Sewing, sewing, sewing.

Hello my friends! ;)

As you can see todays topic is sewing. (One of my favorite things to do.)So I'm going to show you a super easy skirt pattern! I did three in about a hour and a half.

Normally I don't use patterns, I go by pictures off of Pinterest or off a sewing book. But I felt adventurous.

 This pattern isn't really a pattern, my grandma made us skirts with straight stitching all the time but, It's hard to run in them. So I thought all night trying to figure out how to make them more fuller. So the challenge was excepted! :)

                                    (Please do not take any notice of the pealing wallpaper! ;) Thank you!)


(I don't have any pictures of how I did it so I'll try to explain  it .)

What you'll need is:
Scissors
Measuring tape
Fabric of your chose.
Pins
Safety pins
Elastic
SEWING MACHINE!!!!
Lace maybe?


Ok, so all I did was lay out my folded fabric and cut out a nice large square.(the smaller the square the smaller the skirt.) You shouldn't have two pieces of fabric. You should only have one long piece.

Next you hem the top. (MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE ROOM FOR YOUR ELASTIC!!)
After sewing I took my elastic and put a  safety pin threw it and started to fish it through that hem.

 But, if you know me, I like to take the easy way. You see after doing this twice I got pretty sick of it so I just sewed the elastic on when I was hemming the top.



                                                       See? I hemmed it with the elastic in it.

Next I hemmed the bottom and then sewed the sides together! Tada!!!!!

                                                (I added the lace when I hemmed the bottom.)

I added pink lace to this one you can barely tell though.

                                                        This one is a red and blue plaid.


You can make these skirts as full or as long or as small as you want! Be creative! :)

No I didn't sew this skirt. This pretty skirt, was off a big, short dress that I got from a thrift store.
I really liked the bottom of it so much that I bought it. My scissors came out! (After a while of thinking about what I should do with the dress.)

Off went the top. To the bottom all I had to do was add elastic!! ;) You can do this to a ton of dresses!
It's so easy too!!! Though you might have to hem the top of the skirt before you put in the elastic.

Well, That's all for now!! Oh I want to thank Becca for being my model!!!

Do you have a sewing challenge or a suggestion of what I  should blog about? Please leave a comment below or email me! ;)

Oh, by the way! I'm selling Homemade All Natural chap stick for only $2!!! Hurry now before the price goes up!!!

Please contact me at: askgracej@gmail.com or my texting number! 218-409-9791
I'm also on Google Plus and Pinterest! Oh, be sure to cheek out are farms page on FaceBook! Reverview Farm.

Bye! And God Bless you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

New memebers of the Family!!!

Hey! Sorry that I haven't been posting much lately! I've been sort of lazy.

We have a few members of the family that would like to be introduced ,finally.
I have some pictures so, I'll tell you about them when you see the pictures! ;)

                                                                                   
                                                                              Maxie Or Max

 Maxie was born a while a go in March.

He was a big boy too! We thought we would

lose him or his momma but they made it through!!

His Mother is Yours Truly ROSEBUD!! 

And his father is Mack. Maxie looks and acts just like them!  

 

Oh there's the proud momma!

(I'm sorry I don't have a picture of the daddy.)

Awww!! He acts just like his momma!

Strong willed like his daddy!

And cute as ever!!! ;) Yes, he mine! :)

 

Now to the pigs. Yes I said pigs. Becca has  always wanted pigs so we were just going to get one......................

 

The one to the Left is Ginger. The Middle one is Evil Dr. Pork chop
 and the last one is Cappuccino.

But as you can see we got three. Yes, three HUGE smelly pigs!!! No

I'm not that fond of pigs. (Sigh) Oh well,

Becca got what she wanted. Ginger(Left) and Cappuccino (Right)

Are two pregnant sows. And Evil Dr. Pork Chop (Middle) is a boar

Oh you may call Evil Dr. Pork Chop, Spot, for that's

his first given name. But I named him Evil Dr. Pork Chop because,

 I don't really like him and think he's Evil and can only see

pork chops and bacon when I look at him.

 

 

Now last but not least! Are new Bull Popeye!!

 

Isn't he cute!! He's a grass fed Jersey bull.

He is one of are newest members of the family!! ;)

I can't say much about him because I don't

know much about him! He's out with the beef cows so I don't

know his personality. But, He's really cute! :)

 

 

Well that's all for now!!! :)

Bye ya'll!!!

 



Cleaning and Organizing

Hello!
 Today I will talk about cleaning.

Ugh, cleaning, who likes it?! Well, you will after you read some of these natural cleaning recipes that WON'T stink the house!

You see, I like going natural. I try to use every thing that wont hurt me!

 Do you know what's in your Oxy Clean!? Or your Windex!? Poison!  It's Toxic to children, your pets, and even you!!!!  Some of the stuff like ammonia you have to open the windows because of the toxic fumes!
It's note safe for your family, your pets, and you!!

Did you know that you can disinfect your cutting board naturally!? "How!?!? TELL ME!!!!!!"
 Ok! I will!!! ;)  Cut a lemon in half and rub it on your cutting board! The lemon acids disinfects your board and also makes it smell great!! Lemons will also get rid of that onion smell!

On the link below, there is recipes, tricks, and more!! ;)

Want to see more!? Click on  the link below! ;)
DIY CLEANING TIPS AND TRICKS!!

Here is another link for cleaning lists! Just for the people that like to have lists or like to be organised! :)
Printable Cleaning Lists!

Organizing, Ahh, a wonderful thing to know.
(I love organizing.) It always nice to have a organized home, room or what ever is organized!
 After organizing you feel like you have accomplished something! And feel great about it!

So I \bring to you!!! The Organizing Link! That  goes to  my Pinterest board Organizing!
On this board there is some amazing organizing ideas!!! Have fun! ;)

Organizing!

Bye! From Ask Grace! ;)

Make sure to see my profile on Pinterest!

Ps If these links aren't working for you please let me know! Thank you!

Milk soap, chapstick,and a ton more!!!!!!

Hello!! I'm so sorry that I haven't blogged any thing for the past few weeks!! But in those weeks I have(I mean we have.) made so many cool natural stuff!! What else is there to do if you are bored out of your MIND!?

So anyways, My mom (Cora) has made all sorts of soap!! That's is GOOD FOR YOU!!! No need to be afraid of the store bought soap! Healthy, Milk Soap is here!!!! My mom has just started to make soap. The first time she did it I was helping, and I must say it's worth all of the work!! ;-)

 I'm sorry I'm not going to give you the recipe for soap making because, you can buy it!!! YES! YOU CAN  BUY IT!! My mom is selling it! Not just hand soap but, ALSO  SHAMPOO soap!!! Yes! You can use it in your hair! I have been using the shampoo bar and love it!! It works REALLY well on LONG hair! Trust me! Because I have long hair! :-) You can buy the Lavender\Sweet Orange milk soap for ONLY $2.00!!!!!!!!!! And the shampoo bar for ONLY $5.00!!!!!!!!!! Don't miss this! If you do want to buy some soap or want more info! Please contact Cora!


Now lets talk about what I'm selling! :-) Sorry about sounding like a saleswomen! But that's business! ;-)

I'm selling chap stick. Yes, chap stick. Do you know what's in the stuff you buy!?!?! JUNK! It may help your chapped lips for a little while but this stuff, WORKS WONDERS!!!!!!!! I can go outside with out my lips cracking and hurting!! It last for 2 days straight!!!! I make a Honey, Peppermint, and more!!! I'm trying to do flavors and colors, so you might have to wait on that! :-)

Here is a picture of the Peppermint chap stick. I will have them in chap stick tubes, I promise! Or little tins! It's up to you!



Sorry not a very good picture! But I think you get the idea! ;)

Oh I'm selling it for $2.00 a tube and tin!  Oh and Please give me an ideas of what colors I should try and flavors! Contact Grace at: askgracej@gmail.com  or text me at (218)591- 5756 ask for Grace!
Thank you! I'm also on Pinterest!! Look for Grace Johnston!

Contact Cora at: gcjohnston@frontiernet.net or call and text at (218)591- 5756
 (Cora is also on Pinterest! :)

I'll blog more products once I made some!! ;)

Craft's to do on LONG BORING winter days.

It's still cold out and I'll go crazy soon!!!!!! ;-) I'm pretty sure I'm talking for every one. Any one can go crazy in this cold weather!


Anyways  My days are, get up, do school, chores, eat lunch , and be BORD! It's just to cold to go play outside or even step outside! So what to do on LONG winter days are hard to live threw. Every one goes through it. So I have been on Pinterest looking a crafts to do.(But it's REALLY hard to do crafts when you have NO glue.) When I found TONS of FUN EASY crafts that also helps you to be more organized!(Which I LOVE organizing!) But there was one problem with the crafts, they all CALLED for GLUE!!!!! So the search was on! I searched the house for glue!! No luck at all! So I was on Pinterest looking at cleaning tips,(Which you can see on Pinterest.)and I stumbled across a glue recipe!!!! Which REALLY works! I tried it! The very day I made it I used about half the jar! :-)

So, I will give you the glue recipe and craft Ideas too! :-) I get really excited about these things so I just have to tell them to you! And Please at least try one of the crafts! And you can't do a homemade craft with out homemade glue! ;-)

Homemade Glue

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Mix 1c.Flour with 1/4c. Sugar

with 1c. water. (add more water if it is still thick.)

Whisk out clumps really well.

Add 1tsp.Vinegar and mix well. Pour into

a airtight container and use! Can

keep for two weeks or more! IF you

keep it in the fridge. (It takes a little longer

to dry then other glues and also apply a lot on

your craft.

 

(I made this and LOVE IT!!)

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(Not all of these crafts call for glue!) :-)

 

Magnetic pan board!

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What you will need: A pan, Colorful paper, Spray  Paint, Ribbon,

Glitter, and other decorating items.

 

What you do: You can spray paint or glue THIN colorful paper to a

backing pan. Hot glue ribbon to the top, to be able to hang on the wall.

And............... Decorate with buttons, glitter, colorful magnets and other fun stuff!! :-)

You can also paint part of it with chalk paint to have a chalk board!(which

I will give you the recipe for chalk paint.)

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Chalk Paint

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1c. Flat Paint

1TBSP. Unsanded Grout

 

MIX WELL and start painting. Sand between

layers for a smooth finish.

 For a Distressed Look: Sand until desired look. Finish

with a stain and wipe off.

 

 

 (Here's another chalk paint recipe.)

 

2c. Paint (any color.)

5 TBSP. Plaster Paint

2 TBSP. water

 Mix well and paint anything you want!

(as long as it's not something you will regret painting!)

 

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Marker Caddy

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Take a old shoe box or any small box and paint.

Or glue colorful paper WITH your homemade glue!

Take toilet paper rolls and put them in the box.

(You might want to hot glue the bottoms of the rolls

to secure them.) Keep adding until the box is full of rolls.

NOW! USE! Not only for Markers but for pens, pencils, and other

stuff! ;-) (If you are like me you would probably paint the toilet paper rolls.)

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Organization Caddy!

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These are REALLY handy! So Grab your 5 old cans, colorful paper, and a

hot glue gun! :-) Glue pretty paper to the cans. Add glitter and what ever you want.

Glue three cans together, add two on top and glue together, add one more glue and done!

Make sure you try different shapes! Be creative! And have fun!

(This only works if you have cans, glue gun or super glue.)

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Ok I lied, the crafts I gave you, pretty much all of them call for glue. :-)

 

Well hope you liked this weeks blog! If you have any questions please email them to askgracej@gmail.com I'm on Google Plus and Pinterest! You can find me on Pinterest as Grace Johnston. There you can see all kind of fun boards! Crafts, Food, Sewing , and much

more fun stuff!  Oh before I forget, You may and can print these recipes. You have my permission! Well bye for now!

 

 



Organization

Today we will talk about organization. As you'll see latter on in other post, I'm a organization freak. Every thing needs to be organized with me. Lol! But I'll tell you something, my room is always a mess. But my closet is organized!  Anyways, I'm going to show you the pictures of the before and after of the laundry room/playroom.

Before

After

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As you can see it's still a little messy. I took the photo before I swept. so 

ignore the mess by the broom! Pay for attention to how nice it looks! :)

 I know I don't have a After picture of the three shelves, I wasn't able to post it. But, trust me! 

It was organized! I promise! :) 

I love to use baskets,boxs,and crates when I organize! 

Well, I hope this gave you guys some idea about organizing and how  good it looks after ward!

Bye for now! Happy Organizing!!

I Love Lemon

Hello, today I'll be taking about the wonderful works of lemons! You see I'm a cleaning and organization freak!! I love organizing! I like it way better then cleaning!! Anyways, when I found a bunch of awesome cleaning tips and tricks on Pinterest (which I really like by the way!) I was so excited!! And a ton of them called for ingredients  you already have in your pantry!  I read on a number of blogs, that lemons are the best cleaning tool you can have! Plus lemons are really cheap!  Not only when you clean with lemons that it has a great smell! But, they clean VERY effectively!! I have made a tone of these awesome recipes and love them!! They work like a charm!

If you are on Pinterest, all you need to do is look up, Diy cleaning tips and tricks! Or look up clean mama . Clean mama   has the most wonderful ,inexpensive , natural, cleaning recipes! A lot of the recipes I'll be giving you today are from her website.  Well, shall I give you some awesome lemon cleaning recipes? Ok! Lets get started!

   Heavy Duty Cleaner

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Fill a glass jar with clean chopped  Lemon peels.

Pour Vinegar over the peels till they are completely

submerged. Screw the lid on the jar, allow the concoction to sit.

Occasionally shaking the jar to mix the liquid.

After four weeks,(Yes four weeks.) pour the mix through a mesh

strainer and into a spray bottle. Use the cleaner to clean,

Countertops, Stove tops, Appliances, Floors,

and Glass.

Powdered Cleaner

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Combine 1 cup. Baking Soda, 2tsp. Cream of Tarter,

1/8 cup. Borax and 1,4 cup. Grated Lemon Peels

into a bowl. Mix together well. Pour into a glass jar.
Sprinkle the mix onto dried spills and scum.
Use a sponge or a soft brush to scrub the mix into the mess,break it up. Wipe clean with a
wet cloth. Optional add 10 drops of lemon essential oil
for greasy messes and stubborn stains.
Also it sanitizes cutting boards



Disinfecting Cleaner
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 Chop up the peel of a  large lemon.
Combine it with 4 cups. water and bring to a boil
in a saucepan. Allow to cool till warm. Stir in 6 TBS.
 Vinegar and 1 tsp Borax. Mix well and pour into a spray bottle.
Shake before using.


Scrub Degreaser
 Cut through caked on grease on stove tops or kitchen counters.
Sprinkle salt heavily over the grease. Cut a lime (or lemon)
in half and squeeze the juice over the salt.(Lemon
juice works just a well.) Use as many limes as necessary
to cover the salt. Allow to sit for about five minutes.
Scrub the salt and lime juice into the grease with a 
sponge or rag to loosen it. Wipe it up with a paper towel or rag.

Well, I gave you four of my favorite lemon recipes! I hope you will love them as much as I do! Try them! Give them a try! They make cleaning a lot more easier and fun!

If you want more recipes, you can follow me on  Pinterest to see my cleaning board. Or keep on reading! Because I will put on more cleaning tips and tricks! 

Bye for now! And Happy Cleaning!