Sunday, March 22, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Valentine's Day Sale
I'm having a Valentine's Day Sale at my Etsy shop. I lowered the prices on the bracelets. I'll be happy to do custom orders, too. Just let me know what you want!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Growing Paynes
We were supposed to host a cookie swap today, but I had to cancel because Olivia got sick. She's been coughing and sneezing and has spells of lethargy. I wanted to share recipes, not germs! Judging by the toys strewn around the living room, she doesn't feel TOO bad.
Jesse has been a busy boy. He's got 4 teeth, pulls up on everything he can reach, and cruises along holding on to the couch. He's perfecting the art of sitting down from a standing position. And he must be working on another tooth because he's really been gnawing on things. This morning he tried to eat an apple.
Never a dull moment.
Jesse has been a busy boy. He's got 4 teeth, pulls up on everything he can reach, and cruises along holding on to the couch. He's perfecting the art of sitting down from a standing position. And he must be working on another tooth because he's really been gnawing on things. This morning he tried to eat an apple.
Never a dull moment.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Reusable Produce Bags
I've been carrying my own shopping bags for a while and got tired of bringing home a bunch of plastic produce bags, so I made my own reusable produce bags. I've only been using them a week, but so far they're great! I've written up a tutorial (with pictures!) so you can make some yourself if you're a little crafty. My pictures aren't great, but hopefully they're good enough to help you follow my directions.
I bought 2 yards of tulle (54" wide). I cut it lengthwise into thirds, then cut each piece in half. So I had 6 pieces, each of which was 18"x36". These bags are a little large - good for a bunch of apples or potatoes, or maybe some celery or lettuce. You'd want smaller bags for a couple of kiwis or a few avocados. I bought some more tulle (this time red) to make some small bags. I purposely got a different color so I can just reach in my bag for large (green) bags or small (red) bags. Choose your thread and ribbon to coordinate or contrast with your tulle.
Fold each piece in half widthwise so you have a square. Leave the side opposite the fold open, but sew each of the other sides to within about 2" of the edge opposite the fold, backstitching to reinforce the seam.
Fold open one of the side seams. Fold each raw edge down (your fold will follow the seam). Sew down one side, turn and sew across your side seam, then turn and sew up the other side.
Fold the top edge down about an inch and stitch around the entire top of the bag. I backstitched across the side seams to reinforce.
Cut 2 ribbons (only 1 is shown) a few inches longer than twice the width of your bag. My ribbon is about 38" long.
Attach a safety pin to one end of the ribbon and thread it through the opening of your bag.
Keep threading when you get to the opening on the opposite side. When you reach your starting point, tie a knot. I didn't take a picture of this, but I think you can manage :)
Repeat the procedure for the second ribbon, starting at the opening opposite your knot. (Refer to the next picture.)
Turn your bag inside out and you're done!
Now go shopping!
I bought 2 yards of tulle (54" wide). I cut it lengthwise into thirds, then cut each piece in half. So I had 6 pieces, each of which was 18"x36". These bags are a little large - good for a bunch of apples or potatoes, or maybe some celery or lettuce. You'd want smaller bags for a couple of kiwis or a few avocados. I bought some more tulle (this time red) to make some small bags. I purposely got a different color so I can just reach in my bag for large (green) bags or small (red) bags. Choose your thread and ribbon to coordinate or contrast with your tulle.
Fold each piece in half widthwise so you have a square. Leave the side opposite the fold open, but sew each of the other sides to within about 2" of the edge opposite the fold, backstitching to reinforce the seam.
Fold open one of the side seams. Fold each raw edge down (your fold will follow the seam). Sew down one side, turn and sew across your side seam, then turn and sew up the other side.
Fold the top edge down about an inch and stitch around the entire top of the bag. I backstitched across the side seams to reinforce.
Cut 2 ribbons (only 1 is shown) a few inches longer than twice the width of your bag. My ribbon is about 38" long.Attach a safety pin to one end of the ribbon and thread it through the opening of your bag.
Keep threading when you get to the opening on the opposite side. When you reach your starting point, tie a knot. I didn't take a picture of this, but I think you can manage :)
Repeat the procedure for the second ribbon, starting at the opening opposite your knot. (Refer to the next picture.)
Turn your bag inside out and you're done!
Now go shopping!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
My Etsy Shop
I finally have some products available in my Etsy shop. I've got some amber teething necklaces listed, as well as several styles of bracelets. The bracelets are made of sterling silver and Swarovski crystals. Check them out and let me know how many you want! I'll also be happy to do custom orders.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Welcome!
Welcome to this mama's blog! I decided to start this blog as I started weekly posts on the Crunchy Bunch blog. I recently met Kathy at our local La Leche League meeting. We hit it off and now I'm blogging for her :) I never really thought of myself as crunchy. To be more accurate I never gave it much thought, period. However, according to this fun quiz, I'm "Crunchier than Grape Nuts." Be that as it may...
I'm the wife of a wonderful man and the mother of two beautiful children. In my former life I taught math. I recently completed my online instructor certification, so maybe I'll teach math again some day. For now, I'm busy raising my little ones. This summer I got to experience a home birth (stay tuned to the Crunchy Bunch blog to see how it compared to my hospital birth). I'm hoping to resurrect my garden this coming spring. We've had an organic garden for the past several years, but it was sadly neglected this year due to my hugely pregnant self and then a newborn. I have a greenhouse (built by my dad and my husband) that I would love to fill with plants. I'd like to grow herbs and veggies year-round, but I've got some logistics to work out (i.e. how to heat it during the winter without taking out a loan).
I'll let you know from time to time what this mama's hands are up to.
I'm the wife of a wonderful man and the mother of two beautiful children. In my former life I taught math. I recently completed my online instructor certification, so maybe I'll teach math again some day. For now, I'm busy raising my little ones. This summer I got to experience a home birth (stay tuned to the Crunchy Bunch blog to see how it compared to my hospital birth). I'm hoping to resurrect my garden this coming spring. We've had an organic garden for the past several years, but it was sadly neglected this year due to my hugely pregnant self and then a newborn. I have a greenhouse (built by my dad and my husband) that I would love to fill with plants. I'd like to grow herbs and veggies year-round, but I've got some logistics to work out (i.e. how to heat it during the winter without taking out a loan).
I'll let you know from time to time what this mama's hands are up to.
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