Today is the first day of Advent! I know many people have already put up Christmas decorations, while other people are waiting for December 1st to do that. However, today being the 4th Sunday before Christmas Day, it is officially the beginning of the Christmas season, hence the time to start decorating. To start things off, I have a quick …
Simplicity 8390 Vintage Blouse – Holly Dress
Here is the second dress I made using the vintage Simplicity 8390 pattern. In case you missed it, the first was this green dress. I guess I was sort of on a roll making things from this pattern. When I found this holly fabric in the store, I knew I had to make a dress from it, and this pattern …
Cranberry Sauce – Holiday Recipe
I didn’t realize until yesterday how close Thanksgiving was. I was planning to post this earlier, but a lot of things got in my way and I couldn’t finish it. Hopefully, there’s still time to make this for tomorrow. I know many people consider cranberry sauce to be a staple with turkey dinner. If you’re anything like me, you used …
10 Free Christmas Crochet Patterns: Decorations
Wow, it’s December already! For my first blog post, I thought I’d round up a few free crochet patterns to start off the Christmas season. These are decorations and ornaments to get you and your house into the holiday spirit. Happy Holidays Tree Skirt To start off, here is a lovely striped tree skirt from Moogly. This pattern is extremely …