We had so many people comment on our recent series, Big Gnomes for Little Hands, that we decided to turn them into wallpapers for your desktop. You can choose the front line-up: Or, the back line-up: Just so happens Michelle has the front gnomes on her monitor, and I choose the back. If you decide …
Although most of the country seems to be cloudy and moist right now, there is a chance that we will be experiencing sunny days soon. I thought we could all use a little sunshine about now, so here is our latest applique block. As always, it was designed to fit on a 6″ x 6″ …
I have been a supporter of National Wildlife Federation forever. My children’s first reader materials included their magazines Your Big Backyard and Ranger Rick. Following their guidelines, our yard has been a Certified Wildlife Habitat for over 10 years. Not only do they strive to positively impact the global environment, their efforts to teach children …
Just in the knick of time, I finished the last 2 gnomes in our series, Big Gnomes for Little Hands, and was able to take them with me on my trip last week, and give them to The Little Lady. She was quite smitten with them, and spent half her time chewing on their hats …
Part 1 can be found HERE. Part 2 can be found HERE. Here are the last two gnomes in our Big Gnomes for Little Hands series. For instructions on how to make these “big guys”, check out the tutorial HERE. The actual pattern for our Lavendar Gnome and our Apple Gnome can be found HERE. …
While I’m off playing with the Little Lady in Wisconsin, Marie, from Soft Earth’s World blog, has graciously become our first guest blogger, for which we are truly grateful. As a wanna be needle felter myself, I look at her designs, both soft sculptured figures and beautiful wool painted tapestry, and I see what I …
Think of this as our “close up” of the Monkey Madness Applique Block. Wouldn’t this look great centered on a bib or a onesie? Blow it up a bit, and put it on your 8 year old’s t-shirt. Blow it up a lot, and make a throw pillow. Shrink it, and make cute Contour Clip Barrettes. …
Part 1 can be found HERE. Part 3 can be found HERE. Here are the next two gnomes in our Big Gnomes for Little Hands series. For instructions on how to make these “big guys”, check out the tutorial HERE. The actual pattern for our Sun Gnome and our Toadstool gnome can be …
I got this Facebook message a couple of weeks ago from one of our readers: Hi I’m looking for a monkey appliqué to make a cushion for my monkey mad son, any help much appreciated!! When I told her I’d give it a go when I had a chance, she said: Thanks!! My son will be …
As always, first we would like, no LOVE, to thank Debbie, from A Child’s Dream Come True, for sponsoring this wonderful giveaway. Of course, the hardest part was trying to decide between her incredible gifts! And now, there winners are… kristin c on Sun, 05/08/2011 – 08:44. All of these materials are so beautiful! I …
This summer the son of my dear friend is getting married. I wanted to make something for a shower gift and I immediately thought of the Coiled Rag Bowl. This bowl can fit any decor depending on the colors. I went to their registry at Pottery Barn. I made a copy of the stack of …
EDIT: The winner’s of this giveaway are announced HERE. EDIT: The giveaway is now over. The winner will be announced tomorrow, 5/9/11. Good luck to everyone that entered, and thanks again, Debbie! Whenever we get a new sponsor, we love to introduce them and their shops to our readers. Because of a series of unlikely happenstances, we …
