What is the SNAP Conference? It's a three day craft-minded, DIY blogging conference (April 23-25) in Salt Lake City Utah. What Do You Do There? Wellllll...there are loads of classes to choose from everything from improving your photography to jewelry making to how to use Instagram...but as for us we spend our entire time in the sewing room and this year there will be not one but two sewing rooms!!! What?  There are 2 Sewing Rooms?!? Yes!  There will be two rooms full of ... View the Post

From the beginning of blogging time Elizabeth and I have been constantly on the look out for how to make sewing, crafting, and homemaking affordable.  We are always searching for deals and trying to find ways to save money.  And heaven knows we have done everything from frequenting thrift stores to upcycling, to boarding an airplane with over 100 pounds of inexpensive fabric! But then when it comes time to post about our money saving adventures we feel badly that we can't share the bargains with ... View the Post

First of all, a huge thank you to all who have been involved in Skirting the Issue this year.  It has been even bigger and better than last year, and we know that is because of all of you who did guest posts, sewed skirts and just genuinely showed your love of sewing for others.  REally and truly, from the bottom of our hearts...thank you! We will be back to some regularly scheduled posts throughout the month of August, but you still do have time to sew up some skirts until August 15th. And now ... View the Post