Posts Tagged ‘make it do’

Several weeks ago I received a fun package in the mail.

It was two copies of the Sewing 2011 Calendar.  I thought I would pass one along to one of you!  There are many wonderful projects in this calendar and I’m so excited to share.  Several of my projects were featured in the calendar…  it’s an honor to be in such good company.

To enter to win a copy, leave a comment on this post sharing what project you are working on right now… or wish you were working on.

The contest will end Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 10 PM MDT.

Winner will be randomly chosen and announced on Friday, September 3.

Only one comment per person please.

To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring – these are some of the rewards of the simple life.  ~John Burroughs

Over the past couple of years, our family has turned increasingly to Mother Nature for “entertainment.”

Dinner and a movie for a family of five costs at least $65… but a hike and cookout in the beautiful canyon by our home costs less than $10.

Going to a Water Park would cost our family around $100, but a short hike to Sliding Rock, a beautiful, amazingly fun, natural occurring water slide near our home, is totally free.

On a beautiful day, there is nothing sweeter than packing a delicious picnic and meeting your sweetheart at the park.  I enjoy it so much more than an expensive lunch at a crowded restaurant.

We’ve had so much fun camping as a family… fishing and hiking and best of all, sitting around the campfire at night cooking dinner over the fire and making s’mores… letting the kids burn a few marshmallows.  These memories are priceless to me.

Making it do has a silver lining when it forces you out into nature.  You might discover that you’d rather be there…  even when making it do is not a necessity.