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Dresses· sewing

A Vintage Jumper

I used this vintage pattern.... (sorry for the crappy picture--the pattern itself has a super fuzzy image) to make this vintage jumper. I found this vintage 1950's fabric panel at an estate sale last summer--and fell in love with it. I had been holding/ hoarding it for a year, until I spied this pattern and thought that it would be darling together. I had some green fabric (binding left over from the Doll quilts), turquoise piping that matched perfectly....and some darling green vintage ... View the Post

Crafts for Kids· Miscellaneous· Projects· Tutorials

Summer Camp Chair Tutorial (That you can make yourself!)

When I was little my siblings and I had these little camp stools--and we used them ALL the time.  I remember carting them around to parades, fireworks, campouts, bonfires, and every other summer activity that we did.  Ahh, those were the days.... So, in my summer nostalgia, I was telling Liz about how I wanted to make some stools like I had when I was little for our kids.  And so we started talking....and we came up with these summer camp stools for our kids.  AND.  THEY.  ARE. AMAZING.  They ... View the Post

Projects· The Art of Homemaking

The Art of Homemaking—-Sharing Ideas

"Living a creative life is made all the more fulfilling and rewarding when we are creating for, with, or because of others. Much creative drive is certainly internally driven, but there is such benefit to creating beyond ourselves, beyond our family, and beyond our homes, for our community and the world around us. Connecting with and creating with others can be a powerful and inspiring act, as well as a wonderful gift for our children, teaching them how to connect and share their own passions ... View the Post

Dresses· Techniques· Tutorials

$ 5 Friday– The “Love Boat” Dress…aka The Peasant Dress with Ruffle tutorial

....Pardon our dust today....our blog is a bit under construction.....hopefully we will be fully up and running soon! On to the dress: I have been thinking about a peasant dress with a ruffled collar for a long time now. And when I started googling a tutorial for one, I couldn't find one. So, in my crazy fashion, I made one up. And luckily this time it didn't have to go in "the-projects-of-doom-that-turned-out-horrifically" pile that is in my sewing cabinet (and is always pretty large). I ... View the Post

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Thrifted Thursdays—and a Pillowcase Skirt Tutorial

Tis the season for yard sales...HOORAY!!! (Now I have one more resource to pull vintage goodness from.) So in the spirit of the garage sale season we will be bringing to our blog a little something that we are going to call "Thrifted Thursdays". Thifted Thursdays will start today and end in the fall (along with all the marvelous yard sales). So from now until then each and every Thursday will be filled with projects made from items purchased at yard sales or thrift stores! I'm so ... View the Post