Home School Life

I had a busy weekend!
Phew! Those before pics were at the top of this blog for WAY too long. I was so happy to finally get the horrible wall of wallpaper completely stripped and painted. It was a bit like peeling after a sunburn — actually kind of fun, except for the ladder and my [...]

Oh my, I forgot how much I love quilting! I love the colorful fabrics. I love sewing short little seams that make such a big difference. I love pressing seams open and finding a block that lays beautifully flat. There is a precision and exactness to it that soothes the soul in a way that [...]

Now that my loft is all cleaned out, I’m dying to get to the sewing machine. Lately everything I see is inspiration. I’d love to create some cool, transformed vintage clothing for my children. A little lace here, a few buttons there, even a dash of embroidery — voila, old clothes made even better than [...]

So I finally cleaned out the loft. I’m realizing that I am very lucky to have a space like this. It is a little area off my bedroom with folding shutter doors that close it off. It is open to the downstairs below and because of this it really does not work as a mini-bedroom [...]

It’s not often that I devote an entire weekend to indulgent crafting and home-making. But this October weekend is so rainy I can’t resist (even though my gutters are crying out to be cleaned.) 

Friday morning I suddenly got an impulse to bake bread. Laurel’s Kitchen is the foremost authority on bread baking and I’ve learned [...]