Friday, February 18, 2011

Quilts from Men's Shirts




I have been collecting shirts from all the men in the family (great-grandpas, grandpas, papa, and son) to make a quilt.


These are such an inspiration:




Brooke's quilt for her boy


My Spinning Wheels quilt and notice that binding!



I plan on starting to cut this week and slowly work on it.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Homemade Valentines ideas

10 Crafts- I still need to make my kids bean bags--maybe now is a good time!
More crafts - including salt dough hearts and more crafts --I think that we will do the hearts crayons because we have lots of crayons and a silicone heart mold from IKEA.
Make "Reasons why I love you" books
Handmade plantable paper then cut in the shape of hearts

I know there are tons more great ideas out there but it is time for action or it won't happen around here.

Granola recipes

Amazing granola recipe from the Cheese Board collective--Killer Granola
Stephmodo's granola recipe
Katie Did's granola
Orangette's recipe and David Leibowitz's take on it (both are a riff on Nigela's recipe from Feast)
Dinner: A Love Story's recipe

Coming up are granola bars and if we ever had any left, killer granola cookies from the Cheese Board Collective Cookbook

Girl Room Inspiration






picture from here

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Kitchen re-do inspiration and a science link

Long, narrow and dark to light and clean.
The blog it came from with lots of other great ideas.
Great science site for kids, including comparing your appendages to animal appendages.

Great ideas for a New Year

Read this about being a mindful eater.
Make this trail mix with the kids.
Make this salted caramel sauce for gifts.
Find room for this lovely watercolor bear.
We know what to make grandpa for his birthday for those cold nights at the cottage.
What friends, teachers and neighbors are getting this year for Christmas (one has to plan ahead) and this birds wil be happy.