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Celebrations

October 2015 Holidays

Life has been going at a ridiculous rate around these parts for the past few weeks...BUT...by next week things are going to slow down and I fully plan on staying home, hanging out with my family, getting ready for Halloween and celebrating a pile of random holidays.  And so, in the spirit of what I'm planning on...here's is our monthly list of days to celebrate. ... View the Post

Guest Post· Product Review· Riley Blake· sewing· Skirts

Idle Wild

Hello!  Today we are happy to have been asked to be a part of Pattern Anthology's Idle Wild Fabric Tour! Idle Wild is Pattern Anthology's first fabric collection with Riley Blake Designs and it comes in four different patterns that are only printed on knit!!! Today I picked the floral pattern (which I love) and in the black and grey color wave to make a maxi skirt for myself for fall. The maxi skirt is from the pattern that we released last month.  (You can download the FREE PDF ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking

The Art of Homemaking: It’s always been hard…

Recently I was sitting on a plane and heard a conversation behind me that I have been thinking about for awhile. I wasn't necessarily eaves-dropping but the plane was quiet and I happen to hear a few sentences from the row behind me that I won't soon forget. In the middle seat, a seasoned gentleman (from the sound of his voice) was talking to a young college student who was sitting directly behind me in the window seat. I heard him ask him about college and his classes and of course, his ... View the Post

Giveaway

Birch Homestead

Hello! Today we are happy to be a part of Birch Fabrics Homestead Blog Hop! Homestead is such a fun line as soon as I saw it I knew that I wanted to make a dress for my girls to wear this fall with it. ... View the Post

Accessories· Accessories· Tutorials

How To Fix a Broken Necklace.

Have you ever bought a new necklace, wore it once and then caught it on something and broke it?  Yep...that was me a few weeks ago.  But this time I was determined to fix it!  Luckily it was the back jump ring that broke and although I don't know a lot about jewelry I do know about jump rings...and they are super easy to fix.  So, the next time you have a broken necklace, you might try the jump ring trick to put it back together. Here's how you do it...   My necklace broke at ... View the Post