Simple Simon and Company

Halloween

From Fairy to Flamingo—An Upcycled Halloween Costume

Today, over at The Train to Crazy, Andrea posted this photo of Grace: (or maybe I should say Grace's shadow)Right now Andrea has her Handmade Costume Series going on and today we are participating by sharing a costume creation of our own. Here's what we came up with.(Or I should say Grace came up with.)Here's the problem with my kids and costumes:They change their minds every other day about what they are going to be for Halloween and I usually don't know until about an hour before we ... View the Post

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Climb Every Mountain (or aquaclimb as it be)…

photo sourceWhile we were home this summer, we have enjoyed our community pool. It is great for kids--there are two water slides (one slow, one fast), diving boards, a baby pool and plenty of space for millions of kids to spread out. It also has two of these aqua climbing-walls near the deep end. Last year, try as she might, Hannie couldn't quite conquer it. She was only 6 and her arms and legs were not quite strong enough to get herself all the way to the tippy top. It’s all she's talked about ... View the Post

sewing

Mitered Corner Burp Cloth Tutorial

Hello! A little while back we were given the opportunity to make a few items for Birch Fabrics to use at Quilt Market.  It was our first experience with their organic knits....and we LOVED them! We chose two pieces from their "Just For Fun" line and after receiving them I decided that I wanted to make something for a baby boy with that soft buttery fabric. So I put together this little set: A matching blanket, bib, and burp cloth. (It so made me wish I had a little guy to snuggle in ... View the Post

$5 Friday· Girls· Projects

The Princess and the Pea…in Peggies

This post was originally on U-Create over the summer...but today she's a comin' home.....Hello U Create!  We are liZ and Elizabeth, two girls who married brothers and ended up with the same name.  We blog at Simple Simon and Company, where we love all things sewing, crafting, and the art of homemaking.  We are so excited to be here at U Create today sharing all things fat quarters....well, because we LOVE them.Another thing that we love at Simple Simon is simple easy (but useful!) projects that ... View the Post

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A Nine Patch Quilt.

This was the one quilt that I completed this summer.  I even took it on vacation with me! (I think only a nutty sew-er thinks about the sewing projects she is going to take on vacation with her...seriously.)  But it was relaxing and a stress-free sewing project...so it was fun.It is a nine-patch quilt with the leftover fabric from The Princess and the Pea projects (which in cased you missed you will see again on Friday) and  boy was I glad that there was enough leftover to piece together the ... View the Post