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oh, I would love to sew up a rainbow quilt. great work and thanks for the opportunity. :)

Commented Aug 25, 2015 on super simple rainbow quilt. at enJOY it by Elise Blaha Cripe

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MAY FOCUS: QUILTING

This month, I'm going to focus on quilting. I've been anxiously awaiting this monthly focus since January. I first planned it for February, then March, then April. Things kept popping to the top of my priority list and spending a month focusing on something that was pretty much "just for... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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ONE LITTLE WORD CHECK IN - MAY

It's (almost) May and I'm currently feeling a bit iffy about my relationship with my word. My 2015 word is VOICE. I still like it and I like the overall ideas behind it - sharing my voice, listening to God's voice, using my voice to cultivate positive inner voices in... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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Around here: I started my second quilt. This one's going to be a whole cloth quilt - just two solid pieces of fabric quilted together. I opted to leave out the batting because I want it to be lightweight for year round use. I purchased two yards of each fabric... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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DOCUMENTING OUR HOMESCHOOLING JOURNEY

Sam turned three in February. At the beginning of March, we started our family's homeschooling journey with some informal preschool time. The original plan was to have dedicated "school time" for half an hour or so most weekdays during a time when Eli was napping or otherwise occupied. I thought... Continue reading

Posted Apr 28, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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SOME (AWESOME) BIRTHDAY GIFTS

I may have hit the birthday jackpot, this year. 1) A tshirt with the words to Psalm 42 which is one of my favorite hymns. I received a medium and the fit is awesome plus the fabric is really soft. 2) A hobo tote bag in a black and white... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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Hi! Just found you via Kathleen/Kapachino and it looks like we have a lot in common - including this forfeiture. I did the exact same thing. I wanted to do it and took a few photos and then realized that I already had enough projects on my plate and this one wasn't right for me right now.

Commented Apr 24, 2015 on My Selfie Scrapbook Forfeit at Delaney Paige

AT HOME PHOTO PRINTING

I've been printing photos at home for a year and I won't go back to one-hour or receive-in-the-mail-a-week-later service. Ever. Printing at home has been a game changer. Brian bought me the Epson PictureMate Charm Photo Printer for my birthday in 2014. Prior to that, I had toyed with the... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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I'm writing this post in response to the post where I asked you guys for suggestions on lifestyle blogs to read. That request was made out of a desire to read more personal (less commercialized) blogs. Many of the blogs that I have loved in former days have become a... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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QUILTING RABBIT HOLE

In the time intended for writing this post, I fell deep into an internet rabbit hole of all things quilting. Tutorials, supplies and tools, the million and one beautiful fabric options, methods and more. There are about a hundred things that I want to try, but I think the next... Continue reading

Posted Apr 21, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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It's my birthday week! I will be 35 this coming Saturday. To start the celebration, I wrote a list of 34 pretty wonderful things from my year of being 34. Becoming a mama to a three and one year old. It's a heck of a lot easier than being a... Continue reading

Posted Apr 20, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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WEEK IN THE LIFE - HALFWAY THROUGH

Week In The Life is well underway. Four layouts down. Three to go. I love having all of these extra photos and being more purposeful about taking photos every single day instead of just making sure that I have a few good ones by the end of the week. Overall,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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VISIONING AND BLOGGING

On Sunday, I created a motivation slash inspiration slash vision board centered around my blogging life. I worked on this project because my feelings about blogging have been very mixed and I wanted a degree of clarity. I wanted to take some time to process my thoughts and feelings and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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PROJECT LIFE 2015, WEEKS 12 AND 13

Week 12 (second half): March 17-March 21 Week 13: March 22-March 28 These weeks are as representative of our everyday life as it gets. There were no big events or milestones. We spent time at home. I worked one weekend. Brian did his political things. The boys were fun and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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100 DAYS OF GOD TIME

I've noticed that my projects are much more likely to get done when I work on them from multiple angles. I scrapbook about my word. I have goals related to scrapbooking. I have word-related projects that are also goals. And so on. Sometimes I think that from the outside it... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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WEEK IN THE LIFE - PROJECT PREP

On Saturday afternoon, I decided that I should start my "Week In The Life" project on Sunday. I will be recording our week (Sunday April 12th through Saturday April 18th) in detail. Completing this project was one of my "focus" items for April and with the month already half gone,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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PROJECT LIFE 2015, WEEK 11

(First half of) Week 11: March 8 - March 11 This spread covers just four days. We went on vacation March 12th through the 16th. Instead of including a few vacation photos in the Week 11 layout and a few more in the Week 12 layout, I decided to make... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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FUN MONEY AND OUR BUDGET

I've heard it called "pocket money" or "walking around money." At our house, we call it "fun money." It's the cash we budget each month to use for fun and incidental items. And, it's the kind of budget buffer that makes budgeting possible, month after month. Brian and I are... Continue reading

Posted Apr 9, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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ONE LITTLE WORD CHECK IN- APRIL

The big idea behind the March installment of the One Little Word class was to create a list of word-related actions. My word for 2015 is VOICE. I spent some time considering my intentions for my word and perusing my current goal list. As I considered various ways to make... Continue reading

Posted Apr 7, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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PROJECT LIFE 2015, WEEK 10

Week 10: March 1 - March 7 My 2015 album was due for a little change up, so I opted to use all black and white journaling cards for this week's layout. While I would grow bored if this were my week-after-week look, I like the way it looks and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 6, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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APRIL FOCUS: DOCUMENTING

I decided this month's focus needed to be both enjoyable and practical. Memory keeping fits solidly in both categories. I find memory keeping both fun and relaxing, so it easily meets the enjoyable goal. It is practical in the sense that I have a lot of documenting projects that I... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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I made a quilt. I made a quilt. I made a quilt. I'm lingering in the land of disbelief and I'm cozy-ing up under it every chance I get. From start to finish - from forty strips of fabric to figuring out the binding - I made a quilt! It... Continue reading

Posted Apr 1, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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It seems like we have a lot going on around here, just now. The boys sometimes seem to "hold steady" in their ways and preferences and skills for a month or two and then will suddenly burst forth with new ways, new preferences and new skills. We are in a... Continue reading

Posted Mar 30, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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SPRING CAPSULE WARDROBE 2015

With each seasonal capsule wardrobe, I aim to have just 33 items in my closet. That number came from here and, although 33 is an arbitrary number, I've found that it works for me. For my spring wardrobe, I ended up with 29. I have no shopping trips planned, but... Continue reading

Posted Mar 27, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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MARCH FOCUS: LIFE ONLINE (RECAP)

I'm writing this recap with a week left in the month. I still have time to get things done, but I just don't foresee it happening. My "focus" area for March was my online life. I had a lot of plans, some small some large, and accomplished approximately zero of... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2015 at grace and light: crafting life

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