My friend Anne has made some amazing quilts over the past few years. She has shared some of her other quilt creations over the years! Here are a few more of her beautiful creations using the paper piecing technique. Fun trivia: This one won a blue ribbon at the fair! Not familiar with paper piecing?…
Children need the opportunity to create and share those creations with the world. When they are small, they are always bringing home their coloring sheets, paintings and popsicle stick houses. But as they grow a little older their skills improve and their creations get a little better. Whatever they are working on, maybe it’s time…
When is the last time you asked your kids what they wanted for their birthday? Have they ever asked you for something so crazy or over the top that you didn’t think you could deliver? For all those parents who have ever had their kids request a rocket, I’ve got a solution for you! You…
I’ll never forget the night I finished Riley Mae and the Rock Shocker Trek, the opener to the Good New Shoes series. At the time, I was a third-grader just beginning to discover the wonderful world of books. The Good News Shoes was the first series that lit up my eyes with an excitement that…
Hobbies on a Budget received discounts or products for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own. No monetary compensation was received. Recently my family and I took a quick overnight trip to one of our favorite Kentucky cities – Louisville! There’s so many things to do in the largest city in Kentucky!…
Hobbies on a Budget received samples or products for the purpose of this post. No monetary compensation was received. If you have ever planted a garden, you know that there are always a few seeds left over. Every year we plant our corn, squash, cucumbers and zinnias but we always end up with a pile…
For Christmas this year, my son asked for science kits. He wanted to have lots of things under the tree that were fun and still helped him learn something about science. We decided this was a great idea! On Christmas morning he unwrapped several fun kits and boxes of amazing things to build, create and…
Recently my family took an afternoon to do some hiking at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park in Russell County, Kentucky. The park offers boating, fishing, dining and several nice family hikes including the Baugh Branch Trail. Family Hiking at Lake Cumberland Our family has hiked on many of hiking trails in Kentucky, but we had…
If you love to play in your gardens as much as I do, then you know that winter can be a long season. It’s especially hard if you don’t typically have a green thumb when it comes to indoor plants. I’ve always had a hard time keeping plants alive through the cold days of winter,…