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Free Print: Hand-Drawn Flowers to Color
Download hereEven thought it doesn't quite feel like it yet where we live (temps are still in the 90s lately), summer is coming to a close. I wanted to hold on to these carefree days a little bit...
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Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
"We don't know where we get our ideas from. What we do know is that we do not get them from our laptops." --John CleeseI ran across this quote in the very inspiring book Steal Like an Artist by Austin...
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Canvas Gratitude Banner Service Project
We've spent all week celebrating "Not Back to School" with our local homeschool co-op. The days have been full of everything from hiking as a family to vision board creation to a trip to our tiny zoo...
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Book Report: September 2015
I feel like I'm halfway through 97 different books this month, but I only finished four. That means I'll (hopefully) have many more reviews for you next month. I've been in a bit of a fiction rut...
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Free Printable Coloring Page: Thee Lift Me and I'll Lift Thee And We'll...
"Thee lift me and I'll lift thee, and we'll ascend together." I first heard this phrase in Linda K. Burton's General Conference talk and loved it immediately. I see it as the ultimate goal of all...
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Dealing with Paper Clutter--The Method That Actually Works For Me
Once upon a time there was a 10 year old girl who loved to play "Bookstore" with her friends. She spent hours and hours alphabetizing her extensive book collection and then painstakingly wrote out by...
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Mount Timpanogos
Jason and I took a much-needed weekend away for my first ever backpacking trip. We hiked Mount Timpanogos, which I consider to by My Mountain. I grew up at its' base and have spent more hours on...
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Our Neglected Garden
September has been full of bounty from our tiny garden. I'll admit that I was a fairly lack-luster gardener this year. We only grew three things: pumpkins, tomatoes and green beans. I probably...
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31 Days of Free Hand Embroidery Patterns
31 Days is a daily blogging challenge, started by Myquillyn Smith in 2009 and now hosted by Crystal Stine. The idea is to write on the same topic every single day in the month of October. Over the...
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Free Leaf Embroidery Pattern
First up in my 31 Days of Embroidery patterns is this simple and beautiful leaf embroidery pattern. I used split stitch to outline the leaf, backstitch for the veins and did one stem in stem stitch...
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Free Pumpkin Hand Embroidery Pattern
I have a slight obsession with pumpkins. I'm not quite sure what it is--the decorating versatility they provide? the delicious taste? the adorableness of a stack of pumpkins on my front porch and...
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Simple Wreath Free Embroidery Pattern
Today's free embroidery pattern is a simple wreath. I stitched this using split stitch as the wreath base and the leaves are done using a lazy daisy stitch. This would be so cute to hang in your...
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Summer Sun Free Embroidery Pattern
Happy SUN-day, friends!My family and I are hunkering down for another beautiful and uplifting day of LDS General Conference this morning. I'll probably do some stitching while we watch, as well as a...
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Free Halloween Candy Embroidery Pattern
Continuing with the 31 Days of Free Embroidery Patterns, today I've got these cute Halloween candies for you! Speaking of treats, my 21 month old is a little obsessed with candy right now. He doesn't...
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Free Hand Embroidery Pattern // Spool of Thread
Here's today's hand embroidery pattern!This needle and spool of thread would make the perfect addition to a gift for the sewist or crafter in your life.Download the pattern here.
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Free Hand Embroidery Pattern // Stars
This embroidery pattern is so versatile. It could be used anywhere from the nursery to Christmas decor. The stars stich up quickly, too. The best of both crafty worlds: sweet and fast. :)Happy...
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Free Hand Embroidery Pattern// Arrow Wreath
Today's free embroidery pattern is a wreath made from two arrows. My six year old son was pretty excited when he saw me working on this. It's "more boyish", he said, than the other patterns I usually...
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Free Hand Embroidery Pattern // Mistletoe
This is one of my favorite patterns of the whole series. I am so pleased with how it turned out and I think it is going to make an adorable addition to our Christmas decor.I stitched the leaves and...
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Free Hand Embroidery Pattern// Holly Sprig
This weekend has been full of kids' sports (a swim meet and a soccer game) and house projects. Now I'm looking forward to our traditional weekly pizza and a movie night and some uninterrupted...
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