It’s time for Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays at A Jennuine Life! I’ve been wrapped up in Sew-vivor so I don’t have a great transformation to talk about. What did you make this week? Are you taking thrift store finds or items you’ve had laying about the house and remaking them into something.. more? Bring on {…Continue Reading}
I was contacted by Séverine Baron, a writer for Apartment Therapy last Friday. She wanted to feature my Seat Back Entertainment Organizer. As I’m sure you can imagine, I tripped over my own fingers to reply with an immediate “YES!”.The post was published today (too bad it wasn’t while voting was still open for Sew-vivor!!) and here it {…Continue Reading}
…and my flame has been extinguished. I’m so happy to have been part of this great competition and that it prompted me to create two projects that I (and my daughter Arden) love! I have enjoyed the camaraderie between the participants and have only the best feelings and wishes for the final three and can’t wait to {…Continue Reading}
Here are the links that I’m featuring this week – grab a button if you were featured: Jodi at Oh.Scrap.That. knocked off some cute burlap numbered buckets she spotted at her local Jo-Ann and gave me a new tool to investigate – the cropidile! Rita at Suburbs Mama purged her closet and shared a great {…Continue Reading}
Arden’s started taking dance classes last year, and her second recital is rapidly approaching. Her class is doing a routine to a song about dolls and teaching the dolls to dance. So guess who volunteered herself to make 15 dollies so she and her classmates could have custom dolls with hair and eye color {…Continue Reading}
Here’s the other half of my March Package Pal exchange – the goodies I received from Amy at Life Is A Trip Worth Taking. If you haven’t done a package exchange of some kind, I highly recommend it – I’ve gotten to know some lovely ladies through Package Pals and The Covert Robin with whom {…Continue Reading}
Psst! Don’t forget that today’s the last day to vote for round two of Sew-vivor. My project is #4 the Seat Back Entertainment Organizer. Voting is open until midnight PST tonight. Connie from A Piecework Life received my name in The Covert Robin swap. She lives in Portland (love that city!) and is a quilter. Connie {…Continue Reading}
It’s time for Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays at A Jennuine Life! The polls are open in the second round of Sew-vivor, please click over and vote for my Seat Back Entertainment Organizer your favorite project at Family Ever After. The poll is at the very bottom of the post. What did you make this week? {…Continue Reading}
This project was created as an entry for the button challenge of the Sew-vivor sewing competition hosted by Family Ever After. Buttons as a challenge had me stumped until inspiration struck from out of nowhere and this seat back entertainment organizer was born. Â Once I had it in my head I knew I had to {…Continue Reading}
Here are the links that I’m featuring this week – grab a button if you were featured: Marianne of French Happy Nest transformed a pair of chairs she found on the French version of Craig’s List from gloomy to happy. Love that Dwell Studios fabric! Amy at Serving Pink Lemonade made fruit snacks with ingredients {…Continue Reading}
