sewing room(s)

when i was a kid my Nana had a sewing room up on the third floor (it was a big house!) i thought a whole room for sewing was a bit over the top as an 8 year old but looking back ooooh how i wish i would have spent more time in that room. how i wish i had that room! so when we buy a house (or in my next life, which ever comes first) i'm going to root for a house that comes with a sewing craft room.


that and an out house for a natural light photography studio -- a girl can dream can't she?!


the following may look pathetic but trust me it's an upgrade to what i had going on less than 3 months ago.

 new storage space!

my dining room table sewing station that frequently gets held hostage in duck-man vs. batman battles

oh my poor girl

then of course if i want to iron anything i'm working on i need to high tail it to my bedroom where i have this lovely set up.

oh! and here is (part of) my photography studio. it's going to need a bigger corner soon!

made myself a skirt

and i like it!

of course Mayden had to get in on the action too...

like mother like daughter

i'm not the first one to make a skirt for my daughter. here are some pictures of May wearing a shirt my mom made me when i was a little girl. maybe one day Mayden will be making her daughter a cute little skirt too!

2 for the price of one

another skirt (well, two) 

-- next stop.... something for the boy!

i made a skirt.... like, a real skirt!

okay i'm really excited about this one... today, i made a skirt for my daughter! i mean an actual article of clothing. i feel like the possibilities are endless :o) i got some really great fabric from a wonderful friend and it has totally inspired me. i searched and searched for a beginner project that was a little more challenging than i had been used to . through SouleMama's blog i cam across this pattern. love it and it was soooo easy! there will be more skirts. trust me!

and the owls are perfect for May who just discovered Harry Potter

perfect for spinning. lots of spinning!

 is it perfect? uhhh no! but .....

she seems to like it anyway!

my new love

here she is.... my new love! my Mama gave it to me for Christmas (mostly because she wanted hers back i'm sure) it's already been getting a lot of use. needless to say i'm very excited to see what comes out of this thing!

i've recently been using my microwavable heating pad that i got for Christmas many years ago. it was the last one in the store and there is clearly a reason for it (smiley faces galore!) we're keeping our house chilly this year which is fine but the extra heat from these things is really helpful! i searched www.etsy.com for a new one and decided they looked easy enough to make so i gave it a try.

these are filled with beans but i'm going to give rice & feed corn a try to see which is best. the beans give off a "cooked" smell when heated that the kids don't like so i'll either add an essential oil to the mix or move onto the rice or corn.


after i made the one for myself i thought some smaller ones for the kids would be cute... and they are! i put one at the foot of their beds each night and it does seem to help. Mayden especially likes hers and keeps in on her feet while she's falling asleep.

i love this picture... a sign of things to come perhaps!

--don't worry it was unplugged, turned off and i don't think he could reach the peddle anyway :o)