**this is a repost of a tutorial I did for Riley Blake fabrics. Im posting it here incase you missed it** Hi! My name is Melissa Mortenson and I blog over at the Polkadot Chair. Im so excited to be s...
Would you like to win $50 gift certificate to Royal Design Studios?? Its the stencil I used in my dining room redo... you know the one in the post right under this one :) Enter 4 ways (leave a separa...
Four years ago when we moved into this house the dining room was red. In our house before that our dining room was red. After 8 years I was sick of the red. The problem with repainting it was choosin...
Last Summer when I was visiting Salt Lake City, my sister and I decided it was time to round up all the grandkids and "secretly" take some photos for our parents. I think wrangling the kids w...
Amy, over at Amys Creative Side hosts quilt festival twice per year. Ive participated a couple of times and thought Id go ahead and share a quilt for this round. The quilt Im sharing today is one I m...
We are out of school here for the summer believe it or not! Im still a little mixed up that its still May since the kids are all home today. Its going to be a loooong summer break. For the last day o...
Congrats to the winners of the PDF sewing patterns from fourteen may!! Liz said... I really hope I win! I love your patterns and style! Greg and Caroline said... Cute bags! I especially like the June...
As you know yesterday was the 14th of May! This is significant to me because I have this little sewing pattern company called: fourteen may Now I know what youre thinking, I should host this little g...
Last Summer after I made my daughter this dress... she "requested" another one but this time with JUST fabric on the bottom... So to keep my little fashionista happy, I drew it up in my ske...
Last month myself and some friends hosted a baby shower for a soon to be born baby girl. Since I always joke that if you come to my house I make you do crafts, I thought a baby shower sould be no exc...
I decided to add a bit to my Kentucky Derby Decorations this year by making some Prize Ribbons. I used the Number Junque, Spring Circus, Quaterfoil, & Chevron kits from Rhonna Designs. --> cli...
Today Im sharing the tutorial for this retro inspired travel bag over at the Riley Blake Designs blog as part of their design team. I guess all the time Ive spent on airplanes the last 4 months has f...
The Kentucky Oaks race, the race the day before the Derby, and the one we try to attend. Living in Louisville, Kentucky one thing is for sure, you celebrate the Kentucky Derby every year like its a n...
It seems to now be a tradition for me to sew dresses late into the night on Easter Eve. This year turned out to be no exception. --> click here to read the rest of the post
Oh how I love vintage hankies!!! Last year I made a quilt with them and had a few left over. I like to throw them into projects when I get the chance.... One day while I was thinking about what else ...
I just returned from the SNAP Conference in Utah. I had a wonderful time. I learned sooo much that my head is spinning today.... One of the key things I picked up on was how important it ...
This is a project that I did for the Riley Blake Design Team blog. I thought Id post it here in case you missed it. Make sure you check out their blog they have lots of fantastic sewing tutorials! To...
With teacher appreciation week and the end of the school year coming up I thought Id share some ideas for teacher gifts that Ive featured here in the past 1. Ruler Wreath you can also make it without...
Thank you for indulging me as I share my thoughts about my recent trip to the Netherlands. It made a big impact on me in many ways, including creatively. Since I felt so inspired while I was there I ...
Before I finish blogging about my trip to the Netherlands, I thought Id pop in here quickly with a little Spring "how to" project. Feeling inspired by all of the tulips I saw on my trip, I ...
Okay, now on to day 3 of our adventure in Amsterdam, if youre new here you can see my other posts by clicking the label Amsterdam... you can also subscribe to this blog over here -----> to get th...
tiny car in Amsterdam Note to self: Always, always, always set an alarm when your on vacation. --> click here to read the rest of the post
I loved Amsterdam. --> click here to read the rest of the post
Got "the" photo in front of the sign Last week was our trip to the Netherlands. We got home safe and sound Sunday night. Im still trying to process it all little bit, but know that I want ...
For our upcoming trip to Amsterdam, I decided to create a little Travel Journal. I like to sit down each night and write about what we did that day when Im on vacation. Ill also staple some recei...
I was looking through my photos on my laptop and realized that I never blogged about this little pincushion. --> click here to read the rest of the post
If you follow basketball Im sure youve heard about the "interesting" match-up for the Final Four this weekend... I had to laugh when I saw this photo going around Facebook yesterday... ...
Ever since Christmas Ive been scrapbooking like MAD! More than I have in a few years! I dont always understand the ebbs and flows of creativity but I think it has something to do with the fact ...
image source Almost exactly 20 years ago my husband returned home from a 2 year mission for our church. He served in the Netherlands and fell in love with the country while he was there. ...
Today Im over at Riley Blakes Cutting Corners blog sharing a tutorial for this double sided patchwork pincushion. Click here for the tutorial!
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