I read this today.It says better than I can the thoughts that I've had floating around in my brain these past few days.It's from one of my favorite homemaking gurus: Sarah Ban Breathnach. "Whenever I am feeling overwhelmed by outside circumstances---worries about money, concern over a sick family member, or anxiety...instinctively I turn to homegrown rituals to restore my equilibrium. There is an immediate emotional and psychological pay off to getting our houses in order. We might not be ... View the Post
Where a kid can be a kid.
I have been thinking lately about the art of homemaking and how it relates to family life. And I have come to the conclusion that I need to be more of a “fun mom.” Yes, I read to my children, teach them to do chores, cook with them, drive them everywhere…..but after vacation ended this summer I haven’t had a lot of time to play together with them. We have been on the go with various tennis and piano lessons, parties and other summer activities and in the last couple of weeks, time has slipped ... View the Post
Vintage-Inspired Doll Kits.
We are slowly unloading the bins from Swiss Days (it was pouring-down rain when we were taking down). And along with unloading comes unmixing up all the leftovers. Which, thankfully, aren't many. But because we don't want to store them in our storage another year.....you get to be the beneficiaries of some leftovers....aren't you thrilled?We made some vintage-inspired doll kits and there are a few left if any of you are interested. There are only extremely limited quantities of each left---so ... View the Post
Easy Skirt Banner Tutorial and Riley Blake Giveaway!
Today is Riley Blake Day! HoOrAy! (We love Riley Blake Day.) And today Elizabeth and I had several (thousand) things that we wanted to share but we managed to narrow it down to two different tutorials. I'll be sharing mine here and Elizabeth will be sharing hers over at Riley Blake. (Go check it out. It's super cute!) Here's what what we're doing: We don't need to tell you that one of our favorite things to make are skirts, skirts, and more skirts. Skirts are the perfect project for ... View the Post
Hair Therapy and $1,000 Sweepstakes
"Genius is of small use to a woman who does not know how to do her hair."-Edith WhartonI've always had a complicated relationship with my hair. I think that I've tried almost every hair style ever invented: bleached, dyed (brown, black, and purple), long to my waist, short to above my chin, permed, dreaded, braided, curled, waved, straight, crimped, and ratted. And I've got the pictures to prove it...but fortunately for you I'll save the gory details (and photos) for another time. Suffice it ... View the Post
A Back to School Peasant Dress.
It is still hot as blazes here....but we needed a new and quick back to school dress. So a 30 minute peasant dress and some Old Navy leggings did the job perfectly. I cut the dress a bit longer, shirred 4 or 5 rows to make it drop-waisted and added a ribbon on top and we were done!P.S. Liz and I are still recovering from our craft market-experience which went so well. We promise to tell you all about it soon.A huge thank you to all of you who came and introduced yourselves..... we get a ... View the Post
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