How Mar-C’s Was Born My grandmother lived with us when I was growing up and she was a wonderful seamstress. I never had sewing lessons, but learned just by watching her sew. When I married my now hubby in 1967, we started our sewing business from our house. It started with alterations, dressmaking and men’s suits then expanded to designing and sewing prom and bridal gowns. Back in the early 1970’s our family doctor (who still made house calls) was having a convention in his home with other doctors.
Mama Penguin with Baby My granddaughter loves penguins so when I came across this Mama with her baby Penguin I knew it would be perfect for her. Sometimes when ordering online, it’s hard to tell the material, the softness of the stuffing and workmanship. I was very pleased when I received this stuffed Penguin from Aurora World, the fur is super soft and the feet and beak on both mama and baby are a soft faux leather. The amount and quality of the bean stuffing is great, it’s
Ice Crystals Arts in the Street Photo Challenge – Week 3 I didn’t have to travel far to take these photographs for Art in the Streets Photo Challenge, they were taken in my yard after a ice storm that hit South Carolina. I took these photos of our holly bush, I love the way the ice encases the holly berries. Beginning to thaw I thought it was interesting how the ice froze around the wheel well and running boards on our truck. This is a
Draining Tuna Have you noticed all the water in a can of tuna? There seems to be more liquid than tuna and when it’s drained in a strainer, you lose some of the tuna along with the water. I came up with a solution draining or tuna easily. I made a small bag from organza to use as a strainer. You can also purchase Nut Milk Bags, used for soaking nuts and they work just as good. After opening the cans of tuna,
Motion Sensor LED Light This Cosmically Solar motion sensor LED light is great for areas that have low light such as a closet, hall way or bathroom. It’s an especially a good light to have for children or elderly who get up during the night to head to the bathroom. The light comes on automatically as soon as a person activates it by walking past the light. I was surprised that the three AAA batteries were included in the package! Inside the battery compartment, there