How to make a sweatshirt scrapbook The other day, I was sorting through some old clothes to donate to charity, and I ran across a sweatshirt from my son’s elementary school days. On the one hand, it seemed silly to keep a child-sized sweatshirt when my son is now in high school, and stands over six feet […]

I made this advent calendar for my nieces, based on instructions from Chica and Jo. Theirs depicted the Grinch; for mine I used my favorite childhood Christmas special, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town. The pockets are great for inserting small gifts. I used a red felt backing, and trimmed it with fun fur to make […]

I admit it. Most of my life, my sock drawer has been a hot mess! My mom’s suggestion was to make “Tootsie Rolls” by rolling the socks up and then stretching one sock-top inside out and over the bundle, thusly: While the Tootsie Rolls (get it?… feet… “tootsies”… Tootsie Rolls… um, never mind!) did reduce frantic searches through the pairless […]

A stack of yummy butter cookies, decorated with frosting and topped with hard candy, make a quaint setting for fondant bluebirds.