My uncle sewed a beach bag as Christmas presents for my mom about 30 years ago. This yellow and gray bag went with us everywhere. It is the bag of my childhood, made of yellow canvas and jeans, I think. When my mom showed me how the handles were ... [ Read More ]
Beautiful Blue Table
Hello Beautiful Table! My friend gave me a yucky old side table a while back, asking if I wanted to do something with it. Of course I did! But first I let it sit around my house for quite a long time. It had water stains and was extremely ... [ Read More ]
Vest to scarf brings JOY
Here's the story behind this little project: We went to Target to buy a birthday present for a little friend. There was a pre-entrance talk about our purpose. Followed by a reminder or two (or seventeen) in the store. I get it: It's hard to ... [ Read More ]
Chop, Chop
"I want a one strap dress, mom." Grace declared one day. I stopped what I was doing to take a look at the dress she was wearing and determined it would not work. I suggested we look for another dress that might work better for that style of ... [ Read More ]
A super dress
Superman is our families favorite super hero, so I knew I needed to reuse Joshua's old tee-shirt. Plus, it had one spot and one little hole towards the bottom, so it was not in "donate" condition. This is not my best sewing job, but Gracie ... [ Read More ]
Hang it up
About a year ago I picked up a king sized headboard on trash day and threw it into the back of my truck. The truck was new and sparkly; the headboard was old and dirty. I didn’t need a king sized headboard. Not at all. ... [ Read More ]