Cutie Patootie

Cutie Patootie

My mother-in-law lives in Hawaii, has a full time job and manages to whip up the cutest dress for my daughter.  My daughter wanted to try it on herself.  Don’t mind the look on her face, I think she just wanted a snack. Checking out the new duds. 🙂 She...
Sheer pink nursery curtains

Sheer pink nursery curtains

I was so inspired by these ruffled curtains by Urbanoutters.com that I wanted to try making some myself for my daughter’s bedroom.  Aren’t they simply adorable? I love the color. I found sheer pink fabric from Joann’s fabrics and with my 50% off...
Hutch curtain

Hutch curtain

It’s time for a little craft room bidness/organization/sewing things just for fun.  You see this old hutch stock full of craft items? It’s great and I love all the storage, but something made me want to conceal some of it.  All the visual clutter...
8 weeks of sewing

8 weeks of sewing

And I made this!  My first garment -a fitted black and white pencil skirt.  Thank you to Ms. Edna at Durham Tech for giving me the skills to produce something just for me.  Here’s me right before leaving for my final class in which we had to wear...

Inspiration: Patio Chair fabric

It’s time to start the seat cushions for the Patio Chairs.  All of these fabrics below caught my eye. They are all from Fabric.com and I just love all of them.  I’m having a really hard time deciding which one to purchase.  The first two are...
Updated Metal Patio Chairs

Updated Metal Patio Chairs

Why is it that everything outdoors gets yucky over time? I guess in the South we have more rainfall than average so things outdoors can take a beating. These chairs live on our porch, where there is no overhead coverage, so as you can tell they have seen better days....