Tutorial: How to Make this Lovely Fabric Corsage

Want to make one of these?
They're simple, quick, fun and even something you can do with your kids.
Thanks to Molly Chicken for the tutorial. A friend of hers bought something similar to this, which she took apart to figure out how to make.

By the way, take a few more minutes to read through her blog. Her British humor is such a pleasure! She claims she can't write but I laugh at nearly all of her posts. She's also EXTREMELY talented and willing to share. Have fun!

Japanese Miniature Dollhouse

I wish I could tell you where I got this picture but I don't remember.
It is from a Japanese craft book.
This is an entire room done in miniature! Absolutely amazing!

Garden Party Frock Giveaway

Kathleen Dougherty of Grosgrain is also giving away this adorable dress.

The dress is made from green broadcloth material with a crochet trim that runs throughout the dress. She says it reminds her of something that might be worn to a garden party. So she named it Garden Party Frock. Her sewing skills are amazing! Head on over and check it out! Garden Party FrockGiveway.

Vintage Halloween Tags

So here's what I've been working on. I made these tags using a reproduced picture of an old French document from the 1800s.
I cut each tag by hand, stamped the tag, added a picture from (copy of ) a vintage Halloween post card, then added glitter and two colors of ribbon for hanging.

Sewing Skills Envy

How beautiful is this quilt!?
Some lucky little girl has the good fortune to be the daughter of Kellie from Don't Look Now. Her sewing skills are amazing. I wish I had a 10th of her talent. Of course having the right machine helps but you need to be naturally creative to come up with a design like this.

She also made this pillow with the help of her daughter's class. Truly amazing work. She appliqued around each petal and leaf!

Sweet and Shabby Vintage Cupcake Tin of Art Goodies

Look at all these lovely art goodies! Can you believe they're giving this away over at Sweet Six Studio.? It's a promotion for an art workshop they are conducting. There's more information there for how to win this plus how to join the workshop. I'm seriously considering it myself. What a great idea.

At the Zoo

We took Madison to the zoo - her first trip.
Here are three of my favorite people: my daughter, Madison and my son in law. We had a great day and Madison probably didn't know what was going on but she always enjoys being out around people as she is very sociable (just like her mom).

Strawberries and Ric Rac

I don't think I ever showed you this dress with matching bloomers that I sewed for Madison a long time ago. It was one of the very first (maybe even the first) things I made when I found out my daughter was pregnant. I added the ric rac and also the applique on the front. I love the colors and the sweet strawberries.