Recently I was a guest in Deb’s home for dinner. The grandchildren of her family were all there making for a great time no matter what food was served. When I asked what I could to to help prepare dinner … Continue reading →
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Tagged applesauce turnovers, cooking, debbie, deborah leigh, entertaining, freda, freda marie
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Yesterday we had our 100th sale when an apron in our Creative Chics store was sold to a gentleman in Spain!!! We opened our store July 24th and in 84 days hit the 100th sale online mark!! We think that … Continue reading →
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Tagged apron, aprons, christmas, creating, creative chics, debbie, deborah leigh, embroidery, freda, freda marie, gifts, handbag, jewelry, napkins, pillowcase, purse, sewing, shopping
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Most of us are pretty good at taking leftover food and making a sandwich, soup, or a warmed up meal. When it comes to fabric sometimes you have small amounts of fabric, too large to throw away but what do … Continue reading →
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Tagged christmas towels, craft project, creative chics, debbie, deborah leigh, decorating, embroidery, fabric, freda, freda marie, gifts, sewing
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A few years ago I was a critic of the holiday season starting in July. However, now that the “Chics” have to plan for things in advance, Cyber Monday is only 21 days away, it never seems we can get … Continue reading →
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Tagged apron, aprons, christmas, creative chics, debbie, deborah leigh, embroidery, fabric, freda, freda marie, holiday, Holiday Season, napkins, sewing, shopping
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I will be honest with you blog readers…I am amazed how many of you have enjoyed watching me redo this little apartment. Thank you for following along and sending encouraging words. Today my focus is my bedroom. Here was the … Continue reading →
Perhaps you remember me telling you about my rocking chair that my husband gave me a number of years ago. I wanted to spruce the chair up with a new look for my new bedroom. So…I decided to give it … Continue reading →
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Tagged craft project, creative chics, decorating, freda, freda marie, rocker, rocking chair, sewing
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I am going to take some time this week to keep my promise to show you the process of making my small apartment home. I completed the kitchen and showed you that now it is time to focus on the … Continue reading →
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Tagged creating, creative chics, decorating, entertaining, fabric, family, freda, freda marie, shopping, tutorial, welcome
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Deb and I finished off the final day of our mini vacation with an outing to the Overland Park Convention Center yesterday afternoon. The Junior League of Kansas City was having their annual Holiday Mart show and we went in … Continue reading →
My first experience with sewing was when I entered High School at the young age of thirteen. My Home Education teacher, Josephine Murphy was a wonderful teacher who taught me with a true love for her craft. Her influence helped … Continue reading →
Here is a picture of the underside of my cabinet above my sink. Now this is not noticeable anywhere but above the sink. To say it was unsightly was an understatement as they had glued the cabinets and stapled them … Continue reading →