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Joanna

Little Box of Figs 2016

Our first year of LITTLE BOX OF FIGS has come to a close and we are so proud of the kits and patterns we have created for this program as well as all our favorite notions and little goodies that we had the chance to include in each box. So here is a quick summary of the 2016 program…   BOX #1               BOX #2               Box #3                 Box #4               For those…

Teaching Adventures

Hello my Quilty Friends! Its been a while since I have blogged and I sooooo want to get back into a better habit of doing this because it really is a place where I can share so much more than I am able to do on Instagram, which is where I am most of the time these days. Why? Because it is SO MUCH EASIER for me and with the totally insane schedule I seem to keep, EASIER is sometimes the only way it will happen!  I would love it if you would join me there if you haven…

WOOL BOM INFO

WOOL TUTORIAL I Hello my wool friends! For those of you who are participating in our RETRO FARMHOUSE WOOL BOM or our WOOL & PATTERN ONLY BOM, as promised welcome to the first of several tutorials on wool throughout this year’s program. Your instructions are on their way to you and will have a lot of this information written out for you in written format but I know that many of you are visual learners so you want to see exactly what I do and how I do it via pictures.   For those of you who are…

Peppermint Bark with My Kids!

This is a project that I do with my daughter for winter break… not even necessarily Christmas but any time in the winter. It is the most simple idea and any age kids can do it! We break ours up and put them in mason jars for teacher and neighbor gifts. So simple and so fun to make!     Ingredients:2 packages semisweet or dark chocolate chips 2 packages white chocolate chips 2 tsp. peppermint extract- 1 tsp. for each chocolate [more or less if you want it more or less minty] a handful of candy canes or…

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from our Home to Yours!   The week and days before Christmas always disappear like a complete blur around here and I always find myself wishing I could slow it all down and take it in more. But since that is a bit unlikely to happen today as we are almost ready to sit down to our traditional Polish Christmas Eve meal…. I thought I would just share a few snippets of our home and send them to yours. Hoping and praying that each and everyone of you has at least a few moments of joy, peace…