I got this thirty one purse two years ago. One can order new "purse skirts" to put over the base purse to update it, but I decided to sew my own. I used a 1/4 yard of this pretty NEW fabric and sewed up the sides and then sewed it by hand onto the purse...Perfect weather for backyard tea party picnic with dolls...
What makes me happy? My family, sunshine, giggles, scrapbooking, eating from our backyard, gardening, going for hikes, crocheting, playing in the snow, flowers, riding bikes and drawing!
The pretty city dress
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And then I sewed another dress.
The washing is still in the machine, the breakfast dishes are still in the
sink, the olives are still on the tre...
Homemaking and beauty in our home
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One of the rushnyks that we used
in our wedding
was blue and white;
it is the one we stood on before the table where
our crowns and the Gospel book were pl...
White Bean Salad
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White Bean SaladI like to make this salad according to what I have on hand,
varying it a bit each time I make it. Here's the basic template. It's a
great i...
Bribery
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I instagrammed this pic as well… I really wanted a pic of these two
together because Quincey is still my biggest helper. Always wanting to hold
him, kiss h...
em-em
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Larkspur’s Sunday Sweater is blocked and ready for buttons. I also
finished knitting a little dress for her bunny. Now I am working on one
for Beatrix’s ...
Intentional Summer: Exult in Monotony
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I was looking forward to a kicked back, lazy summer. Then, I started penciling in the "to-dos" on the calendar. The next few months look much busier than I i...
Sketch to Scrapbook Page :: A Corner Gathering [13]
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[image: scrapbook page by shimelle laine @ shimelle.com]
Can I start with something almost entirely random for this post? I haven’t
taught local (or local...
Raw-ish
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Feel free to skip this post.
I ate salads on my birthday last month. Three of them. And I don't even
really *like* salad.
A while back I mentioned to Aaro...
Arrested Development sampler
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[image: What a Fun, Sexy Time for Me!]
stitched by Beadgirl
I, too chose to commemorate my watching of the 4th season of Arrested
Development (*all of it*)...
Terrain
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Happy new week! I'd like to tell you about a most beautiful store. It's
called Terrain. Once I stepped inside, I never wanted to leave. Let me show
you why...
Whit's Knits: Slip Stitch Dishtowels
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These dishtowels look really complicated to make, don't they? I love that
because, just like you want hard things to look easy, it's a great coup to
make...
Piping, ruffles and edging
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I love collecting insert tapes and piping: finding the right one can
instantly change the look of a piece of clothing or a bag. Most recently
I've been...
Epic Birthday Fun
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It’s hard to believe he’s 11! He was such a little guy when we got him.
Time passes too quickly. It was a Hot Wheels birthday this year. It’s so
funny h...
now here I'm standing with my college degree
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Always, always vote. Even if the election is stupid, even if there is no
good choice, even if it's 'not going to make a difference.' It does.
Really? Nowa...
This morning had all of it.
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the first red zinnia
"The early morning has gold in its mouth," said Ben Franklin. I bet he
meant a different sort from what I found this morning. The bi...
Rainy Day Cooking
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Oh, it was nice: A rainy day, and just us girls here. We walked up to the grocery store and bought chicken and mushrooms and spinach and egg-roll wrappers, a...
Summer arrives
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We may have been lulled into thinking this would be a mild year by a wet
and cool spring, but summer is here now in all it's oppressive and sticky
gl...
Hawaiian Sunsets
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Hello Friends! If you know me at all you know I am obsessed with clouds and
sky and colorful sky pictures. I am constantly amazed at the beautiful
colors d...
FAVORITE LITERARY FATHERS
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*Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance. *
~Ruth E. Renkel
*Hop On Pop (Dr. Seuss)*
As a follow-up to my Mother's Day "Most M...
My cut files launched this week + check it out!
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WooHoo...I am so excited! This week is the launch of my first batch of
cut-files for Fancy Pants Designs through the online Silhouette store. It
has been s...
Colorado "Vacation" Day Five
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Traveling with children definitely takes some getting used to. We don't do
it much, so no one is really used to it. To "vacation" would be restful,
ideall...
backyard strawberries
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Nearly every evening for the past couple weeks, I've been visiting our
little strawberry patch, a raised bed of 14 plants in our backyard. I
planted m...
a pink sparkly birthday unicorn
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[image: pink unicorn]
You guys, I am so excited by this finish!! I actually got to make something
that isn't destined for the craft sale. I made this unico...
The Piano Teacher
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Perhaps you had a less-than-inspirational piano teacher as a child? No? I’m
so pleased. Music should be taught with encouragement, passion, praise and
love...
First Summer collage
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Hello!! How are you? How is your summer/winter?
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We're just FINE:)) or should I say SUPER FINE. I like the beginning of
summer, so much color and antic...
Back in the USA ;-)
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We found the beach onbase ;-) we are sooooooooo excited to be near a
beach. After many years in snow , cold, gloom Germany .... It is a relief
to see th...
Natural Hair Fashions by Gabriel
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Gabriel has been working with the TOP hair stylists to come up with new hot
fashions for the summer. He uses only natural ingredients to create his
works o...
Art bird hoops
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Do you ever get like this? S-t-u-c-k on something like it's nobody's
business?
"Green Bee Eater" by Val's Art Studio, 5"
I have been stuck on art birds fo...
Felt-ertainment
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My daughter Charlotte should write a book. I've never seen a more prolific
eight-year-old. She is a craft-making machine. Her favorite stuffed animal
is an...
person to person
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“A community is the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the
place is shared, and that the people who share the place define and limit
the possib...
Yarn Along: beginnings and endings
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I'm still knitting away on these vanilla socks, plus I cast on for these
nerdy socks. It was exceptionally cold and rainy this week, which is a
knitter's...
Quick Cheese Pascha
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Sorry that I again took such a break from updating! I admit I have sort of
gotten out of the habit of updating, but am determined to get back to it!
Both...
And Life Continues to move quickly
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We’ve had a busy, busy few weeks. I visited my Dad and sister out in St.
Louis for Palm Sunday. Holy Week and Pascha were filled with services and
mor...
6 months in a flash (sorry for the wonky pics!)
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Vasilopita to open the year!
Hand-knit Baptismal gown fitting! Beautiful!!! Knit my Maria's nouna's
sister!
Snuggles with Pops
Quilt for Baby. ESue's sc...
Friend or Foe and How Do You Know?
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A simple spice has reminded me that calling things by their proper names
according to their actual properties is important and helpful. It reminded
me of ...
Unfinished Ramblings
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I cannot feel the cold against my skin
While fire consumes my every sense
The quiet is gone from my head
Only chaos and chattering prevail
Complacency fills ...
when I'm a wee bit stressed
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This is what I do when I'm stressed: I become obsessed with some
project—embroidery, sewing, photography, and I throw myself at it so that
the hours pas...
Spring is here, life renewed.
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I can't believe it's been 3/4 of a year since I posted. I can't believe
people still come to look.
Red-flowering Currant. The hummingbirds love these!
As ...
Easter brunch and a cocktail for spring
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[image: DSC05843]
Happy Easter! We don’t really celebrate, but any holiday is a chance to eat
some great food. We had friends over for brunch this mornin...
Things Are Jumpin’
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We’ve been blessed with some days of sun lately and, wow, it’s been shear
bliss. Like this:
[image: JerInTheSun-9983]
See what I mean?
That’s how we’v...
The Hidden Garden
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We all have a longing to find a secret garden and to cultivate it in our
lives. Jane G. Meyerhas written a lovely parable telling us that the
secret ga...
Beauty Care In Different Seasons
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*Introduction: In this time the beauty is most important for younger and
teenager. Each season is affects our beauty. Even though, make up material
which i...
Discovering King Tut’s Tomb
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Or maybe this post should be titled “Having too much fun homeschooling.”
For our history curriculum we use Susan Wise Bauer’s Story of the World
set. Thi...
Adventures in Pompom Land!
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I was very surprised when I received a total unexpected package in the mail
a few days before Christmas from my lovely editor, Beth Sweet, from Lark
Craf...
Happy Birthday Shoes To Me
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Yeah, yeah. I never post here. Let's just skip that conversation from now on, shall we? Saves time. I couldn't break from tradition though. Had to share my b...
Mapping things out
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Once again, Sherry and Katie are hosting the Pinterest Challenge, this time
along with Sarah and Carmel. The whole point to the challenge is to
motivate yo...
This is life
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Today, Church, pain meds, and laundry. Tomorrow, (God willing) pumpkin
patch, applesauce making, sauerkraut, lox, and fermented carrot starting.
Now, a nap...
Frost
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There was a slight coating of frost upon the grass this morning. As I took
Colby out for his morning constitutional, there was a audible bend
underfoot. ...
Medicine from Recommended Pharmacies
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With prescription medicines, there are so many choices to choose from and it is not easy finding cheaper and effective alternatives. Does your Government p...
You Heard It Here First:
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*PolitiChicks STATE Press Release*
*For immediate release August 13, 2012*
As we speak, *PolitiChicks.tv* is being transformed from a produced-ty...
Smell ya' later Second Grade . . .
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It has been an awesome year & it went by so fast!
Can't believe my baby is going to be a BIG 3rd grader in September:)
The Naked Face Project
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Have you heard of The Naked Face Project? I just found out about it last
night through a mailing list I’m on. I was intrigued and interested,
largely b...
Yoga Saga
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Well, hello again!
I have gone back to my original yoga book. sigh. Rodney is just a little
too hard core for me these days. I will work up to him, because...
Homemade Chocolate Granola Bars
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Here’s our first recipe for the new page we created titled: “Kids in the
Kitchen.” Our girls love granola bars…but we’ve been noticing that one
never seems...
Confessions from an (almost) Canceled Photoshoot
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Flexibility wasn't something that I was known for about 5-6 years ago. In
fact, I was probably one of the least flexible people you would likely come
acr...
First Day of Preschool
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It's official!! My very first blog post for the Momenta Design team went up
today! As you know, I was really excited to get the box! And it didn't
disappoi...
A little more quiet
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I've decided to take a break from this blog for awhile. We are incredibly
busy now and I expect we'll stay that way for a bit longer.
I'm a little burne...
Paper Puppets and Carton Creatures
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*Lions and Tigers and Turtles, Oh My!*
A fun morning making creative critters of all kinds with recycled
containers, scraps, and left-over art suppli...
My culinary dreams have come true...
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We had some Kohl's cash to use, so tonight after we went to Bed, Bath and
Beyond to get our canning supplies, we dropped in. I perused the clothing
and di...
2 comments:
That's so lovely! Good job!
I have a purse that I don't like that much. I should try doing this to spruce it up!
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