tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26331837907359664892024-03-14T01:19:39.714-07:00Ahmelie: Oofta Studio{a modern day viking girl making it handmade}Ahmelie.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611962024568236883noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-9605501545812877312015-12-28T08:30:00.000-08:002015-12-28T08:30:24.891-08:00The Conversation Starter {A Penny Floor Tutorial}
Your front entrance is a reflection of you. Ours invites you to give us your thoughts...And - we might even give you a penny for them. What does yours say?
The first time I told Huz I wanted a penny floor, I was totally shut down. So we pursued other options. An entryway floor takes a beating - so it had to be something that held up well, could take some water (hello snow boots Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com1Lake Jefferson, Minnesota, USA44.2782883 -93.766365744.2328118 -93.847046699999993 44.3237648 -93.6856847tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-10923999194496785982015-09-15T09:00:00.000-07:002015-09-15T09:00:02.255-07:00Apple Scones + Maple Frosting #Recipe
When you get rained out from Farmer's Market I highly suggest another pot of coffee and some scones. At this time of year I think of any reason I can to use an apple. I usually double this batch so we have some leftovers since I have a child who refuses to eat cereal for breakfast. And he grew over 5" in the last year so filling him up is a challenge. These apple scones with Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com0Lake Jefferson, Minnesota, USA44.2782883 -93.766365744.2328118 -93.847046699999993 44.3237648 -93.6856847tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-9562916790578819802015-09-05T08:40:00.000-07:002015-09-05T08:40:38.635-07:00Jalapeno Poppers #Recipe
The peppers are getting ripe in my garden, how about yours? Well if you've never had these little babies, you'll want to try them. These have been a favorite for us this summer.
Jalapeno Poppers
10-12 jalapeno peppers
Softened cream cheese
Turkey Bacon
Skewers
Cut the stem off peppers, slice in half and take seeds out. I recommend wearing gloves if you have some otherwise Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-13365635696414394462015-03-06T06:04:00.000-08:002015-03-06T07:02:19.452-08:00Floppy Eared Rabbit #PDF Pattern
This pattern design was born out of a desire to give my son a floppy eared rabbit per his request. He is an animal lover and his need to try and catch, observe, trap and research animals is never ending. He is regularly on the hunt for one moving creature or another and loves regular stops at the pet store. He also loves stuffed animals and really, his theory is you can neverAhmelie.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611962024568236883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-47650968303961811692015-02-14T08:33:00.002-08:002015-02-14T08:36:04.827-08:00Banana RagaMuffin RecipeIt's Valentine's morning and I decided to make some banana muffins for my favorite little loves. I mashed my bananas and started assembling ingredients only to remember that I had used up all the sugar earlier this week and hadn't restocked yet. That is not impressive #housewifing at all. The bad news is we live off the beaten path and "civilization" is 10-20 minutes away, depending Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-32778931975799198692015-02-07T13:33:00.000-08:002015-02-07T13:33:24.423-08:00A Slinky Valentine
Valentine's can be a lot of fun to make. Last year we made pom-pom monsters. O loved making those and still would rather give some-THING instead of candy so we decided to do a slinky this year.
They were pretty simple. We found a big bag of slinky's that were reasonably priced in a party supply store. I used blank business card stock for the card and made a message with Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-66155484357607257692015-01-12T08:44:00.000-08:002015-01-12T08:44:58.238-08:00Smittens: A Sweater to Mittens Tutorial
Supplies
1-2
Sweaters
1/4
yard fleece fabric for lining
Seam
allowance is 1/4”
Mitten Pattern
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<!--[Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-23467176956322704882014-10-29T12:12:00.001-07:002014-10-29T12:12:28.405-07:00Kitchen Cabinet Makeover
Well this post has been a long time coming but I finally got the whole thing documented, found some "before" pictures and took some decent "after" pictures. This is what our kitchen cabinets looked like when we moved in, below. 80's medium honey oak with white knobs that were falling off left and right, literally. This was a little too traditional for my modern industrial Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-37154078403663730372014-09-24T09:16:00.000-07:002014-09-24T09:16:35.424-07:00Concentrated Laundry Soap Recipe #WIWW
I've been toying with the idea of making my own laundry soap for awhile now. I had rounded up all the supplies to make a 5 gallon batch but I realized I really didn't like the idea of needing to regularly handle that much soap and find goofy containers to store it in. I had visions of my huz putting the laundry soap that I had poured in a milk jug in the fridge. Or if I put it in aAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-36575554748323984442014-09-09T07:51:00.000-07:002014-09-09T07:51:14.056-07:00Upcycled Pinspiration
Upcycle [uhp-sahy-kuh
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verb. To process (used goods or waste
material) so as to produce something that is often better than the original. Example: I upcycled a stained tablecloth
into curtains.
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Upcycling—it’s a buzzword these days. Taking items that might be on their way to the dumpster or
landfill and creating something new + beautiful is the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-45350003535184151232014-08-29T07:03:00.000-07:002014-08-29T07:03:30.779-07:00Pie #Recipe with FlairMy huz loves pie. In fact, he frequently says, "Wife, get in the kitchen and make me some pie!" His mom can whip up a half dozen of these without even breaking a sweat. My grandma, Evangeline, (Vangie for short) used to do the same thing. Bring 4-5 pies every where you went, making it look so easy. Yeah right! So we both grew up eating pie, and very good, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-36251545458471356362014-08-06T06:54:00.000-07:002014-08-06T06:54:51.399-07:00Ice Cream Sandwich Cake #Recipe {What I Worked on Wednesday}
This ice cream cake turned out amazing and was super simple to make. Here's how I made it....
Ingredients:
2 boxes of 12 sandwiches
2 pints of whipping cream
Vanilla
Powdered Sugar
2 pounds of cut fresh Strawberries
Hershey's Syrup
Layer ice cream sandwiches in a 2 x 6 row, making a square on a jelly roll pan. Lay them side by side with no gapsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-67812226704335998112014-07-17T06:22:00.000-07:002014-07-17T06:22:00.549-07:00Studio #Organization for Pretty Little ThingsWe've been really busy working on our little remodeling project and now that some of the projects are getting finished its time for the fun stuff. Organization, woot! Some days getting completely organized seems to be an unattainable task. However, living in chaos is a choice that no one should make, as being disorganized actually makes life so much harder. If you’re a sewista, all your Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-1604764628736801652014-05-07T06:50:00.000-07:002014-05-07T06:50:10.529-07:00{Flowers for Mother’s Day That Will Never Fade Away} #DIY
Our moms are the greatest, aren’t they? Whether they’re
patching up skinned knees or providing support when our first baby is born,
mothers are pillars of strength throughout our entire lives.
Mother’s Day is the time we show Mom our love, but it’s
simple to let the holiday slip into cliché territory. Nowadays, it’s easy to
run into any local supermarket, grab a board game-sized Ahmelie.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611962024568236883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-26493075729748495912014-04-21T16:11:00.003-07:002014-04-21T16:11:33.367-07:00All Patched Up {Eagle Lake Elementary Art Week}
Our Project: Patchwork Pinwheels
Our tables all ready for students to show up. Pattern + fabric is scattered around, just ready for some creative kids to turn it into something pretty.
We talked about repeating patterns and the kids drafted their own triangle patterns to cut around. Here is a peek at one of the first ones getting made. Cute chevrons!
Here is Ahmelie.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611962024568236883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-11221053076483230782014-04-02T06:52:00.002-07:002014-04-02T06:53:05.585-07:00Gender Neutral Nursery {What I Worked on Wednesday}
Sewing for a new baby is always an exciting project! I had the honor of working with two sisters designing for this custom sewn nursery. Gender was unknown, which is so fun. This entire room is a handmade bundle of love. Where should we start?
The tab curtains were made out of Premier Prints Free Hand Twill. I love how playful this print is and that itAhmelie.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611962024568236883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-19044239441181570052014-02-12T15:16:00.000-08:002014-02-12T15:16:04.568-08:00Monster #Valentine {What I Worked on Wednesday}
My boys instantly fell in love with these little monsters to give for Valentine's day. One of my sons doesn't like candy so he opted to give this to friends instead of a treat. Here's how you make them.
Supplies: Yarn, post-it notes, scissors, pipe cleaner, wiggle eyes, glue
Get a standard size pack of post-its to wrap the yarn around.
Wrap yarn around 50 times and cut endAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-13614082332425532792013-10-23T06:00:00.000-07:002013-10-23T06:00:00.040-07:00Momma's Creamy Tomato Basil Soup {What I Worked on Wednesday}
My momma makes the best homemade soups. They're all good but this one has got to be my fav! Creamy Tomato Basil, aka, pure-happiness-in-a-bowl. I love chunks so that's probably part of the reason why I love this one so much. Set your eyes on this! Are you drooling yet?
Its soup season in MN and I just so happen to have some organic tomatoes that I grew in my garden this Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-65322133344443908022013-10-02T06:50:00.000-07:002013-10-02T08:38:34.227-07:00Modernizing A Family Heirloom {What I Worked on Wednesday}
This dresser has been in the family for years. When I was little, it was my brother's dresser. It arrived at our house several years ago and has been a nightstand for our boys in their bedroom.
I distinctly remember the paper that lines the inside of these drawers. I remember refolding and straightening piles of clothes in these drawers, picking up toys and putting them inAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-75812709046468393052013-08-14T07:50:00.000-07:002013-08-14T07:50:33.360-07:00Freezing Corn {What I Worked on Wednesday}
Corn on the cob season is in full force in Minnesota! Do you love this season with amazing fresh produce as much as I do? Huz will vouch that I could make a meal out of corn on the cob or a pile of cucumbers or baby tomatoes fresh out of the garden. Yum!
Every year my grandma plants a patch of yummy sweet corn and generously shares it with us. Every summer as far back asAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08423928936970545947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-40068988565368857322013-08-02T07:58:00.003-07:002013-08-02T07:58:31.852-07:00Gingham Style #Giveaway {Fabulous Fabric Friday}
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Happy Friday everyone! Today I'm featuring this Gingham Style fabric in my Fabulous Fabric Friday Giveaway. I have it in six yummy colors. Gingham is one of those classic fabrics that never goes out of style. Chances are your grandma wore this in an apron. But maybe not in orange, though I would!
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I'm pretty sure my mom had some gingham Ahmelie.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611962024568236883noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-84423575674814925172013-07-31T08:00:00.000-07:002013-07-31T08:00:00.039-07:00Blast Away the Past {What I Worked on Wednesday}
So we have an awesome walk-out basement, but once you get inside, the entry way floor was only half-awesome. You see I have this nice white tile, but has dusty rose grout. I don't think so!
This is an extreme close up so you can see just how vibrant this grout was. I'm doing my best to neutralize our existing color pallet and bring a beachy feel to our lake house. Ahmelie.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611962024568236883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-38782810699096414842013-07-30T06:00:00.000-07:002013-07-30T06:00:00.044-07:00{Quit My Day Job}So I wish this was a "I Quit My Day Job" post like I've been reading about on Etsy for the past 5 years, but instead, its really a "My Day Job Quit Me" post. Yep I was laid off last week. I've always wanted to be self employed someday....doing what I love, in the way I love to do it, but this wasn't my timing. My title at my day job is Remote Controller. Surprises don't always come Ahmelie.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611962024568236883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-25253490162316712562013-05-24T06:07:00.000-07:002013-05-24T06:07:43.519-07:00{Published!} Sew Special Book + Fabric Giveaway
I'm so excited to share this! Last summer I was approached by an author of a sewing book publishing company, Annie's, to submit some pattern designs for their upcoming baby book. Well one of my designs was accepted and TA-DA! I got published and crossed a goal off my list. The books is called Sew Special Baby Gifts. My pattern is the Sleepy Giraffe Softie. Ahmelie.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611962024568236883noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2633183790735966489.post-21302575241974097112013-02-27T06:00:00.000-08:002013-02-27T06:00:12.999-08:00{What I Worked on Wednesday} Pictures Galore
I just restocked the shop will all kinds of fabulous print chevrons and dots in flannels and cottons. I just love these basic bright prints with a white contrast.
In other news, I invested in some new photography equipment and have been experimenting with the best spot in the studio to set this up and take pictures from. Here is a shot of one of my latest swaddlers with myAhmelie.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13611962024568236883noreply@blogger.com1