Inspiration!

Forgive my recent absence! Stephen and I have been working hard to prepare for our BIG move! We will be moving to Washington state in the next week and a half. It's a huge task to pack everything up, find new homes for our furniture and the countless other items we aren't taking with us. While we are sad to leave our family and friends in the south, we are greatly looking forward to the journey ahead in Washington! If you would like our mailing address, please let me know.

Today's crafty inspiration:

I found this awesome tutorial on how to make your own sandals! I wish I had a pair of inexpensive flip flops to experiment with. Hopefully I can make it to a local thrift store this weekend and try out this project.

Photos by annekata

How to make your own awesome sandals

Happy crafting and end of August!

Life is to be celebrated!

“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future,

and accepts you just the way you are."

I have been tremendously blessed with a circle of loving, faithful, encouraging friends

who have contributed to the woman I am.

We take every opportunity to celebrate life together, and weddings are a given celebration!

One of my best friends is getting married this weekend.

We had a day of celebration in honor of her a couple of weekends ago.

Here's a glimpse of the day:

"Quilty as Charged"

I found the following blurb about quilters/ sewing fanatics laughable!

...By the way I'm guilty of a LARGE majority of these actions. :)

You know you are a quilter if...

There's more fabric in the house than food.
"Fat Quarters" are not the heaviest part of your body.
Your ironing board is always set up, but you never iron clothes.
You think of your job as an interruption on your quilting time.
You pet fabric.
People are always picking threads off of you.
You can measure a scant 1/4 by eye.
"Featherweight" doesn't mean boxer.
Your "UFOs" are not from outer space.
You clean up your sewing room and they think you are leaving.

Happy Mother's Day to you and yours! I am thankful for such a loving Mom, Mother-in-law and Grandmothers who have taught me valuable lessons in life, including how to sew. I love you all deeply!

-Cher

Ruffled Headbands are in!

I've been away from the blog for a little while... mostly because I've been making lots and lots of headbands!

Adding a headband to any outfit seems to spice it up a bit. To purchase a headband visit my Etsy Shop. :)

Here are some of my most recent designs:

They are just so cute and fun to make! I'm always happy to make custom items.

Just leave me a comment or send me an email if you're interested in a custom order.

Enjoy your day!

Tea time!

So I started drinking green tea in the fall of last year, to improve my mind, body and daily living. Ever since then, I've become a bigger fan of hot tea, rather than the iced tea I grew up drinking in Texas. I came across this lovely necklace today and think it's AWESOME!

(Photo)

Isn't it just so cute!?!

What have you done today to improve your mind, body and daily living?

Art and flowers

In December I went to the Deluxe Indie Craft Bazaar and picked up some lovely prints from Christine Sharp-Crowe. It wasn't until this week that I was able to get them into some fun frames and displayed in the housey. I am liking them quite a bit.

Here they are, as well as our table adorned with cheery spring color! We need something lively to carry us through the remaining cold weather days in Oklahoma! The weather has been a roller coaster ride this Winter. Today is lovely and in the high 50's, but this weekend there is a chance of SNOW!

Looking forward to more warm days ahead... :)

Happy February!

This week Oklahoma welcomed February with a cold blanket of snow and ice! Since we had an abundance of time indoors this past weekend, I began a new sewing project. Imagine that! Haha. I'm working on a new set of fabric napkins for our dining pleasure. It will be made of grey and white cotton along with these lovely quilted blocks made from scrap fabric I already had! (I'm trying to be resourceful and eco-friendly) :)

Here's a sneak peak:

Our little housey covered in it's BIG white blanket:

My sister and I enjoyed a walk in the snow:

Happy February to you and yours!