February 25th has been declared Natalie and Alice Fish day by Utah Governor Herbert. Those of you who live in Utah may have seen some new coverage on the Fish family.  Two of their children are undergoing treatment for a very rare condition requiring chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants. Information can be found here at …

I’m up this week in the Crafterbowl at Pinkapotamus!  This week’s challenge was clothespins.  Here’s what I made with mine.     First I took a bunch of them apart and dyed the wood parts in some black Rit dye on the stove.  This was left over from when I dyed canvas shoes for my …

I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned before that I served a church mission to Portugal back when I was 21.  For 18 months I lived in Portugal (and also the Cape Verde islands) learning the language, learning about the people, and talking to them about Christ.  It really was an amazing experience.  Since it was *soooo* …

I started blogging a year ago tomorrow. And what a fun year it’s been, writing this little blog of mine! No fancy parties or gigantic giveaways, but thanks for coming and reading.  It makes my day! So, I’ll give you this project instead, as my free gift–no purchase necessary.   I keep thinking I should …

Just thought I’d share a few things I’ve learned recently.     Source: doubtreligion.blogspot.com via psychopium on Pinterest   Heavy Duty aluminum foil from the Dollar Tree is actually wimpier than regular aluminum foil. A bread saw is way better than a bread knife for cutting bread.  It will unfortunately also cut through your thumbnail and …