The Green Wife

Little decoupaged chests

A few weeks back, I bought 3 of these lovely little unfinished wood chests at Hobby Lobby. They came with knobs on the drawers but I forgot to take pictures of them before I popped the knobs off with a little screwdriver. They stand about 7″ high and I thought they’d be great for the kids to [...]

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Fwip Cass!!!

Fwip Cass! Or…Flip Class! Or….Tumbling! Whatever you call it, it’s good times for Elliott! It’s helping her overcome her shyness and come out of her sweet little shell.  She has really gotten into the songs they sing and the things they learn. She goes with her dear friend Welby (Shelby) and they [...]

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Bias Tape Video Tutorial

I said it was going to be posted today….and I barely made it! After waiting until the kids were in bed so I could have silence, I had my husband record for me. When I sat down to add the audio to it, I got the giggles. And I mean….the laughing-crying-snorting-couldn’t-catch-a-breath laughter! [...]

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Peek-a-boo, Hoo??

So I’ve had it in my head lately to make Elliott a halter dress with an owl applique.  I scoured the internet for owl applique patterns, but couldn’t find one that just fit what I had in mind.  With little confidence in my drawing skills, I set out to draw my own little owl.  I [...]

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Toddler Halter Top Tutorial

With warm weather not too far away, I’ve got ideas for spring/summer outfits running through my head.  The first one pattern I wanted to come up with was a simple halter top for Elliott.  One that I can sew in an hour and make her a bunch out of different fabrics.  I gave it a [...]

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Cheap, green ways to deskunk your life….

(those of you joining us from DoodleBunz, “HELLO!”) And by deskunk, I literally mean how to get the skunk smell out if one of your pets (or god forbid, YOU) have tangoed with one of these smelly critters….its actually pretty simple, you just need 4 ingredients. White vinegar, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide and water. If your [...]

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Buffalo Chicken Strips

I absolutely adore hot wings. I love the flavor so much that I don’t mind disposing of all table manners and just going at them like a rabid animal…gnawing the tiny bits of meat from the ridiculously small bones and coming up for breath with hot wing sauce from ear to ear and nose [...]

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Hair Clip Tutorial

Today I sat down and photographed, step-by-step, the process of making a hair clip. While I am not really a fan of these huge, crazy, fluffy bows you see out there, I do like a little touch of color in Elliott’s hair from time to time. These little clips are just the right [...]

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