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‘Ink Re-cap – Number 113. Family calendar, Christmas cards, cutest plaid flannel for a snuggly dog-bed cover, and more. Wow. The last two weeks threw us a curveball. We were calmly going about our planned activities: filling Christmas card orders and Kim making her Christmas scrapbook pages. Then, wham, bam, family chat slam. My…
Recycled Christmas Card Ideas to deck your halls. Banners, Mini Wreaths, Gift Tags, Jar Gift Lids and more. Because you can’t just trash all the lovely holiday cards that make your celebrations more jolly. For some reason I messed up a lot of Christmas cards this year while getting orders ready. Printed the inside…
Pumpkin Ice Cream Dessert With Homemade Praline Pecans. If you’re ready to try something beyond pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, this should be it. This is a very important poll. Do you always stick to the traditional pumpkin pie for dessert for Thanksgiving Dinner? OR Do you experiment with different dessert recipes every year? Or,…
Ruffled Diaper Cover 2. Baby Layette Sewing Tutorial The sweetest diaper cover ever, but easier than “Ruffle Butt” style. Last week we debuted our pattern for a Ruffled Diaper Cover in this post. You can also download the free pattern from that post for a short time. After that it will be available in our baby…
Frozen Fruit Cup Recipe for a Budget Wedding Menu This is just one delicious reception dish ideas to prepare yourself to save money at your special occasion. Weddings can get pricey, so any ideas to save money, yet not look cheap, are very welcome. Pencil a Food Prep Party into your Wedding Planner and this…
Friends Give: A Bible Lesson About Abraham and Lot Abraham kindly takes his orphan nephew along on the big move to a new country. Then Lot, the nephew, selfishly chooses the best land for himself. Friends Give: What the Bible Says About Selfishness The Bible has many stories about giving and the opposite, being…
Revealing the Result of Cement Planter Project So awhile back, in this post, we plotted a plan for DIY Cement Planters. It was to be a middle school art project, the students making Christmas gifts for their parents. In this post I’ll give you a report on what went down the way we planned it,…
Ruffled Diaper Cover DIY: Baby Sewing Tutorial For when your baby girl has an adorable dress without a matching diaper cover. Or you have her dressed in a onesie and leggings or tights, and she needs RuffleButts but you don’t have any. No worries. This easy sewing DIY can be whipped up in…
Budget wedding menu ideas when you are your own caterer. You can save money by preparing and freezing sides and desserts ahead of time. Preparing for a wedding can be all-consuming and hectic, so you’re probably wondering why we would suggest preparing your own food items on top of everything else. Here’s our take on…
‘Ink Re-Cap 112; wrapping up the week on the blog plus words and wisdom for your weekend. I love a lazy Saturday morning. No alarm nudging you out of bed, no rushing to get ready for work, coffee dripping comfortingly into the carafe, and, if it was 30 years ago, a fat newspaper to unfold…
I will give you the keys of the kingdom… Matthew 16:19 So I walked into a shop to get my favorite lotion. Near the door, I saw a poster asking for someone to apply for a “keyholder” position. “Hmm,” I pondered as I shopped, “What is a keyholder?” A keyholder would surely be an…
Your Back Bodice Pattern DIY: Learn Bespoke Sewing Part 3 Refining the 7 Measurements To A Basic Bodice Pattern If this is your first “Learn Bespoke Sewing” class, go to this post to begin. Learn Bespoke Sewing Tools You Need for your Back Bodice Pattern DIY: 1 ” Tru-grid, available here….