I was fooling around the other day with an idea for a boy’s shirt that looks like those baseball style t-shirts we’ve all seen. This is my first attempt. I just used some random knits (from my stash) and modified the Sienna Dress pattern since it had a similar cut at the shoulders that I […] Read more…
Love is in the Air
| Life, Photography
Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband! Today we are celebrating 7 wonderful years of marriage! I’m still madly in love with him. I can’t believe it’s already been 7 years. I thought I’d share some rare photos of me from the happy day. The dress was Vera Wang from the Luxe Collection which I found […] Read more…
Shaving Soap in a Mug
| Tutorial
I just whipped up this last-minute father’s day present for my dad. He loves to use shaving soap in a mug with a brush. So this is for him. I thought I’d share what I did. For those of you who have never made soap before, it’s super easy. You can get this done in […] Read more…
Pillowcases
A couple months ago, my brother-in-law and his wife had their couch re-covered. They found this dragonfly fabric that they really liked and asked me to make some pillowcases for them. Here’s a close-up of the fabric. I have a list of projects (sewing and otherwise) to do and I finally got to them! Somehow […] Read more…
Rhubarb
Rhubarb is yummy, but it seems like I get deluged with it once a year. We froze most of our crop, but got more from our crop share. So I thought I’d share with you two great, simple recipes. The photo above is from a recipe from Martha Stewart that you can find here. It’s […] Read more…