When I set out to make a cohesive collection, I decided to first picked colors. (Many people start with fabrics or sketches....but I decided to start with color.) As you all now know of my love for navy blue, I started with that as a base and then graduated into colors that my girlie likes (hence the pink and lilacs) and then added in grays for some contrast.I made my first stop to a paint store to find shades of each of these colors that I liked and that went together.(Which was harder than I ... View the Post
Fall/Winter Lookbook
As you all know by now, I am always so inspired by classic childrenswear from the 1950's and 1960's. So, I tried to take the looks and feels of classic children's shapes and silhouettes from those decades and then make them modern. (I have some fun neon accessories-not shown-that a certain 7-year-old loves...so those got put in the looks too.)And I hope I succeeded...In the week (or so) ahead I am hoping to show you my original "looks" and then add some creative outfits that are mix-n-match.I ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: 25 meals
Last week I posted about meal planning. And in that post I said I have a list of meals that we regularly rotate through (kind of like our go-to meals that everyone eats and likes) hanging on my fridge that I use to look through when I'm planning out our weekly dinner menu. I said in that post that I'd bet if you sat down and listed the meals you make regularly you'd come out with about 25. I got lots of emails and comments about this. Some of you had quite a few more than 25 and others of you ... View the Post
Yummy Mummies.
Hurry, head over to Free Time Frolics to see this quick and easy craft that has been a hit at every classroom Halloween party I have ever done {and I have done quite a few now....the teachers are probably sick of the mummy candy bars...but the kids. NEVER!} Who can not be happy at a Halloween party with a full-size candy bar? See you THERE!!!! P.S. I finished my Fall "Look Book" late last night! I am excited to show all of you my NAVY BLUE. P.P.S. We are headed this evening to Jessica's ... View the Post
On Halloweens Past….
(I found this handmade clown costume at a garage sale this summer and fell in love. The yellow is polyester awesomeness, and someone took a lot of time to make it. I can't wait until next year for the youngest to wear it.....)Recently, we were having a discussion about Halloween costumes of years past recently. As in, what costumes we were when we were little. We came up with a hobos, scarecrows, ghosts with good 'ole sheets thrown over our heads, a bag of jellybeans (garbage bag with ... View the Post
Lace Back T-shirt Tutorial
This was an unintended project. Yesterday after preschool I was wiped out and so were the kids. Simon was still at school and Grace and Ruth both fell asleep which means I suddenly found myself with some time alone. And what did I do with that time to myself? Catch up on laundry? Clean out my closet? Take a nap? No way. I made Grace the lace back t-shirt that I have been wanting to make her for weeks. (I love quiet sewing time.) Here's what I did: #1. I gathered my supplies. You ... View the Post
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