Southern Alberta

I love the sights here in Southern Alberta. The wind energy windmills. The blue Sky is such a welcomed sign of Spring. I hope you enjoy a glimpse into what I see.

Memory lane, end table.

For Many years my Opa used to read "The other Wise man" at Christmas time. His copy was purchased at a thrift store and was very old when her purchased it- so when it came to be in my possession it was very Fragile to say the least. The simple act of turning a page would cause the page to tear. I wanted to preserve the memory but did not want a book I was scared to let my children touch, so I started thinking....

I love Modge Podge, a recent craft discovery for me!!! So I decided to spruce up my side table and have it reflects the pages of My Opa's precious book. On the other side not seen in the picture is the inside cover signed by my Opa. So if you have an old book laying around see if you can put it to new use and let me know what you make!

I think my Opa would be pleased to see us remembering him in this special way!

Getting crafty

So I was given some clothes and not all of it fit or worked for me so I decided to re-purpose it. In the bag was a yellow stripped halter top, I decided this would make an adorable Easter dress. Miss M. as usual wanted a hair accessory to match so we got creative. The top part of the dress is a T-shirt that has a stain on it right below where the yellow ribbon is- but when made into a dress you can't see it. It won't fit for too long as she is constantly growing but for now I think it is awfully cute! Have you re-purposed anything lately? let me know, I love new ideas.

My Hero

Mr. Ry, posing to his fans. So I found a tutorial on one of the many blogs I follow to make a hero cape out of my husbands old T-shirts. It was so easy and only required sewing to add the lightning bolt and the "R"on the back. It was so fun to see my little mans excitment over his new cape. He has requested that I make him 5 more.


For about 20 min. he chased his sister around the kitchen, both laughing the whole time. I loved how if flapped behind him when he ran fast.


The lightning bolt and "R" for super Ry.

This is his super hero pose, he does it quite often. At gymnastic when it his turn to run and jump into the foam pit, he backs up strikes this pose and then run as fast as he can into the foam blocks! He cracks me up to say the least.

Miss M also requested that I make her one with a flower on the back and an "M" for supper "M"- They are characters but most of all my hero's.

The cape is simply the back of the shirt cut to the shape you want and cut around the neck hole and either tie it like I did or add Velcro to attach the cape- Give it a try!