. [...]
I’m Finished!
Posted in Home Making on December 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I am finally finished with the cross-stitching for our church quilt! (Excuse the creases where the quilt blocks were folded for shipping. If you iron them before they are laundered, the pattern may be permanently visible.) Anyway, I can begin on my reading now! (That is after I finish wrapping presents and preparing for Christmas!) I’ll [...]
Pictures for Day 8 of Making Your Home a Haven
Posted in Home Making on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here are my before pictures.
And here are my after pictures. (Not much difference!)
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Making Your Home a Haven Challenge: Day 8
Posted in Home Making on December 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Today has not started like it should have, I guess I need to start with last night. I couldn’t get to sleep. I think I looked at the clock for the last time at 2:15, just as my husband’s alarm was going off. This morning, I awoke to my dog having labored breathing and other [...]
Making Your Home a Haven Challenge: Day 7
Posted in Home Making on December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Can you believe we are already on Day 7? Wow! OK, Crystal’s challenge is fairly easy today. First of all, you need to begin with your morning routine. Then move on to your to do list. Next, begin making dinner by noon (This one is going to be a little late for me, I have [...]
Making Your Home a Haven Challenge: Day 6
Posted in Home Making on December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s Challenge:
1) Refresh Your Spirit
Today a portion of my reading was in Psalm 139:17-24 17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still [...]
Frugal Friday/Making Your Home a Haven Challenge: Day 5
Posted in Good Stewardship, Home Making on December 7, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Crystal’s challenge today is to post a Frugal Friday tip along with a family fun time for our “Making Your Home a Haven” challenge. We are to post about what our family does which doesn’t cost a lot of money, but brings us closer together.
First of all, we always eat dinner around the dinner [...]
Making Your Home a Haven Challenge: Day 4
Posted in Home Making on December 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Crystal says, today is catch-up day for anything not completed in Day 3. Also try and work on your bathrooms. I will be trying to post my pictures for Day 3 and work on the things on my list I didn’t complete.
Our dinner tonight will be fajitas. My family could eat these everyday, so I prep [...]
Making Your Home a Haven Challenge: Day 3
Posted in Home Making on December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today Crystal’s challege is in the laundry room. Yuck, laundry. Oh well, I really need to do this to bless my family. Here are some before and during photos.
(before)(during)
The after pictures will be posted later in the day (much later). These challenges are coming at a FANTASTIC time, my brother-in-law and his family are due to [...]
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