We had fun crafting up matching star wand and headbands to go along with our Wren and James collab ‘Summer Nostaglia’ – where girls can match their doll in twinning pinafores! I share a demo on how to make these on Studio 5 KSL which you can see here.
Tag: 4th of July
I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy…
As usual we had a fabulous time at my family’s Fourth of July reunion in Colorado and as usual, we went all out. This year we decided to go with the birth of America, 1776 theme and the end result was nothing short of amazing. My mother created a lovely patriotic environment complete with …
Summer Fun Jars
I have to give full credit to my cousin Crystal for this summer fun idea. For the Mudpuppy giveaway she commented: “So this summer me and the kids made a summer fun jar so I don’t have to be as creative everyday. Each week they pick out an outing, a food to make, and an …
[a dilapidated barn and a…]
We had our annual photo shoot whilst on vacay, as is now the tradition, and what better backdrop than my parents out-of-service barn? We’ve used this fond location before but this time we decided to venture on inside and we were delighted with what we found. Not only was there a delicious amount of woodsy …
[fireworks and a…]
Whew! We have finally returned home from our annual summer reunions to see family and friends and as usual, had a most excellent time. The kids were over the moon with seeing grandparents and cousins and we couldn’t have been happier either. We pretty much didn’t see Little A at all in the past 3 …
Vintage Americana part II
My talented little sister managed to squeeze in some digital processing between morning sickness, birthdays and the usual busy mom schedule so that I could show you all the rest of these photos she took of our little family. Thanks LJ! ***for those of you who asked-I used the Project Runway Simplicity pattern 2725 for …
[sharing with you a little slice of our…]
I thought I’d better share with you a few snapshots of our splendid Fourth of July celebration before the month was actually over. I’m still waiting on a few photos that my little sis took of us that I will of course post later.I was so happy with how all the boys ensembles turned out. …
[summer magic…]
Things are coming along with my Summer Magic party sewing. I still have some finishing touches to do on this little overall number for baby O but I’m happy with it so far. I tried it on him and it’s to die for. Truly.And here are little A’s knickers that I mentioned earlier. They are …