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Homemade Dora Backpack

December 9, 2009

A couple weeks ago I shared the Map I made as part of a Christmas gift for Chloe. I had originally planned to give you step-by-step instructions for the Backpack but I ended up assembling it in more of a trial-and-error sort of way so it didn’t work out. I still want to share the final [...]

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Frugal-Minded Holidays

December 4, 2009

Christmas Day isn’t expensive, it’s the month leading up to it that consumes all the money. Here are a few little things I’m doing right now to keep my head in the frugal game without sacrificing fun and festivities. 1. CHEAP wrapping paper. Ordinarily, I’m not a fan of buying things I throw away – [...]

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Reflecting on Peace

December 3, 2009

This post was first published on December 8, 2008. It has a good message though and I thought it could use repeating. ~Nicki photo credit: djfoobarmatt Some of you may not know that my dad is a minister. He pastors the church I attend so I am exposed to some high quality preaching (I love [...]

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Simplifying Christmas Projects

December 2, 2009

Last week in my Christmas stockings post I mentioned that I chose that particular pattern to simplify. I had a great idea for quilted stockings but it just wasn’t going to happen this year. I could have just admitted defeat at that point and abandoned the project but I didn’t. The original idea was good [...]

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Christmas Stockings

November 24, 2009

I was planning on sewing Christmas stockings this year. I had this great idea to make some really nice quilted ones. However, as I watched my Christmas project list grow before my eyes, I began to think that time-consuming project just might need to be simplified a little. It was with that in mind that [...]

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