I was so tickled when Jen of Jennifer Lauren Vintage contacted me and asked if I would be a tester for her very first pattern release! I love Jen and her style and I knew it was going to be a great pattern, so I happily agreed.The Afternoon[Read more]
I recently found some vintage McCall’s Needlwork and Crafts magazines at two separate estate sales, and I have to say I’m a little obsessed! There’s so much great fashion and craft inspiration in each one. I thought some of you might like to see it too, so I snapped[Read more]
Hi friends! I hope you all had a wonderful New Year! I had a busy day working, attending my cousin’s wedding, and finally falling asleep on the couch before midnight! How did you celebrate your new year? Did you go out or are you a homebody like me? Now that[Read more]
Thanksgiving is over and the holiday season is officially upon us, everyone! In honor of that fact, I made my first holiday craft of the year last weekend: some little vintage-inspired felt ornaments to decorate my Christmas tree. Read on if you’d like to learn how to make your[Read more]
Hey everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend! Can you believe it’s already the middle of November? I’m going to try yet again to hand-make as many Christmas presents as possible, so I’d better get on that ASAP… I found these pictures on my computer this past weekend-[Read more]
I’m so excited to finally share my Halloween costume with you all! I spent the last few weekends working on it, and in my typical fashion, I was putting the finishing touches on right up until the night before Halloween! I told myself last Halloween, after wearing my cowgirl[Read more]
I’ve decided to try a new feature around here that I think you’ll enjoy. I find so many awesome resources online all the time that I want to share, so each month I’ll be posting a different topic with links to ten great online resources pertaining to that topic. If[Read more]
I was recently contacted by Hart’s Fabric to create a tutorial using some of their fabrics. I got into the spirit of the season and came up with this skull pillow set that’s perfect for Halloween! I’m calling it the “Boy Meets Ghoul” pillow set- check out the tutorial at[Read more]
Today I’m going to share an easy DIY perfect for sewers and crafters. It’s a magnetic plate that you can throw your pins on as you sew- and the pins will stick to it! I owe the idea for this project to my cousin, Jennie, who made me one[Read more]
Presenting, at long last, my Fall for Cotton project! The challenge was to create a vintage pattern using 100% cotton fabric. I’m calling it the Sunset Stripes dress because the colors remind me of those in a particularly beautiful sunset (if you like the fabric, you can find it here).I’m[Read more]