My Creative Space

The girls are really getting into Valentine's this year and we have some card making planned for this evening. In an effort to be a bit more frugal for class parties I opted for some homemade crayons instead of Valentine candy.
I got the crayon tutorial from here. It worked perfectly and did a nice job of using up all of our small crayon pieces.



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Vintage Monday

On Mondays: a photo of some treasure I have discovered in the deep recesses of a thrift store or estate sale, either listed in my shop or now part of my house...
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While at the thrift store this weekend, looking for a dress for myself, I found this great vintage Liberty of London tie. I fell in love with the soft cotton fabric, the colors and the pattern. So even though I've never actually known my husband to wear a variation of pink I quickly purchased it. Unfortunately, I was unable to convince him that he could swing the tie. Sigh I guess I'll have to put it up in the shop, darn it!

My Creative Space

A peaceful morning with the boy; me with stamps...him with play dough. The perfect way to start a creative day.


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Shirt Sew-Along

Today is Day 1 of the Men's Shirt Sew-Along. I have to admit I am a bit nervous about it all and I'm just hoping to have a shirt with only a few errors and it will fit well enough to actually be worn.
Here is the fabric I picked out. It's flannel shirting and when I touch it I just want to wrap myself up in it, which I hope bodes well for a cozy shirt. I am doing the pattern with muslin ie: vintage sheet, first to catch the mistakes I am bound to make, so hopefully by the time I get to the real fabric I have worked out any bugs!
Anybody else out there doing the shirt sew-along?

Vintage Monday

On Mondays: a photo of some treasure I have discovered in the deep recesses of a thrift store or estate sale, either listed in my shop or now part of my house...
Join along and show me some of your great finds.


I have a lot of typewriters, more than one person in the 21st century really needs. But I find some small pleasure by their aesthetics and the look of a typed note. This one is my favorite and sits in my sewing room. The color is what really makes it for me.

My Creative Space

Working on a double pointed needle holder for a friend. I love this fabric, just looking at it makes me think of spring and things blooming!

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Kestrel

Today I have to highlight the amazing quilt my mother hand pieced for my son. I know I've mentioned this before but all three kids of my kids have a bird for a middle name. My oldest is Wren, middle is Jay and the youngest is Kestrel. My mom has made a quilt for each child and is finally getting to my three year old. Because she hand quilts EVERYTHING it's taken her some time to get to his, but it has been well worth the wait. She goes through the whole process on her blog if you're curious how she pieced it together. I can't wait to see it quilted and as always I'm amazed at her creative talent. Thanks mom!