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The Quickest Fall Decorating Ever

Nothing like needing something at the last minute to make your heart race a little, right? A few days ago a friend came and asked me to do some table decorations for a senior's luncheon. "When do you need them?" I asked. "The luncheon is on Friday." came the answer. Now this was...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 10-28-2011
Filed under: Filed under: the memory book, Crafts, embroidery, projects, Designs, Quick Projects, Holidays, Halloween, easy projects, beginner projects, free designs, Costumes Crafts, Fall
Keeping It Simple - A Beautiful Lace Snowflake and Easy Turtles too.

Well, the Christmas music is playing everywhere, most of the shopping is done but the sewing pile still looms, at least at my house. I have at least four more gifts to make before Christmas Day. November and December have been busier than usually with things unplanned but just part of life. So we are...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 12-13-2010
Filed under: Filed under: the memory book, embroidery, projects, Designs, Quick Projects, Holidays, Gifts, Christmas, Snowflakes, handmade, easy projects, beginner projects, Christmas Cards, Christmas stockings
Keeping It Simple - Whoever's coming to visit they need a pocket pillow!

With Christmas right around the corner the first thing that comes to mind is Santa Clause of course. We are all deep into our holiday projects and hopefully loving every minute of it. But this week the focus changed. Who is coming to visit? Why the Tooth Fairy of course! Our granddaughter went to the...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 11-26-2010
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, Crafts, embroidery, projects, gift ideas, ornaments, Designs, Quick Projects, Holidays, kids, fairy, Christmas, gift bags, handmade, beginner projects, gift card box, trinket boxes, free designs, tooth fairy pillow, pocket pillows, gift card holders, gluten free bread pudding, wheat free recipes
Keeping it Simple - Easy Runners for Small places

A while back, our oldest daughter painted her dining area walls orange. We all thought she was a little crazy but with her black furniture it actually looks very nice. She has a small table on one side and has been looking for a runner for quite some time now. She really didn't want it to be seasonal...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 11-05-2010
Filed under: Filed under: the memory book, embroidery, projects, gift ideas, Designs, Quick Projects, Holidays, Applique, handmade, easy projects, beginner projects, free designs, Fall, runner, tabe runner
Winners in Creativity for African Folklore Embroidery

And The Winner is……… Over twenty thousand people viewed the African Folklore Embroidery entries at the International Quilt Show in Long Beach. As many of my readers know I travel around the country lecturing and teaching African Folklore Embroidery. I am always amazed by the incredible...

Posted to African Safari by lraikin on 10-01-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Africa, African Folklore Embroidery, leora Raikin, hand embroidery, embroidery, African art, Stithing, wearable art, quilting, threads, stitching, holidays, fall, creativty
Keeping It Simple - Spiders, Ruffles and Ghosts, Oh My!

Halloween is just around the corner and with so many costumes to make this year I decided two things: 1) They need to be fairly simple, and 2) I need to start earlier than I have in the past. The two older girls each have a definite ideas of what they want to be. But what should we do for the baby since...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 09-24-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, embroidery, projects, Designs, Quick Projects, Holidays, Costume, Halloween, Applique, babies, baby clothes, t-shirts, handmade, infant shirts, infant t-shirts, baby t-shirts, infants, felt, headbands
Keeping It Simple - Christmas Fun in Paper or Fabric

First things first- our little girl is finally here! There is a picture of our beautiful granddaughter at the end of the blog. So we were keeping our other two and trying to find ways to keep them busy. We could swim in the evenings but the days here have been in the very upper 90s with high humidity...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 07-30-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Embroidering on Paper, Cardmaking, embroidery, projects, Quick Projects, Holidays, Christmas, Snowflakes, Winter, handmade, Christmas Cards, Greeting Cards
Keeping It Simple - 4 Stars for July the 4th

It all started with four little words. "I can make that." I only said it once. Now every time we see something that our five year old likes she asks, "Can we make that?" Sometimes I have to laugh because she currently thinks that we can make just about anything! Her mother said no...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 07-01-2010
Filed under: Filed under: the memory book, Crafts, embroidery, projects, Quick Projects, Holidays, kids, bows, t-shirts, easy projects, beginner projects, summer, trinket boxes, boxes, July 4th, garden decor, felt, stars, Flip flops, barrettes, pencil toppers, can cozy, headbands, napkin rings, Independence Day, free designs
Keeping It Simple - Embroidered Boxes for Trinkets and Gift Cards

Summer is here to stay I think. The vegetable garden that I planted in April has started to produce... I have little green tomatoes on each and every plant. We will soon be able to pick the first zucchini and I think there will be lots more coming on! I have cucumbers that will be ready to pick in a...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 06-04-2010
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, lettering software, Crafts, Embroidering on Paper, embroidery, projects, going green, gift ideas, Designs, Quick Projects, Mother's Day gifts, Holidays, Gifts, crystals, Hot fix crystals, Christmas, gift bags, handmade, easy projects, Father's Day, gift card box, trinket boxes, tins, Dad, boxes
Keeping It Simple - Fruity Towels & Coasters and Flourless Brownies too

Hello, hello, are you still there? You didn't blow away did you? This is currently a common greeting in our circle of friends. I have replanted some of my flowers for the third time now this spring! And it is not because the deer ate them or the squirrels dug them up. Mother Nature has sent us the...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 05-14-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Alphabet Xpress, embroidery, gift ideas, Designs, Quick Projects, Holidays, Cooking, Gifts, coasters, blanks, baskets, handmade, auctions, easy projects, flourless cookies, beginner projects, summer, fruit, towels, tea towels
Keeping It Simple - Covered Cookies for a Charity Auction

My Brother is quite involved with a fundraising group here for kids with cancer. Last week they had a group walk, a big dinner and a silent auction. There were all kinds of items in the auction for almost any dollar level including a $10.00 purchase table that did not require any bidding. Just a few...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 05-07-2010
Filed under: Filed under: the memory book, Crafts, embroidery, projects, gift ideas, Designs, Quick Projects, Mother's Day gifts, Holidays, Cooking, Gifts, valentine's day, handmade, auctions, easy projects, flourless cookies, jar toppers, lid covers, beginner projects
Keeping It Simple - Going Green with Fabric Easter Baskets

Most of you know that one of my goals in 2009 was to use up as much of my fabric stash as possible and not purchase any new fabrics. Well, I did make a dent in those stacks of cotton but I am still working on using it up. And since another goal is to "go green" whenever possible we are starting...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 03-12-2010
Filed under: Filed under: the memory book, Crafts, embroidery, totes, bags, projects, going green, gift ideas, Designs, Quick Projects, Holidays, Gifts, kids, Applique, washable bags, gift bags, fabric bags, babies, baby gifts, baskets, Easter, fabric baskets, resusable baskets, Easter baskets
Keeping It Simple - Valentine Candy Bar Wrappers

Our daughter's car broke down in the snow this week. Michael was not available so she called me to come and help her. What I know about cars you can fit in a thimble! So, what was I thinking when I opened the hood and stared into the engine? Who knows- brain freeze I guess! But there we were, standing...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 02-12-2010
Filed under: Filed under: lettering, Alphabet Xpress, the memory book, alphabets, lettering software, Kiwi, Kiwi paper, Crafts, Embroidering on Paper, Paper Embroidery, embroidery, gift ideas, Designs, Quick Projects, Holidays, Gifts, valentine's day, Candy wrappers
Keeping it Simple - Puppy Love and Gingerbread Man Coasters

I have to tell you a story of love at first sight. I have to tell you the story of Keiko. She is one of the newest members of the family (kind of). We have two dogs at our house - a sixteen year old Pomeranian mix and an almost two year old Papillon. So do we need another dog - most certainly not! Cosmo...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 11-20-2009
Filed under: Filed under: the memory book, Crafts, embroidery, projects, gift ideas, Quick Projects, Holidays, Gifts, coasters, Christmas, Winter, Applique
Keeping It Simple - Embroidered Lace Snowflake Ornaments

Each time she visits my granddaughter asks if we can get the manger set out early this year. It is very old and worn but she loves to play with it, taking the figures on the trip to Bethlehem. We make a tradition of getting the house ready for the Christmas holidays the weekend after Thanksgiving. So...

Posted to The Memory Book by db1921 on 11-06-2009
Filed under: Filed under: the memory book, Crafts, Cardmaking, embroidery, projects, gift ideas, ornaments, Designs, Quick Projects, Holidays, Gifts, Christmas, Snowflakes, Winter

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