Category Archives: Upcycling/Recycling
Into the New Year we go…
I’m siting here tonight, my home filled with the smell of bread, my husband happily wood carving in the chair next to me, my babies deep in sleep in their room and I know that life is good. Although a … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Homesteading, Life, Simplicity, Upcycling/Recycling
Tagged DIY, Family, home, life, small house
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Christmas “Tree”
We finally did it… We had been talking about it for so long, but that attachment to the smell of the fresh-cut fir-tree had too strong of a pull on me. But I live in the city, so no wild … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Crafting, DIY, Family Life, Life, Simplicity, Upcycling/Recycling
Tagged Christmas, Christmas Tree, crafts, Decoration, Family, home, life, recycling, Salvaged wood, traditions
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Feeling blessed.
Today, the contractors came in to rip the ceiling apart and evaluate the damage. Since we live in an almost 90 year old home, parts of our attic are completely inaccessible through the trap, so ripping apart was the only … Continue reading
Posted in 40 bags in 40 days, Family Life, Life, Upcycling/Recycling
Tagged cleaning, decluttering, donating, fresh start, helping, home, letting go, recycling, reusing, spring cleaning
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Winter blues and spring rainbows – Gratitude
So it’s official. I think I’m suffering from the winter blues. I am usually very good with winters, liking them even. But this year, I don’t know if it’s the really cold weather, my daughter’s refusal to walk when we … Continue reading
Posted in Cultivation, Family Life, Gratitude, Life, Quilting, Sensory play, Sewing, Upcycling/Recycling
Tagged children, crafts, fabric, Faith, Family, gratitude, living in the present, meditation, mindfulness, nature, outdoors, paper piecing, quilting, sewing, spring, time
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Family, Faith, Food and Fabric 