A friend showed me this cute and quick way of making a self-binding receiving blanket over Christmas Break. I have been thinking I NEED to try it ever since. Because several people I know are having babies, I thought these would make a cute handmade gift. I love giving something[Read more]
As many of you know, my husband and I live nearly 250 miles away from each other. He’s finishing up Vet school – while I get to continue to work at a job that I love. It was a tough choice that we made together. For the past 6 months[Read more]
Throwback Thursday highlights a post from years past that we think you might enjoy! This post originally made its debut on Grace Elizabeth’s on July 18, 2012. I created this weekly calendar to put in the household binder. My favorite thing to do with this is put down EVERYTHING we will[Read more]
This quilt is a long time in the making! I started making this quilt in my college dorm room for Jake (before he was my husband!) That was at least 5 years ago! It was intended to be a Christmas present – then a birthday present – turned a graduation[Read more]
We had a lovely family gathering for Independence Day. We went to the neighborhood kiddie parade and had family over for a potluck. I probably say this about every layout, but this was really fun to put together. I love the color combination. I put a few more embellishments than[Read more]
In one month school will begin…And this teacher will be ready. I have finally hit the magically number of 3. I survived the first year – just keeping my head above water. In my second year I settled in and made improvements to what I implemented in my first year.[Read more]
We recently returned from a much needed vacation to Puerto Rico. A lot of “first time’s” for us on this trip. We had so much fun! I was so excited to start scraping memories from the trip, I actually started on the plane on our way home! Here are a[Read more]
*Update* 7/22/14* The Sew Happy Printable is no longer available for free, but rather can be purchased for download in the Grace Elizabeth’s Etsy Shop. Happy National Sewing Machine Day! A good sewing machine makes a world of difference in attempting a project. I purchased my Janome DC5100 as a[Read more]