Mady's feet and walking in the foosteps of Jesus

Mady's feet



These little feet have walked so many steps in the short 3 years she has been here. I wonder where these feet will take her in the next 30 years. I hope they take her to the ends of the earth and she walks every step she can. I hope they take her to her first day of school and her last day of college. I can just see them walking down the isle as she gets married and starts her family. Maybe they will walk her out the hospital door with her newborn child in her arms. These little feet only have a few miles on them now but they have millions yet to come. I just hope most of all that these little feet walk in the footsteps of Jesus.
 

3rd grade Spotlight World Fair Project.

     
           3RD GRADE WORLD FAIR PROJECT


                                                              We chose Nepal this year.

Spotlight (gifted) class project we have to do every year. Choose a country and make a poster board with certain facts about the country. We also have to make a costume and have food and any other objects you can find to represent your country.

I am amazed that the head dress stayed together and that he actually wore it all day.

Showing the bling off.

The joys of children in school. Now what country do we do next year?

5 Tips for crafty blogs.

1. Pictures and videos are the key.

 Lots and lots of neat photos or video to keep your blog visual. The more you have the better your chances of keeping your reader intrigued and wanting more.

2. Organization.

Keeping your blog organized so the reader can get all that you offer easily. Put your posts in categories to make it easy to find wanted articles or tutorials.

3. Length.


You do not want to over whelm your reader. Keep it short and to the point but also interesting. Most readers skip to the next blog if your material is too long.


4. Keep it fun and interesting.

Try something new or unique. Take photos of what you do throughout the day or take photos of your favorite craft.


5. Think out of the box.


Try something that other bloggers in your niche have not done yet. Think of something that is unique and refreshing. People love new craft ideas instead of reproducing what others have already done.

Only The Cutest Kids Of All Time....

Kindle Wireless Reading Device

One of the best inventions since the microwave. The Kindle wireless reading device lets you read and store books in this handy dandy device. You can download books or magazines in as little as sixty seconds. You can search for books and other material right on the kindle. It lets you store up to 1500 books and you have the option of the kindle reading the book to you. If your eyes start to get tired and you still want to read the book you can sit back and let it read to you. It has global coverage that uses GMS technology that reaches over 100 countries. It also has an automatic back up system that saves the pages in which you last read. You can get this hand held reading device at Amazon.

Funny Life Quotes and sayings

Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.
-- Leo Buscaglia --


Every life has a story.


Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.


Children are a great comfort in your old age -- and they help you reach it faster, too.


When my husband comes home, if the kids are still alive, I figure I've done my job.


Never answer an anonymous letter.
Lawrence Peter (Yogi) Berra


Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac.
George Carlen


A human being. . . An ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.
Christopher Morley


Never raise your hands to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected.


When my children start to get wild and unruly. I find a nice soft playpen and hide in it until they get through.


Kids are like tornadoes and blenders. They always leave things shaken up.


If you can't convince them, confuse them.
Harry S. Truman


My mother's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it.
Buddy Hackett


If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes.


Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.
Phyllis Diller


In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost


To attract men, I wear a perfume called ``New Car Interior.''
Rita Rudner




I know I want to have children while my parents are still young enough to take care of them.
Rita Rudner


I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
Rita Rudner


Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love. I'd stepped in it a few times.
Rita Rudner


Some women hold up dresses that are so ugly and they always say the same thing: 'This looks much better on.' On what? On fire?
Rita Rudner


"I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best."
Oscar Wilde


Asking politicians to give up a source of money is like asking Dracula to forsake blood.
Cal Thomas


Be nice to your kids, they pick your nursing home!




Age is like underwear, it creeps up on you!


Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film.


Age isn’t important unless you’re wine or cheese.

Is the end of the world near?

Everyone seems to be asking is the end of the world here. I believe we are living in the end times. I used to want to live for ever and see my children and grandchildren. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to die, but I do want to see and be with Jesus. The world today is a horrible scary place and it seems to get worse every day. Things are changing so fast and not for the better. America is declining and the rest of the world is turning chaotic. It seems as though the government is working against us, not for us. I believe they have a bigger agenda in hand and are dealing the cards accordingly. They are pulling their aces out just as soon as their is some sort of catastrophe. It makes you wonder who is the puppet and who is the puppeteer. It is the government who is supposed to have our best interest in mind. Who are they really working to help. This is not something that is new, but something that has been in the works for some time now. We are just now seeing the effects of all the strings that have been pulled behind the scenes. I am not sure if we can do anything to stop this chaos, as it is part of the end times. It is written in the bible that these things will come to pass. We all need to keep the faith and follow God's word. God is the only hope that we have . We are seeing the end times and living as it was in the days of Noah. If you are living for Jesus you will have eternity with him in Heaven. At any time and any day the Christians could be raptured to Heaven. What a beautiful day that will be..


See You Soon

Dress made today

Dresses I have made from T shirt material

New dress made today

PEASANT DRESS WITH BELL SLEEVES

Photo Collage gift

I made this for a cousin that was getting married.

I used modge podge to glue the pictures and scrapbook paper. The wooden plaques were bought at Joann's for 2.50 each. I spray painted them first. I also drilled holes to attach the 3 together with ribbon.

Screen printing with tulle and stencil

                 Supplies needed:

Tulle

stencil ( pre cut or cut your own)

Paint brush
 

fabric paint or screen print ink

masking tape

fabric/T-shirt

Start by cutting a piece of tulle large enough to fold in half and fit under your stencil. You want the tulle to be a little larger that the stencil so that part of it comes out around the edge of stencil.

Get your stencil out and put some tape on a few edges to stabilize it to your fabric.

Place tulle on the fabric in the desire area you wish to screen print. Place the stencil on top of the folded tulle. Once you have this in place you want to tape a few edges to your fabric or t-shirt.

You are now ready to apply the paint. I use speedball paint and Jacquard inks. Apply a small amount to your brush and apply it in the same manner you would a normal stencil. Stipple the paint onto the fabric. You do not want to brush the paint because this could leave brush marks on the image.

Next you need to carefully pull the tape loose and take the stencil off and then the tulle. Make sure you do not wait too long before taking the tulle off or it will dry and stick to the paint.

Final step is to follow the instructions on the bottle of ink you used and you are  finished.

Free sewing patterns

                                               Here are a few of my favorite free patterns.

                                                                 Cowl neck shirt pattern
Relaxed-fit Top has a drapey, shallow cowl with a cut-on front facing, and a gently scooped back neckline. Top features cut-on cap sleeves and a deep ribbed band at the hem; top finishes at the lower hip. Pattern from hotpatterns.com.

                                                        Girls Owl applique twirl skirt

                                                                Toddler bandana dress

                                                              Mens shirt to jumper dress

                                                                  Toddler wrap dress

                                                                      Baby sundress

                                                                         Doll pattern

Kids singing Chicken Fried By Zac Brown Band

New Serger

Today is the first day of the long track ahead for me and the machine. I finally got the Singer pro finish serger. It was a little challenging the first hour of trying to figure the monster out. I tried and tried to get the thing to sew the chain it had on the inspection fabric still attached to the thread on the machine. I was so frustrated when it kept balling up in a knot and had no clue as to why. I thought my venture was shortly lived. That is until I finally realized that I needed to put the presser foot in the downward position. It has worked loke a champ ever since. I have never used this type of machines before but to my surprise it is not as difficult as one would think. Once you get past all of the threading. So I hope me and my little machine have a long relationship making the oh so cute clothes for the little Mady Moo.