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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Lego fun

By on January 16, 2011 in lego fun

I love legos.  I did not have any of my own when I was little but I loved playing with my cousin Janet’s house building set.  I could play for hours.  My kids love them more and as long as we have had kids, we have had legos.

I am fortunate to live within driving distance of a Lego store.  My boys will do anything to go there.  Next year they will build a Lego land amusement park there also, that should be fun.

here is Poppa helping with the out of reach legos
This trip was not really for the kids, though we did take the boys with us.  This trip was for me. We spent about an hour in the store picking out our blocks from all the cool little bins on the wall.   I have a project I have been working on for months but like everything else I have not had time to photograph and put into my Etsy store.

Here is my haul.  Can you guess what I will be making? Stay tuned…

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On the fourth day of Christmas- Personalized men’s handkerchiefs

By on December 29, 2010 in Sewing and Crafts

My true love gave to me… Personalized mens handkerchiefs.

My Dad loves handkerchiefs.  It is the one thing I think of first when I think of him.  He always has a clean, fresh hanky his pocket which he sprays every morning with a bit of his cologne.  If I ever had a runny nose, dirt on my face or anything else, out came the hanky.

Men can be hard to make stuff for but this one is easy.

What you need:
Soft 100% cotton fabric. I bought an 800 thread count white sheet a few years ago which has been used for many projects but the best one is hankies.

Cut your hanky to what ever size you like. I cut mine 11 x 11.  Press a hem all around and then press that hem under once again so there is no raw edge exposed.  Machine stitch around.

Print whatever you want to embroider on your hanky in your favorite font (simpler fonts are easier to work with). Place your printed paper behind the fabric and trace onto the hanky.  You could use a disappearing ink pen but I just use a pencil with a sharp point and write lightly.

Then you either put your hanky in an embroidery hoop or just do some freehand embroidery.  I usually don’t use a hoop but for the tutorial purposes I did.

Trace the letters with your needle and thread and at the end of each letter, make a tiny knot and cut your thread so that your hanky looks as good from the back as from the front.  Voila!!

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