Would You Like to Swap Ads for August?

  Hi blog friends! You may remember last month I asked if any fellow bloggers would be interested in swapping banner ads with me for the month of July. This means we would agree to display each other’s banner ads in our blog sidebars for one month as a way[Read more]

Sewing Project: Peach and Black Hawthorn Dress

Yay! I managed to make my Hawthorn dress in time for the sewalong! It was quite a challenge to get this dress done in between work and all of the Super Online Sewing Match projects. For some reason, it’s hard for me to switch back and forth between sewing projects-[Read more]

Thrifty Thursday Vol. 50: A Good Weekend’s Finds

Hi friends and welcome to this week’s Thrifty Thursday, where I share my weekly thrift store/ estate sale/ flea market finds. I can’t believe this is my 50th Thrifty Thursday post! Time flies when you’re having fun! (If you’d like to see the rest of the posts, click here). Most[Read more]

Sewing Project: Kitty-Cat Tote

I made this tote bag last week as a birthday present for my friend Danielle, who’s very much a cat person (check out her blog, it’s seriously amazing!). It was a bit belated because I totally underestimated how much time I would need for it and started it the day[Read more]

Thrifty Thursday Vol 49: URO (Unidentified Rattan Object)

Hi everyone and welcome to this week’s edition of Thrifty Thursday, where I share my weekly thrift store/flea market/estate sale finds Once again, I’m getting this post out a bit late, and once again, it’s due to my sewing duties. I was so stoked to find out on Wednesday that[Read more]

Oilcloth Patio Set Makeover

I’m so excited to finally share this project with you! I bought this set at a local thrift shop almost a year ago for just $15! I fell totally in love with the adorable ice-cream shop vibe and snapped it up as soon as I saw it (even though I[Read more]

Super Online Sewing Match Round 1 Project: A-Line Skirt

   Here it is, the skirt I’ve been working furiously on this week for Sew Mama Sew‘s Super Online Sewing Match! The first challenge was to make your own A-line skirt using the video tutorial “Design and Sew and A-Line Skirt” by Deborah Moebes on Craftsy.  I chose to make[Read more]

Thrifty Thursday Vol. 48: Better Late Than Never!

Hi everyone and welcome to this week’s edition of Thrifty Thursday, where I share my latest thrift store/yard sale/estate sale/swap meet finds I apologize for the lateness of this post, I usually get my Thrifty Thursday posts ready on Wednesday night, but I’ve been pretty busy the last few days[Read more]

July Antique Space Update

Wow, it’s been a while since my last update on our antique selling adventures! I’ve got a lot of news to share with you! After weeks of neglect, we finally made it down to our antique spaces in Los Alamos on Saturday. The place actually looked really good, so that[Read more]