Two recent finds ~ a wonderful, old air force mail bag and a Sunnyfield family flour sack ~ have been upcycled into a shoulder bag and a tote bag. Both can now be found in my Fi...
Since the batch of soap and the lip balm went so well, Im now gearing up to make homemade moisturizing lotion. And, since one of the rose bushes has begun to bloom, why no...
Our weekend was 80 degrees and pure sunshine...most of the week was warm and sunny...which meant lots of yard work like weeding and spreading mulch, hanging laundry, long walks, the first smores by t...
Just a lot of the ordinary going on here lately...cooking, laundry, cleaning--{I completely emptied the fridge and gave it a much needed overhall and its sparkly clean now ~ on to the dreaded...
When Im ready for a little change, I rarely go out and buy something new ~ instead I just refurbish/recycle what I already have.This wooden tray is on its third transformation: Some le...
Two weekends ago, I gathered some lineny canvas leftovers and cotton twill scraps, salvaged floral print bias binding, a leftover piece of leather strap, a couple brass zippers, a brass stu...
First off, thank you all very much for your kind words on my garter yoke cardi!! I especially loved hearing about all your projects.I thought today I would share some notes from my gardening jo...
{ shown with firefly farm simple denim bag }The Garter Yoke Cardi, finished. Perfect for throwing over a t-shirt on our cold Spring mornings. Im happy with it, it fits well and is ve...
Several of you have had questions about soap making, and as I am just a beginner, I thought I would post links tosome websites that have been helpful to me.Rhonda has some good soapmaking instruction...
{From a tea towel I found recently at a seedy little flea market...isnt it very true?} For those who have asked how the blender soap came out,I thought I would give an update.From now on I will ...
This week has been filled with much goodness:the garter yoke cardi is finished, buttons and all, and I should have my notes ready for you next weekIve been baking the Cuban bread recipe {forgot how m...
I hope you had a great weekend. Ours was a biton the cold and rainy side {with even a bit of snow!},but perfect for sitting at the sewing machine...Just in time for Spring--a new bunch of bagsi...
~ Today ~a morning walk filled with sunshine and blue skies...and good companylots of eggs still being collected from the hens...perfect for our Easter brunch plansenjoying cheerful daffodils in bloo...
After a couple weeks of the most beautiful warm weather, we have been firmly jolted back toreality. The woodstove is again keeping uscozy as it was only 25 degrees out when we woke thismor...
At first glance it doesnt look much likeSpring yet...other than the deep bluesky, everything seems dull and dreary...But as I take my daily walks,Im noticing more and more signs,like the pussy w...
I have been searching my shelves & bins for some fabric that I could use to test out aSimple Modern Sewing: 8 Basic Patterns to Create 25 Favorite Garmentspatternand came across a white, nubby&nb...
...enjoying Amish-made three-year cheddarand plenty of eggs from the hens for hard boiling...good mail--a new Country Living magazine anda new sewing book, Simple Modern Sewing: 8 Basic Patterns to C...
Yesterday was gloomy and rainy, but an early Spring is in the air ~ the birds are chirping,the geese are flying in formation overhead,and Ive heard a robin has been sighted.In the gardens, the many b...
This is my little weekend sewing project,which was so longoverdue! You would think that with the numerousknitting projects I have going on, simultaneously,I would be a bit more organized.I...
My workroom was beginning to look as if a bomb hadgone off, so I spent time over the weekendclearing piles of clutter.Now the top of the desk is visible...the piles of fabric and projectson the floor...
The simple yet effective shawl is finished,and I love it.Made with fingering weight merino wool,it is soft and feathery light,but drape it over your shouldersor around the neck and it provi...
Weekends are my time to bake up muffinsfor the coming week.They are packed in lunches dailyand eaten with smoothies for breakfast.This weekend I had some leftover hotcereal ~ a mix of steel cut oats ...
Did you know you could make cold process soapusing a blender??I was doing a little research onlinefor soap recipesand came across an article for making soap in your blender.It makes a small batch,whi...
Hoping to take time for reflectionthis Lenten season..."Yes, lent calls us to think great thoughts and to embrace great visions of faith, and we try to do that. But it’s a season...for remem...
Susan is a new knitter and asked for a pattern for the dishclothspictured in my last post, so Ive typed up one for the double stripefor those who are interested.Since I love French striped linen...
With Spring now seeming not so very far off,as much knitting as possible isbeing done at random moments during the dayand while sitting in front of the firein the evening.The Woodsmans Thic...
Todays accomplishment...finishing up this graphic coffee sack totefor my firefly farm shop.~Deb
Remember my ironing/folding table?Well, after 5 years the floral fabricwas not looking so nice--some brown stains, fromthe ironing I guess?--and so I decidedyesterday to recover it.I gathered my tool...
The last of the vintage book coverplanners & journals were mailed outyesterday. Thank you all for yourpurchases and comments...and if you would like to leave a linkto your own vintage ...
Have you started on your vintage book project yet?...The possibilities are endless when it comesto the insides of your vintage book cover notebook:calendarsplanning/org anizing pagesblank/lined pagesa...
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