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NANCY
I am a work at home mom. I have three great kids, Macie 18, Trent 15, and the newest addition to our family is Layna, who is a whole 6 months old! I love to stay home and take care or my kids, The Hubs and my home! I sew and craft and create to stay sane! My mind is a constant blur of a million projects!
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Fancy Pants tutorial
Looking for ideas for cute spring bottoms for my little one, I stumbled across long winter denim pants at Target for an unbeatable clearance price. If you have read any of my blogs, you know I’m all about stretching that dollar! Because of … Continue reading
Posted in Baby, baby Clothes, Crafts, DIY, Fabric, repurposing, serging, Sewing, Tooksberry, Tutorials
Tagged BABY, baby clothes, clearance price, clothing, CRAFTS, denim jeans, DIY, fabric, fancy pants, HEATBOND, raw edge, RUFFLE BUM, SEWING, style, TUTORIALS
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I did it!
After just looking at my new serger for months without ever opening the box or turning it on, I finally did it. I turned it on…. for the first time! I spent several hours playing with it. Once I began to … Continue reading
Posted in Baby, baby Clothes, Crafts, DIY, Fabric, serging, Sewing, Tooksberry
Tagged BABY, baby clothes, clothing, CRAFTS, DIY, fabric, intimidation, ROMPER, SEWING, tooksberry
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I just keep looking at it….
It just sits there, taunting me. I catch myself looking at it. After a very long time of being taped up and nestled in its box, stashed under my cutting table, I have finally unpacked it. I made a space for it and even plugged … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, DIY, serging, Sewing, Tooksberry
Tagged CRAFTS, DIY, procrastination, serging, SEWING, sewing machines, tooksberry
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Leopard Love
Let me first say that I am not now, nor have I ever really been a huge fan of animal prints, but……… I am so smitten with the newest addition to my Etsy shop, that I had to share it with you! … Continue reading
Posted in Baby, baby booties, baby shoes, baby slippers, Fabric, Gifts, Sewing, shoes, Tooksberry
Tagged animal print, BABY, baby gifts, baby sewing, baby shoes, baby slippers, clothing, etsy, fabric, fashion, GIFTS, newest addition, rhinestones, SEWING, shoes, tooksberry, Valentines
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Picky Princess
Lately, the little one, now 11 months old, has become very picky in her eating. She won’t eat anything that isn’t dry. If the bite is not dry when she touches it, she immediately drops it and will not touch it, or anything else that … Continue reading
Posted in Baby, feeding baby, picky eater, Tooksberry
Tagged BABY, breakfast, feeding baby, food, grilled cheese, peas carrots, picky eater, tooksberry, TUTORIALS, whole wheat tortillas
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You really didn’t have to tell me that
I just bought a new iron. The old one died a horrible death. After about a year of having a duct tape “patch” on the side to keep the water from leaking, and having to push the ON button 5 … Continue reading
As promised
This is the great find I got just before Christmas. I picked up a few of these little outfits from a chain store’s clearance rack for almost nothing. I just knew I could do something really cute with them, and I think I … Continue reading
Posted in Baby, baby booties, baby shoes, baby slippers, Crafts, DIY, Etsy, Fabric, Sewing, shoes, Tooksberry, Tutorials
Tagged BABY, baby booties, baby shoes, baby slippers, DIY, fabric, SEWING, shoes, TUTORIALS
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Her first Christmas
The tree has been behind a baby fence for the past few weeks. She has admired it, reached for it and plotted ways of how to get to it. Today was the day she finally got to explore! It was … Continue reading
Making seam ripping easier
I bought some sweet little shirt and short sets at a summer clearance sale recently. They were marked down to nearly nothing. Nearly nothing meaning less than the cost of a fat quarter for both a shirt and pair shorts!!! I … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, DIY, Fabric, repurposing, Sewing, sewing, Tooksberry, Tutorials
Tagged DIY, fabric, recycling, repurposing, SEWING, TUTORIALS
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Knock off bag tutorial
It is true that one woman’s trash is another’s treasure. In this case, it’s me who got the treasure! My daughter took an interest in those super cute, super pricey, designer quilted bags. She asked for one and I said I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, DIY, Fabric, recycling, repurposing, Sewing, Tooksberry, Tutorials
Tagged CRAFTS, DIY, fabric, recycling, repurposing, SEWING, tooksberry, TUTORIALS
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