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***This post is a collaboration with Beddy's. The content of the post and opinions expressed are my own.*** Hey Friends!!! As you know, I've got two little princesses that just adore sharing a room together. When we originally moved into our house here in CA, they insisted in bunking up so that they could use [...]
Another smashing success for One Thimble Sewing E-Zine - Issue 16 is now available and it's jam packed with incredible patterns, sewing articles, tips for small businesses and fun tutorials. I've had the pleasure of sewing and reviewing many patterns of the years for OT and I'm super excited to share with you my sew [...]
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This post is sponsored by Cricut. The opinions expressed in this post are my own. Affiliate links are included. Hey all!!! I hope you are enjoying your summer- soaking up the sun and warm air, getting to explore the great outdoors and spending lots of quality time with loved ones. If you're anything like me, [...]
Hey all!!!! If you're anything like me, as soon as those temperatures start creeping up after a long winter and the sun starts shining longer into the evening hours, your creative soul begins eagerly planning for summer sewing! Right?? Good news- Fiesta Fun Fabrics are out in your favorite quilt shops and online fabric stores [...]
Growing up in Michigan, I always thought I would be much happier (and warmer) in Sunny Southern California. In fact, when we first moved here last January I was shocked to feel the "frigid" temperatures of the lower 60s (living in Hawaii for almost 4 years will do that to ya!) and couldn't believe that the [...]
I set a goal for myself last year to send our kindergartener to school with at least one piece of handmade clothing each school day. I decided to keep myself accountable and post her daily outfit on instagram with the hashtag #schoolfashionbymom. In November, we found out we were moving from the eternal summer of [...]
Back to School already?!?!!? I swear just yesterday my oldest sweetie graduated from Kinder and here we are- August- ready to go back to school! I can't believe how fast the summer goes by but boy was it a fun one! The darling mermaids over at Made for Mermaids invited me to join the fun in their [...]
It's that time of the year when I get super geeked and pumped up about another amazing issue of One Thimble (affiliate link) sewing ezine is released and about a dozen new, epic, must-have patterns are available! This issue I am particularly excited about for two reasons: one, Little Lizard King's Hoya dress is one of the featured [...]
When you have to move from Hawaii, a part of your heart longs for the beach on a daily basis. Thankfully, our new spot in California isn't too far from the ocean and we can continue on with our beachy-photo set up! The girls and I went exploring in Del Mar to find this cute [...]
I love when I have the opportunity to sew up something fabulous from another pattern designer. It's a nice breath of fresh air in the midst of my own designs. Christie from Blaverry reached out to me to sew up and share about a great pattern of hers, the FINN top. Let's take a look at what I [...]
