I snagged the Sunki Dress from Figgys during a Friday Fiver last year and decided they’d make the perfect plaid flannel Christmas dresses! All three girls got matching dresses, but I only got pictures of my oldest two. This was a really fun, really slippery hike. The trail was covered in ice, but it wasn’t…
Sewing to Sell Review and Giveaway! (closed)
A couple weeks ago, a friend contacted me with questions about participating in a craft fair. She was having a hard time understanding the legality of using patterns to make items to sell, and just about the selling process in general. It’s a pretty complicated and gray area, so I didn’t have a lot of…
A Sewing Machine for Kids – Janome Sew Mini
Has your child asked to use your sewing machine? If so, you’re probably also familiar with the feeling of simultaneous heart-swelling pride (YAY! THEY LIKE SOMETHING I DO!) and the jab of a knitting needle straight through same said heart (OH DEAR LORD. NEEDLES). You’re torn. You want them to try it. And love it….
Coloring Book for Grownups: Playful Designs (WIN IT!)
I don’t mean to get all intensely personal about your creative habits, but have you colored lately? Like you did when you were a kid — gotten into the ZONE? Once or twice a week I have fun sitting and talking with my girls while we draw and color all sorts of things they’re interested in,…
Shades of Me: Coral Lady Skater Dress
You have your rose-colored glasses handy, right? Because I’m about to share the PINK skater dress I made as part of the Shades of Me sewing series! It’s a sewing challenge series hosted by Petit a Petit + Family and Welcome to the Mouse House, and the idea is simply to sew something monochromatic and…