I found this vintage pinkalicious dress at a thrift store when I was in IL this summer. It is seriously the sweetest dress I have ever come across. I snatched it up even before looking at the size...and lo and behold it fits....and it is gorgeous. (And $4.99----SCORE!!!!!)One of the things I noticed right away when I picked it up was that it was handmade and it made me love the dress even more. I thought about someone sewing a special pink dress for a special little girl...and thought what ... View the Post
I spent $16 on these…
Yea, you read that right. I spent $16 on a pair of jelly shoes for Grace. Ridiculous? For sure. But when a pair of shoes speaks to you sometimes you just have to buy them regardless of the price. And baby, these shoes were speaking to Grace.It was literally love at first site....squealing, clapping, jumping up and down. Yes, my friends it was a love connection right there in the Disney Store. And who am I to come between a girl and her true love? (Or pass up an opportunity to buy more Disney ... View the Post
Linen and Vintage Lace Belt
In case you missed this post a couple of weeks ago on Sew Homegrown.... I have had linen and lace on the brain lately. Sadly, I have had a summer bag cut out of linen and lace for over a month now that was inspired by Jessica's market bag, but I need the energy to start it. I have had much more success with smaller projects lately. Maybe sometime soon I will get more enthusiasm for a bigger and longer project. Anyway, this belt was made from the scraps of the linen and lace bag. The ... View the Post
Finding Good Homes for our Peggies
So at our house we have a lot of these I love to make them and Grace loves to play with them. It's a match made in heaven. I didn't think our love affair with peg people could get any better until the other day when I ran across these at Hobby Lobby: Houses perfect for our Peggie's!!! (Ok...so, they didn't look exactly like this when I found them but the minute I saw them I knew they would perfect little homes for our collection of Peggies.) Each house is made from a ... View the Post
Art of Homemaking—Household Rules from 1954
Chapter 2 of our little gem of a cookbook is all about Household Rules. I will share a few ones that I loved best.Kitchen RulesAlways wear wash dress or apron. (I wish I followed this more often...I hate staining my clothes....)Always wash hands before beginning work.Have hand towels for drying hands.Be sure that dish towels are clean and dry.Be careful in the handling of food. Keep all untensils clean; sanitation is most important.Work spaces whould be kept clean. Rinse all utensils after ... View the Post
Sew Along–Day 3
Today is the day----Yippee!!!! And as you finish sometime this weekend, if you would please upload your finished jumpers to our flickr page.....I am so excited to see them all! (And have a prize for one of you.....but I am keeping it a secret.) Happy jumper-making today! And as for those of you who didn't have time this week...the tutorials are all still up on google docs....so you can print them out and sew anytime! Click HERE for Day 3 tutorial. P.S. A couple of things...on ... View the Post
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