brasstacksandbasics.com
Moey's Heart & Hearth: January 2014
http://www.brasstacksandbasics.com/2014_01_01_archive.html
Last January/This January: Beaches and Budgeting. Last January we were fresh off the airplane and the kids only had 2 weeks to adjust before starting school. It was pretty huge. We sat by the ocean at a little cafe for a while with family and friends, and had cappuccinos. I can't believe that was a year ago - it seems like yesterday and a lifetime ago. So I'm diligently exploring ways to get our grocery bills down and cut back on everything I can cut back on. Links to this post. Began to set up the new p...
brasstacksandbasics.com
Moey's Heart & Hearth: Simple Window Stars Tutorial
http://www.brasstacksandbasics.com/2008/03/simple-window-stars-tutorial.html
Simple Window Stars Tutorial. Making beautiful window stars is easy! First, gather up your tissue paper, in whichever colors you like; a pencil; scissors; white glue; a 3x5 card; cello tape. Trace around your 3x5 card, onto the tissue paper. (Oh, and use hand lotion regularly to avoid dry wrinkly hands like mine! Cut out your pieces. For this project, you will need 8 pieces. (I cut 16 for two star variations.). Iron your cut pieces. Here are the pretty , pressed pieces, ready for folding. When you have w...
brasstacksandbasics.com
Moey's Heart & Hearth: Doula Love
http://www.brasstacksandbasics.com/2014/05/doula-love.html
I know that I said I've been busy. It's true. I was going to come back sooner and tell you what I was up to, but then, I was.too busy. :) I'm starting to get a grip, or at least not care as much about the minors while I'm sorting out the majors. So I'm ready to talk a little about what's going on. One of my lovely cousins began to study doula work. At the moment, I'm doing online coursework with an international doula certification organization. And hands-on training with a local group. This is a really ...
brasstacksandbasics.com
Moey's Heart & Hearth: April 2015
http://www.brasstacksandbasics.com/2015_04_01_archive.html
Sorry again again again for the long break (again). I do have something COMPLETELY new going on now though. Please come over and check it out! Links to this post. Labels: are you serious. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. My best tip is to buy these tips :). Super Fancy Cake Decorating Tutorial for Broke Monkeys. Simple Window Stars Tutorial. Gater's Third Birthday and a Trip to the Museum. This is a Flickr badge showing items in a set called flickr badge. Make your own badge here.
brasstacksandbasics.com
Moey's Heart & Hearth: Gater's Third Birthday and a Trip to the Museum
http://www.brasstacksandbasics.com/2011/08/gaters-third-birthday-and-trip-to.html
Gater's Third Birthday and a Trip to the Museum. I think the next several posts are not going to totally be in chronological order. I don't know why, I think I just got bored with that. Anyway, perhaps you would like to see what we did for Gater's 3rd birthday. Daddy took the day off work in honor of her birthday, since Joman had cross-country training that night and there wouldn't be enough time to celebrate otherwise. And off we went on a special outing. As an aside, I kind of want a yurt. Western Aust...
brasstacksandbasics.com
Moey's Heart & Hearth: March 2013
http://www.brasstacksandbasics.com/2013_03_01_archive.html
Hello from Sunny Australia! Long time, I know. Sorry! We moved. Really really. Things have been sooooooooooooo busy, running running! Never a dull moment here. This is just a little note to tell you that I'm going to be back to the blog soon, very soon! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. My best tip is to buy these tips :). Super Fancy Cake Decorating Tutorial for Broke Monkeys. Simple Window Stars Tutorial. Gater's Third Birthday and a Trip to the Museum.
brasstacksandbasics.com
Moey's Heart & Hearth: August 2012
http://www.brasstacksandbasics.com/2012_08_01_archive.html
To say the least, right now! Today we had the carpets cleaned - which really makes me cross and out-of-sorts, I can tell you. I hate having the furniture everywhere and rooms blocked off and kids draped across areas where they are normally not. Gah. It's really humid as we are waiting for weather from the hurricane, and it's hot and damp and crowded, and with eight people at home, I am just about.done. Tomorrow morning: hope for me, as I am going to knitting group. Yay! In some Noro variegated wool.
brasstacksandbasics.com
Moey's Heart & Hearth: Super Fancy Cake Decorating Tutorial for Broke Monkeys
http://www.brasstacksandbasics.com/2011/08/super-fancy-cake-decorating-tutorial.html
Super Fancy Cake Decorating Tutorial for Broke Monkeys. This is a tutorial to show you how to decorate a cake that makes you look pretty clever. The beauty of this method is that you can put anything you darn well want on a cake. Your kid likes a certain team and you don't trust Stuffmart Bakery? No problemo. All you need is a picture off the webz (or a coloring book page, or a drawing you did yourself) and you can make any design you want. Make your icing; a buttercream made with butter. Print out a col...
brasstacksandbasics.com
Moey's Heart & Hearth: Why I've Been Away
http://www.brasstacksandbasics.com/2011/10/why-ive-been-away.html
Why I've Been Away. Life is never dull around here, I can tell you. August saw the start of a new homeschool year with a high schooler, a junior high student, a second grader, two preschoolers and a baby. Mamma knows when Mamma needs help, and this year we chose to enroll the three school-age children with K-12, online public schooling. This is what we got in the mail. I thought they were going to send teachers, but came to find out that it was just me again, with more stuff and someone else's schedule.
brasstacksandbasics.com
Moey's Heart & Hearth: March 2014
http://www.brasstacksandbasics.com/2014_03_01_archive.html
I know, I'm the world's worst blogger. I'm so busy! I know everyone is soooo busy but seriously.I'm studying now, on top of everything else. I'm really hoping to share more about what I'm studying, and what I'm doing for work these days, because it's SOOOO EXCITING! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. My best tip is to buy these tips :). Super Fancy Cake Decorating Tutorial for Broke Monkeys. Simple Window Stars Tutorial. Make your own badge here. Kids crafts and art.
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT