Have you ever wondered if a coupon code, buy-one-get-one-free, giveaway, or other type of promotion is right for your business? Wondering how these discounts can increase your sales? Click on over to CatholicMom.com to read this month’s Small Business Strategy: Offering Discounts to Drive Sales. To view all our Small Business Strategies articles, click here!
Recipes: No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls (Kid Friendly!)
When it comes to having to pick between our Christmas cookies and delicious Christmas candy, it’s impossible to decide. That’s why I love these chocolate peanut butter balls – they’re a little bit of both. Plus, they’re super kid friendly – not only can they help roll the dough into balls, but (since there is no raw egg) they can…
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N is for Gingerbread Nativity: Homeschooling through the Holidays
I’m excited to take part in Homeschooling Through the Holidays, a great series hosted by Heather Bowen at Life of a Homeschool Mom. The series brings you 37 posts (one for each letter of the alphabet, with a few letters having multiple ideas) celebrating the holidays while providing a lesson for homeschooling families. It was wonderful to have the letter “N”…
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Shades of Gray: Farmer’s Wife Block 47 Margaret
Block Completed: 12/1/15 Fabrics Used: on-hand stash Playing with the mid- to darker-range fabrics in gray this week. I loved making the Margaret block as it was all HSTs – made the cuts and sewing so much easier to do. I also liked this block as Margaret is my grandmother’s name, which made it all the more special. It’s been…
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Small Business Strategies: Packaging Your Products
Think your job as a seller is done as soon as the payment is received? Think again. Spending a few moments to package the product *just right* can turn your customer into one that keeps coming back for more. Click on over to CatholicMom.com to read this month’s Small Business Strategy: Packing and Packaging Your Products for Success To view all our…
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Shades of Gray: Farmer’s Wife Block 20 Caroline
Block Completed: 11/24/15 Fabrics Used: on-hand stash Last week I made the lightest gray block, so this week I made the darkest gray block. I’m loving how quickly these blocks are coming together now, and can’t wait to see them all together as they fade in tones from light to dark. Gosh, though – I’ve fallen behind on this QAL….
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Quilting: Advent Table Runner (block design)
I learn something with every quilt I make. Every single one. Whether it’s as big as a completely new technique, or as small as trying out a new thread line, there’s always a chance to learn something new. Sometimes, it’s completely by accident. Like most quilters, I have a laundry list of family projects I want to make to give…
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Radio Appearance: A Seeking Heart Radio Show for Catholic Crafters
I was honored (and a bit nervous) to be on A Seeking Heart radio show via Breadbox Media this past Monday! Hosted by the talented Allison Gingras of Reconciled to You, A Seeking Heart is a radio show about . This edition was extra special as Cristina Trinidad of Handmaid Embroidery co-hosted with Allison. It was my first time being…
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Join Us for our Advent Fabric Jesse Tree
Can you believe Advent starts next weekend? As a family, we’ll be celebrating with our Jesse Tree. Online, we’ll be celebrating with our Fabric Jesse Tree – a daily journey from creation through Christ’s birth paired with some of the most beautiful fabrics to tell this joyful, hope-filled story. The story begins on the 1st Day of Advent with creation,…
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Tutorial: Wooden Advent Calendar Blocks
It’s no secret that Advent is one of my favorite times of year. Much like January is the start of the new calendar year, Advent marks the start of the church’s new year. It’s a time to start over, set new faith-inspired goals, and prepare for 12 amazing days of Christmas celebrations. What’s not to love?? These past few years…
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Shades of Gray: Farmer’s Wife Block 02 Aimee
Block Completed: 11/17/15 Fabrics Used: on-hand stash Well, I’ve been loving (loving) my Under the Sea themed blocks so far, but. BUT. They are taking a very long time to do with each piece being fussy cut, are using up a ton of fabric, and are harder to use with some of the more intricately shaped blocks. So, I’m going to…
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Under the Sea: Farmer’s Wife Block 01 Addie
Block Completed: 11/10/15 Fabrics Used: Riley Blake This fabric is such a reminder of why I love Riley Blake’s designs! These sweet little seahorses dancing around the fish are a-dor-a-ble, no? She’s got such an eye when she designs. I enjoyed making this block, but admit I wasted a bit of fabric along the way. My mind was elsewhere…
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Tutorial: Upcycled Handmade Scrappy Fabric Cards
Ask any quilter what they do with their scraps, and they’ll likely tell you they save any piece wider or longer than 3/4″. Some save only larger pieces, others trim scraps into nice shapes for storage, and a few keep strings for the odd paper piecing project. What they probably will all agree on is what not to keep:…
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Review: Quilty Math Workbook by Carrie Merrell
I’m happy to share my experience with Carrie Merrell’s Quilty Math Workbook – an eBook for creating quilts (from start to finish) composed of squares, rectangles, and triangle.* This workbook really helps you take a quilt from start to finish. Say you’ve spent time coming up with a great block design (for this, I can’t recommend DIY Block Design enough!). You’re…
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Under the Sea: Farmer’s Wife Block 45 Jenny
Block Completed: 11/3/15 Fabrics Used: Riley Blake I love this block – and not just because it’s my namesake. It came together easier than I thought it would, and I like to hope it’s showing improvement on my part – a big piece of doing this QAL is to learn and practice on things that I wouldn’t normally make. I’m…
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