Grippy Slippers
Our house is full of wood floors. Â Pair that with a nearly walking ten-month-old and a Wisconsin winter, and you have a serious need for grippy slippers. I saw these slippers over at The Creative Maven. Â I knew…
Author: Jess
Homeschooling mama to five boys, homesteading and cultivating a home in Wisconsin.
A Little Something For Me!
The past couple of days have been rough mommy days. Â My almost three-year-old has been… sigh…. trying my patience. Â So, to keep my sanity, I decided to sew something for myself. Â And eat chocolate. I have a…
Thrifting Addiction
I have a serious thrift addiction. Â I love, love, love to go thrifting. Â It is such a thrill to go to a thrift store and find something amazing. Â Or, to find something that will be amazing. Yesterday, my…
I should never buy clothes again (AKA: I actually made something awesome)
I am digging Kids’ Clothing Week Challenge.  I have had so many projects in my head, but I needed a swift kick in the pants to get started and actually try some of them. I made my first shirt…
KCWC – day two
I work well under pressure, being “forced” to do something in a certain time frame.  So I like being challenged to get off my couch and actually make something from my to-do list  – which, at some point…
First day – success!
Whew! Â I made it through Day One of the Kids’ Clothing Week Challenge at elsie marley. Â The challenge is to sew for your kids, for one hour each day, for a week. Â I honestly wasn’t sure I’d even…
Kids’ Clothes Week Challenge!
Meg, over at Elsie Marley, is hosting (another) Kids’ Clothes Week Challenge. Â September 20-26th (which also happens to be my birthday week… sounds like a good way to spend it, if you ask me!). Â I’ve decided to take…
Arugula Pesto Chicken
I do not consider myself a foodie. Â But I love food. Â I really love to cook, but I hate following recipes. Â I do, however, like to find new and interesting ideas, giving them my own spin. One day…
Girl Clothes!
I am surrounded by boys. Â My kids are boys. Â My friends keep having boys. Â Seriously, there are a couple dozen kids at our church, and there is one lone girl (who can hold her own quite well, by…
From T-Shirt to Pants
I love to up-cycle…. refashion…. whatever you want call it. Â Taking another piece of clothing and turning it into something new is so exciting to me! Â New life, in the fabric form. That’s exactly how these pants happened….