We like to have themes for Halloween at our house. In past years, we have done Veggie Tales and Peter Pan. This year we decided to do the Wizard of Oz.
Dorothy
I used McCalls pattern 4948 to make Dorothy’s costume. For the shoes, I spray painted some old shoes red and then [...]
I wanted to have some reusable baggies we could use for picnics and my husband’s lunchbox. Of course, it is the green thing to do to reduce the amount of trash we put in our landfills. But, I will admit that my main motivation is economics. It seems sillly to keep buying baggies if I [...]
We receive a lot of hand-me-downs clothes for the kids, for which I am very thankful. Sometimes, though, they are in need of repair or a little altering before the kids can wear them. I’ve re-sewn hems, put flowers back on dresses, sewn up little holes in seams, and the list goes on. It makes [...]
The other day, I was noticing what a mess the kids’ train stuff was. In order to protect my sanity, I try not to look at their toys too closely, but they keep the train in the sun room, so it is hard to miss. I didn’t think I could take looking at that cardboard [...]
