Last week we had the following conversation at the dinner table: Me: “Sofie, can Mommy make you the raddest tshirt ever?” Sofie: “No thank you, Mama.” Me: “But if I make you a cool shirt will you wear it?” Sofie: “Hmm…no.” Me: “Okay, if I make a shirt will you wear it for me to take some pictures?” Sofie: “Oh yeah!” Actually, she LOVES it! And honestly, so do I!! And though she wasn’t exactly…
Continue readingI injured my shoulder last week and spent most of the weekend at my parents house. To make me feel better, my Mom bought me the latest issue of “Where Women Create” and I was glued to it. I can’t believe Amy Butler uses an old Singer that’s remarkably like mine! Anyway, being inspired by these huge, beautiful, amazing spaces people create in, I decided to share my own little creative nook. This is the…
Continue readingI’m so excited to post about this! When I met Dana, I fell in love with the skirt she was wearing. She made it herself (obviously) and she showed us how simply she’d shirred the waistband. The next day, during the mystery workshop at Whipstitch, we were encouraged to use thrifted tees. I’m devastatingly terrified of knits so I steered clear and made my (award winning) cotton fabric dress. But I was inspired. I developed…
Continue readingA few weeks ago, my sister and I started formulating an idea. My Mom had wanted to take her Granddaughters out for tea before they went back to school (my kids would just be tag-alongs as they’re obviously not school-aged yet). But since our girls are so young, we figured it would be more fun to have it at home, so I offered to host it at our house! I called my Aunt, cousin and…
Continue readingWHEW! It’s been a busy 2 weeks around here! I never expected my etsy store to take off the way it did, and I had a line of projects already stacked up before those orders came in. In 10 days I managed to make 9 shirts, 4 bibs, 2 burp cloths, 3 baby blocks, 2 crayon rolls, and 35 bean bags! All while running my home and taking care of my girls! I took my…
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