Summer Slow Down........

Summer around here is about slowing down. It gets so crazy throughout the school year with everyones activities, sports and everything else demanding. Summer gives me a chance to bring all my little birds back to the nest and remind them the most important thing in life is Love&Family!!! 

We craft, sew and read together, A lot of movies and popcorn, baking and oodles of cooking together. Anything to keep the close to me .....I only have them each for 18 years. Soooooo not enough :)

This week being 115 degrees outside. Indoor fun it was. Summer forts are a big right of passage around here. So we decided to build a little plat tent. I think it turned out cute. And the girlies LOVE it. They have read, slept, played dolls and watched old movies in it.  Big points for MOM!!! Which are payed in smiles and hugs. My favorite form of payment.

These are the inspiration...

From Cakies......

From a google search......

 And what we built....

By day...................

I used dowels top and bottom to give it a ruched look.

Lights and doors.........

At  Night..........

It went together pretty fast.  4-2x1's, 3 dowels all 6 foot. And 3 king flat sheets.

I made velcro tabs to attach the doors and the back. That by far took the longest. 

Still all in all......maybe 3 hours to build and add cover.  Most of that was waiting for stain to dry. Then about 2 hours of sewing. Only because I wanted doors and a back. Not needed really.

So project one done of ......Slowing down summer. 

I wonder what's next.

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Last Minute Valentines

Anyone need some last minute valentine ideas???? This is what we came up with..........


Got this Idea from Pinterest. I think it came out cute. Took the pic, added some text, sent it to 1 hr photo, punched holes for lollipops.....Ta-Da.......

This one was also found on Pinterest ....... Print from here.

This one was a creation by SuperGirl and her little SuperSis......Click here if you want to print out your own.

These candy bar wrappers are wrapped around Hershey Bars . We used stickers to seal the back.

So, to all of you out there .............

Have a "Pandalicious" Valentine's Day!!!!!!

P.S. I'm baaaaaack!!

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So let's catch up.....

Life is crazy lately. But, I have managed to do a little craftin'....

I taught myself to Granny...................

     I am just learning ,so I used left over yarn. I wish I would have used better quality. Oh well. It is still cuddly. 10 down. oh so many to go.....

 I patched my CrazyGirl's jeans. She is the only one of my kiddos that wear out the knees of all

her jeans!!!! I used old denim from cut-offs. Heat bond to stick them on. Then hand stitches around the edge. After a good washing the fraying came out. Looks so cute on. Better than new.And her friends love them.

 I stitched up some glassine goody bags for the kiddos.

I think they turned out cute. 

Well I feel caught up...haha.

Now off to sew ...I hope.

                                                    

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