My girls and I had a lovely time at the John Walter Museum in Edmonton this afternoon! We had an afternoon of candle making and cookies which was lots of fun! Since there were so many of us, we broke up into two groups. We started off at John Walter’s second house which he built…
Category: Creative Crafting
Country Pumpkin Rounds
We decided to have some fall time fun this week! It’s Harvest Week in our house which means we are doing harvest and fall themed crafts, making delicious recipes and harvesting the garden! Today we are making country style pumpkins using a wood round that looks like it was sliced from a log. I like…
Our Spring At Home Sewing Retreat – Day Four
It’s Day Four — our last day — of our At Home Sewing Retreat! The other days have went great and we actually accomplished a lot! In the past few days we made a couple blocks that we taught each other, my daughter almost finished her petticoat while my other daughter is getting quite good…
Our Spring At Home Sewing Retreat – Day Three
It’s Day Three of our At Home Sewing Retreat! Day Two went great and we got a lot done! Yesterday we made a Disappearing 9 Patch Block and I started my quilt top. My girls worked on their own projects – ‘H’ began working on a petticoat and ‘L’ is working on different blocks including…
Our Spring At Home Sewing Retreat – Day Two
It’s Day Two of our At Home Sewing Retreat! Day One went great and we actually accomplished a lot! Yesterday we made a square in a square exploding quilt block and my daughter finished her lap blanket quilt top and my other daughter worked on an assortment of blocks. Today we will be working on…
Our Spring At Home Sewing Retreat – Day One
It’s Day One of our At Home Sewing Retreat! We have been watching a few ladies going to different sewing retreats over the past few months, travelling, buying an assortment of fabric, sewing different blocks, getting gifts from each other and sharing that with everyone. We can’t go anywhere to attend a retreat, so what…
Easter Week — Spending Time with Jesus
It’s Easter and Holy Week. We have been doing different activities that coincides with our Bible Passages all this week. It’s been a lot of fun and reminds us of the sacrifice Jesus made for us for the forgiveness of our sins. Let’s get to it. Here’s what’s happening this week: 24 — Palm Sunday …
Crocheting a Dishcloth for Beginners
Crocheting a dishcloth can be made simple with the single crochet stitch. It can be used as a dishcloth, face cloth, mug rug or like what I’m using it for — a cover for my sourdough starter! I was never taught how to knit or crochet. I tried learning to knit several years ago, but…
