Sure, new clothes are fun, but vintage items have that certain cachet, that provenance, a story to tell. Whether it’s a skirt your mom made in home-ec class in the sixties or a pair of cowboy boots that fit too perfectly to leave at the store, secondhand clothes have a much better and more interesting ...
If your diploma comes from any of these schools – you’ve been watching way too many movies. While many movies and television programs try to realistically recreate the high school experience – they often create a fictional high school to avoid ay issues with rights and releases. Some, like Springfield High School from The Simpsons, ...
For those who like to sew, the free stuffed animal sewing patterns may be what you are looking for. The stuffed animal patterns can be made for kids or pets. This will give you a project to do during the day when you are wanting to relax. The stuffed animal patterns can be used as ...
The American family is a strange institution. There are people out there today who will readily compare their family to an institution—a mental one at that—and give you examples to confirm their stand. They’ll especially do it if they can get on Jerry Springer or Dr. Phil. What a sad state of affairs when getting ...
Sewing machines have come a long way since the ones your grandmother used. The Brother XL-2600 is the perfect model to get you started on basic sewing. Whether you are a crafter or not, this sewing machine can do all the basic functions for mending or repairing fabric items in a jiffy. And if you ...
Many of the fashions of the 1970’s are now making a comeback. How do I know this? Simple, almost every time some new fashion craze is advertised in our local department store ads my mother will say “we use to wear that when I was a teenager. The tie dye t-shirt craze is one I ...
When a baby is born most count to see if he or she has all its fingers and toes. This is the first thing that a new parent attends to. We don’t worry whether the child will be able to see color properly. As the child grows up and begins to learn their alphabet, how ...
