I've always liked felt. Felt is a handy material to make things out of, partly because it doesn't fray when you cut it out, partly because it comes in so many colors, and it is relatively cheap. And you can make so many cute things out of it! Granted, I enjoy looking at felt ideas …
You may not believe this, but... When I was searching through the sewing room for the ill-fated vintage paper doll "Ouch My Toe", I came across a lot of good "blog material," not the least of which was the story you are about to read. (Or skim through, depending on what kind of mood you …
"You'll always find it in the last place you look!" You may remember reading "Second Childhood Part 2", where I showed you some of the "vintage" paper dolls (or, more accurately, vintage paper doll clothes) that we had as kids. For so many of the clothes, I could never find the dolls that went with …
The Blue Chairs Sometime around 2014, a friend texted me a screenshot and said "You're on Google Earth!" You can see how our faces and license plate were blurred, and even the sign that says "Bump" on the sidewalk. But it's us, all right, sitting outside like we always did, in our famous blue chairs, …
"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house...nor any thing that is thy neighbor's." Exodus 20:17 But what if they're having a yard sale?I think I've mentioned (more than) a few times that I have gotten some really good deals from my two neighbors' yard sales. You can do amazing projects with yard sale items. But …
"...His strength is in the clouds." - Psalm 68:34 I have always liked Psalm 68:34. The whole text is "Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds." It's easy to see God's handiwork throughout nature, but especially when you look at awesome cloud formations.On the way …
Or, "Don't Try This at Home, Part 2" So the toilet in the guest bathroom had been leaking for awhile...If that opening sentence sounds familiar to you, you have probably read "Don't Try This at Home", where I detailed my (first) experience with Do-It-Yourself home plumbing. If you remember, I ran into a few problems …
Hi everyone! Today Panda and I have some sad news to share with you about my "cousin", Tom Cat. You might remember reading my post "Cousin Tom Cat's Adventure", where I told you how Mom's sister's cat got stuck in the neighbor's shed for a week last year. If not, feel free to read it …
Great news, everyone! I've discovered how to be the proverbial "crazy cat lady" and still only have one cat! Yes, it's called "virtual reality"...or imaginary cats, or, to be precise, Neko Atsume! I will admit that I came across this "app" purely by accident. (You might remember that I mentioned this awhile back in "You …
Let me say from the outset that I'm not a major fan of this "big girl" stuff. Allow me to explain. When you are little, you pretty much don't have a lot to worry about. And even if you do have things to worry about, you don't know it, so it's essentially the same thing. But …