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Sewing Basics: Simple Pillowcase

May 17, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

The first project my beginning sewers make is a simple pillowcase. It is very easy, doesn’t take much time, and it is useful! All you need in one yard of 44/45 inch wide fabric – just the regular cotton fabric you get at the fabric store. Start by straightening the cut edges (they never cut […]

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Spring is here! Oh wait, winter is back….

May 16, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

It snowed while we were at church on Sunday. Snow on May 15th! Crazy. Here’s a picture taken at dusk showing the snow on the mountains to the west. Here’s what they looked like three days ago when the temperatures were in the 80’s. See how green the fields are starting to get? That little […]

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2011 BYU Women’s Conference: More notes

May 15, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 6 Comments

Transcripts for the 2011 BYU Women’s Conference still aren’t up. Hopefully they will be soon! You can watch a few of the sessions starting tomorrow on BYUTV. Click here to see the schedule. For more detailed schedule times click here for Monday (Sister Beck’s is at 10:30am!), Tuesday, and Wednesday. I was kind of waiting […]

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A Couple of Recommended Homeschooling Resources {{and sale!}}

May 13, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

Blogger was down for most of the day. Blogger users couldn’t post or comment. Which was probably a good thing as we were able to make another big batch of strawberry freezer jam, take photos of new etsy listings, be visited by the bookmobile, mow the lawn, cut and freeze rhubarb from my sister-in-law and […]

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Simple Pleasures: Turron

May 13, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 6 Comments

If you haven’t ever tried true Spanish Turron you are missing out! This almond paste one on the right is what I particularly remember from my childhood when my grandfather would return from his trips to Spain. Just taking a single little bite brings back a flood of memories. Just one of the many simple […]

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Stuff and Nonsense

May 10, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 16 Comments

Ready to be scattered Seems like my brain is thinking in snippets lately. My last few blog posts are reflecting that. Sorry! Since I am sans camera – no sewing project for Tuesday’s post. There is a fun little beginning sewing project lined up for next Tuesday though! (I should get my camera back today […]

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Scraps of life

May 9, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 8 Comments

Sunday night about 10:30 I came into the kitchen to get a drink of water. While I was filling my glass at the fridge I noticed something very sticky slowly dripping from the bottom of the upper kitchen cabinets. Knowing what it was but not really wanting to find out I hesitantly opened the cupboard […]

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Being a mama

May 8, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

There is opposition in all things. If there wasn’t we wouldn’t know what joy is for we would never would have pain or sorrow to compare it with. I so wanted to write a wonderful post about all the joys of motherhood – for there are many. But I was too busy cleaning up after […]

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Simple Pleasures: My heritage

May 4, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 8 Comments

After two weeks of being apart it is wonderful to have everyone back under one roof again! Bon Bon and Semisweet enjoyed a fun filled, walking packed trip to Barcelona courtesy of my parents. They saw many sights:  cathedrals,  the Mediterranean Sea Roman ruins, a medieval castle, the Montserrat Monastery, inside the monastery love the […]

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Wordfull Wednesday: Lessons from Motherhood

May 3, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 22 Comments

This might surprise you. Growing up, I really didn’t like children all that much. Oh, I thought they were cute, etc. But I hated babysitting. I would much rather spend my time with older people. Then I got married and had children of my own. And {{gasp!}} I liked them! The more time I spent […]

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Sewing Basics: Practice Sewing Lines on Fabric

May 2, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

Last week we covered sewing along lines drawn on paper with our sewing machine. This week is the same only you put a new needle in your machine and sew on fabric. I thought I’d show how I prepare the fabric for my beginning sewers to sew on. It’s hard to sew on just one […]

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BYU Women’s Conference 2011: Sister Julie B. Beck

May 1, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 25 Comments

On Thursday I drove to Utah to pick up Bon Bon and Semisweet who were returning on Friday from their trip to Barcelona (more on that later). Mr. Ferrero Rocher stayed home with all the rest of the children and his sister came up to help. (Thank you!) Because I was alone on this trip […]

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Simple Pleasures: Cousins Celebrating Easter

April 27, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

Saturday we had a cousins Easter party. There was sugar cookie decorating pin the tail on the bunny and of course….. the Egg Hunt! Having fun with cousins is definitely a simple pleasure. What brings you simple pleasure? © 2007-2011 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC […]

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Some giveaway winners and Wordfull Wednesday Topic

April 26, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

Random.org picked these two lucky ladies to win the Lamb of God CD. Congratulations Cellista and Judi! Please e-mail me your addresses at chocolateonmycranium {at} live {dot} com and we’ll get the CD’s sent to you asap. The random winner from April’s Wordfull Wednesday participants is Carrie from One more thing. She wins this sweet […]

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Sewing Basics: Sewing Along Lines

April 25, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 6 Comments

After having fun sewing all the different stitches our sewing machine can do we take a step back and learn to follow lines drawn on paper using the basic straight stitch on our machine. Do this with an old needle (or change the needle after doing this as paper will dull it) and NO THREAD. […]

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