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Here’s what’s happening in my studio-I’m sewing for myself!!!! The Socialite Skirt *photo from Elle Apparel Pettiskirt : This is made of muslin. I did mine exactly as she did. It worked out perfectly.   *Photo from AlisaBurke   Here is a great Tutorial I found today. With all the lace showing up in the […]

Romeo and Juliet right? “Let down your hair…deny my….something something….” It’s been awhile since I’ve read Shakespeare, you’ll have to forgive me. This post is dedicated to a new friend from church. She’s a brand new mom. While we haven’t spent much time together, we’d been in the music team for a while together now. […]

So, while Lil’ A nor Lil’ E has said this yet, their actions say as much. Again, it just brings me to think about what is really important. House? No, it’s the people inside that make it a home. Car? Not really. We just go A to B anyway. Friends? Not many stick closer than […]

I have a love/ hate relationship with laundry. I find pleasure in properly sorting out the light colors from the darks, whites from the towels, etc, etc. I feel such success when I finish folding a bunch of laundry. I know, odd. But the in-between parts are what annoys me. Remembering to switch the washing […]

I got these in the mail today!!! Eeeekkk! I was so excited! Now for them to reach their full potential I need a cricut expression. Anyone selling? Want to trade for a smaller cricut original? Email me!! And with that I go to dine in my studio with my new toys. What’s on your crafting […]

So, it is finally acting more consistently like summer in the Capital region! However, with that comes the need for air conditioning-which is unnecessary the other 335 days of the year (really we only get 30 days that you feel like you “need” it). Sometimes instead of taking in the heat, we head to the […]

If only summer went by as slow as I wanted I could drink more of these… You should try it! I just added these to a glass of ice water: 2 mint leaves 1 lime sliced Sit on porch/veranda/deck/front yard,etc and enjoy!! Tomorrow I’m hoping to get up some recent recipes…provided everyone gets some sleep. […]

So, I’ve blog stalking (I’ve heard this phrase as of late…I’m sure it will be entered into the dictionary at some point in the near future) this really cute blog called “Love Stitched” and she does a post about what she is wishing for. Well…other than more sleep (see, I’m doing this blog just before […]

Here’s what I’ve been up to the last few days…only a few hours were spent sewing (those photos to come soon) Here’s what happens when mommy decides she’s had enough rest…     And in the skillet in the above photo was  Rachel Ray’s Corn and Salsa Soup (Search her site…and try out her 30 […]