Prepping for a tea party
Next week is the royal wedding which gives everyone more of an excuse to drink tea and eat scones. So need to finalize a design for a fascinator. The problem […]
Crafty
Raspberry brownies
As a thank you for birthday gifts I wanted to make some raspberry brownies for some friends. Used epicurious’s raspberry brownie recipe. https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/raspberry-spiked-chocolate-brownies-240506 Ingredients: 7 ounces dark chocolate (used Lindt […]
Happy Birthday dress for Zoey
In honor of Zoey’s 7th Birthday wanted to do kind of a 50’s pajama theme outfit. Instead of the pj shirt and pants (a la Cary Grant), went with little […]
Fascinators for dogs
The royal wedding is in a few weeks so have been trying to figure out fascinators for the dogs (and maybe me). With the help of a low temp (only […]
Summer canvas bag
I’ve been wanting to make a partial circle bag for a while. Since the weather is turning warmer, went with canvas and put the faux fur away. Had plenty […]
Trying to improve the Valentine’s Day dress
Having found white princessy fabric half off, decided to try to improve on this dress: Valentine’s Day dress part 2 The materials: satin / damask with butterfly flower pattern pink […]
Makeup pouch for me
I’ve been using a free bag from Glossier as the holder of my daily makeup. It is flat so it keeps falling over, hitting taller bottles like contact solution […]
Bunny ears for dogs
For Easter, the dogs decided they wanted to be bunnies. Bought these bunny ear headbands from Target’s dollar section. Cut the fabric off at the ends to expose the plastic. […]
Faux fur drawstring bag for Auntie K
The dogs’ Auntie K’s birthday is here and tried to figure out what to make. Was thinking something cute but practical – maybe a small bag to hold a […]
Snack Pouch for Auntie A
I get to see the dogs’ Auntie A whenever she’s in town for a conference. The dogs wanted to help me make a furry zip pouch for her. By help, […]