Make and TakesIdeas and Crafty Tidbits for Home, Family, and Fun

My lovely niece Rachel, has tagged me to get personal! I thought I would take this opportunity to let you all in on the Life of Marie. I hope to share a little bit of myself with you, but not too much, I don’t need another “single white female” happening!!

Jobs:

Golden Swirl Frozen Yogurt - it was here that [...] Continue Reading…

Every time I search around on Etsy, I find the coolest stuff. I am going to share a few more shops at Etsy that you need to check out!!
Spiderbite
Nightmare journals that will help keep the monsters away. They are scary and furry, but friendly and fun all at the same time. I love these. What child, or maybe a little older, pre-teen would [...] Continue Reading…

When I planted my garden, I didn’t think it was a big deal to plant 3 zucchini plants. I love zucchini and I thought the more the better. Well, they grew big right away and I ended up pulling one of them to make room. The zucchini started to come slowly and I thought having 2 plants at this [...] Continue Reading…

I have been trying to clean out my fabric drawers, tidying up a bit. My closet is overflowing with fabric and other crafty items. I came across tons of cut squares left over from making I Spy Quilts. So I decided that I am going to sell the extra fabric as kits at The Stitching Barn Shop.

For each kit, there are 30 [...] Continue Reading…

This is probably one of my favorite projects. (Again inspired from Martha.) The kids love to spell their name with these fun felt letters. You can even make extra letters to make new words, even the whole alphabet. I have done this project in my church with the 10-11 year old girls and they learned how to sew on a button, [...] Continue Reading…

I have been tagged as a Rockin’ Girl Blogger. WOW, what fun. Thanks Laurie! I love the blogging world and I love to share fun ideas with all of you. And now that I have started this, I can’t stop. I have to keep creating so that I can blog about it.

So now that I have been tagged, I [...] Continue Reading…

At first, this title may sound like I am describing an orange pair of leather shoes. But I am definately not. Apricot Leather is a large fruit roll up. It’s made of yummy apricots, honey, and lemon juice. Then it gets dried in the sun. My mother has an apricot tree in her back yard and has been making [...] Continue Reading…

I was recently involved in a Favorite Things Swap. Kelly, over at According to Kelly, organized a fun way for bloggers to get to know each other and have fun swapping items. Anyone who wanted to get involved emailed her by a certain date and she paired us all up. I thought, why not, and I am so glad [...] Continue Reading…

Here’s my salute to the American Flag. This is a great card for celebrating our Nation’s Independence Day this fourth of July. Or it could also be given to an American Soldier’s family, paying tribute to those fighting for our freedoms.

Supplies: Everything is available at your local craft or fabric store.

Punching Awl
Pattern for Flag to punch: Download this step [...] Continue Reading…

With summer here and the kiddies needing a cool treat, we made ice cream in a baggie. It is fun for all and a yummy snack. But wear gloves or your fingers will freeze.

Ice Cream in a Baggie:
1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup half and half

1 Tbsp sugar

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1 gallon size Zip Bag, 2 sandwish size bags

2 cups ice, [...] Continue Reading…