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8 Valuable Life Skills to Teach Your Kids During Quarantine

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Basic sewing skills can help you extend the wearable life of a garment by being able to mend it. Older children who have strong fine motor skills may enjoy sewing. Do you have a garden? Even if it’s only a small garden, this would be a great time to get your children involved. Fixing Things.

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04/23 Pinterest Pin(s) of the Week: Veggie Gardening

Nicoles Nickels

But I still see signs of spring in the blooming azaleas (which are gorgeous now), in the uptick of the number of cars outside of businesses that carry gardening supplies, and in the noisy buzz of lawn mowers throughout the neighborhood. Originally being from the SC Low Country area I don’t count myself as a real gardener.

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20 Awesome DIY Halloween Costume Ideas

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I remember when my mom crafted a ‘shre-ra’ costume or my friend sewed up a ‘pencil’ costume (yes she was a pencil. Here are 20 ideas : No Sew Prince Charming Costume DIY Tutorial. $1 Quick and Easy Halloween Costume- Garden Gnome. IT was cute but a bit of a joke years later). 1 DIY Paper Doll Costume.

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Meet a Reader | AF in Virginia

The Frugal Girl

Luckily, my little is starting to enjoy some of these activities – like picking the peaches from our tree, grocery shopping, baking/cooking, and gardening and I love spending time with her doing these activities too! What’s one thing you aren’t remotely tempted to splurge on? What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal?

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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

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Are you a gardener? Do you have beautiful perennials in your garden? Garden Harvest. Are you a gardener? Do you have a freezer or pantry full of this past summer’s garden harvest? Are you a knitter, or crafter or do you know how to use a sewing machine? Give your Perennials. What a delicious gift of food!

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4 Adorable DIY Halloween Costumes for Babies

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While it contains multiple components, you don’t need to be able to sew to put it together. Garden gnomes are already pretty cute on their own. But put your baby in a garden gnome outfit, and it may be cuteness overload! Old Lady Baby Costume via Just Simply Mom. Gnome Costume via Adventure in a Box.

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05/14 Pinterest Pin(s) of the Week: Bags, Bags, Bags

Nicoles Nickels

I am of an age when it was pretty normal for most young girls to learn to sew, at least some. Anyway, I do still sew occasionally; I’ll be making some dresses for my granddaughter, I also do craft sewing and sewing for around the house. I used to make a lot of clothes for myself, but not any more.

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