“Mother’s Love is Like a Fragrant Rose With Sweetness in Every Fold” For mother’s day, I finished this vintage linen cross-stitch sampler for my mom. My maternal grandmother started this sampler many, many years ago, before she passed away. She had done the orange stitching. When I was young and just starting to embroider, my […] Read more…
OK, so it seems like you’ve seen this fabric a lot lately, but it’s almost gone. I think the only think left I could make would be something for a doll. You can read about how I used this seersucker fabric here and here. But I did have enough for an Easy-Peasy Skirt with a […] Read more…
I had some of this pink/orange/yellow stripped seersucker fabric from another ruffled halter that I made for my niece’s birthday, so I made a smaller version for Gwyneth. Someone commented on flickr and said that the fabric reminded them of Fruit Stripe Gum (and that’s what I think of too now.) 😀 The back was […] Read more…
When I traveled to France many years ago, one of my favorite things to eat was pain au chocolat, which literally translated means “Chocolate bread”. It’s really more of a croissant baked around chocolate. Super yummy! These are little versions — and couldn’t be simpler to make. Start with a package of refrigerator crescent rolls. […] Read more…
This is a re-post of a guest blog I did a couple months back — just in case you missed it!! Spring is upon us and it’s time to make some skirts! Skirts can be an easy addition to your wardrobe and easy on the wallet too — especially if YOU make it. These skirts […] Read more…
