In case you missed this post a couple of weeks ago on Sew Homegrown.... I have had linen and lace on the brain lately. Sadly, I have had a summer bag cut out of linen and lace for over a month now that was inspired by Jessica's market bag, but I need the energy to start it. I have had much more success with smaller projects lately. Maybe sometime soon I will get more enthusiasm for a bigger and longer project. Anyway, this belt was made from the scraps of the linen and lace bag. The ... View the Post
Finding Good Homes for our Peggies
So at our house we have a lot of these I love to make them and Grace loves to play with them. It's a match made in heaven. I didn't think our love affair with peg people could get any better until the other day when I ran across these at Hobby Lobby: Houses perfect for our Peggie's!!! (Ok...so, they didn't look exactly like this when I found them but the minute I saw them I knew they would perfect little homes for our collection of Peggies.) Each house is made from a ... View the Post
Art of Homemaking—Household Rules from 1954
Chapter 2 of our little gem of a cookbook is all about Household Rules. I will share a few ones that I loved best.Kitchen RulesAlways wear wash dress or apron. (I wish I followed this more often...I hate staining my clothes....)Always wash hands before beginning work.Have hand towels for drying hands.Be sure that dish towels are clean and dry.Be careful in the handling of food. Keep all untensils clean; sanitation is most important.Work spaces whould be kept clean. Rinse all utensils after ... View the Post
Sew Along–Day 3
Today is the day----Yippee!!!! And as you finish sometime this weekend, if you would please upload your finished jumpers to our flickr page.....I am so excited to see them all! (And have a prize for one of you.....but I am keeping it a secret.) Happy jumper-making today! And as for those of you who didn't have time this week...the tutorials are all still up on google docs....so you can print them out and sew anytime! Click HERE for Day 3 tutorial. P.S. A couple of things...on ... View the Post
Thrifted Thursday: Gracie’s New Jewlery Box
Recently I bought this crazy, old plastic box at one of my thrift store haunts for only $1. I brought it home and spray painted it ivory. Now it sits on one of Gracie's girly girl dressers and houses her jewlery. (The kind she can't play with for dress-ups.) Perfect. I love finds like this. ... View the Post
Sew Along–Day 2
Are you ready for Day 2? You should have your jumper pieces cut out and ready to go. Today we are going to sew our bodice. Click HERE for the Day 2 Tutorial. Print it out and you are ready to sew..... ... View the Post
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