Easter Basket Ideas
When I was a kid, my Easter basket was filled with Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs, Peeps, and plastic eggs filled with jelly beans that we found on our Easter Egg Hunt. There might have been a small toy or two,…
Making an Easy Easter Table Runner
After making several quilts using polka dot fabrics, my Mom had some great scraps. So we got together yesterday to “Use Them Up.” The fabrics were mostly small pieces, so we had to be creative. The end result was this…
Make your kids something Ugly
Lily and Emma have been talking about Brookie’s ugly doll for weeks… “Brookie shared her ugly doll with me on the bus. Will you help me make an ugly doll like Brookie?” Brooke is our darling 8 year old neighbor. …
Rabbits Prefer Chocolate and so do I
Just to get you in the mood for Easter, take a look at “Rabbits Prefer Chocolate.” Quilt designed by Since it has been snowing and cold here I need something to help me think it’s Spring. This week I…
Bedtime Stories
I really love children’s books. I had a collection of them even before I had children. While going to school at the University of Utah, I worked at the most delightful children’s book store in Salt Lake City called “The…
You Say Left-over Potatas… and I say Frittata
Last night’s dinner was Marinated Grilled Chicken, Roasted Finger Potatoes, and Roasted Asparagus with Pinenuts. It was delicious. Lucky for me we had both potatoes and asparagus left over. Just what I needed for a fast and hearty breakfast Frittata. …
Make it Do… a Cowboy Party
Are you ready for a great hoedown? Here’s a fun birthday party for a little boy. Cuz what boy doesn’t love cowboys? It all starts with the invitations. Here’s how I made the “Wanted” invitations above. Dress your little cowboy…
And the apron goes to…
First, I need to say how humbled and inspired I am by all of the wonderful comments. You are all “Making Do” in the most clever, wise and industrious ways. As I read the entries, I was struck over and…
Apron Giveaway!
I think an apron has the perfect “Make it Do” kind of attitude. Our grandmothers used their apron to protect their dress while while cooking and cleaning. But they also used it to wipe away their children’s tears (and probably…
Four aprons…
I admit it, I am in love American Girl Dolls. If they had been around when I was a kid, I would have been in seventh heaven. Luckily for me, Lily and Emma love them too. Kit Kittredge and Ruthie…
Girls On a Roll…
Yesterday, was spent at my friend and neighbor’s home. Cherie’s is not only one of my dearest friends, but she’s also an awesome baker (I swear that’s not the reason I love her!) She and her mother, Marilynn, bake their…
Waste Not, Want Not… or making Banana Bread
I just love the idea of Banana Bread. You take something you’d normally throw out and voila, you turn it into a delicious treat. At our home, an old banana rarely tossed out. And when you have a Banana Bread…