fabric find {hope valley}

Denyse Schmidt never fails to make fabric that I need to cut into and Hope Valley is by far my favorite yet. I just love everything about it. And after seeing the collection along with her inspiration - this old postcard - I think I love it even more. It speaks to me of simpler times, fresh air, and new beginnings. What would you make with it?







(photo credit)

weekend snapshot

We put up what few Christmas decorations we own this weekend. Husband has dubbed this area 'Christmas Corner' since we only have enough decor for this one spot, but it makes our home merry and bright and I am definitely getting into the Christmas spirit! The beautiful falling snow today helped with that too.



How About Orange posted a link to this free download-able advent calendar last week. At first I just taped it up on the wall but I thought it looked sad and unfinished so I whipped up a little home for it. I used an old frame I had and a fat quarter of Christmas fabric. All I did was staple the fabric to the back of the frame and then taped the advent calendar on, cutting the corners to match. It's amazing what a difference it made!

weekend snapshot

The two people I am most thankful for... We had a lovely, relaxing weekend with family and no end of delicious food - hope you did too.

I've been spending most of my free time this week doing a pretty major shop update for a Thanksgiving weekend promo. Visit the shop Nov. 27th - 30th and get FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING with a purchase of $25 or more!

And... since I am really thankful that anyone evens reads this blog I am giving you, my lovely readers, an extra perk! Mention that you read this blog in the message to seller box and I'll give you another 15% off!

I love this time of year and as I have been reflecting on my life these past few days I have shed quite a few tears of gratitude. I feel so blessed! I love my husband and little girl beyond words, and I am so grateful for my family, my faith, and my testimony. I don't know what more I could ask for...

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!


If you want to see a couple of the things that touched me this week go here, and here.

vintage coat pattern

I've been asked if I used a vintage pattern to make the Little Miss' church coat and the answer is yes! I made view 1 (the yellow one) but opted not to add the fake pocket flaps on the front or use lace on the collar. I am still tempted to make the large detachable collar shown in view 2, but we'll see if I ever get around to it. And how cute is that petal hat! Funny how the hat is what made me buy this pattern in the first place, but I have yet to make it!

This particular pattern I bought off Etsy (so many cute options), but I have found a lot of vintage patterns that cost next to nothing at thrift stores, garage sales, and my mother's sewing room closet!

christmas cards

I realized this year that I am all grown-up with a family so I should probably start sending out Christmas cards. That thought lead me to realize I had the perfect excuse to get us all dolled up in festive outfits and have a family photo shoot and so now I am determined to be all grown-up and send out Christmas cards. With that said, if I had as much money as I wanted to spend on them, I would choose these cards to send out with our picture... mmm... can you smell the scents through the screen?







(spotted on you are my fave)

new in the shop

Some of my favorite new additions to the shop! Thanks for stopping by!