24Jul 2012 by holly

Craft: Cute ABC Zipper Pocket Design

crafts, DIY, Uncategorized
Here is my first In the Hoop (ITH) project!  I'm so excited about this.   I thought I would share this on my blog.  As you may know I love to create crafts, and sew.  Recently, I've become re-addicted to my fancy combo sewing and embroidery machine.   Yesterday, I made this cute Zipper Bag from a new design from DigiStitches This is for Doodle so she can keep track of her flashcards.
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22Jul 2012 by holly

Jo-Ann Fabrics: 20% off Total Purchase this week 7/22/12-7/28/12

Coupons, crafts, DIY, JoAnn, Uncategorized
Double check your mail because earlier between July 12-14 I got a postcard flier from Jo-Ann and it has a 20% off total purchase coupon for July 22-28! That includes sales, regular and clearance items! The best part I just checked the ad for this month and this week July 22-28 the notions wall is 50% off! Quilting fabrics are 40% off and Pillow Forms are 50% off. That makes the notions wall 70% off, Quilting fabrics 60% off and the Pillow forms 70% off! If you don't have the flier download the Jo-Ann App onto your phone and you get the same coupons!
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01Apr 2012 by holly

Walmart: Fabric Clearance

crafts, DIY, Uncategorized, Walmart
Around the Washington D.C. metro area several Walmart stores are being upgraded to SuperCenters. I haven't been to Walmart in a couple weeks and I forgot how crazy the store is with the construction going on. This weekend we stopped in at the Walmart in Woodbridge, VA and discovered that they put ALL of the fabric on Clearance by the bolt. So whatever the bolt amount per yards X $3-$4 equals the cost. There were some bolts that had 10+ yards so they cost about $30 but most were less than that. If you are need of some fabric or are like me and love fabric, you might want to check out this Walmart or other Walmarts that are going under SuperCenter remodeling. I found these ranging from $4.97 -…
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03Jan 2012 by holly

Organization 2012

crafts, DIY, Organization 2012, Uncategorized
Organization 2012 My husband and I were talking about goals that we have for ourselves this year.  Our kids are young so just having a good time while they are little is important to us.    This means we need to be better about organization. Organization is constant with my 3 year old. Don't forget I have identical twin boys that are starting to crawl.  Babyproofing is never ending!   I've learned that if one system doesn't work right now, there will be another system that does work.  I'm still trying to figure out the right methods to get laundry done but I will find it!   I'll be talking about that too. This month I wanted to talk about kids crafts.   I love crafts.  We have everything to do crafts…
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29Dec 2011 by holly

Sign Up for FREE Craftsy Crafting Daily Deals – Love crafting Start saving

crafts, DIY, Uncategorized
Just recently I signed up for FREE the Craftsy Crafting Daily Deals.   I'm so impressed with all of the amazing classes and deals on crafting supplies.  If you are at all interested in learning a new hobby or like to improve on one you already know.  In addition there are some FREE patterns on Craftsy website.  Click HERE to sign up for Craftsy Crafting Daily Deals. Craftsy is the fastest growing online community for Crafters - with over 500,000 monthly unique visitors, having just launched in May 2011. This rapid growth results from two primary offerings which Craftsy users love: 1) Terrific online classes from amazing instructors for beginning, intermediate and advanced quilters, knitters, crocheters, sewists, jewelry makers, and other crafters. 2) Astonishingly good deals on crafting supplies: organic yarn,…
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