home made gifts

shhh... these are for my oldest daughter, she is turning 12 on july 12.
andre made her a little pouch, he wanted to learn how to embroider and we both came up with the idea of a little pouch to put into the purse that i made her. he embroidered her name and then sewed the pouch together, he insisted on doing a fancy stitch on one edge and added the button for the dot on the i. once the pouch was done, then he figured out to add some ribbon so she could close it, and used the button to fasten it! i think he was quite clever!

here are a few photos from his project, the first 3 are his pouch, then the last 3 are of the purse i made her. it is embroidered following a free pattern from sublime stitching and the pattern for the purse can be found here.

Sketch Tuesday ~ Fences

Book Sharing Monday

P is for Passport: a World Alphabet is part of a series of alphabet books from Sleeping Bear Press that we have enjoyed for the last few years.

"The letter Q stands for quest, quests both large and small, from climbing Kilimanjaro to seeing Niagara Falls. Look for a monster in deep Loch Ness, or search for a giant blue whale. Walk a while on China's Great Wall, or hike the Appalachian Trail. Admire the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, dig for a dinosaur bone. Snorkel along the Great Barrier Reef, and kiss the Blarney Stone."

The main story is also supplemented by extra facts on each double page, explaining a bit more about the information just read.

Wreck this journal - week 5

Another great week of wrecking!

I decided to try out vlogging and show myself...which was a stretch because I am so much more comfortable behind the camera.

If you listen to my video and have a suggestion or answer for me, please leave it in the comments. Thank you :)

I added the photos of my pages below too, in case you can't make them out in the vlog or that you bypass it!

It's never too late to join in The Next Chapter book club, please visit by clicking on the link below:
Wreck this Journal I added on the left side a list of my wrecking posts, just below the Next Chapter Wreck this Journal button.

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Canada Day!