I have been bitten by the DIY, repaint, fix up everything bug! It started when we decided that we were finally going to look for a new house in the spring. This then brought about our list of to-do’s to get our house ready to sell. Well, I have tackled quite a few of the […]

Cucumbers, carrots, okra, and tomatoes!

My niece miss A turned two a few months ago and her mom asked if I could make her a cake for her Sesame Street birthday Since her favorite character is Ernie, I thought it only fitting to make an Ernie cake. I used colored fondant to make the face, and it turned out quite […]

So, about a year ago I made some awesome pizza pretzels, then I forgot to ever write a post about them. So here it is, finally. First off I have to say thank you to Yammie’s Noshery for the awesome post on Auntie Anne’s copycat pretzels. http://www.yammiesnoshery.com/2012/04/auntie-annes-pretzels-copycat-recipe.html?m=1 I used her recipe, but instead of just […]

Since having baby number two, I don’t have much time to do anything crafty aside from general business sewing but the other day I was able to make this quick piece of artwork. I used fabric covered piece of canvas that I have had up on the wall for a couple years just waiting to […]

This year I haven’t posted much about my garden. This is mainly because I had a baby right in the midst of prime planting time, but I was able to get some plants in the ground, install soaker hoses, and add pine mulch to the garden beds. Hopefully all this will cut down on bugs […]

Today for breakfast I made pancakes. While I love pancakes, I wanted to try to spruce up the basic pancake mix I used. I added half a cup of ground almond meal and half a cup of finely shredded dried coconut and a teaspoon of almond extract to the mix. This made for a much […]

Spring is in the air and I couldn’t help but purchase these lovely flowers at the grocery store today. I am not usually good at flower arrangements, but I saw a decomposed arrangement the other day and thought “hey! I can do that!”. So I arranged some stemless champaign flutes on a serving tray and […]

My baby boy, Parker Christian, was born on the 21st! I had a wonderful birth experience and only a 4.5 hour labor. Now I am taking a few weeks off from sewing to enjoy the little bundle of joy and my new family of four. Here is a picture of the little guy and his […]

I got the samples in using my new fabrics. Not all of these will be made for sale. What are your thoughts? Which one do you love?

I am so excited about the new fabrics for my laptop bags that I have in the works. I just got a small teaser from the fabric printer, but I like what I see! Thoughts?

Well, we have painted and installed the chair molding in the nursery. The colors are going to be seafoam, coral, orange, gray, and white. Now I just have to put together the dresser and changing table and finish all the little decorative accents like picture frames, art, etc….. What do you think?