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The Great Outdoors (Our Yard), Part VII: Raised Garden Beds

June 5, 2025May 20, 2013 by Danielle Pientka

These are the wonderful raised garden beds that Daddy B and my brother got me for Mother’s Day. They went to the store and picked out the materials to make some themselves, but found these at the store… my brother thought it might be close to the same price and easier to get these. They … Read more

The Importance of the Diaper Elastic (and how to fix it)

April 10, 2018May 14, 2013 by Danielle Pientka

This is a good fit on a cloth diaper, around the legs. I made a grievous error while sewing some cloth diapers a while back and I paid for it today. I’d been messing around trying to figure out the perfect elastic length for each diaper because some of mine were coming out too tight. … Read more

Photo Flip Book {Mothers Day Gift}

April 10, 2018May 8, 2013 by Danielle Pientka

I found this tutorial on Pinterest while I was looking for some good Mother’s Day gift ideas and decided to go for it. I have a ton of scrapbook paper that I keep for purposes like this. I also wanted to test out my new printer and printed a bunch of 4×6 photos for this. I … Read more

Venturing into Hook and Loop Cloth Diapers

February 4, 2020May 6, 2013 by Danielle Pientka

Sewing cloth diapers that use hook and loop.This post may contain affiliate links. Using these links helps support my blog. Thank you!

Kites for Decoration!

April 9, 2018April 30, 2013 by Danielle Pientka

I was going through our storage area and trying to get things organized when I found our huge kite. I wanted it out of the way, but not to ruin it. I decided it would look great on the ceiling of our playroom. We used three hooks that screw into the ceiling and have a … Read more