Anyone my age can clearly remember the craze surrounding Cabbage Patch Kids back in the early 80s. My first Cabbage Patch Kid was an impostor ~ That alone should show you how ridiculous the craze was! There were the international dolls and the premies, the cornsilk hair and the Koosas. Here’s a picture of me with my redheaded Cornsilk Hair…
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I usually try to post daily, but I’ve been a bit of a slacker the past 10 days because we were on vacation in Georgia. Instead of doing one epic post about the entire trip, I figured I’d break it up by important day trips. The first big day trip (besides the road trip itself and visit to an awesome local…
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Lydia and her cousin Alana are just 6 months apart, but Alana is a bigger size clothing than Lydia, so we are fortunate to get all her beautiful hand-me-downs. I planned on making a 4th of July outfit for Lydia, but I thought I’d buy enough fabric (and an extra tank top) so we can make Alana an outfit, too,…
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Since becoming a mother, I have this crazy paranoia. I’ve heard lots of other mothers talk about it, so I know it’s not just me. Here are just a few examples of what I go through everyday: Someone is going to back their car up in a parking lot and hit one of my children Someone will break into my…
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Since I’m getting pretty good at this sewing thing, I decided to challenge myself to do two things: 1. Make a dress for Lydia that incorporates fabric from one of her baby dresses. 2. Make a dress without using a pattern. I accomplished both. Here’s a step-by-step (sorta) of what I did to make this dress. I’m not 100% sold…
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