Confessions of an Overworked Mom
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The ability to create quilts is something I have always admired. My grandmother used to make beautiful quilts – both sewn and crocheted. I have several of them stored away in my hope chest. Quilting today is a lot different than when my grandmother was creating them. Quilts are not only supposed to be functional,… read more »
Instead of using wrapping paper that you throw away when you wrap gifts, use the Japanese art of fabric folding, Furoshiki. Fabric folding can be used to wrap a present, carry a platter of cookies, create a holder for a house plant or wrap a wine bottle. You can use fabric from your craft closet,… read more »
I love everything about the holidays from buying and making gifts to wrapping gifts and celebrating with friends. I have a vivid memory of our last Christmas that really made me stop and think. My parents come over to our house to celebrate and all six of us unwrap our presents together. When we… read more »
Duct tape is just one of those necessary things to have on hand. A week doesn’t go by when I’m not grabbing a role of duct tape to fix something temporarily. My kids are notoriously hard on things like school binders so I use duct tape constantly to repair rips and tears and get the… read more »
Cinco de Mayo which is Spanish for the fifth of May is a celebration of Mexican heritage, freedom and pride. It is the date that the Mexican army beat the French in the Battle of Puebla that took place on May 5, 1862. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated throughout the United States although I find… read more »
Etsy 101: Sell Your Crafts on Etsy, the DIY Marketplace for Handmade, Vintage and Crafting Supplies Step away from the craft fair. Set up shop on Etsy, the world market for art, design and home decor! For artists, crafters, designers, and vintage resellers, it’s a revolution. Never before has it been so easy to open… read more »
I found this project in Heart-Felt Holidays: 40 Festive Felt Projects to Celebrate the Seasons. It’s a quick simple craft that you can make or have an older child make with supervision using a needle. You can literally use this basic idea and change it up using different colors and shapes of felt with different… read more »
I really love working with felt. It’s much more forgiving than working with fabric and generally a lot less expensive. I always seem to have pieces of felt in my craft stash from projects the kids worked on or leftovers from past creative moments. Felt projects tend to be smaller in scale than many fabric… read more »
100 Pretty Little Projects: Pincushions, Potholders, Purses, Pillows & More (Pretty Little Series) is a craft book that will help you get inspired in 100 different ways. These sewing projects are relatively simple to complete and feature the latest trends in fabric, design, and embellishment. All of the projects require sewing of some sort to… read more »
I enjoy a wide variety of crafts and do it yourself projects. We recently were given a second hand sewing machine so I’ve added sewing to my list of crafting abilities. Of course, since the sewing machine was free, it needed to have several adjustments made to it and it didn’t come with any kind… read more »
My name is Ellen Christian and I'm a busy mom of two teenagers who manages two blogs: Confessions of an Overworked Mom and The Socialite's Closet as well as holding down a close to full time job in the social media field.
