Category Archives: family

Easiest non-sewist tutorial ever

ggC sweater redo 5

You guys will love the simplicity of this little tutorial. It’s truly the.easiest.tutorial.ever. And the best part? It’s perfect for all you non-sewists:)  Ok, you will need a needle and thread. I bought a cute sweater from Target.. it has great bones but I didn’t like the buttons they used. You’ll see.. they were a...

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sharing the handmade love

Last month the hubs and I took a weekend trip to Wilmington, NC. It was a spur-of-the-moment thing and we are blessed with a fabulous “village” to care for the kids, pups, and handle those things that need to be handled when you’re out of town. The weather was crazy-cold so our plans to be...

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that just happened.. and other goings-on

I met Lucinda today.. and it will be a joyful, purposeful friendship. Lucinda is the newest member of the ggC team and is a brand new coverstitch machine. I fretted and fretted and finally gave in. I have big plans for Miss L. She is the 4th machine in the ggC lineup and I joked...

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Little Pink Houses of Hope at Nags Head

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A couple of weeks ago, I was given the unique opportunity to volunteer at a Little Pink retreat. This one was held in Nags Head, North Carolina and it was my first trip to the Outer Banks. Little Pink Houses of Hope provides beach retreats for breast cancer survivors and their families. This is an...

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It’s summertime and the living is easy..

Oh, yeah! The kids have been out of school for a good 2 weeks now and we’ve already taken a family vacay to Isle of Palms, SC. The guys went to Monterrey, Mexico on a mission trip and thankfully, have returned with wonderful stories and memories. I say thankfully because they did not take a...

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