We have some picnics to go to this weekend and although I may make box brownies as my contribution, I decided to make handmade cute pot holders to go with my dish to give to the hostess. This may be ...
Last week Cal finished preschool for the year. We had performances and picnics. I love preschool so much. What's not totally adorable about 3 and 4 year olds singing (it's even adorable whe...
When I made my tunic that I wrote about in the last post, I first made a quick version in thrifted fabric to make sure that it would fit and I would like how it looked on me before I cut into my nice...
I can't imagine that other sewers have not made this easy tunic in this same fabric before but I am really happy with the result. I bought the school house tunic from Amy awhile back when she fi...
I have sewn some things but it is raining like crazy outside and there is no pretty light to take pictures with so I thought I would share my grandma Marion's date bar recipe which was a big hit...
Last week I took a break from sewing up skirts and dresses from KCWC and my 2 friends Rachel and Michelle came over for crafternoon (name creation from Michelle!). Really, crafternoon was all about s...
I made this dress on Saturday morning. It was FREEZING here! I actually wore long underwear that afternoon to the girls soccer games and I was still cold! So this summery dress seemed a bit out of pl...
My Father in Law gave my husband a bag full of XL undershirts. He said "just toss them if you don't need them!" I wanted to pass them on to the goodwill but my husband wanted to keep t...
We'll see if I make it through the whole week but I did start off on the right foot! I started Sunday since it was rainy and cold here and the kids wanted to watch Harry Potter again. I couldn&#...
Yeah! I just finished posting all my vintage linens in my gingercake shop. That baby is sorely neglected since I love to thrift but don't really love to list. I don't know why- etsy has mad...
I felt the need to stock up my Gingercakesews Etsy shop. Just some mini crayon folios but once I got started I ended up making 9. They are so fast and simple! I should have followed my own instructio...
Since we had NO snow days (truly a miracle) off from school this year, we had a break from school of 10 days. That is pretty crazy for our school district and I took advantage by planning a trip sou...
I admit to some complaining here on my blog about not being able to make clothes for my oldest daughter. Although I realize that she is almost 8 and will soon not want my handmade dresses anymore, I...
The girls have a reading corner of their room. My husband built them shelves and the light is wonderful. The only problem was you had to sit on the floor to read! There isn't room for a chair...
Ya Hoo! I wanted to have this finished with plenty of time for easter and now it is complete. This is a fun and simple pattern- easy to finish in less than a couple hours. The pattern includes ple...
Anne has grown out of all her dresses. Growing like a little freckled weed! Yesterday I made her one to celebrate day light savings time! She loves it except all the trying on she had to do. &quo...
I have been having fun with this bunny. I made 2 more over the weekend and after some seam ripping and adjusting I think I finally have my final, perfected bunny for the pattern! I need to get it d...
When I picked up Cal from preschool on Tuesday he actually asked me to make him a backpack. WHAT?? He is not interested in my sewing for the most part- except actually the machine itself. He likes ...
I am working on a bunny pattern. Elsie saw some apparent injustice when I created Annie's penguin and asked (demanded with a hurt looking face is more like it) that I make a bunny for her. I t...
Whew! I finally got it done and I love this pattern so much. I love the layers and the zipper section and how functional and pretty it is. It was fun and challenging to write- not becasue it is ha...
Last night when instead of making dinner I made this skirt for Anne. Yes, they got dinner- just kinda late! The lovely Kelle Boyd of AnnKelle sent me this pretty corduroy 1/2 yard back when I did t...
More googly! These were so fun. I just used white cardstock cut into quarters and the monsters are made from paintchips. Whenever I go to Lowes or the hardware store with the kids, i let them pick ...
You all know how I talk about my SIL Jenny and her beautiful photos right? Well she is doing some great posts right now about really simple and managable (as in very little tech talk) ways to make y...
My oldest daughter has basketball early on saturday mornings and I used this time alone with Anne (it is hard to separate those 2) to make some valentines that I saw on Pinterest. For awhile the kid...
Today I needed a distraction from pattern writing and Cal and I needed to get out of the house. We paid a quick trip to the thrift store and although I was looking for other things, I ended up in the...
This is going to be one awesome pattern if I ever get it done. It has been over a year since I first made one of these. I am wondering if it is too complicated but all the pictures are already ta...
Whenever I see embroidery hoops at the thrift store, i gather them up in my basket. They are addictive! I have too many now and it is time to start using them up. I thought Valentine's day wo...
Time to sew up some organizers! This sale includes the On the Go Organizer Sale, The Notebook Slipcover, The Crayon Art Folio, & the Art Caddy! Sale will end February 1st, 2012. Thanks Friends!
True to my plan from last week, I did a little more crafting with Cal today. I have discovered that boy crafting is much less complicated than girl crafting- at least in my house! Cal wants to keep...
When I ripped up all my sheets awhile back, I did it to sell the bundles in my shop but also so that I could make a quilt for Anne's bed with all their soft and pretty glory. This was my first ...
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