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I tackled a project that had been on my mind for a

I tackled a project that had been on my mind for a long time. It was a lesson in patience and not without a lot of frustration, but it’s done, and I love it. When we first bought this house there was a giant closet that greeted you right when you walked in. Which we hated, (loved the storage though) so about 7 years ago we tore it down and Ren and I rebuilt a smaller white cabinet in its place. We had very little knowledge or skill in the building department and the cabinet was as simple as is comes. I had been dying to make it look more “thoughtfully built” rather than cheap but functional. I thought it would take me 2 days but rather it was 2 weeks. Changed my plans ohhhh... 3 times at least, spent twice what I originally planned, but I learned a ton! I became more comfortable with power tools and woodworking and it felt good to accomplish what I set out to do. Side note wood glue is amazing and so strong but waiting 24 hours before you can move on to the next step is hard for an impatient person. 😅

Earlier this week I released a pattern that I had

Earlier this week I released a pattern that I had fought with for about 2 years. (Remember the kids Geo? Yeah Abbey fits in the Women’s one now) some patterns/projects come together quickly, some take FOREVER. So if you are wondering if you are alone in getting frustrated with a project that is taking forever, know you are not. Also the Geo for women pattern is in the shop.

It’s the 100th day of school, and honestly I am

It’s the 100th day of school, and honestly I am surprised the kids have stayed in school this long. Penny’s class was supposed to dress like a 100 year old, so naturally I made her a house coat last night. I was going to make a cute transformation video this morning of her getting old, then I remembered mornings aren’t our thing. We are just lucky we got her looking like this and out the door on time.

Happy 15 years to my very best friend. I really ca

Happy 15 years to my very best friend. I really can’t imagine life without you. 😘😘 @wyghtmain

A little something different today. Our family roo

A little something different today. Our family room has been lacking art above the fireplace since we moved in (yep 10ish years now) so I finally did something about it. Especially since power tools don’t make me nervous anymore (thank you quarantine) I made a video of the process, but really it’s just a canvas framed out in some trim.

I don’t really set New Years resolutions, more l

I don’t really set New Years resolutions, more like loose goals, but to be fair I tend to do this several times through out the year as well. However when I was reflecting on 2020 and what I wanted to do for 2021 I thought a lot about work and where it’s at and where it’s going. I still have no answers 😂 however I do know that creating brings me peace and joy so I carved out more time to create and share the creative process with you. Finding peace and creativity in those late night hours that were void of sleep anyway. In stories today there is a video that shows how to turn a graphic into a quilt. 9ish hours of work in less than a minute. 😅

We had a brown Christmas 👎🏻 so we had to go

We had a brown Christmas 👎🏻 so we had to go hunting for some snow but we found some. We met up with cousins and went sledding in the mountains while my siblings and I reminisced about our MN sledding days. (It was like half our year 😂😂 and we had some wild stories) now our kids have a good memory too. Even the cranky teen went down once.

My favorite Christmas tradition. Family photo boot

My favorite Christmas tradition. Family photo booth time.

This sassy, funny, witty, and brilliant little bab

This sassy, funny, witty, and brilliant little babe is 8 today! I don’t know how it really happened, she is still my little baby, even when she sasses me like a teen. (The eye roll is strong with this one) love you little spitfire!

I have been sewing for these girls since the day t

I have been sewing for these girls since the day they arrived. I always figured there would come a time when they wouldn’t want me to make them handmade clothing anymore. Imagine my surprise that we are entering the teenage years and they actually prefer homemade clothes. Granted they take more creative liberty these days directing the design, but I am cool with that. My latest pattern was a split design half me, half them. (Oh and thankfully Penny is not actually one of the teens but she sure likes to act like it anyway 😅)

It’s Halloween time. I thought I was going to ge

It’s Halloween time. I thought I was going to get a pass this year what with it being 2020 and all but that was not the case and what started as I will just buy some costumes turned into I will make it all. Including but not pictured is Penny’s BFF who is the Vanellope to her Taffyta. The costumes have already been worn more this year than any other year so it seems 2020 is doing ok after all.

I decided last minute before heading out on our tr

I decided last minute before heading out on our trip that some family photos would be great. Especially when you travel with friends who can work a camera and make kids smile. Now if only we packed a reflector as well to help with shadows 😝 at least this way it created a fun memory of trying to arrange our family on a crowded beach to get the light fight the shadows and have as few photo bombers as possible. thanks @vanesswarner and @jordannwarner 😘

Along the ride home we stopped at a few places to

Along the ride home we stopped at a few places to help break up the trip. We visited the 7 magic mountains, a place in the middle of nowhere, and pioneer park in Saint George which was the perfect place to enjoy dinner before packing in for the rest of the trip. Another fun fall break trip done.

We love the beach! The kids were in heaven today s

We love the beach! The kids were in heaven today since we didn’t have to sit in the car and instead we spent about 6 hours at the beach, playing getting all sandy and sun kissed.

We made it to the beach!! It was another LONG day

We made it to the beach!! It was another LONG day in the car thank you LA traffic 💁🏻‍♀️ so I think we were partly just happy to be out of the car, but also the beach is our happy place second to the mountains

Fall break time!! So far we drove forever, and cro

Fall break time!! So far we drove forever, and crossed two more national parks off our list. We visited Kings Canyon and Sequoia. I have said this before but I will say it again. Each national park is just a marvel. I heard of these trees, but seeing them in person it was surreal. They are so big, like SOOOO big they seem fake. As if the day wasn’t great enough, we also saw a bear. And by saw a bear I mean we were greeted by a bear that then walked down the path we were about to get on. We gave him some time to move along but it was amazing.

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