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3 Rules to Make Sewing Less Scary

You know who you are.  Your pinterest account is full of sewing projects you'll get to...some day.  You share closet space with your sewing machine... still in the box it arrived in two Christmases ago.  You really ARE going to learn how to sew, you're just waiting to find a project that you feel like you can actually finish. If these descriptions sound familiar, I'm sorry, but you probably ... View Post

DIY Vacation Christmas Ornaments

This year we headed to the coast just after Christmas for our Geilf the Elf delivery with Marika and her kids.  It was seriously the best trip.  The perfect location, the ocean beautiful, the weather warm enough to play outside.  A perfect way to start creating happy memories during a time in life when unhappy memories seem to create themselves more often than necessary. God really did grant us ... View Post

Free 15 Degree Printable Quilting Ruler

I'm a member of a local Block of the Month club.  I love the push each month to learn new skills that I wouldn't have normally picked up on my own.  Last month we made these fun circle pinwheels using a 15 degree ruler.  They are adorable.  And SO much work!  It was fun to learn, but in all honesty, I'm not sure I'd do them again on my own.  Which brought me to a dilemma. The $20  ruler I needed ... View Post

5 Ways to Make Geilf’s Delivery Different Than Santa

Geilf deliveries are a fun way to celebrate Christmas as a family if you couldn't be together on the 25th.  For some families, Geilf gives the opportunity to celebrate Christmas on a different day, and that's all you need (if it's your year to work the Christmas shift, for example).  But for some families, Geilf provides a second gift delivery (like for divorced parents).  In this case, you've got ... View Post

Preparing for Geilf’s Delivery

Getting kids excited for a Santa delivery is easy- they've been taught from a young age what a great experience it is and all their friends are talking about it.  I was a bit worried about getting kids excited for a Geilf the Elf delivery.  Chances are, most of their friends had never heard of Geilf the Elf, and if they've never experienced an elf delivery it's hard to know what to expect. As ... View Post

The First Geilf Delivery

Doug and I just got back from our first Geilf the Elf trip and as I'm flipping through my photos I just keep thinking- is this really my life?  It seems so magical- I can't believe how well everything went. You know how every once in a while when you're cooking you make a mistake, and through your efforts to fix it you end up with something better than the original recipe would have made?  I kind ... View Post