Its that time of year again–teacher appreciation–where I’m scrambling to put together a gift for my daughter’s teacher because I forgot ahead of time. Please tell me I’m not alone. And while I may not be on top of anything everything, I do have a few great teacher appreciation gift ideas up my sleeve that […] Read more…
Easy Summer Bunting Tutorial
Need to make an area a little more festive in a snap? Try a super quick and easy summer bunting. I’m bringing home this tutorial from last year and I’d forgotten how cheery it looked in my front entry. Read on for the full tutorial! Sometimes the fact that it’s summer makes me giddy. […] Read more…
How to Watercolor Fabric: Color Me Fabric
When I saw the newest fabrics from the Color Me fabric line designed by Hayley Crouse from Welcome to the Mouse House, I fell in love. I was so excited about the black backgrounds (new to this line) and the gorgeous flowers that mimic the adult coloring trend. So when she sent me some, I […] Read more…
9 Tips for How to Organize Your Sewing Space for the New Year
I love how a new year often motivates me to get things organized again and find a good home for everything. And while I started coming up with tips to organize your sewing space, I realized that I never showed you my craft/sewing room at Mabey Manor, so you get both practical tips and a craft […] Read more…
Best Posts of 2015
I always like looking back over a year and seeing what went well and (yes) what didn’t. I like to learn from the past, and its just really interesting to see. So I pulled out the top 15 posts from this year so you can check them out with me. I’m counting down, so here’s […] Read more…
Make Your Own Christmas Stockings with HTV + Free Pattern
When I pulled out our Christmas stockings this year I knew they needed to be redone. While I still like the stockings I made a few years ago, there simply aren’t enough to fit our family. I made the last ones when Saige was a baby, and since we’ve added two more girls to the […] Read more…