Simple Simon and Company

Thoughts· Thrifted Thursdays

Thrifted Thursday—A Thread Shelf

I know that I say this every week...but I think this is one of my most favorite thrifted items ever!  It was at a garage sale and priced at $5.00, but I had to have it.  I am in the middle of a sewing corner re-do (which I think is going to take forever...because I just keep changing my mind) and knew it would be a perfect place to store thread and thimbles.And I LOVE that it is made from old measuring sticks and rulers.  Isn't it awesome?Liz and I were talking the other day...that we are those ... View the Post

Techniques· Tutorials

Sewing with Vintage Patterns

I think we are most excited about Vintage May because we LOVE vintage.  Like, really love.  Like, we have been hoarding collecting vintage patterns since we both began to seriously sew again (going on 4+ years) and our stashes are pretty hefty.  Hefty enough that a new shelf had to be purchased in the last couple of months to hold them all.  And vintage fabric.....well, don't even get us started on that addiction.  It is a hoarding problem too! Ok, back to vintage patterns---that's why we are ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking

Heroes of Homemaking Part II–Always leave a room better than you found it.

(I just thought we needed a picture here...and since these were Grandma Lova's tiny irons, I thought it fit)Liz is usually our resident "Art of Homemaking" girl around these parts, but I have recently felt the need to share about some heroes of homemaking in my life.  I shared part one HERE and I am sharing another homemaking hero today.....my grandmother Lova. (As a side note, she always explained her name as Love with an "a.")She really was a hero to me.  She passed away when I was 14 and I ... View the Post

Techniques· Tutorials

Sewing: Taking Your Measurements

We shared this awhile ago over at Kojo for their Sewing for Me Series.....but in case you missed it here is our take on measurement taking. Hello. It's us, Elizabeth and liZ from over at Simple Simon and Company.  Now, we know that you are probably thinking that we only make kids clothes.  And you're right...kind of.  While we are wild about children's clothing (sewing it, photographing it, styling it, designing it, embellishing it, whatever) what you may not know is that we are also ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking

The Art of Homemaking: Facet 4

Today I'm officially starting chapter 4 of the Art of Homemaking.  It is entitled "A Place for Everything and Everything in it's Place."  It is the longest chapter in the book (so long that it is actually broken up into 8 sections) and is chuck full of information and advice that really is pretty awesome.  As I reread it I thought again about how the women in decades past elevated the occupation of homemaker from a station to an art.  These women were amazing, their dedication, organization, ... View the Post