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How to make a hot dog pillowcase

Posted on August 23, 2019August 26, 2019by Carmen

Several months ago, the company I worked for asked for volunteers to help make a hot dog pillowcase for the Minneapolis branch of Ryan’s Case for Smiles – a nonprofit group helping children cope with treatment for cancer and other serious illnesses. I know I’ve mentioned before that I’m not much of a sewer (sewist?). […]

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March 2019 homestead update

Posted on April 5, 2019April 5, 2019by Carmen

March was a crazy month for our family!! There were five weekends and with all the running around we did, it’s not surprising that I was sick one weekend and Papa the next. We “just” had colds, but they were pretty nasty. I’m just thankful we seem to have avoided the influenza that’s in our […]

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Wonder Clips review and giveaway

Posted on October 30, 2015May 13, 2021by Carmen
ASimpleHomestead.com - Clover Wonder Clips

I want to keep my Halloween costume a surprise for a day longer :-), so rather than a finished project this week, I want to tell you about a product you may not have heard of. I had purchased some Clover Wonder Clips for my friends last year when I made them their pincushions; they […]

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FO Friday: The week for WIPs

Posted on September 11, 2015July 24, 2021by Carmen

Last night was the first official NFL game of the 2015 season. Which means the Pigskin Party over on the Down Cellar Studio Podcast group on Ravelry also kicked off. The Pigskin Party is a unique knit/crochet-along that runs all fall and winter and ends when the Super Bowl is played in February 2016. I […]

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FO Friday – swap package received

Posted on May 15, 2015July 8, 2021by Carmen
ASimpleHomestead.com - inside of swap package

Something a little different this week. Last Saturday my UK swap package arrived! My daughter and I were so excited over the package we had to open it immediately. Look at what a great job P_E_S_T (on Craftster) did in the presentation of everything! She had everything wrapped in lovely pink tissue paper, tied with […]

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FO Friday – pincushions & a tutorial!

Posted on January 30, 2015August 10, 2021by Carmen
ASimpleHomestead.com - pincushions

I have one final Christmas project to show you! And then I’m done with 2014 – I promise 🙂 Each year some crafty friends and I make something special for one another. Two of them are exceptional crafters so sometimes it’s a little difficult figuring out what to make. They’re all sewers so this year […]

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FO Friday – the beginning of Advent

Posted on December 5, 2014August 10, 2021by Carmen
ASimpleHomestead.com - 2014 Christmas tree

It’s beginning to look like Christmas in our household! I waited until the last minute (of course) to figure out what to do for an Advent calendar. Last year we used one my mother had picked up that contained 25 different ornaments. This year though with Little Chick getting older, I wanted to make sure […]

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FO Friday – Ariel the mermaid

Posted on October 31, 2014August 10, 2021by Carmen
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The big day is here … time for the Halloween costume reveal! As I mentioned, our daughter decided she wanted to be Ariel from The Little Mermaid this year.  I’m not surprised that she wanted to be a princess, but happy to report that she won’t be one of the thousands of Queen Elsa’s (Frozen) running […]

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The Charlotte Shirt

Posted on September 30, 2014August 10, 2021by Carmen
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I just can’t wait until Friday to tell everyone about my latest finished project!  It’s a sewing one this time. Welcome to my new shirt.  It’s called The Charlotte Shirt from The Magic Pattern Book. It’s a pattern book with a CD of PDFs or you can download it from the internet via a link […]

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FO Friday – preemie mock cable hat

Posted on September 26, 2014September 8, 2021by Carmen
ASimpleHomestead.com - preemie baby mock cable hat

We were rather busy last weekend due to our trip to Norskedalen and then Sunday with our little one’s first day of Sunday School.  By the time we settled down, I was exhausted.  This week seems to have flown by too so I only managed to finish one project. It’s a mock cable hat I […]

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