Fancy easy Easter eggs!!!

These are so pretty!!! Sue's friend Kirsten made some from these instructions, and they are truly gorgeous!
Here is a link to the instructions.  Way easy and so pretty!

Next year...!

HereH

necklace hanger

look at this ingenious idea for a necklace holder! brilliant!

from here: http://www.twighome.com/?p=197

waxed leaves

someday... when i live in a place with pretty leaves i will do this!

http://memoriesoncloverlane.blogspot.com/2009/10/waxing-leaves.html

christmas tissue paper trees

http://acreativemomma.blogspot.com/2010/12/tissue-christmas-trees.html

i love these, and how easy to do them this way instead of spending a ton of money on a styrafoam cone!

quiet books

i love the quiet books posted on this site!

http://www.simplyfreshdesigns.com/2010/10/quiet-books-we-believe/

http://www.simplyfreshdesigns.com/2010/10/lds-prints-articles-of-faith/

http://www.simplyfreshdesigns.com/2010/10/quiet-books-prophets-and-apostles/

http://www.simplyfreshdesigns.com/2010/09/quiet-books-book-of-mormon-stories/

...and these will probably be the birthday present for the girls... (if i am just going to be doing these as gifts, i wonder why i am posting them...)

felt truck

http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2010/12/felt-toy-truck-little-boy-gift-idea.html

this truck might be the present for the sweet little boys who have birthdays coming up... if you are thinking about making it, ask me first if i already did it!

snuggly owl

i love this owl - i think lydia will get one for her birthday. :)


http://www.sewingrepublic.com/projectPdf/SnugglyOwl.pdf

family mission statements

i want to make a family mission statement - these are all inspiring to me.

http://creativehomemakers.blogspot.com/2010/03/our-family-motto.html


http://intentionallykatie.blogspot.com/2010/04/our-family-mission-statement.html


http://wearethatfamily.com/2010/01/creating-family-mission-statement/

fabric hair bows

i love this site and all of it's tutorials on how to make fabric bows!

http://fabricbowsandmore.blogspot.com/

picture display

this is my new goal: having enough kids AND cool enough photos to do this!

http://tarawhitney.com/justbeblogged/2008/06/opam-may-08-photo-wall-in-living-room-after/

paper rose wreath

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2010/11/diy-faux-curled-rosewood-wreath-made.html

this will be the next wreath i make. :)

but i might make it with red paper. :)


http://creaturecomforts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/06/tutorial-tuesda.html

grocery list tear off pad

http://www.infarrantlycreative.net/2010/12/day-13-grocery-list-tear-off-pad.html

i think this is ingenious!

christmas stars

i actually made one of these - they are so easy and look awesome!

http://tracys-trinkets-treasures.blogspot.com/2010/10/origami-star-ornament-tag-or-decor.html

Faux Chenille Blanket

Kristin made this amazing blanket for Dallin. It turned out awesome. It is so soft and warm. We love it around here!!!

http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-faux-chenille-blanket.html

HARRY POTTER IS COMING!

starting the count down today! going to buy tickets tonight.... i will post more videos like clips interviews etc in future days.

i.

cant.

wait.

Homemade Tootsie Rolls!

http://www.funonadime.net/?p=471

Yum!

Baby Hip Carrier

http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=11342

23 pound Payson and I NEED this. His legs are too chunky to comfortably fit in a sling, and I'm loving how easy and adjustable it is. Add it to the list...

Baby Quilt - "Casserole" Style

Last night Susan and I decided to make a baby quilt for a baby shower that was at 9:30 this morning. I'm still hooked on the free motion quilting and have been wanting to try another one. So at 8 pm we began.

This one has 3 inch and 5 inch squares that are appliqued on. That part went together very quickly. The tricky part was the free motion because all the squares are just stitched with a 3/16 raw edge. So every time I went on to the little squares, I had to lift the presser foot because it would catch under the raw edge!

We both love the way it looks with the denim and lime green. It was fun and turned out great for the four and a half hours we put in.

halloween party invite

how cute is this?? i found the image here: http://brownpaper--packages.blogspot.com/2010/10/100-days-of-holidays.html

Fun wrist corsage project by Dan and friends

This is the corsage Dan made for Brooke. Her dress is cream with black accents.

The boys got together after mutual the other night, with moms and made these flowers and then put them together into wrist corsages for their dates to Homecoming. They are made from chiffon, organza, taffeta, and other various fabrics. They did them using the method we learned from Gretchens blog.
And the links she has on her blog which are here and here.

The boys did almost everything, from choosing fabric, to singing (burning) edges of the fabric for petals with a candle, to creating the bracelets, and then assembling the corsages. The moms really were just there as needle-and-thread directors. It was fun! and it will be easy for the girls to dis-assemble them to wear as hair flowers and as bracelets.

This is Kevin's.

This is (part of) McLain's.

giant poppies

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/giant-paper-poppy-flower-decoration

taking in jeans at the sides tutorial

http://freshlypicked.blogspot.com/2010/02/taking-in-jeans-at-side-seam-tutorial.html

alphabet art

http://33shadesofgreen.blogspot.com/2010/06/free-font-art.html

i would love this by my computer! i would have to find fonts i really like though, and wouldn't get sick of too fast...

pottery barn style key art

http://prim4him.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-bought-pb-type-keys-wall-art.html

i seriously love this!!

puzzle magnets

http://lindseyscraftlist.blogspot.com/2010/03/vintage-puzzle-piece-magnets.html

quote

http://theadventuresofmrsreagan.blogspot.com/2010/08/weekend-wrapup.html i think she used foam letters on a canvas, then spray painted the whole thing!

golf ball art

i think tyrel would like this. :)

http://madiganmade.blogspot.com/2010/09/ball-in-play.html

wax paper and crayon leaves

http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2010/09/how-to-wax-paper-and-crayon-fall-leaves.html

FREE appliques and patterns!

http://www.ottobredesign.com/en/print/index.html

PIllow Tutorials

http://everydayexpressionsfromkanda.blogspot.com/2010/08/brennas-room-re-do-part-1-pillows.html


The links to the individual tutorials are in the post.

Concrete Planters

http://sweetsomethingdesign.blogspot.com/2010/05/concrete-planters-hurricanes.html

Actually, Mom found this and wanted it up.

Baby Shoes

http://www.sewing.org/html/fleece_chinese_slippers.html

http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/04/diy-cute-handmade-kids-shoes-.html

http://www.prudentbaby.com/2010/03/diy-leather-baby-shoes-with-free.html

http://www.youcanmakethis.com/info/featured-products/Crossover-Baby-Shoes-Sizes-0-16mths.htm

http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=536487&cmSource=CrossSell&relatedProductId=536486

http://goosiegirls.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/baby-shoe-tutorial/

http://mollychicken.blogs.com/my_weblog/2006/12/baby_boots.html

http://babypatterns.atspace.com/tutorial1.html

http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.0e0eb51a2e6b5ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=5fd9ce908332f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=related

cute dress pattern!

http://www.thetraintocrazy.com/2010/07/go-to-dress-pattern.html
look how cute this is!

Desserts

Scanned these out of a Parents magazine...

The melted frosting could smoothly cover any shape of cake!

birthday cake ideas

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/fun-farm-cake-844008/

i have birthday's on the mind, since lydia's is in a couple of weeks, and have been finding some cute ideas for cakes. :)




i think these are all from parents magazine.


http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/ice-cream-cone-cupcakes-recipe.htm

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/i-is-for-ice-cream-cone-cupcake-686119/

here are a ton of cake ideas with great instructions! http://www.parenting.com/activity-parties-gallery/Activities-Parties/31-Awesome-Birthday-Cake-Designs/

michelle, there is a train one, starting on #15. :)

ruffled streamers

these are about the cutest things i have seen. good thing we have a birthday coming up that i can make them for!

http://www.howdoesshe.com/ruffled-party-streamers

birthday balloon wreath

i am so excited to make one of these!

http://www.howdoesshe.com/birthday-wreath

family rules canvas

http://lindseycheney.blogspot.com/2009/09/family-rules-canvas.html

easy, cute, cheap! wall art

http://www.sugardoodle.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3140&Itemid=406

i plan on doing something similar to this in my living room... just as soon as we get new family pics taken!

baby boy shower gift

love this! http://www.somewhatsimple.com/2010/03/baby-boy-shower-gift.html

depending on how much i was wanting to spend, i might just do the mitt with a few burp cloths or onesies in it. :)

Circle Applique Quilt

http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/2010/05/circle-applique-quilt.html