My daughter does Junior Cotillion. It's like dance lessons and a practice fancy party all rolled up into one. She doesn't like the dancing - especially the dancing with boys part - or the manners lessons, but he does like to get dressed...
It's no secret that I'm kind of a crazy cat lady. Our family has 5 very spoiled black cats, so actually I'm crazy BLACK cat lady. Halloween is kind of a special holiday for us because we get to decorate our...
A while back I mentioned that there was a total studio overhaul underway at my house. My craft/sewing space was no longer functioning. This is what my studio looked like: AAAAAACK! My eyes!!! The mess!!! It took me 6 weeks...
I'm still working on getting photos of my fancy new sewing studio, but in the meantime I thought I'd share another quick craft tutorial. They're so quick and easy to make! Like, you could make enough to set a whole...
I've been cleaning, cleaning, cleaning my studio. Like, it's all I do... at least that's how it feels. I'm happy to say I'm very nearly done - just a few more finishing touches and then I'll have a grand reveal....
This jeans messenger bag started as a “I wonder if I could…” kind of project. In this case, I wondered if I could make a small messenger bag out of one pair of jeans (plus fabric for lining). It turns...
Every now and then - okay, everyday for the past three years - you walk past your studio and think your space is
During those 9 long weeks my arm was in a cast, my mother-in-law made me the most beautiful slings to haul my arm around in. Pretty quilting cottons, reversible, and WITH POCKETS. I loved those pockets! When you've only got...
I never knew how easy I had it, buying swimsuits for a little girl. You can almost always find a cute suit, or two or three, in the girls department a Target. Or if you're feeling speedy, splurge on one...
So... a tutorial. It feels like it's been FOREVER. I'd actually taken most of the photos for this tutorial way back around Christmas time but had forgotten all about it. Major injury will do that to you, ha! Anyway, I'm...
