Tutorial Tuesday

Tutorial Tuesday

May 11, 2010

  The Smockity laptop has decided to take a little impromptu vacation this week, so I’m not able to bring you any new tutorials since I am having to work on my Extremely Slow and Cranky Dinosaur Desktop.  The ESCDD has a mind of its own and tends to shut down at random and inconvenient [...]

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Homemade Pancake Syrup

May 3, 2010

It is super simple to make homemade pancake syrup! I can whip it up in a jiffy while my pancakes are browning and my kids love to have it fresh and hot! Homemade Pancake Syrup Recipe 2 cups water 4 cups sugar 1/2 tsp. maple flavoring 1/4 tstp. vanilla flavoring Bring water to a boil. [...]

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The Buddy System in Action

April 26, 2010

I have had a few questions about HOW in the world the Smockity Bunch gets anywhere on time, what with the loading and buckling in of the multitudes. In that spirit, I give you “How to Load 7 Children in a Van in a Jiffy”.  (This video is under a minute, if you can even [...]

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Homemade Pie Crust in the Food Processor

April 19, 2010

Welcome to the newest edition of Tutorial Tuesday! Today I would like to show you how to make a super simple pie crust in the food processor that always turns out flaky and delicious!   We use this pie crust recipe for lots of dishes, including dessert pies (duh), chicken pot pie, calzones, and pop tarts.  [...]

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How To Sew a Machine Hem

April 12, 2010

Welcome to another edition of Tutorial Tuesday! Today I will be showing you how to sew a machine hem. I am including the photo below to better explain what I briefly touched on in the video. Notice how the hem portion is barely sticking out from underneath the dress portion. This is how you will [...]

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Tutorial Tuesday Suggestions Welcome

April 12, 2010

I’m working on a new video for Tutorial Tuesday on machine hemming. I used to dread hemming 3 or 4 or 5 little Easter dresses by hand because it seemed to take for. Ev. Er. Once I learned to do a machine hem, though, I was delighted because it was a BREEZE! SO much quicker [...]

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Q & A Books Children Can Make

April 5, 2010

These simple question and answer books that children can make are perfect for reviewing a unit of study. Supplies needed: printer paper construction paper scissors marker glue See more of my Tutorial Tuesday videos for pop up books and more! And don’t forget to come back Thursday, April 8 to see what the 4 Moms, 35 Kids [...]

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Pop Up Books Children Can Make

March 29, 2010

Welcome to the 2nd weekly edition of Tutorial Tuesday! In this video, I’ll show you, along with my lovely assistant, how easy it is for a child to make a pop up book. (Please, do excuse the barking dogs and crying baby.) Materials needed for this project: printer paper construction paper scissors glue stick (or [...]

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Tutorial Tuesday: Simple Books Children Can Make

March 22, 2010

Here is a tutorial on simple books children can make. The supplies you will need for this project are: scissors glue stick (or double stick scrapbooking tape) printer paper construction paper lined paper (Scroll down for further explanations and photos.) The marks I made on the folds of the paper weren’t as visible in the video [...]

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