A Home, Made

A Fairy Village

2013-04-12T11:15:00.000-07:00

I did kind of a silly thing. It was one of those things that seemed harmless, at first. I introduced my daughter to Pinterest. Yes. My daughter, the one with big ideas already. To Pinterest. No obviously, I didn't (and don't) just let her loose. But one night while we were watching tv, I hopped on to Pinterest and she asked what I was doing. She snuggled up and we looked together. She was hooked

Secret of the Wings Birthday Party

2013-04-07T08:10:00.000-07:00

Our baby turned 6 this year, 6!!Its all going by so fast!! Being the creative type yes, the Birthday Girl is the princess who designs her own dresses. ;) She didn't want just any run of the mill party!! Let me just preface this with saying, we don't do great, big birthday parties in our family. Don't get me wrong, we make a big, huge deal about birthdays, but we don't do ginourmus,

My First Vintage Pattern!!

2013-02-03T20:48:00.001-08:00

Was my last post really the beginning of November? Its funny how time just whooshes by when you aren't looking. :) At our house, its kind of a whirlwind from Halloween until the beginning of February. We have three birthdays in as many weeks just after Christmas and I always feel like I can't quite keep up. Perhaps if I didn't feel the need to overdo everything from Halloween to the last of the

Stockings of Cheer!

2012-11-03T20:46:00.001-07:00

My poor, lonely blog has been sitting neglected for far too long. Life got in the way of my blog, which I suppose is much better than my blog getting in the way of life. :) Ironically, I've been sewing and painting and have several projects that I am so excited to share. Just not enough time to write the posts. I'm jumping into November with a project from Hopeful Threads. I'd love you to

September Project!!

2012-09-18T06:44:00.000-07:00

This month's project from Hopeful Threads is "Remembering Service Men and Woman." I grew up a Navy BRAT, so this is very near and dear to my heart. We are sewing e reader covers and/or pillowcases for soldiers deployed to Afghanistan. Kristy has a friend who's husband is currently in Afghanistan and so the items are being sent to his battery, with the hope in mind that so many covers and

Seasons Change

2012-09-17T06:51:00.003-07:00

I'm just wondering where the time went and how its been a month since my last post? :) The summer seems to have flown by, at least the time the kids had out of school. Living in the desert wasteland as we do, summer will continue for us until about Halloween. I had so many (creative) plans for the summer on my schedule and not half of them were completed or even attempted! Oh well, on to the next

Recipe Review: 40 Minute Hamburger Buns

2012-08-16T19:15:00.000-07:00

I am one of those people who collect recipes. I love trying a new recipe, I hate trying out one that turns out ick. Seriously, who wants to spend the time to make something that isn't yummy? This recipe, from Taste of Home; 40 Minute Hamburger Buns was truly yummy and as promised very quick and easy. I will say they took me longer than 40 minutes because I did follow a commenter's recommendation

Kid Designed Dress!

2012-08-11T18:30:00.003-07:00

My daughter designed this costume dress. She sat down and meticulously drew this out. See the multi-coloured skirt? Its multi-coloured because it is covered in iridescent sequins. Seriously, what five year old even knows about iridescent sequins? She watched me hand sew each sequin to the tail of the mermaid stitchery and she decided that technique would just be fabulous on a dress skirt. On a

Sand Castle Countdown Calender

2012-07-20T13:58:00.005-07:00

I like to make a big deal out of little things and a bigger deal out of big ones. So we don't go on trips or do anything "big" without a countdown calendar. I love the ides of the anticipation and extending the fun for as looong as possible. :) We're about to go on our first, family trip to the beach and I wanted to think of some, fun, clever, as my bonus son would say "epic," countdown calendar

Little Boys Shorts Sewing Project!

2012-07-17T07:46:00.002-07:00

I am so excited to be participating in another of Hopeful Thread's Monthly Projects! If you haven't joined in on one of Kristy's projects yet, I encourage you to hop on over to her blog and check it out. I find such joy in sewing and seeing an outfit come to life, whether is a pattern or something from my head. Its even better to be able to do something I love and know it is really going help out

Busy Summer!

2012-07-14T08:23:00.001-07:00

Hello, my bloggy friends! Boy, this summer has been busy so far! I knew that no school and lots of fun activities would interfere with my sewing and my blog but I didn't realize how much! I keep telling myself to stay up late a few nights a week to catch up with everything, but I am such a cranky mom when I get tired! I envy those people who can stay up til 1am sewing and what not and still be

Sunshine Award

2012-06-21T05:48:00.000-07:00

I was delightfully surprised to recevie a note from Tamera at Etcetorize. She has the most fabulous blog, one I've admired for some time. There is a fun, retro flair to all her projects and I love her collection of vintage patterns on Etsy. Tamera sent me the note to let me know she was passing along the "Sunshine Award" to me! This is an award for "bloggers who positively and creatively

Car Scavenger Hunt Card Game

2012-06-17T06:32:00.000-07:00

Like many of you this summer, we'll be taking a couple road trips. It always starts out fun and gets boring very fast for the kids, so I like to have a stash of boredom busters for them. I pull them out one at a time as needed and it seems to help take the edge off. I was searching online for travel games and saw many ideas for scavenger hunts in the car, check lists and what not. But I

Afternoon Quickie: Headbands

2012-06-12T06:10:00.003-07:00

My daughter has a little friend and her mom is my bestie. She just had a birthday and we wanted to tuck something extra in her gift. My daughter came up with the idea of giving her some headbands, because this little girls does love her headbands. I love that my daughter is beginning to understand how to pick out a gift for someone and she's moving from giving them something she would want to

Summer Project: The 100 Book Challenge!

2012-06-02T08:39:00.000-07:00

Summer is here! Well, maybe not in your neck of the woods, I imagine for many of you its still spring. I see pictures of friends on Facebook in their cardis and capris all "ooh-la-la" and breezy. Not so much here in the desert, we're already into 100+ temps and I am already grumpy. You can expect me to complain about the weather until late October. :) So with school being out and the temps being

My Tee Ball Dress (made from Repurposed Tees!)

2012-05-25T14:38:00.000-07:00

So, I did something I've never really done before. I made something for me! Something other than a headband, that is. ;) I made a dress! Yikes, a whole dress for me!! I actually made it several weeks ago, I've just been too chicken to put it on my blog. :) My daughter took the pictures, and as you can see our puppy wanted in on the fun. :) I really appreciate (and I am so not being sarcastic

The Mermaid Dress

2012-05-16T13:08:00.001-07:00

My little girl is into anything involving mermaids and princesses. She's been begging me to make her a real mermaid tail that she can wear in the pool. I googled it and there's actually such a thing. Check out this etsy store! What is the etiquette on posting a picture from someone else's store? I decided to err on the side of caution and just posted the link. :) I found a couple tutorials

Afternoon Quickie: Pink Polkadots!

2012-05-05T07:21:00.002-07:00

The princess and I love, love love polkadots. And pink. Put the two together, and we are super happy. :) This little outfit came together so fast, the whole thing can be done in one afternoon. Even with kids around. :) The skirt is a darling circle skirt from the tutorial by Dana at Made. You must try this skirt, it is so fun and comes together so quickly! The only thing I did differently

Staying On-Trend and Age Appropriate!

2012-04-29T08:28:00.000-07:00

The little asymmetrical tops and dresses are all the rage for little girls right now. We've seen them everywhere and my daughter's been begging for one. That and a maxi dress, but that's another post for another time. We ended up with an abundance of white tee shirts, there was this end of season sale at Target and I picked up several of them for a dollar each, knowing I'd be embellishing them

The Wishing Flower Dress

2012-04-24T09:38:00.002-07:00

I was so inspired by a post at The Next Bird, she had spilled some bleach on a pair of leggings and decided to "fix" it with a bleach pen. She drew a lily and then a gorgeous, intricate design on a shirt, with the bleach pen. I loved this idea and was instantly inspired by it. I wanted to make my daughter a little summer, day dress and I wanted "wishing flowers" on it. I pictured soft,

Two More Dresses for Dress A Girl Around the World!

2012-04-20T19:54:00.000-07:00

I'm just delighted to say I was able to sneak in two more dresses for this month's project from Kristy at Hopeful Threads. The original goal was 100 dress for Dress A Girl Around the World, but halfway through the month we surpassed that goal, so now we're shooting for 200! I love the colours in this little tee shirt dress, and I the fabric is one of my favourite prints. I've made a couple

No Moldy Berries!!

2012-04-18T13:25:00.000-07:00

Don't you hate when you take the time to sniff and inspect berries at the store, making sure they are fresh and mold-free. You take them home and a day or two later get them only to find that creepy, white mold growing!! Gak!! I received an email a couple months ago from my mom <3 about preventing mold on berries by rinsing them in a vinegar wash. I decided to give it a try and can I tell you it

Dress A Girl Around the World!!

2012-04-16T08:00:00.001-07:00

I spoke in a previous post about Kristy at Hopeful Threads. She has a wonderful project this month; to make 100 dresses for Dress A Girl Around the World. This is an organization with a vision that every girl should have one lovely dress for their own. With all the dresses I make for my own little girl, you can imagine how this project touched my heart. I've said before that every month I

Moms, Bloggers and Doing It All

2012-04-12T09:23:00.000-07:00

I was so moved by this post on http://powerofmoms.com written by April Perry. Its a must read for moms, especially creative moms. :) I found this post when one of my favourite bloggers, Holly from 504 Main posted it on Facebook. I'm so glad she did because it spoke to me right where I am. I'm linking the article here because I imagine it will speak to you as well. Several months ago, when I

Apple Pie Tarts

2012-04-04T19:32:00.000-07:00

I've never posted a recipe before, I think because I don't consider myself an amazing cook. I love to cook, but a food blogger I'm not. Then I realized that I don't consider myself an amazing sew-er and yet I blog about sewing. So with that, I post my first recipe! Here's a little something I pieced together from several favourite recipes, to make an apple pie, pastry, tart thingie. This would