“Advice From A Strawberry; Blossom where you’re planted. Be tasteful. Drink in the sunshine. Keep close to the earth. Savor life’s sweetness. Let good ideas ripen. Jam with your friends!”~Ilan Shamir I was deep in the Christmas crafting season and I wanted to make an apron for Mia. She loves to bake, especially experimenting with…
A Gift To And From Kira
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for it is the stuff life is made of.”~Benjamin Franklin It was the beginning of December, and Kira was in a transition period. She was preparing to go off to college in Southern California after taking a semester off and working. She had put in her…
Barbie Dress For Barbara
“We Girls Can Do Anything!”~Barbie slogan, circa 1985 My cousin Elizabeth’s real first name is Barbara. She is our grandma’s namesake, but family calls her Elizabeth, her middle name. School friends and work colleagues all call her Barbara. She just so happens to share her name with someone else who she loves, Barbara Millicent Roberts….
Second Hand Flop
“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”~Theodore Roosevelt While second hand shopping one day Rhonda found this pattern. It…
Why Buy It When You Can Make It
“You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.” Psalm 128:2 I wanted a new jacket for work, and looked around the stores. I couldn’t find any that I liked. I decided I would make myself one! I looked through my patterns and found this jacket from 1973. I chose…
Homemade Halloween Hand-Me-Downs
“Our most treasured family heirloom are our sweet family memories. The past is never dead, it is not even past.”~William Faulkner My Grandma Barbara was the best grandma in the world. I was loved and spoiled by her. She would never say no when I asked for a toy at the grocery store. She would…
A Monster Of A Dress
“The best way to make children good is to make them happy.”~Oscar Wilde I’m currently fighting a cold, and coming down off of last weekend’s adventure. David filmed a short film, and helping him with the logistic and costumes wore me out! It was set in the 1970’s, so I was pulling every sew, and…
The Little Ghost Who Was A Quilt
“Do one thing every day that scares you.”~Eleanor Roosevelt My cousin Melanie sent me a cute idea on Facebook recently. Someone had bought this book, then made their own little ghost quilt to match it. Since I work at an elementary school, and with kindergartners, I thought I might as well make my own little…
A Simple Enough Blouse
“It’s not about your resources, it’s about your resourcefulness.”~Tony Robbins Elizabeth tells me often that when people offer me things, I need to say no. My sewing room is full, and storing things in an orderly way is becoming more difficult. I strongly believe in organizing my things. It makes them easy to find, and…