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I have been dying to have a Bible cover for the longest time, but have never gotten around to making one. I always have a thousand things on my to-do list and never remember to make a Bible Cover until I am sitting in church. Well I finally took the time to make one during nap time. I already have one, but it's store bought, and boring. I wanted something a little more flashy...sounds like something I really need in worship...huh?;o) Anyway, I thought I would put together a tute for any of you who might want to make one of these yourselves. Here's what you need: 1/2 yard of fabric Double Fold Bias Tape Thread Low Pile Batting Velcro My Bible measures at 15"x10". When I decided to make this cover, I wanted to make it as simple as possible. I only have a short period of time to work with since nap time is getting shorter and shorter these days:o) Here's the break down of how to assemble the cover Cut your fabric according to the dimensions of you Bible. You will nee...

even though it doesn't feel like it!!! I want to pull out my long sleeve shirts....come on weather!!! My babies want to roast "smarsh-mellows." Speaking of my babies....my little man is 4 today. He's getting so big! He got in bed with us this morning, and when I was finally able to open my eyes without them rolling right back into the back of my head, I said Happy Birthday boy. He got the biggest grin on his face and a look of accomplishment. It was like he had "graduated." He is so proud to finally be 4:o) He is so sweet. I am making cookies for his class tomorrow to celebrate with his school buddies. We'll see how that goes. The dough is on the counter trying to reach room temp.:o) We made thank you notes last night, and that was a sight to behold....weeping and gnashing of teeth. E knows how to write his name, but he likes to change things up a bit by not writing the letters in the correct order. So that was an ordeal. We finally got his name down 11 ...

Vaithy mama is a legendary figure if you were a schoolboy playing cricket in a certain district in the south of India in the 70s. No prizes for guessing that this blogger was one of them. Vaithy mama was the lone selector of the district cricket team and had the power of life and death over earnest schoolboys for whom being dropped from the team was the end of the world. Vaithy mama's selection criteria were very clear. If you were a batsman, did your bat stay close to the pad; was the bat straight, did the front foot point in the direction of the stroke, did the ball travel all along the ground, did the front shoulder point to mid off, etc etc. Readers unfamiliar with this funny game can translate this as the good old way of playing cricket. Not the current day slam bang variety. To Vaithy mama, it didn't matter if the runs did not come. Did you play correctly ? Many a boy had got slapped for attempting a cross batted shot. Such is cricket. It's more than a game. It repres...

Fall is approaching, and I have the Mum Bug:o) Are you digging these gorgeous flowers? I went on a planting spree yesterday. I purchased some mums from Lowes. Here's where they found their new home... Slightly unimpressive right now, but give them a few years, and they will be really something. That is one of the things I love about flowers. They surprise you every season. Sometimes not for the better, but usually the surprises are wonderful:o)  There were 4 hosta plants that I planted in the front bed that didn't quite do so well b/c of too much sun, so I moved them to the back bed. Can you see them? They are there:o) Our hose reel broke the other day, so that will be another purchase from Lowes:o)  The two dead looking plants can be explained. At the bottom left is a mum...was a mum. It was at my parents' house, and they dug it up. I think some of the roots were damaged, but it is still showing some life. Going to let it stay thru the winter and see what happens. The stuf...

The winner of the vintage button ring was Amy!! Congrats to you girly!! I have been super busy today doing lots of outdoor work...hard work. Been planting mums & other plants, rearranging patio furniture, and I even put a fountain together.  I'll share pics of all my hard work tomorrow. Hope you all are having a fabulous Thursday! Also.... please go to  Samster Mommy and read her post at  this  link. They need your vote!

Another Tutorial on this fine Tuesday for ya:o)  I saw a tutorial on how to make a ring a couple of months ago. I cannot for the life of me remember where I found it. I really need to start bookmarking these pages so that I can link back. Anyway, I bought the supplies to make the rings forever ago, all except E6000. I finally bought the E6000 yesterday, and now I can share with you what I did. These are the supplies to make the ring A ring doo-hicky thing(how's that for a technical term:o)) sandpaper clamp E6000(found at Hobby Lobby) pliers buttons(mine are vintage....L.O.V.E.) First you want to remove the loop on the back of the button Use your pliers to do this step.  The button will look something like this when done Aren't these buttons pretty? After removing that piece, you will need to sand the back of the button. I also sanded the ring post thing:o) Next step is to apply E6000. (Gorilla Glue does not work for this project. I have been successful with G.G. on just about ...

What a week...shew! I am so glad that last week is over. It was a great week, but I am Fo-Evuh-Mo Tired! Yesterday was the big celebration. E's birthday isn't officially until next week, but we went ahead and had the party so that everyone could make it.  There were 40 people in our house at once. It was loud, it was crazy, and it was a BLAST! E had a FABULOUS time and was loaded down with gifts. Here are a few shots of the party. I am terrible about getting pics once everyone starts showing up, so here is what party central(a.k.a. my house) looked like before the guests arrived. I had a table set up for cowboy gear. Each child got a horse on a stick. These were a Dollar Tree purchase cowboy hats(from Oriental Trading), red for girls, blue for boys. Deputy badges from Hobbly Lobbly. I made twine necklaces to hang the badges on since they didn't have pins on the backs. There were also guns and bandanas for the little ones.  When everyone arrived they went outside and played ...