When I was in school, it was very clear – from the start – that math was never my strong point. My family even jokingly calls my attempts at arriving at a numeric answer “Jen math”, because while I can usually get there, my path to solve is anything but straight. You can appreciate that this math-challenged me naturally gravitated…
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For as long as I can remember, Thanksgiving has been my favorite holiday. I think it’s because it’s one of the only holidays that isn’t about the proverbial ME. As in, here’s what I want for my birthday, here’s what you can get me for Christmas, look how cute/funny/adorable I look in my Halloween costume…the list goes on. It’s one…
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Each of us has three gifts we can share: Time, Talent, and Treasure. Today we talk with the Kiczek family, of Dolls from Heaven, about the ways in which they use their gifts to make a difference. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace. 1 Peter 4:10 F&F: Welcome! Tell me…
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Are you an artisan interested in selling in the world’s LARGEST retailer? Well, now you have your chance – on October 8th, Handmade at Amazon launched. Click on over to CatholicMom.com to read this month’s Small Business Strategy: Selling on Handmade at Amazon. To view all our Small Business Strategies articles, click here!
Block Completed: 10/7/15 Fabrics Used: Riley Blake, unknown scraps Finished the fourth block today in the Farmer’s Wife Quilt! Went with blues, whites, and seafoam in this one. I’m enjoying how a single pattern line can be made so different by selectively pulling colors out of the fabric buy soma online overnight delivery itself. This is definitely one of my favorite…
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Each of us has three gifts we can share: Time, Talent, and Treasure. Today we talk with Allison Kinyon, of Rosaries by Allison, about the ways in which she uses her gifts to make a difference. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace. 1 Peter 4:10 F&F: Welcome!…
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Do you create your own embroidery, quilting, knitting, crochet, cake design, (or just about any other kind of) pattern? Did you know you can sell them – with NO FEES – on Craftsy? Setting up shop is easier than you think! Click on over to CatholicMom.com to read this month’s Small Business Strategy: Selling on Craftsy. To view all our Small Business…
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Block Completed: 10/5/15 Fabrics Used: Riley Blake, unknown scraps Finished the third block today in the Farmer’s Wife Quilt! I like this one…but don’t love it. I admit I didn’t love the pattern of the block to begin with – it seemed to be more of a scrappy block, as opposed to a geometric one, and not as interesting to play with….
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Block Completed: 10/3/15 Fabrics Used: Riley Blake, unknown scraps Finished the second block today in the Farmer’s Wife Quilt! This one came together crazy fast…I used some of the templates I made for the first block, which saved a ton of time. Plus, I found it’s much (much) easier to piece these small blocks by pressing phentermine order online no…
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So excited to share our second Advent quilt pattern– one that can be designed in three different ways! (See our first Advent quilt here.) This pattern, Advent Wreaths, shares the beauty of the Advent wreath. Each panel represents one week during advent, and each week a new candle is added to the Advent wreath. The focus of each week – faith,…
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Block Completed: 10/2/15 Fabrics Used: Riley Blake Well, after having the fabric for a very (very) long time now and promising to Angie that I wouldn’t start before September 28th (promise promise promise!), I extra kept that promise and waited until today. Ha – truthfully, I’ve been so busy getting the Advent Wreaths pattern ready for publishing that these…
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Today is the feast day of Guardian Angels, a Catholic festival celebrated annually every October 2nd. Pope Paul V was the first pope, in 1608, to authorize a feast day in honor of guardian angels. Pope Clement X set the date to occur annually on October 2nd. In honor of our guardian angels, who watch over, guide, and protect us,…
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Are you the creative type who loves to design, create, and make? Have you thought about opening a store on Etsy? Setting up shop is easier than you think! Click on over to CatholicMom.com to read this month’s Small Business Strategy: Selling on Etsy. To view all our Small Business Strategies articles, click here!
September 28th is CASAColumbia® Family Day – Be Involved. Stay Involved.®. This national initiative was established to promote simple acts of parental engagement as key ways to help prevent risky substance use in children and teens. Family Day reminds parents how important it is to connect with their kids at various times throughout the day including while driving their kids to…
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The 2015 San Diego Quilt Show’s was a collection of color, applique, and beautiful artistry! This year’s theme was “A Walk in the Park,” chosen to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition held in Balboa Park. It was a week of classes, beautiful quilts, and shopping at the vendor mall. Instead of a long post, I thought I’d…
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