Author Archives: Amber Mae
Family Home Evening – A Sure Foundation
Based on Bishop Dean M. Davies: ‘A Sure Foundation ‘Address in April 2013 General Conference Opening Prayer Opening Hymn: The Wise Man and the Foolish Man (complete with actions) Treat: Rock Candy Attention Getter: First decorate two paper cups so … Continue reading
Family Home Evening – Hidden Dangers
Based on President Boyd K. Packer’s ’These Things I Know’ Address in April 2013 General Conference Opening Prayer Opening Hymn: Choose the Right Way – Children’s Hymn Book Page 160 Treat: Gummy Worms (Snakes) or if you’re awesome and have … Continue reading
Toddlers = joy
Lately I’ve been making more of an effort to connect with Little Lion. It’s something I didn’t really think about before. I spend every day with her and we bond all the time, but I’ve been trying to do something … Continue reading
7 Slow Cooker Freezer Meals in 2 hours
Always be prepared. That’s the Scout motto right? Well, it’s the mom motto too. It’s why we keep cheerios in the glove box, diapers in the trunk, and a quiet book in the purse. It’s how we stay sane in … Continue reading
Toddler Quiet Book Ideas
I made a felt quiet book for Little Lion for Christmas this year. Now that I’ve published mini-tutorials on all of the pages I did I figured it would be nice for you to have it all in one place, … Continue reading
Christmas Quiet Book Page
This page is one of the most detailed pages I did. The idea is to decorate the Christmas tree with the ornaments kept in the box. Some parts were sewn and others embroidered. Everything was based on what we actually … Continue reading
It’s a spaghett-a quiet book-a page!
Have you read the title of this post? My Italian accent really is as bad as it sounds in your head :). This was the last page I made, and even though I still cringe at the sewing, it’s one … Continue reading
Life’s a whirlwind
So, we were just floating along living life as usual. Nothing crazy happening, mostly just status quo. It was good. We were happy with it. Except for one little monkey wrench. We had a new baby coming and after a … Continue reading
Shapes Quiet Book Page
The basic concept of this quiet book page is pretty simple, but if I could do it again I would make it even more simple. I used small magnets and sewed them into both the black shape silhouettes which are attached to … Continue reading
Colors Quiet Book Page
This is my colors quiet book page. It’s a pretty simple concept. I embroidered felt pictures and then sewed matching color square flaps just on top. I used a green leaf, white clouds, an orange fish, a blue flower, a … Continue reading
