This week I made a dress for myself. I was so happy with how quickly it came together. This is the fourth time I’ve made this pattern so I’m learning how to tweak it and am happy with how it turned out. Once I started sewing the dress I realized I would need to line it. I’m so thankful for all my years of sewing which made this an option for me since it’s not part of the pattern.
I tried to a post a picture but for some reason it wouldn’t.
My middle daughter has been working on making and decorating a doll house for months to give to a little girl whose family is friends with ours. I think she’s done a brilliant job. She even found a bag of doll house furniture at our local thrift store to furnish the house with.
This post is such a great reminder of what our role as wives and mothers is and the power we have.
If you’re looking for a great way to celebrate going back to school, I love this cake!
Back to School and a Party Cake
I love this idea for a chess set made from Legos. I don’t think it would help me play any better, but it sure is cute.
This baby nest is so adorable.
I love quilts, and this has to be one of the most adorable baby quilts I have ever seen. I love, love, love it. In fact, I’m already thinking that I could make one of these for a bedspread for my own bed.
High Tea Crochet Fusion Quilt Tutorial
Just two more weeks before we start school. I’m not quite ready yet, but we’re getting there. I think one morning of hard work will put me where I need to be. How are your school preps going?
Intentional Simplicity 
She did an awesome job! it looks amazing.
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She spent a lot of time on it. I have no idea how much time, but she’s been working on it for months.
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Oh my – I had to pin the lego chess for Tim – he’d love that since he loves both chess and legos (neither of which interest me haha).
I’ll have to show the girls the dollhouse as they would love making that for their dolls and are always looking for new craft projects.
I need to get going on learning to quilt – the girls and I plan to do this the last semester of school but I have some Norman Rockwell fabric I’d like to make into a quilt for us..wonder if I can :).
I finally learned how to crochet a scallop edge so I wonder if it will start popping up places – hahaha.
That baby nest is adorable and I would have made one if I had seen it…however, this chunky monkey of ours would never fit into it now. At 6 months she is over 18lbs and doing well on mamma’s milk :). I wonder if the girls would like that baby nest for their American girl dolls..hmmmmm
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I pinned that Lego chess set too — I’ll have to show it to my son later.
I love dollhouses! I made one out of multiple boxes when I was about 11, and used old wallpaper sample books to paper it, put in flooring, etc. I tried to make all the furniture out of “found objects,” like the fuzzy parts of a pair of broken earmuffs became a fuzzy sofa. Such fun!
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I love projects where you turn “found” items into something else, and if it’s in miniature even more fun.
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