My daughter wanted to make a new skirt, so yesterday so got out the sewing machine. She took a pair of pants that she didn't want anymore, and turned them into a skirt.Here's the front: And here's the back:Turning a pair of pants into a skirt only takes an hour or two, depending on how fast you work. The first one will take the longest. After … [Continue]
Friday Follow
I love Fridays because it's time for Friday Follow!While your here, why don't you enter my giveaway for the movie The Book of Ruth!Here's how YOU can join the Friday Follow celebration:* Link up your blog name and URL using the MckLinky below. Only need to add on one blog to be seen on all the blog hops. * Grab the Friday Follow button and include … [Continue]
House Party
House Party is a website that I love.You apply to host parties at your house. When you get selected to host a party, they send you a party pack full of supplies for that specific party.Last year, I hosted a Juicy Juice party. They sent me plenty of juice, coupons, reusable juice bottles, coloring books, and cards for the kid. Oh yes, a tablecloth, … [Continue]
Saturday on The Farm Carnival
Coming Soon...Saturday, May 1st...Saturday on the Farm Carnival...All you have to do to participate is write a post on your blog about your farm, your homestead, your farmette, your tomato plant on your deck..Come back on Saturday, May 1st, and enter your link in the carnival.We'll have lots of fun visiting each others farms.Hope to see you … [Continue]
Handmade Wall Display Rod
Curtain rods are so expensive, as are special rods for wall hangings. So when I needed a rod to hang my husbands prayer shawl on, I looked for a way to make one.I had my son find a fairly straight tree branch, that had already fallen off the tree, and strip the bark off it. If you are going to cut a branch, you would need to let the wood dry out … [Continue]
Gentle Scrubber For Dishes and Pans
I learned this tip a long time ago, and use it quite often.When your dishes or pans need a gentle scrubbing, put a sprinkle of baking soda on your cloth and scrub away.It actually works on really tough jobs, also. I used yesterday on a roasting pan that has seen a lot of roasting. It scours off the baked on "stuff" without scratching the enamel … [Continue]
The Book of Ruth – Movie Review & Giveaway
*This giveway has now ended! random.org picked number 11....Congratulations Joan! Thanks to everyone who entered! I will be doing more giveaways in the future. Keep your eye out!I love the story of Ruth in the Bible.How hard it must have been for Ruth to leave her family, friends, and everything she had ever known to follow Naomi to Bethlehem.How … [Continue]
