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custom wedding vows
Last year I was approached via email by a husband wishing to gift his wife with a custom embroidery of his wedding vows to her. There was a catch to it – they had been married in front of this amazing...
View Articleproduct announcement {new bookmarks!}
I saw a photo a while back on Pinterest of this stack of books and these dangling bookmarks made with vintage jewelry. About the same time, Ms Sonia of dandelyne mini hoops fame introduced a smaller...
View Articleon fasting from social media
The end of my 40 days is near and it’s been an interesting 40 days. If you are new to this space, I turned 40 back on April 2nd and in celebration of my 40th birthday made a list of 40 things I want to...
View Articleextravagant love
It’s been a tumultuous few mornings in our house. Lots of tears, fussing, fighting and lots of hard parenting. But today, after a foot stomping, fussing and complaining walk to school – a friend is...
View Articlesewing camp #2 {fun with your american girl}
Yesterday I wrapped up my last summer sewing camp. We had a blast making all sorts of great things for our dolls and what a sweet group of girls I had to teach! Here’s a recap of our week. Day One:...
View Articlea little organizing
This Fall is going to be full of some big changes in our house. The boy is headed to 6th grade (middle school here we come) and the chick is staying home and doing 3rd grade with me. That’s right. We...
View Articleover here today….
I’m over at the &Stitches blog today sharing how to add beaded thread to your embroidery designs. Check it out! I even threw in a free pattern for you to stitch up yourself! And...
View Articlecelebrating with sewing
The other night I had the joy of celebrating one little girl’s birthday with a little sewing. Eleven sweet girls gathered around tables with hoops, needles and a mix of felt flowers and buttons and...
View ArticleJournal: Cultivating a presence
I started this blog as a way to journal, write and share what I was making when my nearly 10 year old daughter was an infant. I wasn’t writing for comments. I wasn’t writing because I wanted to link...
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2017 Year in Review
If I think back over some goals I had set for myself years ago, this year would have been the banner year for meeting those. From published articles to Etsy orders to Instagram and even reading – there...
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