Back in September Elizabeth and I were lucky enough to be invited to participate in Riley Blake Designs Fabric Fest. We were able to teach some classes as well as share some of our designs in their fashion show.(A fashion show!!! We were so excited!) We had so much fun putting together our 3 mini collections for the show.(I'd do it all over again right now!)And when show time came everything looked great on stage but back stage....back stage was another story:Here's the thing...the "models" ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Holiday Games for Family Parties (Family Feud)
For the past few years my husband has been in charge of the games at his family Holiday party. So every year we try to come up with something different that will be entertaining for the variety of ages of those attending the party. In the past we've done various versions of Jeopardy and Minute to Win It as well as the usual trivia and mixer games. But this year we decided to do a holiday version of... (source) That's right. What could be better for a holiday party than a good old fashioned ... View the Post
A Chevron Retro Travel Bag
liZ and I were talking the other day about how many "unfinished project" we have...and the list is getting long and sad. We were joking that we need to lock ourselves in a room for 2 days to even catch up (which would be so fun, as long as there were plenty of snacks). So, I decided that I needed to do something about it. And first on the list was my Retro Travel Tote kit from Fabric Fest! (It was sitting there haunting me for over a month....) And yippeeeee, it's finally done!!! The ... View the Post
An Old Fashioned Christmas Tree Skirt Tutorial and Free Pattern
Yes, I know Halloween was just yesterday but Elizabeth and I have more holiday projects, tutorials, activities, and announcements planned than there are days to share them on so we need to get started. First in line is this Christmas Tree skirt that I shared over the summer over at The Moda Bake Shop. (When I made it Christmas seemed so far away and now it's right around the corner!) When it comes to Christmas I'm always looking to the past...I love anything traditional, vintage, and ... View the Post
15 Minute Halloween Tote
I shared this a couple of weeks ago over at Craft Snob....but it's perfect for today! And if you have a dishtowel and 15 minutes....you can still make a couple! Hi everyone! I am Elizabeth, one half of the duo of sisters-in-law who blog at Simple Simon and Company. We love all things family, sewing, the art of homemaking and in between try to maintain our own sanity! But that's one of the reasons we love to sew....it gives us something to do everyday that cannot be undone. And we love ... View the Post
How to Surprise and Fascinate your Kids While Carving Pumpkins and some Roasted Pumpkin Seed Recipes
What bugs me most about my husband also happens to be the exact thing I love most about him: he's just a big kid. It's a complicated thing...but it's what leads me to come home and find a giant slide installed in the basement or the bottom half of the kitchen counter tops turned into 6 feet of magnet boards or the kids riding down the steps on a mattress or...well...you get the picture. But sometimes, sometimes he has ideas that are brilliant (although I'll never admit it) and two nights ago he ... View the Post
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