Category Archives: holidays

Glorious Now Behold Him Arise!

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Laura

Glorious now behold Him arise! King and God and Sacrifice. Alleluia, alleluia! Earth to heaven replies. Happy Easter! Love, Nik, Laura, Ellie, and Marko ********** Watch them grow: Easter 2015, Easter 2014, Easter 2013 ********** The lyrics above are the … Continue reading →

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Handmade Christmas 2015: Ornaments for Two of My Siblings but NOT the Other Two (because I am definitely not perfect)

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Laura

This year, I managed to sew ornaments for two of my four siblings. For my sister, who loves to take pictures, I sewed her this adorable camera (from this tutorial). I even managed to get this done in early December. … Continue reading →

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December/January Sewing: A Dress for Ellie and [FINALLY] Something for Mark too!

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Laura

I figured I’d give you all a break from book postings and talk about my other great love. Back in late November, Ellie asked if I would make her a dress to wear to our Advent Concert.  I’m crazy, and … Continue reading →

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Handmade Christmas 2015: How Do You Remember to Clothe Yourself?

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Laura

Each year, for Christmas, we give Ellie and Mark each a book and then one small toy of some kind.  For Mark, I sewed him a memory game and THOROUGHLY enjoyed the fussy cutting of all the objects.  All my … Continue reading →

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Handmade Christmas 2015: Brown Mosaic for a Brown Kitchen

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Laura

I did very little sewing for Christmas this year (as comparted to my insane production in years past) but did manage to sew a few things.  For Nik’s brother and sister-in-law, I sewed two hot pads. I used the same … Continue reading →

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Born In A Stable – Christ Our Ark – For All To Be Reborn!

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Laura

Merry Christmas! We love you all! Love, Nik, Laura, Ellie, and Marko For this Christmas, I’m so glad to be able to share with you (with permission) this song, written by my dear friend Martha Mac Iver.  She hopes that … Continue reading →

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Faith Christian Fellowship Advent 2015: Incredible!

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Laura

Saturday afternoon, our church welcomed the beginning of Advent by celebrating our Savior, Jesus Christ, who REIGNS! With many original songs and adaptions, a spoken narrative interspersed throughout, and the amazing diversity of our church all together for the glory … Continue reading →

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Advent 2015: Concert, Bazaar, and Ornaments! (fall 2015 sewing)

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Laura

This Saturday, 12/5 is our church’s annual Advent Concert and Bazaar.  Ellie and I both have minor parts in the concert: she’s singing in the first song and I have a spoken part later in the concert. Please come join … Continue reading →

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From Our Thanksgiving Table, We Want To Say…

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Laura

Happy Thanksgiving! This little turkey wanted to say hello too! 🙂 It deserves its own post but probably won’t get one.  It was a fun little project that Ellie pushed me to finish in November, using this tutorial.  I finally … Continue reading →

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You Blink and Then…She’s Five!

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Laura

We’ve been celebrating Ellie’s birthday for days now, starting with our family birthday bash (5 birthdays in 3 weeks) at Yiayia’s house on Saturday. wearing her new favorite accessory, the tiara from Yiayia! opening her birthday dress sewn by yours … Continue reading →

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