Everywhere I look flowers are blooming and plants are growing. They are welcoming the warm weather and the opportunity to grow and stretch. For me, it is the opposite. I am ready to rest and heal. All I want to do is read, make things and slow down. A big part of me is struggling against this new phase I have entered. There is a fear that if I sit still things will start falling apart around me. As always, I stopped and asked for guidance. This is the one thing I know I can … [Read more...]
Thank You earrings I made for a friend this past week . Not much time for much else this past week. Taxes and clients took up most of my time. So happy to have the taxes done and out the door yesterday. I am in the midst of creating a soft book for my niece who is turning one soon. It is still in very early planning stages. I hope to get it finished before she turns two! If you are not receiving updates via email - click here. Thanks! Cindy … [Read more...]
Yesterday evening I wanted to make something quick and easy. I had these earrings that I don't wear much because they are small and get lost when I put them on. I like the color of these beads. I had some beads in my stash (glass - yellow and purple). I decided to refashion the above to this: Nice dangling beaded earrings I can wear anytime. I love the way they turned out. I'm glad I decided to do this jewelry refashion. Get blog posts via email! Click here. Is … [Read more...]
I had crochet motifs, some fabric scraps from an old sweatshirt and t shirt and a need to make something. Another easy project which did not take much time. I used the pattern template found on Sew4Home.com. I winged it from there. I started by using the sweatshirt material I had and made the inside of the mask. A note: The pins are where the elastic should be. I was going to sew the elastic to this piece so the elastic ends would be inside (once I turned the sleep mask … [Read more...]
Does the fabric look familiar? Ha, ha. Yes, I have used it here and here (well part of it). Normally, I try to buy only what I need for a project. With this fabric that rule went out the window. I couldn't help it. I loved this fabric when I saw it. I could not resist the birds. I removed the door to my office closet because it got in the way of valuable storage space. It is a great closet. All of my office supplies, file cabinets and scanner/printer fit inside. I … [Read more...]
I had some fabric left over from a book wrap and I had this McCalls pattern I made last year. This time I decided to do the top (View B) and leave off the ruffled bottom (tutorial for the ruffle is here). The feedback I had last time was that the way the straps are sewn makes it difficult to put the shirt/dress on and off. This time I decided to modify the way I sewed the straps. Instead of sewing both strap ends into the top, I decided to keep the front straps free. The … [Read more...]
