Welcome to the intersection of tradition and innovation, where the timeless art of fashion meets cutting-edge technology. As we embark on a journey through the realm of customized fashion and wearables, we uncover how tools like the Glowforge Pro and X Tool F1 are not just altering the landscape of design but are sewing (quite literally) the fabric of the future. In a world where p[...]
My Thoughts on the Cricut Joy I absolutely love combining technology and crafting to make things easier and to go farther faster! Enter this little blue beauty. The Cricut Joy is the latest machine in the Cricut machine line up. While the width that it can cut is limited to 4.5 inches, if can cut single images up to four feet long. Additionally, if you want to cut a repeating pattern (say, for a[...]
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Happy Fall Ya’ll! This cute little wreath was so fun to make. Unfortunately I didn’t take pictures of the step by step process so this will be a quick post today. To make up for it, I am including a freebie (Yay), so be sure to read all the way to the end. To make this project you will need the following supplies: 1. Wooden Round - You can typically find these at any[...]
A quick dessert that has the yummy taste of cheesecake with fewer sugar and calories. These parfaits can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator until it is time for dessert. Ingredients 8 oz. Cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup Truvia blend 2 tablespoons lemon juice 8 oz. Whipped topping Three graham crackers, crushed Directions 1. Combine cream cheese, Truvi[...]
To say I love Chick-Fil-A's market salad might be an understatement. The combination of fresh greens, fruit, nuts and other goodies makes this salad irresitable even for the most resistant healthy eaters. There's no real recipe for this salad, but instead a list of ingredients. You get to choose how much of each you want in your salad. One note, my kids hate Gorgonz[...]
Did you realize that it takes virtually no extra time to boil, brown or bake extra meat? Tonight I browned three pounds of ground turkey with a blend of onions and green and red peppers. After I finished browning the meat I used one pound to make a pot of three bean turkey chili and put up the other two pounds in Zip Lock bags, in one pound increments, for later on in the week[...]
My son came home for holiday break and wanted to get crafty. While we were walking through Hobby Lobby he turned and asked, "Can you make bow ties?". I said, "I've never made one before, but it can't be that hard". So he raided the remnant bin and found two different fabrics that he liked. I've listed out most of the steps that we took to get to the finished bow tie[...]
Hey all! It's been a few weeks since my last post - the holidays had me hopping! Now that things have settled down a bit I hope I can post on a consistent schedule! A couple of months ago my husband picked up a second trash can specifically for recycling so that we could stop stacking it on the counter. That was an awesome idea and I was super excited because he was[...]