My daughter and I have been busy making Christmas goodies to give as gifts and to have available for guests to eat while they are here this Christmas. My daughter made 24 of these chocolates by simply melting a one pound package of chocolate candy coating in the microwave. She then put the melted chocolate [Continue Reading...]
This has been a busy week with ballgames, parties, programs, crafting and more. I am thankful that I have been feeling good during all of this holiday hustle and bustle. I have noticed that Janna’s kicks are harder and more noticeable with each passing day. She is active whenever I sit down to relax which [Continue Reading...]
The kids and I worked on gifts for their teachers earlier this week. Having been a public school teacher I always appreciated the gifts my students gave me. I got many #1 teacher ornaments and other teacher gifts. However, I like to make gifts for my childrens’ teachers that aren’t the traditional “teacher” items. This [Continue Reading...]
When my sister-in-law saw the T-shirt quilt I made for my husband she asked if I would be interested in making one for my brother. I didn’t have anything figured out for him for Christmas, so I said I could do it. Instead of T-shirts my sister-in-law brought me 8 sweatshirts. I had to use [Continue Reading...]
Another week has flown by and things are still going well with the baby and I. The most exciting thing that has happened is that the kids have been able to feel Janna moving and kicking. Last Wednesday evening I was reading a story to Joshua and I noticed that Janna was kicking. I had [Continue Reading...]
I was able to do a little sewing over the weekend and made some fleece hats and slippers for my children for Christmas. I had all of the materials in my stash which meant I didn’t have to purchase any new supplies. Yay, for using things I already have! The burgundy hat was made using [Continue Reading...]
We awoke this morning to a light snow that has continued all day. The wind has been blowing and it is quite cold. It would have been so easy to just stay home today. With four children and another on the way it isn’t always easy to get everyone ready in the morning. We had [Continue Reading...]
Last week I shared some links about mini Christmas trees, so I decided to post some links to Christmas wreaths I have bookmarked this past week. Before I share links from other sites, I wanted to show you a wreath my daughter and I made last year. My daughter had fun tying pieces of fabric [Continue Reading...]
Today I stitched up 4 fleece scarves and thought I would share how I made them with you. There are three like the one pictured above for my boys. Obviously, we are Colts fans here. I have had this fleece in my stash for well over a year because I wasn’t sure who would get [Continue Reading...]
Before I get started I need to say something to my Dad. Dad,I think you ought to just skip past this post. Thanks.Your loving daughter,Jackie Ok, now that the coast is clear I can share about my most recent craft project. Metal washers seem to be pretty popular for crafting right now. I made some [Continue Reading...]
Welcome to Blessings Overflowing! My name is Jackie. I am a wife and mom to 5 kids. I'm so glad you stopped by my little corner of the blogosphere where you will find me rambling about sewing, crafting, gardening, cooking, my family and who knows what else. 
