About Tricia

I am Tricia. Momma of nine, homeschooler, artist, foodie and maker of all kinds of things. It's a pleasure to share here our family homesteading adventures, the things we make, and what inspires our days. Read more about my family and work here. Thanks for visiting!

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Keepin it real

By on November 4, 2011 in Keepin it real

A dear bloggy friend of mine yesterday blogged about how other bloggers seemed to be able to do so much more than she ever could(believe me, its not true, she is an amazing momma)while keeping everything in life organized and all the to do’s done. After reflecting on my own blog, I have decided to periodically just pick a room and take a picture of the reality. No straightening or picking up to make it look better, just brutal honesty. The brutal truth is that even though I do get alot of projects done, the ones that don’t get done are so much larger. Behind every pretty picture of a finished project or recipe is a pile of laundry waiting to be washed or folded and a sink full of dishes. I wish for this blog to be a place of refreshment and inspiration, not a place where others will ever feel less that what they truly are.

So here it is. I walked into the livingroom and yikes, Poppa may kill me for posting this : ) I snapped a picture because I really care about my bloggy friend as well as every other reader who visits this blog regularly. You all make this blog possible and you inspire me to share and write about my little life.

Yeah,you guessed it, this is probably why that pile has not been folded but honestly, there is always a pile there because we do 3 loads of laundry a day everyday but Sunday and on laundry day it goes all day!

I am adding a linky link in case you want to keep it real with me.  Feel free to take a picture of your reality and post it to your own blog or flickr then post a link here.  I am thinking of making this a regular thing, maybe on Tuesdays, whadda ya think?

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Handmade Christmas Craft Along Week 3

By on November 3, 2011 in Handmade Holidays and Celebrations

Another week has gone by and a few more gifts are started but not yet finished.  This last week was so hectic with Halloween costumes to make followed by All Saints Day costumes, phew!  I am pretty happy with everything they came out but also glad it is over.

Alright so here is the question.  Is there any interest from anyone in crafting along with me on Christmas presents?  I have done the handmade challenge for the last two Christmas and had such a great response and then I added on the craft along this year and nothing : (  I tell myself, well maybe no one else has started presents yet but if you have please feel very welcome to link to what ever you might be working on whether it be on your blog or a flickr picture.  It does not even have to be a current post, OK now that sounded kind of desperate don’t ya think : )  Seriously, even if you don’t blog, please do leave a comment with what you are working on.  We can all use some inspiration.

My list seems to somehow be getting bigger? Does this happen to anyone else?  I really don’t mind though, I just want to get them all done with as little stress as possible.  Here are my picks for this week, I hope you like them.

this one is so easy and I am thinking of adding in some flowers, leaves or herbs in the wax.  Here is the tutorial

I can’t believe I had not thought of this, can you?  These men’s shirt apron is perfect for the basket of Poppa’s shirts that I have collected.  There is no tutorial but I think they are easy enough to figure out.

For the new mom of baby on your list, some easy peasy burp cloths

This will be in my babies gift satchel and here is how you can make one too

This apron is great for any gal on your list and a great hostess gift.  Here is the tute

I don’t post enough mens gifts though I am trying to get enough ideas to make one of the weeks just for guys.  If you knit, how nice would it be to give these loafers?  Here is the free pattern!!  Yippee.

Ok, well thats all for now.  If you have a project you want to link for others to see just put the url of the photo or blog post in the Mr Linky List under this post.  

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