Big Island Board Shorts!
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Author: Jess
Homeschooling mama to five boys, homesteading and cultivating a home in Wisconsin.
Summer Brights: Resize a men’s button up tutorial
Today I’m super excited to be part of the Knock it Off series at Elegance and Elephants. I’ll admit, I have a hard time shopping for regular priced clothes for my kids. Not only do kids outgrow their…
Thrifting Love!
There’s a local thrift stop that I frequent and just adore. There’s an entire section of the store devoted to sewing supplies. Um, hello! Love.Just this last weekend, I found a good stack of vintage patterns – including…
winners and sewing series fun!
Thanks so much to everyone who entered the fabric giveaways! Fabric is clearly a popular giveaway. [filing that tidbit away for the future!] I really wish I could have given you all fabric!! The winners were emailed and…
Classic Polo from Peek-a-boo Patterns
Is it wrong to love a shirt? Because I totally do. And the baby wearing it. Obviously. The Classic Polo, this newly released pattern from Peek-a-boo Patterns, is my new fave. How did I not know how easy…
Fabric + Vintage Trimmings! [oh yeah, another giveaway!]
I hope you’ve checked out the fabulous 24 yards of fabric that we’re giving away here. Part of me wishes I wasn’t involved so I could win all that loveliness. ;) Giving away fabric makes me giddy. So…
Spreading the love…
I wanted to share a few things I’m loving from around the blogosphere these days. My lovely friend Alyson at Vintage Sunshine makes the most aDORable hoops [I have one in my sewing room that I love!]. She’s…
Painted Gardening Tin: a Tutorial
I recently had the fabulous opportunity to play with some awesome painting supplies from Martha Stewart Crafts. I had about a bajillion different ideas, but when I came across these large tin buckets, I knew it would be…
15 Upcycled Sewing Project Ideas
Hooray for Earth Day! One of my absolute favorite things to do is to scour thrift stores [or our closets!] for fabrics to repurpose into something else. Call it upcycling, refashioning, or repurposing… there’s just so much possibility…
A 30 Minute Spring Wreath: a tutorial at Simple Homemade
Today I’ve got a tutorial over at Simple Homemade that is quick and easy and will give you a super fun addition to your spring decor. So click over to Simple Homemade to get the full how-to!