It is easy to brine and smoke fresh ham for all of your holiday celebrations, like Easter and Christmas. I wrote last month about how we purchased 1/4 of a pasture-raised pig in Central Florida. Included in this portion of a pig was a ham that I knew we would be preparing for Christmas. I searched the internet trying to…
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Sew your first quilt in just hours following this Beginner’s Quilt Sewing Tutorial. I have just (almost) completed my 4th basic beginner’s quilt. My first three include: Beginner’s Owl Quilt Beginner’s Dog Quilt Beginner’s Undersea Quilt The first three were Wordless Wednesday posts, but I think I’m finally ready to create an actual sewing tutorial. Before you proceed, I must…
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I know it’s a little late in December to post a Christmas Tree Skirt sewing tutorial, but I just got this fabric from sister-in-law’s mother, and I made the skirt this morning. We had a boring red felt skirt – my new skirt is so much more festive! It is very simple to make. Even with the kids jumping all…
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I did something very foolish this holiday season, the consequences of which I pay for daily. I’m seriously hoping this ends when Christmas is over, but I’m uncertain. Here’s what I did… I posted the following status update on my personal Facebook page on December 1st: Sorry to be rude, but I am not looking forward to seeing where everyone…
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I was looking for a fun and festive Christmas craft to do with the kids last week, and I came across this link on Pinterest: Paper Scraps Tree. Here’s our recreation of this project. Materials: Poster board or card stock Festive scrapbook paper Scissors Glue Directions: Cut the scrapbook paper into lots of strips. I dug through my old box…
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