Simple Simon and Company

The Art of Homemaking

The Art of Homemaking….stick to it!

  I think my art of homemaking post is more for me today than anyone else....but I will share it just in case. Yesterday, I learned to hang wall paper.  Luckily I had the sense to hire someone who had done it before---because normally I am just the "jump in there and figure it out kind of person."  But somehow I knew I'd spent good money on wallpaper---and I didn't want to mess it up. ... View the Post

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On the Horizon….

Oh my goodness....there are so many things that Elizabeth and I want to tell all of you.  We've been working so so so SO HARD behind the scenes on some projects that we are very excited about...but can't share yet. I know...that is so dumb to tell you we are working on projects but can't share....what's the point in that???  Well, the point is that  we are working hard and we are excited and if we don't seem as present as we usually do we want you to know why.  And the why is because we are ... View the Post

Sew for You

Quilted Box Pouch Tutorial

I shared this tutorial for a Quilted Box Pouch over at The Ribbon Retreat a couple of weeks back and now I am bringing it home;)  They are one of my favorite things to make at the moment.....I love me a zipper pouch and these are super fast and EASYY!!!  (My favorite ;) ... View the Post

Accessories

Fat Quarter Doll Quilt Tutorial

At our house I have a girlie who just had a birthday and received her dear friend Kit, one of the American Girl dolls.  And well, Kit has been played with and played with...and so we are busy at our house making some accessories for her.  So, this last week, my girlie and I made Miss Kit a quilted blanket out of two fat quarters. ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking· Thoughts

And Then He Turned 10 (An Art of Homemaking Post)

My oldest (Simon) turns 10 this week. A decade has gone by in the blink of an eye.  And I don't want to blink again because when I open my eyes another decade will have passed and my baby boy will have become a man. Our children are only children for such a short amount of time....it very much makes my heart ache to think about it...how will I ever let them grow up? As Simon's birthday approached this year my husband and I did a lot of talking.  We really wanted to make his birthday ... View the Post