irene suchocki photography

I can't stop staring at these beautiful images from Irene Suchocki, and daydreaming that I am walking the streets of Paris with the love of my life.

snowflower dress

I love this dress pattern from 1974. It's simple, yet the flutter sleeves and bodice line make it so sweet and girlie.

Pair this dress with leggings and some pigtails and you'll have one adorable little girl!

charm packs, layer cakes, and jelly rolls

This picture just confirms my need to start collecting embroidery hoops and pretty fabric (although I have the fabric collection well on its way already).


Picture from informative post on charm packs, layer cakes, and jelly rolls - all precut fabric stacks for easy quilting from Moda. I LOVE these packs. They make the sometimes daunting task of choosing fabrics that look good together all but obsolete! And it doesn't hurt that you don't have to get out your rotary cutter either.

easter dresses

My mother loves to sew. She sewed for her children, and now she sews for her grandchildren- and we love this fact! This year she sewed her granddaughters Easter dresses from this adorable bubble dress pattern by...

I adore all of their patterns!

I love how they turned out! I can't wait to dress the Little Miss up in her first Easter dress! Thanks mom!

upcycling: skirt hangers & binder clips

These ideas are so simple and ingenious.

Use your vintage skirt hangers to hang up odd sized posters...and add more visual interest at the same time.


Hang up your artwork using a large binder clip and paint it to match. A great idea for your nursery - you won't have to worry about it falling on your little one!

upcycling: florist vases

Just last week I was trying to figure out where to put the 6 or 7 florist vases I have collected over time. I really appreciate and love getting flowers, but its just one more vase sitting around collecting dust once the petals have wilted. So, I was excited to come across this idea - to use them as planters for an indoor herb garden!

Now I wish I had a ledge beneath my kitchen window to sit them on...


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