Yay, Me!

I am super proud of myself! (Mom - I hope you're reading this post!)
Last night I made a skirt for my daughter out of some fabric I had lying on my desk. Now, mind you, while I totally love sewing, I haven't made an article of clothing since Home Ec. class in the eighth grade. I was amazed at what a short time it took me to sew it (it was very simple with just an elastic waist) and how much fun it was. I wasn't even sure if it would fit since I was just guessing at the size - but I know her pretty well and just eye-balled it. Ya know?

My friend Derinda over at Emma Lee's Boutique inspired me with the pictures she posted of her own first attempt at sewing a skirt for her daughter. Check out her Facebook page and become a fan - she sells the most darling hair clips for kids right on her Facebook page. Check it out here!


Anyway - I won't show you the back of the skirt where the seams don't match up, or how the elastic portion kind of bunches up at the waist - but she liked it a LOT and was so happy to wear it to school today on her second-to-last day of school. I even made her a matching hair clippie! Okay, I'm done bragging now. Hope you are all enjoying your summer!

Pretty Stuff from My Garden

Hey Everyone -
Enjoying your summer? I am super excited to have a three-day weekend this weekend and enjoy some time with my family. What a nice warm May we've had this year. Everything is in bloom - I took some pictures yesterday of all the color around our house. And my daughter is my favorite flower! :)


Every year my husband tries to throw away my garden rabbit because he's broken - but I love him - broken feet and all! He's not going anywhere!
I hope you enjoy Memorial Day with your families! :)

Ooh! Trinkets is also doing a big giveaway - a huge set of many varieties of my handmade flowers in a cute zippered bag! Check out my friend Michelle's blog to enter! Michelle Philippi. I hope you win! :)

Feeling Grateful

So things have finally taken a turn for the better around here and warmed up! About five days ago it snowed, but today was over 80 degrees. I kid you not! New England is known for it's weird weather.

But I am always so happy at this time - everything looks so beautiful all around me and I find I value the simple things more. I love the colors too - the trees with their balled up leaves like pom poms in the sun, and all the flowers! Here's my kids enjoying the animals at a local farm nearby.



This weather also inspires me to create new things! Happy spring, everyone!

Happy Spring!

So this is what I woke up to this morning! We went from 60/70 degree weather to this - SNOW! Arrggh...
Snow all over the daffodils, snow on my pansies. Yuck. It's such a dreary day here and the sky is black overhead.

Thank goodness I have a lot of color in my studio to keep me happy. How's the weather where you are?

What a Nice Weekend!

Hey Everyone -
Long time no post! I haven't had that much post-worthy to comment on lately, but this weekend I got out with a good friend, my daughter and my mother for some shopping and I wanted to share some pictures. We went to one of our favorite destinations, White Home Collections in Wilton, NH. It's an old Colonial House filled with three floors of treasures! And this weekend they opened a special new shop called White Home Market that featured the theme: French Country. My girlfriend and I had a wonderful time and came home with a few treasures! Fun, fun!
Also - spring came to us this weekend. Saturday the weather was nearly 70 degrees and beautiful! I saw crocuses popping up in people's yards and we got to see other signs of spring, like these adorable baby bunnies! Check out how happy my daughter looks cuddling these guys! Hope you're having spring wherever you are!

Is it Spring Yet?

Okay - I am super tired of winter now. It seems like there has been snow in the forecast now every day and I am ready for some sunshine and shorts! :) I really can't complain, however - so many people here were without power for a few days, and we only lost it for a few hours this time around. We were lucky. It seems like there has been so much weather-related damage all around the world right now and it's scary what Mother Nature can do. Isn't it?
Here's what I've been doing to hope for spring. I altered another shape from Say It With Letters that I think is so cute!

She also has the most adorable "woodland" set with a mushroom and snail - I want this next! Check out her shop here!


Here's some other fun things I've been playing with lately. My studio has been taken over with fabric - it's my new obsession! The stacks of fabric are starting to rival my stacks of scrapbooking paper now! But I have always loved colorful shiny buttons! I don't think that will ever change.
But I am so ready for spring flowers. Does anyone have any bulbs blooming yet??

What's New?

How is everyone doing? We've been super busy over here - just finished my kids' Winter Carnival. It was fun but I'm glad it's over! I face painted all day which I've never done, but I really enjoyed it. :)

I just wanted to show you this - my friend Heather over at MSK Wear made this adorable outfit using one of my fabric applique hearts - isn't it the cutest thing? You should really check out her shop especially if you have kids! Here's a link to her Etsy site: MSK Wear. Thanks for making my things look so good, Heather!

Here's some other new appliques I made this week! So much fun.


Have a great week!

Happy Hearts!

Hello again! Just wanted to show you my latest altered project for Valentine's Day. Aren't these fun? The shapes are from Say It With Letters and they come unfinished so that you can decorate them to your heart's content! I love this shape with the wings - it's actually two shapes I strung together with wire. Check out that shop - it's full of fun things!

Also - my fabric hearts were featured again today on FoundHandmade . What a neat site. I have to check it out and find out more about how it works.


Now on sale at Trinkets ! :) Happy Valentine's Day! :)

Check it Out! :)

Hey check this out! One of my Etsy products made it into the Scrapbook & Cards Today Blog today!


Kimber McGray used my fabric hearts as inspiration for a card she did. Didn't it turn out cute? I love it! Thanks, Kimber! :)

Here's more fabric hearts from my shop.
Lots more Valentine goodies at Trinkets!

Time for a new post

Hello everyone! I haven't posted because I just haven't had the time or felt that I had anything worthwhile to say, but I think my blog is lonely!

We had a nice Christmas - did you? Now I feel like I'm playing catchup - paying bills, cleaning, rearranging. For Christmas my husband got me a lot of nice things, but one of the best was a new Keurig Coffee Maker. (Hope I spelled that right!) Anyway - all of us love that thing - it's the only thing keeping me motivated! And my daughter loves it too because I can make hot chocolate with it. Anyway - great present. The holiday was a bit different too, because my kids seem older to me, and lately I have just been so appreciative of them. They fight a LOT but sometimes they don't and they're just super loving and wonderful. I just feel like I need to document somewhere in writing for the world to see - how much I love them. They really are the best thing in my life and I can't imagine never having kids. I don't get out much - and so to have two people who tell you they love you daily - it's a good thing. Okay - sorry - don't know where all that came from - usually I try to keep this impersonal - but there it is!

Here's some things I've been making lately - late at night. I'm excited to move on to Valentine-y things and start thinking spring again!