Come Thou Fount video

I think so often we forget about the truth and beauty of the old time hymns. The older I get, the more I enjoy them. While I used to consider them boring, they are now some of my favorite tunes to listen to. Come Thou Fount is at the top of my list. This song is packed with such biblical truth, every line saying something so inspiring that I can listen to it every day and still be moved by it. This is the song that's sang to Serenity every night as she doses off. It is very special to our family. I hope it blesses your day today!

Favorite line: "Prone to wonder, Lord I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love. Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it. Seal it for Thy courts above." This should be our constant prayer.

Serenity's New Cloth Napkin Shirt

Oh, I am so excited! You see, about a year ago I found some really cute cloth napkins at the Dollar Tree for $1 a piece. I went ahead and grabbed a bunch, though I had no idea what to do with them. Today I finally found a use for a couple of them, and in the most unexpected place!

Serenity's little fat body has already outgrown my winter clothes supply for her. She is so short and so fat that I have a hard time finding clothes to fit and if they do, they're way too long. So today I set out to make her some new pants. I used a knit material so there would be some stretch and room to move for her. As I was on the last pair of pants I glanced down and saw my super cute napkins poking out of a drawer. The more I looked at them the more I realized how great they would look with these pants and what a time saver they would be! So I cut 1 strip from each long side of a napkin and sewed it to the bottom of the pants, gathering as I went. And for the shirt I folded each top corner of 2 napkins in 3x7 inches. Then I folded the top down about an inch and a half to make a casing for the elastic. After that I stitched the sides together, added elastic through the casing, and Voila! A brand new, so-stinkin'-cute, outfit! And the best part about it was that I didn't have to take the time to hem those pesky raw edges because the edges of the napkins were already hemmed. Of course, you could do this very easliy with some pants that may be too short for your little one or a plain pair that you want to dress up a little. So, with balancing a fussy baby, the whole thing took about an hour to make and only cost about $5. Here's the finished product. Sorry, she was not being photogentic!

My lesson learned?... The Dollar Tree may possible be bursting at the seams with thrifty crafting finds! I can't wait to go back!

Storage Tip...

How many sheet sets does one house really need? Taking a look at my supply of linens you'd think I was housing an army! I'm sure that many of you are like me and don't have room for unnecessary clutter. So we've recently cleaned out the linen closet and set aside 2 sheets for each bed: One set on the bed, one tucked under the mattress for easy and hidden storage. This clears out a lot of room for other, more purposeful things. The left over sheets can be donated to a grateful shelter of some sort or re-purposed into all sorts of things! I took an extra sheet, cut it up, and covered an old cork board to match the bedding for one of the girls' rooms. The possibilities are endless!