Archives for February 2011

Wow, what a great week I've had!  I hope that yours was just as amazing!  It all started with going grocery shopping and seeing that Kellogg's is bringing back this cereal: Frosted Mini Wheats Fruit in the Middle.  Thank you Kellogg's for starting my week out right!  I remember this cereal from many years ago (which is funny since it says it's new) and my husband and I usually brought it up about twice a year as one of those "Hey Remember..." moments.  I may or may not have bought 4 boxes... Then the next day in the mail I got my latest copy of Paper Crafts Magazine and was pleasantly reminded that I had a card published in it.  … [Read more...]

At Christmas I visited with my family and my mom made a few of those cute little beaded fabric necklaces.  You know the ones where you make a small tube of fabric, put a wooden bead or marble inside, and knot between each one?  I thought it would be fun to make one with scraps of coordinating fabrics I had in my scrap bin.  After some math (lots of it!) I figured out how big to make each scrap so that it was just enough to wrap one wooden bead and hide the seam in the knot.  I LOVE how it turned out! To make your own necklace you'll need: 7- 3/4" wooden balls 2- 3" x 14" fabric strips 7- 3" x 3 1/2" fabric rectangles (These will … [Read more...]