by Virginia | Mar 23, 2011 | Books, give away, owls, sewing, thriting, tutorial
I got a request to make a small version of my Lucky the Elephant and it turned out so cute. I decided to make smaller versions of the owls for my show in a few weeks. I set the printer to 65% and it made a really nice size. I made 6 different owls...
by Virginia | Mar 21, 2011 | decorating, gardening, sewing
This time of year I try to find a forsythia bush and break off a bunch of branches (yes, I asked the owner of the bush!). It used to be kinda tricky to find them but now I know what it looks like and I see it everywhere! Once you bring it home, put it in...
by Virginia | Mar 17, 2011 | Dress a Girl Around the World, gardening, Holiday, sewing
Did you all see that 217 dresses were made for the Dress A Girl Around the world sew along?!! That is awesome. Although, there were a ton more dresses that I loved, here are a few of the beauties… Dress #7 for Dress a Girl Around the World, 2....
by Virginia | Mar 11, 2011 | Dress a Girl Around the World, sewing, tutorial
I have known for about a month that I was going to do a pocket tutorial for Vanessa's sew along. I have been really excited to participate! Until yesterday afternoon I was just going to do a simple pocket with rick rack around the edge. Now,...
by Virginia | Mar 9, 2011 | Dress a Girl Around the World, sewing, thriting
If you kind readers haven't noticed, I complain A LOT about bad weather. You may ask yourself, "Why oh why does she choose to live in Pittsburgh??" 2nd only to Seattle for lack of sunny days! It's for the love of my hubby,...
by Virginia | Mar 3, 2011 | decorating, sewing, thriting
I have been trying to psyche myself up to try upholstery for a long time. This project I did over the weekend was yet another step to get me there. I found 6 of these chairs at the thrift store for $25. I really only needed 2 but at that price, I...
