I Finally finished the curtains for the girls room. I used this adorable fabric that reminds me of Fancy Nancy ~ little girls with tu-tus on! I think I may have to adjust it a bit but for now I am just delighted that it is done!!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
We try so hard to give our children all we think they need. We try to fill their lives with beauty. How obviously does God outdo us. We don't really have to try that hard. All they really need is love and to be told about Love. We came upon this pile of stacked stones one day while visiting the sea. My son was immediately drawn to it. He stayed there for some time moving and restacking them. Do they really need all the expensive things we buy for them when this pile of rocks gave him all his curious mind needed at that moment? How ironic that I should be trying to sell toys as well! Though, I am sure he would eventually get tired of the rocks. And I do enjoy making my little things ~ so be it!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Adventures in sewing
I love to sew but have only managed to make one thing for my Etsy shop. On the left is the photo of my daughter wearing a top I made for her and on the right is a photo of my daughters in dresses I made from the 
Portabello Pixie pattern. I LOVE these dresses. This is the joy of being able to make things for yourself. My daughter got bike grease (ACK!) on a lovely pair of pants I sewed for her from Amy Butler fabric. Talc or baby powder is great for getting out certian grease stains ~ ones that just make the fabric look wet and don't have much color. Don't dry it in the dryer until you are satisfied the powder has absorded it enough. It may take a few days of leaving the powder on the spot. In the end the grease did not completely come out of the pants ~ it left a light stain. It is ok - its kinda like a status symbol to my daughter I think. However, grease got on another dress I didn't sew and I used Goof Off and it worked great!
Portabello Pixie pattern. I LOVE these dresses. This is the joy of being able to make things for yourself. My daughter got bike grease (ACK!) on a lovely pair of pants I sewed for her from Amy Butler fabric. Talc or baby powder is great for getting out certian grease stains ~ ones that just make the fabric look wet and don't have much color. Don't dry it in the dryer until you are satisfied the powder has absorded it enough. It may take a few days of leaving the powder on the spot. In the end the grease did not completely come out of the pants ~ it left a light stain. It is ok - its kinda like a status symbol to my daughter I think. However, grease got on another dress I didn't sew and I used Goof Off and it worked great! Making dolls
Even though they take a LONG time to make I love making "fairy dolls", as my daughters call them, whether they have wings or not. I have made many of them ~ and keep making more. I even made them this "fairy house" for Christmas 2008. I nearly lost a few fingers but it was fun! They like it too!! I have just started making saint dolls too. But I need to wait for some more colors of felt to arrive in order to make any nuns or religious.
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