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# Sew a Fine Seam

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- [Green Dresser Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2025/03/19/green-dresser-makeover/) - Green Dresser Makeover - a tired and yellowed white finish gets new life with SW Emerald paint in Courtyard green.
- [Applesauce Making](https://sewafineseam.com/2024/10/15/applesauce-making/) - Applesauce making, 2024. I make applesauce almost every year. This year I bought a bushel of apples, made it all into sauce and shared it with my two daughters who have moved into their own homes. It's the perfect amount for us and will most likely last till next September. Then we will head to
- [Apple Dumplings and Autumn Picnics](https://sewafineseam.com/2023/09/26/apple-dumplings-and-autumn-picnics/) - Apple Dumplings are probably my most favorite FALL dessert. As I type this, I'm already trying to wrangle an Autumn Picnic
- [Printed Stickers](https://sewafineseam.com/2023/09/21/printed-stickers/) - Printed stickers are one of my favorite ways to see my daughters art displayed. Printed at sticker mule, her hand drawn art transfers perfectly to the flawless
- [Girls.  Sisters.  Friends.](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/20/girls-sisters-friends/) - Girls. Sisters. Friends. Daughters of mine - these three keep life from ever being dull or boring. They keep me from becoming too self-centered and complacent. They frustrate the living daylights out of me sometimes (on a daily basis) they make me lose my temper (only occasionally) they make me want to climb the walls and pull my hair out.
- [Spring Wreath - made of Bedsprings](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/04/20/spring-wreath-made-of-bedsprings/) - Hello, from the Midwest, where we are eagerly looking forward to Springtime. The chilly temps and snow on the ground is growing old and we are ready for sunshine and green grass - and it's coming soon! Here at Sew a Fine Seam we were getting tired of old man Winter so we decided, in
- [My Business Journey | Successful Home Business Part 2](https://sewafineseam.com/2023/07/24/successful-home-business/) - (to read part one, click here) You can also read the post THE MIDDLE PART which is where I feel I've been the past 3 years My Business Journey Recording the tale of a successful business journey is a bit like a bunny trail or a squirrel chasing nuts. AUTHORS NOTE : Most of this
- [My Business Journey | 101](https://sewafineseam.com/2020/05/26/my-business-journey-part-1/) - I didn't grow up with a dream to be a maker or have my own business. I never set out to be an entrepreneur, or own a business. All I really wanted to do was marry a gentleman and be a mommy. So I did that. I married the man God made for me, and
- [how to make a pillow with an envelope closure](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/03/10/how-to-make-a-pillow-with-an-envelope-closure/) - A pillow is one of the easiest and fastest sewing projects, and is great for beginners. My nine year old recently agreed to learn to use the sewing machine and her first project was a pillow. She likes to sew by hand but has been a bit afraid of the machine up until now. Might have something to do with the fact that the machine is almost as big as she is? :D I need to dig out my old machine for her - it's smaller and much less intimidating for a beginner. Anyway, I decided it was time to share a tutorial on how to make a pillow with an envelope closure. It's so easy and fast and I assure you if you can sew a straight line with a machine you can make a pillow. And if you can't sew a straight line with a sewing machine then you probably just need a guideline added to show you where to line up your fabric ;)
- [Pouffe - the pattern and how to make one.](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/01/make-pouffe/) - Remember my pouffes? The ones I made last year? You can find pouffes I made that feature the Union Jack here and here. The spelling of pouffe is pouffe not pouf - if you look up the definition of pouf you will find that it means the large pile of hair on top of a woman's head. Remember the 80's?? Yeah, a pouf is big hair. And pouffe is: pouffe po͞of/ noun a cushioned footstool or low seat with no back. And yes, I know that lots of places, including Target, sell items like this and spell it pouf. But I'm being stubborn and sticking to the proper spelling.
- [Couture Snippet - A Tutorial on how to take a dress down a size or two](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/11/couture-snippet-a-tutorial-on-how-to-take-a-dress-down-a-size-or-two/) - How about a little tutorial today? Are you up for that? If you don't sew, you can just look at the finished product - it's pretty cute :) Olive Juice is one of my favorite places to buy kids clothes. Or I should say WAS one of my favs. My girls are getting a bit too old for most of it. While I still love it and the younger two could still wear it, for some reason they don't love it like I do. I think there is some unwritten rule that if your Mom likes it you can't :D Anyone tracking with me here??!! Read More...
- [Sheet Metal - Project Challenge #6](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/06/26/sheet-metal-project-challenge-6/) - Project #6! We are halfway through 2015 my friends - WoW. This months challenge was to use sheet or corrugated metal somehow in a project. At first I was thinking corrugated metal because I love the look. But I didn't want to buy a large piece of corrugated or sheet metal for a small project and I didn't ever take the time to shop and see if they sold it in small pieces. So earlier this week I announced to my hubby that it was time for another project challenge and I needed some sheet metal. Could I 'pretty please' use a piece of the flashing he'd been using when he re-shingled our small porch roof? He was less than thrilled. He wasn't quite finished with the roof and somehow when I asked for ONE piece of flashing he immediately multiplied that by however many pieces of flashing he had left and was convinced I planned to use ALL of it. But he DID have a roll of aluminum somewhere I could use.
- [Painted and Glittered Faux Pumpkins](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/09/20/painted-and-glittered-faux-pumpkins/) - Happy Monday peeps! I hope you all had a great weekend. I had a busy one, finished up 20+ Christmas pillow designs and then made a run to IKEA for pillow forms. I have a brand-new, really cool, beautiful bike so I went for a bike ride on Sunday afternoon with my husband and teenager. Watched some football. Did a bit of damage control on our home - cleaned it up a bit to make it livable for another week! And now it's time for another Dose of DIY! This month we picked pumpkins as our category to DIY. Or decorate with. Or something. If it involves pumpkins it's fair game :)
- [Sweet Tea with Lemonade and Basil](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/27/sweet-tea-with-lemon-and-basil/) - A couple years ago I found a recipe for Iced Tea with Lemonade. Might have been in a Southern Living magazine but I don't remember for sure. I forget the original recipe too but I've adapted it to what is easy and delicious to me. My kids don't like it but my husband does so I make it this way part of the time. Today I added something else too. Just for fun. And it was so over-the-top delicious I almost swooned. It was that good. So I had to do a little photo shoot with my concoction and share. Cause some of you might like it too. Here is the recipe for Sweet Tea with Lemonade and Basil:D I've been making it like this but without the basil. I added the basil today. Love it. Hubby doesn't. His loss. I'll just won't add the basil to his glass. Read More...
- [Duct Tape Pennant Banner](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/10/30/duct-tape-pennant-banner/) - Yep, you read that title correctly. I've created a Duct Tape Pennant Banner. The medium of choice for this months Project Challenge was Duct Tape. And I had grandiose plans for an ah-mAY-zing duct tape project. I even bought my duct tape months ago when I saw a roll of red, white, and blue Union Jack print duct tape. But, alas. My duct tape roll went missing. Abduction charges have been placed on my youngest daughter :D
- [Dining Room Windows Refresh | The Nook](https://sewafineseam.com/2021/07/16/dining-room-windows/) - I had such fun with this Dining Room Window refresh in my nook this week! The dining room windows are one of my very favorite things about our home. The whole area is a sort of bay window area we affectionately call 'The Nook'. Changing out the decor here is always fun and inspiring. I
- [Christmast Decor 2018 - My Kitchen!](https://sewafineseam.com/2018/12/22/christmast-decor-2018-my-kitchen/) - I hope your preparations are as stress-free as possible. I'm sharing one more decor post this season - my kitchen! I rarely show off my kitchen these days. It's not a user-friendly kitchen and it's not the hub of our home like many kitchens are. It's just too small. Now that the kids are adult size it's more frustrating and chaotic for everyone to be in the kitchen than it is relaxing and happy. We gather there to eat supper most evenings, but the meal prep and clean-up is generally easier if you work one at a time.
- [Once Upon a Time...](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/14/once-upon-a-time/) - Once upon a time (1974 to be exact) a Little Girl was born. She had a thatch of black hair, intense blue eyes, a zest for life, and a heart full of dreams and romance. Read on...
- [Place Card Holders Made Out of Old Books](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/12/26/place-card-holders-made-out-of-old-books/) - Hello peeps, I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! 2015 is almost ready to close its final page in history, and today I'm sharing one last Project Challenge for this year. I DID IT! I managed to pull it off every single month and create something to share with you out of a given item, something different each month. I was pretty determined to see it through for the whole year and I DID IT! This month our category was vintage books or sheet music, and I've created some pretty fun place card holders made out of old books. I'm really quite happy with how my creations turned out, and I've been so excited to share them with you. I almost gave in to the temptation to give you a sneak peek on IG but I refrained.
- [The Ironstone Nest](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/11/12/ironstone-nest/) - I can't believe it's been over a week already since we got home from our vacation! And I've hardly shared any of it with you! Can't say that life is boring by any means! I hit the ground running when we got home and I've not stopped. I'm going to need another vacation soon at this pace! So many things I want to share with you I don't know where to start. So I guess I'll just edit photos and share as I get to it. Today I'm sharing about the shop that instigated our trip. I met Laura from The Ironstone Nest over a year ago through her blog and I've followed her ever since. Read More...
- [Camera Strap](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/05/31/camera-strap/) - Recently a friend asked me if I could make her a camera strap. Not a strap cover but the whole strap. I said I could most likely manage that. She then sent me this link. And I came up with this. 'B' because her name starts with B. The small key rings that will attach
- [Annie Sloan Unfolded - A Fabric Review](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/09/annie-sloan-unfolded-a-fabric-review/) - Last fall I received an email asking if I would be interested in receiving some fabric from Annie Sloan Unfolded® to do a project with. I don't know how you would have reacted but I couldn't get the word 'YES' typed fast enough. No amount of repeating the word, capitalization, or italics and underlining could express my excitement either. I love great fabrics, and I was positive that if their fabric was anything close to the quality of their paint I was gonna love it. I was right :) Read More...
- [Roman Shade Tutorial](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/16/roman-shade-tutorial/) - Remember the Roman Shade I shared with you last week? Today it's time to give you the tutorial. So you can create your own Roman Shade! Read More...
- [Springfield Flea - 2013](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/05/20/springfield-flea-2013/) - Whew. What a weekend. I have to admit it was rather fun being a vendor instead of just a shopper! Getting in early by just waiving a parking pass. Seeing the first of the shoppers wind their way through the booths. Seeing all the great stuff displayed by so many wonderful vendors. Just being in on the behind-the-scenes, learning a bit more about the ins and outs of a pop-up shop. Spending time with my friend who set up shop with me. She's the sweetest thing and it has been so fun working with her. We set up together at The Brick Farmhouse Event in 2011. We wanted to do Springfield last year but neither May nor September worked for me. And now here we are a year later with one Springfield show under our belts! Read More...
- [The Sisters](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/12/sisters-2/) - Middle Sister wants her hair to grow out. She wants braids. It's still too short to make good braids but I did get it back in two very short pony tails today. I had to take a picture of her and then of course the other two sisters wanted theirs taken too:) Big Sister Middle
- [Sticker Mule Products for Businesses](https://sewafineseam.com/2020/03/02/sticker-mule-products-for-businesses/) - *this post is a sponsored post with Sticker Mule. All opinions are 100% my own. My middle daughter is an artist. She started down the artistic road at about 5 years old when she paused a movie (Jungle Book) and drew what she saw on the screen. I still have that adorable photo of Mogli's
- [Homemade Organic Cherry Pie](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/07/06/homemade-organic-cherry-pie/) - If you follow me on IG you may have seen my pics of the cherries we recently picked from my Mom and Dad's cherry tree. I remember when that cherry tree was planted - I was just a young girl. My brother and sister climbed the tree some if I recall correctly, I played in it a time or two, and my girls have climbed and played in it. It's seen a lot of years, weathered quite a few storms, and has been broken and buffeted by the winds. A couple years ago the biggest part of it broke off in a storm and we figured we'd seen the last of the fruit from that tree. My Dad cleared away the broken part and left the scraggly bits that were left, and lo and behold, this year that tree produced its heart out.
- [Hot Summertime = Homemade Ice Cream](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/03/hot-summertime-homemade-ice-cream/) - Nothing tastes better in the hot summertime than homemade ice cream. Homemade ice cream is cheaper than taking everyone to the Pop-up Ice Cream shop down on the corner, and we think it's better too. Well, I guess the kids don't always think so - they like to spend Dad's money :) They do, on occasion, pay for the ice cream themselves. And The Teenager is now old enough and brave enough to take Middle Sister and Little Sister and walk down there sans adult. I've had some requests for my homemade ice cream recipe so one of the recent times we made some I took a 'few' photos of the process. Such is the life of a blogger - camera on hand at all times!
- [Zucchini Pie](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/11/05/zucchini-pie/) - Tis the Season - for soups and hot drinks - and pies! Pie is such a comfort food in the winter isn't it? I love pies and really I kinda love making them.
- [Cranberry Salad ~ my Grandma's Recipe](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/11/20/grandma-busseys-cranberry-salad/) - A turkey dinner just isn't complete without cranberry salad - and not just any cranberry salad - it has to be my Grandma's cranberry salad recipe.
- [Best Biscuits Ever](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/03/01/best-biscuits-ever/) - I've always had issues with making biscuits. They never turned out quite like I wanted them. Not fluffy enough. Not light and tall and delicious. My hubby can make some pretty delicious biscuits but I never could get them right. I think his secret was the cold butter. He'd spend the time it took to cut that cold, hard butter into the dry ingredients and then take the even more time it took to gently mix the liquids in and not over mix. I tend to excel more at things I can throw together quickly and don't have to be extremely careful with. When it involves taking a lot of time, moving slowly, and being patient, I don't do so well :D
- [Boneless Wings](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/03/04/boneless-wings/) - Boneless Wings. You know there really is no such thing as a boneless chicken wing right? It's just a made up name for chicken breasts cut into pieces, seasoned, and fried or baked to mimic real chicken wings - but without the bones. Thus the name Boneless Wings. Whatever. No matter the name they are called by, they are tender nuggets of total deliciousness. And you can make them yourself in your very own kitchen. Read on...
- [Brownie - in - a - Mug](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/01/brownie-in-a-mug/) - Originally posted in September of 2012 Last night my hubby and teenager each made a brownie-in-a-mug. I found this recipe over a year ago from my friend Jen, at The Cottage Nest We've made these occasionally over the past year and half but it had been awhile since I'd made one, so when Travis asked how many TBS of flour and sugar I had to pull look it up. And I decided to repost and share it with all of you again. If you love brownies you will love this recipe! Read On...
- [Best Pie Crust Ever](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/10/15/best-pie-crust-ever/) - Autumn is here and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. And will be followed shortly by Christmas! Time to be planning some yummy treats for the holidays! Pies are always a favorite so today I want to share the best pie crust ever with you. This recipe was my Grandma's and I've never tasted a better crust. I also find it easy to work with, especially when using pastry flour.
- [How to Stuff a Turkey](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/11/how-to-stuff-a-turkey/) - Have you ever stuffed a turkey? My Mom always puts stuffing inside the turkey when she bakes it. So of course I think that's the only way possible to bake a turkey :D I know some people don't want to stuff it and others don't know how. If you are part of the group that doesn't want to you really shoul find out what you have been missing! And if you are among the group that doesn't know how, you can now leave that group and join me in stuffing your turkey the next time you fix a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. And don't forget the Cranberry Salad that is a must for every turkey dinner too! Read More...
- [Mushroom Tart](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/20/mushroom-tart/) - Last summer I made this yummy Mushroom Tart for me and my hubby. It was so yummy! I meant to share it with you then but then I couldn't find the recipe. And I didn't want to share the pics and not have the recipe to include. Yesterday I made some boneless wings at my husbands request, and while digging through my binder of recipes I found the recipe for this tart. So today I get to share it with you! Read on...
- [Cherry Blueberry Pie](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/31/cherry-blueberry-pie/) - Cherry Blueberry Pie I love Cherry Pie. Made with real sour cherries picked from a tree, not the can of pie filling from the grocery. I also love Blueberry Pie. Same scenario - no can of pie filling from the store, but real blueberries in a filling made from scratch. I recently cleaned out the freezer side of my refrigerator and I found a freezer container of frozen sour cherries that we had picked from my parents cherry tree a few years ago. Unfortunately it wasn't enough cherries for a pie. Read on...
- [A French Recipe](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/05/23/a-french-recipe/) - A year ago I bought a book of recipes. French recipes to be exact. I blogged about the book arriving in the mail here. And I said I was going to be making one of the recipes ASAP. As soon as possible turned into a year later. And it was a French recipe I will be making again - hopefully before another year goes by :D Read More...
- [Napa Broccoli Cauliflower Salad](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/11/nappa-broccoli-cauliflower-salad/) - Several weeks ago I shared with you some food I'd made and some organization of spices and recipes. One of the things I shared was a salad dressing I'd made - but no recipe. I recently made the salad again, and this time I took pictures so I'd have some to share along with the recipe. Napa Broccoli Cauliflower Salad. I got this recipe years ago from a lady we went to church with at the time. I don't remember where she had found it, Read More...
- [Best Guacamole Ever](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/06/06/best-guacamole-ever/) - It's summertime - time for one of my favorite foods - guacamole. And it's time to share this post again because this stuff is just so good you all really need to make this pronto! It really is the best guacamole ever! If you grow your own herbs you cilantro is probably doing great and is all ready to be added to a batch of this yumminess. If you have tomatoes planted, plant some new starts/seeds of cilantro so you have fresh cilantro and fresh tomatoes at the same time.
- [Sticky Chicken - and a Sneak Peek!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/25/sticky-chicken-and-a-sneak-peek/) - I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, in this post, the things we had for a birthday meal. Our meat was called 'Sticky Chicken' and I had several people ask for the recipe. And I am finally posting it here for you! It's a yummy one. Read More...
- [In the Kitchen](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/07/in-the-kitchen/) - I like to work in the kitchen and cook, but there is always something I like MORE than cooking it seems! I'd rather sew, or craft, or decorate, or design, or shop! But when I get into it I really do enjoy cooking and when I do I like to do several things. Read More...
- [Summary of a Week](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/28/summary-of-a-week/) - I started my week with a post about Mondays. And most of my Mondays I find I get more accomplished than some other days of the week. Because I don't usually have anywhere to go or appointments to keep. So I get things done here. Not so much this week. I sort of felt like it was time for a bit of catching up on relaxing-on-the-couch. So I did a lot of that. And did some laundry here and there too. I read a book. I almost never take time to read beyond my morning quiet time. Read More...
- [A Whole Decade Young](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/15/a-whole-decade-young/) - Larke is a Whole Decade Young today! Amazing she has been in our family for 10 years! Wasn't it just yesterday that she was born? Just yesterday that we were up in the night with her every single night for over 3 years? Just yesterday that she took her first steps? Said her first word? Her first word was 'ball'. She loved balls and she was FAST at following them and grabbing them back when they got away from her! Her first birthday party she had a ball cake.
- [Garden Abundance](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/08/garden-abundance/) - We live in town. Along a busy highway. For a town lot our back yard is a nice size but it's not ideal for a garden. We tried for a few years to raise tomatoes, squash, zucchini, and some other things. It didn't work. I have an herb garden and that's it. A garden in town just wasn't working for us so we gave it up. Read More...
- [Let Freedom Ring!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/05/let-freedom-ring/) - Let Freedom Ring! In the land of the FREE and the home of the brave. Dreamed of, Fought for, Died for, Prayed for, Cried over, Wrestled with, Settled. This nation has seen so much since July 4, 1776. Read More...
- [Pixel Party](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/22/pixel-party/) - It's a Pixel Party! A year ago a friend and I hosted a photo party. This year my friend hosted another party but called it a 'Pixel Party', just because it's a cute name. And this year she had the one of the ladies who came last year actually TEACH the rest of us! It was great, learning some new tricks, brushing up on some stuff we already knew, helping our friends figure out the buttons, bells, and whistles on their cameras! Read More...
- [Brownies, Hearts, and Valentines](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/14/brownies-hearts-and-valentines/) - Do you make crafts and decorate for Valentine's? I have in the past but I don't always. This year I have some plans to do a couple things for Valentine's - just to share them with you here on the blog! I just finished up a dress a friend needed made for a wedding this Saturday and now I'm ready to start creating some new things. Some pouffes are in the works - I washed some European grain sacks up today. I also have some events coming up this year that I need to get going on. Read More...
- [Winans Chocolates and Coffees](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/10/27/winans-chocolates-and-coffee/) - *this is a sponsored post - all opinions are 100% my own. Good Morning my friends! Grab a cup of coffee (preferably Winans) and come along with me as I take you on a bit of a tour and tell you a story :) I did not grow up in a coffee-drinking family. I loved
- [A Totally Cool Jeweled Cake Tester](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/03/27/totally-cool-cake-tester/) - I have the most totally cool, jeweled cake tester ever. It's beautiful and functional, and makes cake baking much more fun and exciting! I baked up a batch of muffins as soon as this beauty arrived just so I could use it.
- [Chocolate Eggs and Bunnies for Easter](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/04/10/chocolate-eggs/) - Easter is almost here once again. I love springtime - the fresh green grass, the warm sunshine after the winter cold, the new life appearing. If you love to add some pretty chocolates to your Easter table these eggs and bunnies are sure to be a hit!
- [Homemade with Marie Callender's](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/11/25/homemade-marie-callenders/) - In the soft darkness of early morning, no pink yet showing in the East, the alarm rings. 6am. It’s still dark because the year is waning and the dark hangs on longer in the mornings and creeps in earlier in the evenings.
- [Fall Picnic](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/10/18/fall-picnic/) - Have I ever got a fun post to share with you today! It's been hard to wait and not post too early! I love my photos, I had fun with the photo shoot and fall is just so much fun. So beautiful and wonderful and amazing. And my little garden shed in my back yard was the perfect backdrop for a Fall Picnic.
- [Fall Dining on the Front Porch](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/10/14/fall-dining-on-the-front-porch/) - A couple of years ago I set up a fun Fall Dining on the Front Porch Tablescape at a friends house. I loved those photos so much I decided it was a good idea to share them again this fall.
- [The Old Arcana](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/08/13/old-arcana/) - The Old Arcana. It's a restaurant in Arcanum, Ohio, and it adjoins the storefront I am now putting my vintage and handmade items in. I posted yesterday about my storefront - and totally forgot to add the location to that post! It's Arcanum, Ohio peeps! Google will lead you right to it. Siri will not recognize the word Arcanum but your map on your phone will find it just fine if you type it in. Guess when Siri was recording they forgot to include some of the off-the-beaten-path towns :D
- [Birthday Party Sleepover](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/09/03/birthday-party-sleepover/) - Birthday Party Sleepover. Yes, you could say I've lost my mind. My tween began planning her birthday party sleepover weeks before the big day. While I was deeply immersed in the last two weeks of prep for the Summer Market at Avon Lake. While I was so distracted I didn't have too many objections to what she was planning. And she proceeded to tell her friends what she was planning and that they were invited. How can a Mom ever say 'no' now??
- [The Middle Part](https://sewafineseam.com/2019/02/05/middle-part/) - Have you ever wanted to write your 'after' story just as you enter a 'beginning'? Just skip right through 'the Middle Part', the tough trial, the heartache, the traumatic experience, whatever hard thing life has thrown at you, and come out on the other side - where the sun is shining and the worry and stress are all in the past?
- [Union Jack Pouffe](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/20/union-jack-pouffe/) - Remember the Pouffes from last year? I just made another one and this time I added a Union Jack detail to the top. This Union Jack pouffe was created for Tricia from Little Cottage on the Pond to put in her son's room. Read on...
- [Using Burlap in Unexpected Ways - a Rug and a Cat Bed](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/05/01/using-burlap-unexpected-ways-rug-cat-bed/) - When it comes to textiles, I pretty much love them all. They all have a purpose and a place in this life. The textures and softness textiles bring to any decor really brings the space to life. I especially love when textiles are used in unexpected ways. Today I'm sharing with you a couple ways I've been using burlap in unexpected ways. Now burlap is a fabric that I have sort of a love/hate relationship with. I love the look of it and I love what other people do with it, but I don't love to work with it myself. It's itchy and messy and it makes my skin break out in a rash sometimes. Therefore I rarely use the stuff. I occasionally use it for a custom pillow request. Small bits of it here and there on a pillow or handbag design. But for the most part I stay away from the stuff anymore.
- [Another Union Jack Pouffe](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/03/25/another-union-jack-pouffe/) - First of all I have to say 'Thank you from the bottom of my heart' to all of you who commented on my blog post from yesterday. Comments here on the blog, facebook and Instagram. If you only knew how many times over the past few months I've been ready to throw in the towel on so many things. Some days my little corner of the blogosphere seems so pointless and 'why try'. It's YOU my friends who keep me going when things get rough. Thank you so much for the support and love you show me - through anything! Read On...
- [JORD wood watch - an heirloom piece - and a giveaway!](https://sewafineseam.com/2019/01/10/jord-wood-watch-heirloom/) - My friends, have I got a fun one for you today! A JORD watch review and giveaway! You really will want one of these Wood Watches so please enter to win! These watches would be the most amazing pieces to hand down as family heirlooms. OH happy happy day! I am now the happy owner
- [Merry Christmas!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2018/12/25/merry-christmas/) - Merry Christmas from all of us at Sew a Fine Seam! left to right - Emma, Becca, Jill, Travis, Larke Wishing you all the best this Christmas and in the coming New Year!
- [Christmas Decor 2018 - Living Room](https://sewafineseam.com/2018/12/19/christmas-decor-2018-living-room/) - As I said in my previous post featuring my dining room, I kept things a bit simpler this year. Notice how there is no greenery filling my chandeliers. I love them stuffed with fresh greens but this year I let that little detail go. My husband cleaned my big chandi for me recently and it sparkles and looks so good on its own, I decided I didn't need to go to the work of adding the greenery. I certainly won't miss the mess of clean up next week after Christmas either.
- [My Christmas Decor - The Dining Room](https://sewafineseam.com/2018/12/18/my-christmas-decor-the-dining-room/) - Hello my friends! I'm so happy to be here sharing my holiday home with you. You haven't heard much from me here on this little blog over the past couple years - I know! My handmade business has kept me so busy I've just completely let this little space slide. I do miss it, so I'm happy to be sharing some posts with you this week. We are starting with my Christmas decor in the Dining room.
- [Christmas Pillows 2018 and a Small Business sale](https://sewafineseam.com/2018/11/23/christmas-pillows-2018-and-a-small-business-sale/) - Hello friends! I hope you all had a very happy Thanksgiving spent with those you love. Today I'm sharing some of my pillows along with a few things my girls have made as well. These items and many more are in my online shop! I also have a coupon code for you that is good
- [Peonies, a Record Player, and a Very Affordable Canvas Print](https://sewafineseam.com/2018/06/07/peonies-a-record-player-and-a-very-affordable-canvas-print/) - this post is a sponsored post Well Hello There! It's so good to chat with you again, and bring you a bit of a home decor post. I have some fun things to share - peonies, a record player, and a very affordable canvas print. And it's all styled up and looking pretty in
- [Easter Pillows](https://sewafineseam.com/2018/03/13/easter-pillows/) - There are just a few Easter pillows left and I've listed them all in the online shop! Find them here!
- [How to Add an Elastic Gusset to Tall Boots](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/06/add-elastic-gusset-tall-boots/) - I love boots and wear them most of the winter. I basically go from flip-flops all Summer to boots in the Fall/Winter and back to flip-flops in the Spring. There are a couple of weeks in Spring and Fall that I wear shoes with toes and heels but most of the year I'm in boots or flip-flops :D When I'm not in my house that is - in my house I go from barefoot to fuzzy socks. I've worn the same pair of black boots for years now. I also have a pair of full grain leather UGGs that I wear when it is really really cold. I've worn them more this Winter already than ever. Read More...
- [LetterFolk letterboards and X-acto Knives](https://sewafineseam.com/2018/01/17/letterfolk-letterboards/) - A year ago at Christmastime I started seeing letterboards popping up in my Instagram feed. I soon decided I needed one (or three) of my own. I bought my first one soon after the new year last year - the small one called the Poet. I bought my letterboards from Letterfolk, a US based company, run by a husband and wife team. I love that I can have these beautiful boards in my home and support another small business and family at the same time. I bought the Writer and the Wordsmith during a sale they had last year, and I use them for business purposes usually. I use them for pricing, or for shop info.
- [Christmas Home Tour 2017](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/12/07/christmas-home-tour-2017/) - Welcome to my Christmas Home Tour 2017. I know it's SO cliche, but 'where did this year go?' Didn't we JUST do this holiday thing for 2016? Time flies, things change, and sometimes I can hardly keep up. Let's go inside and take a look around at what I've done with my home this year for Christmas. And while we look around I'll give you a bit of a recap of my year.
- [How To Start a Business - Business is Bliss 101](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/07/01/how-to-start-a-business-business-is-bliss-101/) - Today 'Sew a Fine Seam' as a business is 3! To celebrate I'm kicking off a series of blog posts about how to start a business, how to run a business, and lots of tips and advice, and mistakes-not-to-make when running a business. And tomorrow, come back cause I have a really fun giveaway planned to further celebrate! Business is Bliss 101
- [Shop Small Saturday](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/11/24/shop-small-saturday/) - Hey my friends, just wanted to let you all know I'm having a Shop Small sale over in my online store! Runs through Saturday - ends at 11:59pm. Everything in the shop is in stock and ready to ship. Most pillows - only 1 available. A few there are 2 available. Not for pre-order, these
- [Fall Home Decor - Faux Pumpkins](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/10/03/fall-home-decor-faux-pumpkins/) - Hello friends! I have to take a moment to say thank you to those of you who come back to read my post each time I add one here. I can't express just how much it means to me, how humbled and blessed it makes me feel that you support me and love me and cheer me on. It's been a few weeks already since I took the photos of my fall decor - mainly my living room. I love fall home decor and I have amassed quite the collection of faux pumpkins.
- [Shutters as Window Treatments](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/08/shutters-window-treatments/) - Six years ago we completely gutted out our living room and the bedroom and bathroom above the living room. Insulation was added, drywall hung and finished, completely new bathroom installed in the upstairs and hardwood floors laid in the living room and the dining room. The woodwork in the living room was all removed to be stripped, painted and put back in. A year ago, 5 years after the project was started, I finally convinced my hubby to just go buy new wood and at least get the woodwork up around the two windows in the living room. Read More...
- [Pillows For Fall Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/08/14/pillows-for-fall-decor/) - I recently created some new pillow designs and also pulled out the fall designs too. I've downsized my pumpkin stencil from last fall and added the small pillows to my fall line for this year. Pillows for fall decor bring a cozy, warm touch to your living room, family room, bedrooms, and even a bench or chair in the kitchen!
- [Patchwork Ohio Pillows - trash to treasure](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/06/21/patchwork-ohio-pillows/) - Along with my patriotic pillows and the succulent and cactus pillows, I also recently created these smaller sized patchwork Ohio pillows. I made a few large sized Ohio pillows for my last pop-up shop and everyone loved them. Requests came in for some of the smaller size so I made a few.
- [Craft Market](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/11/26/craft-market/) - Craft Market It arrived. It happened. It went. It was awesome! Continue Reading...
- [Succulent and Cactus Pillow Designs](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/06/19/succulent-cactus-pillow-designs/) - I shared my Patriotic pillows last week, so now it's time to show you my succulent and cactus pillow designs! They were so fun to create, and are all available at local shops - Wright on High and Midwest Memories. Scroll through the photos and leave me a comment - tell me which is your favorite.
- [Patriotic Pillows in Fun Prints and Styles](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/06/15/patriotic-pillows/) - I made a few patriotic pillows recently and they turned out really cute! I don't have a pop-up shop event before the 4th of July so I delivered them all to local shops. If you see something here you would like and your aren't local just send me an email and I'll fix you up! jill.flory@sewafineseam.com You can also find me on Facebook and Instagram I share the most on Instagram - it's my favorite :)
- [Pink Fluff](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/06/27/pink-fluff/) - I recently told a group of friends that my dining room table was covered with Pink Fluffy Stuff. Translated that means I have been working on a bridesmaid dress. It is pink. It was fun to make. The young lady I made it for loved it. Win-Win!! This is the pile of 'pink fluff' I
- [A Union Jack - Created by Jill](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/12/a-union-jack-created-by-jill/) - I recently slip covered a couch for a client. I went to her house and made the main cover there. I stitched the cushion covers in my home a few days later and mailed them to her. I also brought a small ottoman and 2 throw pillows home with me from her house. I now have
- [Photo Party](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/13/photo-party/) - Just what IS a photo party? It's when a couple of girls invite their dslr owner friends to get together and share tips of the trade! Good food and drinks and some cute decor is optional but I think it makes it much more fun!! I detailed some notebooks so everyone would have something to
- [Chalk Paint on a Door from the Trash Heap](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/26/chalk-paint-on-a-door-from-the-trash-heap/) - Many summers in the past 15 years have found us in the middle of some intense home makeovers. Including, but not limited too, pulling down old lath and plaster and hauling it out of the house load after load after load. But this year it isn't us - it's our neighbors right beside us. I
- [Giving an Ottoman New Life](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/15/giving-an-ottoman-new-life/) - The same friend and client I made the Union Jack pillows for also had an ottoman she wanted covered. It is a wondrous size and shape but the stuff it was covered with was less than eye appealing. To say the least. My friend said her husband said it was the ugliest thing he'd ever
- [Sweater Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/06/30/sweater-makeover/) - Good.... umm... evening! Yes it is Saturday evening! I missed posting yesterday due to a little upheaval in our weather. Lots of insistent wind, a little rain, and some spectacular lightning and thunder. And no electricity for about 14 hours. It always amazes me how much you CAN'T do when the electric goes out.
- [Another Camera Strap!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/06/07/more-camera-accessories/) - My post about the Camera Strap I made for a friend was very well received! I mailed one yesterday to a blogger and have another to mail today! YAY! And I have a couple more in process. I linked my post on the Camera Strap up to several link parties on other great blogs out there.
- [Neglected No Longer](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/06/08/neglected-no-longer/) - I have this cupboard in my living room. I found it several years ago at a sale in my hometown. It was (and still is) rather rough and my husband has never been thrilled with it. But it was cheap! And I used birthday money to buy it. It was an old yellowed yellow when
- [Prom Dress Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/04/28/prom-dress-makeover/) - Prom Dress makeover. Prom time? Really? Time flies. I know you know this. I know it's cliche. But it's also true! Suddenly, and without warning, I have an 18yo daughter who is graduating this spring. She has attended a local career center for her junior and senior years of high school, after homeschooling from 5th grade thru 10th grade. She was chosen for Prom Court a couple months ago so we began the search for a dress for her to wear to Prom. I thought I'd share what we came up with - our Prom Dress Makeover.
- [Vintage Tablecloth Apron](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/04/21/vintage-tablecloth-aprons/) - Years ago I created an apron pattern and shared it on the blog. This year I decided to bring back that apron and add them to my line of handmade items. Made out of a vintage tablecloth, thus the name Vintage Tablecloth Apron, each one is unique and one-of-a-kind.
- [Word Art Pillows with Vintage Details](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/04/19/word-art-pillows-vintage-details/) - My small, word art pillows have been so fun to create. The vintage detailing that make them one-of-a-kind is my favorite thing about them. All the lace, doilies, trim, yo-yos, and fabric scraps are vintage finds. Body of pillow is our signature canvas fabaric as well as the frayed-edge pieces on which the words are stenciled.
- [Easter Tablescape and Spring Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/04/13/easter-tablescape-spring-decor/) - Today I'm sharing my Easter Tablescape and some Spring decor. Springtime is always so fresh and invigorating, the warming air, bright sunshine, green grass, and blooming flowers.
- [Word Art Pillows - Small Size with Down Alternative Insert](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/04/04/word-art-pillows-small-size/) - Last summer I introduced some new, smaller size pillow designs. I took my original designs from my larger pillows and began making them smaller for the smaller size pillows. These are perfect for a kids room, an accent pillow along with the larger pillow designs, on a bed, a small side chair, or just about anywhere you want to tuck a fun, squishy pillow.
- [Yes, You CAN Paint a Piano!](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/13/yes-can-paint-piano/) - I haven't found anything yet that I positively would not paint. So I'm sure you won't be surprised to hear me say, 'Yes, you CAN paint a piano!' A piano may seem like a huge, daunting task. And if you take the whole thing apart and paint each piece and put it all back together, then, yes I would think that a huge, daunting task. But if you just want the piano to have a better look, and it isn't an expensive heirloom piece, it really isn't that huge or daunting a task to paint a piano.
- [Have Courage and Be Kind - and other pillow designs](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/03/17/courage-kind-pillow-designs/) - I've been enjoying the slower pace of the last couple months. I've spent more time in my workroom just creating. Playing with new fabrics, fonts, and colors. Planning out a bit of a schedule for the year. We recently had a family movie night and watched the newest 'Cinderella' movie. The one with real people. I know it's not exactly a brand new movie. But we hadn't seen it yet, and I have to say it's really good. I have always loved the Cinderella story - I'm a romantic at heart, what can I say?! I love a rags to riches story :)
- [Teff Flour and Chocolate Goodness](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/02/17/teff-flour-chocolate-goodness/) - Teff flour and Chocolate goodness - I'm sure the word chocolate grabs your attention and definitely sounds like some yummy 'good-ness'. But does the 'teff flour' stop you in your tracks just a bit? Make you say, WHAT is teff flour? I'd never heard of it either - and I'm pretty in the know about different flours since I tend to stay away from wheat flour these days.
- [Love is not Love - as said by Shakespeare](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/02/06/shakespeare/) - Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 - Love is not Love... I find more and more I am drawn to the era of Victorian England and to the writings the people of Victorian England liked to read. Not all of it, mind you, but the romance and beauty portrayed draws me. Admittedly, I am quite happy to NOT
- [Squishy, Puffy Hearts - not just for Valentines!](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/02/03/squishy-puffy-hearts-not-just-for-valentines/) - Squishy, Puffy Hearts, these are not just for Valentine's Day! Hearts have been gaining traction as a trend for a few years now. We are starting to see them everywhere. I'll admit the thought of hearts in decor does conjure up images in my brain of pastel hearts and geese lining the top of the
- [Sentimental Heart-Shaped Sweater Pillows](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/02/02/sentimental-heart-shaped-sweater-pillows/) - Sentimental Heart-Shaped Sweater Pillows Sentimental because the sweater used belonged to my Grandma. Heart-Shaped because of the obvious - the pillows are made in the shape of a heart. Sweater because, of course, the pillows are made from a sweater. And pillows because that's what I do - I make pillows. The word vintage could possibly
- [Metal Cabinet as a Side Table](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/11/03/metal-cabinet-side-table/) - This past summer I decided I needed another side table in my living room. I had rearranged and moved the side table to the other side of the room. So I needed something to take its place and to put my lamp on. It didn't work to move my lamp along with the side table because I needed the lamp beside my favorite chair.
- [Heart Shaped Sachet Made from a Sweater](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/01/19/heart-shaped-sachet/) - This year for Valentine's I created a Heart Shaped Sachet made from a sweater. And not just any sweater. This creation comes with a story behind it - my favorite creations always do. I think I've mentioned before that my favorite decor is when it's not only beautiful, but it also has meaning. I'm all
- [Valentine  Pillow  Designs - Hearts and More](https://sewafineseam.com/2017/01/08/valentine-pillow-designs/) - Eight days into the new year already! Time for some Valentine Pillow designs. I brought back a couple classic designs from last year and added a few new, originals.
- [Christmas Living Room Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/12/15/christmas-living-room-makeover/) - Merry Christmas! This year my Christmas decor involved a complete Living Room Makeover. You see, my walls have been needing painted for a couple or 5 years. I bought paint back in JANUARY and was pretty determined to get my walls all painted - ALL of them. Living Room, Dining Room, Stairway, Bathroom, Kitchen. I
- [Sewing shoes - yes! Shoes!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/11/19/sewing-shoes-yes-shoes/) - Little Sister and Middle Sister needed new Sunday shoes this fall. And I was not finding anything that suited me, their likes, and their dad's preferences. He is a firm believer in all leather - at least the uppers and the lining. And I've come to think like he does! They are more comfortable, they look nicer
- [Thanksgiving Vignette Using Gathered Elements](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/11/08/thanksgiving-vignette/) - Thanksgiving conjures images of pumpkins, the perfectly cooked turkey on a beautiful platter, colorful leaves, and the family gathered around a table groaning with food. We create our traditions and enjoy our families in this country that has been free for over 200 years. I pray it stays a free country. I believe that God has us in the palm of His hand and nothing that is happening is a surprise to Him.
- [Valentine's Pillow Made of Old Jeans](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/02/03/valentines-pillow-made-of-old-jeans/) - January flew right by and here we are 3 days into February. The month that hosts Valentine's Day! While I don't go all out with Valentine's Decor, and I don't throw a hissy fit if I don't get roses, I do like a bit of fun Valentine's Decor and I will create a Valentine's Pillow made of Old Jeans and detail it up with some genuine leather hearts! Call it a Hallmark holiday if you want but I kinda like it :) It's a good excuse to get all frilly and foofy if you want to :)
- [Christmas Pillows](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/11/02/christmas-pillows/) - Happy November! The weather here is gorgeous and I'm pretending it's going to just stay that way :) I've been working hard lately getting all my Christmas pillows ready to share with you. Some designs from last year are making a reappearance but there is some new stuff too! This post is rather long, but
- [Birds on a Wire Mobile - Sweet Tea Fabric](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/07/21/birds-wire-mobile/) - My July installment of Sweet Tea fabric arrived a couple weeks ago and I wanted to hang it on the walls it was so lovely and fresh and fun. The yardages sat on my work table for a few days as I admired them and pondered the perfect project for them. I couldn't decide. I
- [Sweet Tea Pillows and Handbag](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/06/24/sweet-tea-pillows-handbag/) - Sweet Tea. The phrase conjures visions of an icy drink, so cold the glass sweats as you take a sip and set it on the table beside you and gently push against the porch floor to set the swing in motion. Sweet Tea. Summertime. Vacation. Southern homes. Fabric. Wait. Fabric? YES! My friend KariAnne of
- [Patriotic Pillows (and a few others too!)](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/06/13/patriotic-pillow/) - Patriotic pillows are a fun way to bring some summertime color and fun to your decor. With Independence day fast approaching now is the perfect time to make some or buy a few! Summer is in full swing, we have been swimming and playing and enjoying a break from school along with vaction Bible school,
- [Patriotic Fairy Garden Pennant Banner](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/05/27/patriotic-fairy-garden-pennant-banner/) - It's Friday! And it's the 4th Friday of the month so it's Farmhouse Friday! Our theme this month is a patriotic how-to so I've created a Patriotic Fairy Garden Pennant Banner. Since this weekend is the unofficial start of summer, we've decided that Farmhouse Friday will go on hiatus for a few months. Who else
- [Wooden Pulley, Pile of Junk, Wall Art](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/05/26/wooden-pulley-pile-junk-wall-art/) - It's project challenge time, and this month it involves a wooden pulley. I about let everyone down this month, as I'm woefully behind schedule. I'm telling you peeps, life is beyond crazy - am I right?! And I know you are nodding your heads and uh-huh-ing and totally agreeing with me! Seriously peeps - HOW
- [Crafting With Nature](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/05/20/crafting-nature/) - *this is a sponsored post and may contain affiliate links - crafting with nature Hello? Tap-tap. Is this thing on? Hello? Anyone there? Do I have anyone still reading this blog of mine? I've been so immersed in my business of pillow making - filling orders, creating some new, soon-to-be-seen designs, selling at the Hobnob
- [Burlap Chair Seat Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/04/28/burlap-chair-seat-makeover/) - Hi Peeps! I'm in the mad dash of the final prep for Hobnob Market NEXT WEEK! EEEEKKK! So exciting and so much final prep to do! I thought I was going to have to let this months Project Challenge slide but at the very last minute I threw a burlap seat on a chair. A
- [A Morning Table with Elegant Script Detail](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/04/20/morning-table-elegant-script/) - A Morning Table - The term conjures up visions of morning coffee (or tea if you are truly English) overlooking an English garden, with the morning sun just creeping over the horizon and sending shafts of warm, soft light to caress the face of the person sitting at the Morning Table.
- [Flower Vase Made of Tiny Bottles](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/04/11/flower-vase-made-of-tiny-bottles/) - Good Morning! I hope your weekend was amazing and that your week will be awesome. It's springtime folks, even if the weather hasn't quite figured that out yet around here. My pansies that I planted inside for my Spring Living Room Tour are now outside on the porch and have been covered overnight a time
- [Transformation of a Stairway](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/09/transformation-of-a-stairway/) - Old houses come dressed up in old lath and plaster. Ours had the added benefit of cheap yellowish paint. Nice. It is all gone or covered up now - I know we have no mercy. About half the stuff got torn down, hauled out, and tossed in a dumpster. Some of it got a treatment
- [Chalkboard Paint and Sheet Music Name Cards](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/03/31/chalkboard-paint/) - Chalkboard paint. You know, that amazing stuff that gives you a chalkboard surface on whatever you choose to put it on! That is the category choice for this month's Project Challenge. What is more classic than a chalkboard, right? I wanted to think outside the box ... er... chalkboard ... and come up with something a
- [Chalk Board Art for Christmas](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/04/chalk-board-art-for-christmas/) - Blogging has taken a back seat this week due to my Grandma leaving us for heaven. Funeral is Saturday, delayed due to family traveling from other states and the schedule at the funeral home. I thought I would share my Chalk Board Art with you since it wouldn't take lots of editing time - only a couple pics! Continue Reading...
- [Farmhouse Living Room in the Spring](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/03/25/spring-tour-my-living-room/) - Spring is here! The calendar says so, the weather says so some days, and I am definitely more than ready to see winter go packing and not come back! Today is Farmhouse Friday and this month I'm sharing with you my Farmhouse Spring Living Room. I love it when the main room we hang out in is clean and tidy, and all decorated with fresh, fun decor.
- [Easter Egg Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/03/14/easter-egg-decor/) - Spring has sprung early in Ohio! So thankful! Yes, we will most likely have some cold days yet, but at this point it won't last long cause we are midway through March :) I'm thankful for every day that is warmer than 'normal'. (whatever 'normal' is) (cracks me up every time the news tells us it's above or below 'normal' for this time of year) Easter is early this year, not as early as it can be, but it's in March instead of April so that makes it early in my book. I'm hoping we have sunny, warm weather. March came in rather not-nice this year so hopefully it will go out nice. Today I have some Easter Egg Decor to share with you. My friends and I decided on Easter Eggs for our Dose of DIY this month and when I saw a pack of paper mache Easter Eggs half price recently I nabbed them.
- [Adding Farmhouse Appeal with (mostly) Faux Floral](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/02/26/adding-farmhouse-appeal-with-mostly-faux-floral/) - Welcome to another Farmhouse Friday where we are all sharing how we use florals in our homes. I'm going to show you how I went about adding Farmhouse Appeal with (mostly) Faux Floral. Time out - WHY does spellcheck insist on saying 'faux' is misspelled?! Seriously? I use the word fairly often and it drives me batty the way spellcheck doesn't recognize it. Maybe I need to find a faux spellchecker to use instead of the real one! 8-O Ok, on to adding Farmhouse Appeal (or charm) with Faux Floral. (mostly faux for me this year)
- [Cuckoo Clock Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/02/25/cuckoo-clock-makeover/) - A Cuckoo clock makeover. YES. I DID. I PAINTED IT! WHITE. I painted it white. So there. :D I know. You can't believe it. (I'm being very sarcastic here) But I did. I painted a vintage cuckoo clock white.
- [Upcycled with Paint and Glaze](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/02/23/upcycle-with-paint/) - Hello friends. It's been awhile! I've been a bit overwhelmed with juggling a wholesale biz, an online shop, a brick and mortar store, life in general, kids, homeschooling, all while living through another winter :D Granted we've had a pretty great winter, as far as winter in Ohio goes. Not a lot of snow, not any huge long stretches of bitter cold. But still. 28° is cold. Wind chills in the single digits is cold. No matter how long it lasts it's still cold! And it settles in my bones and makes me want to do nothing more than curl up in a warm fuzzy blanket and hibernate till the weather is 70°+ :D
- [Birthday Party](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/22/birthday-party-2/) - My oldest daughter was our only daughter for 4 and a half years before her little sister came along. When I had birthday parties for her I went all out - planning weeks and sometimes a couple months in advance. I loved getting all the details in place and creating a fun party. Daughter number 2 had a few parties with all the details and daughter number 3 had a couple - well, maybe one! Somehow my stamina for getting all those fun details together waned as I got busier and had more kids to take care of. This past weekend I was privileged to help out a friend who was putting together a fun, detailed birthday party for her little 1 year old. My friend had all the details and crafty fun made, the decor items gathered, and she just wanted a bit of help getting it all set up. I was delighted to help out - and I took my camera so I could share!! Read More...
- [Vintage Lamp Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/08/17/vintage-lamp-makeover/) - Today I have a fun project to share with you - it's blog hop time again and this time we are sharing lamps. I've got a fun Vintage Lamp Makeover to share with you and then you can hop over and see the lamps my friends have to share.
- [Oh Deer...](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/10/oh-deer/) - Oh Deer... my faux white deer is just so much fun to have on my wall this Christmas! He proudly and silently wears his holiday decor as he reigns over our living room. Continue Reading...
- [Dinner in the Garden](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/17/dinner-in-the-garden/) - A couple weeks ago we enjoyed 'Dinner in the Garden' with friends. Some old friend, some new friends. Good food, fresh from the garden. Lovely weather, after a blustery gale blew through! An evening for adults only. Some of the kiddos weren't exactly thrilled with the idea that they were not included. But birthdays are
- [Musical Furniture](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/18/remember-playing-musical-chairs-as/) - Remember playing 'musical chairs' as a child? There are enough chairs for all but one person. When the music stops everyone dashes for a seat. The one left standing is 'out'. Well, I've been playing 'musical furniture lately'. Moving things around, trying it here... nah, it needs to go there... this will sit here till
- [Easter Dresses](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/03/easter-dresses/) - I remember as a young girl the excitement of new clothes and shoes in the spring. As a tween and young teen I agonized over what looked right and what was 'in'. With my little girls the question was 'to make' or to buy'. I've done both. Usually if I am making them I let it go right down to the wire and am madly finishing things up at the last-minute. I've made some elaborate dresses that involved smocking and tucking and used fine fabrics and I've gone the quick and simple route. Becca's Easter dress last year was of the quick and simple variety. Read More...
- [Laundry Soap](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/03/01/laundry-soap/) - I think I've done a post on laundry soap before. I've tweaked my recipe since then.And I've started using my mixer to grate the soap. I grate at least 4 bars each time I make soap.The white powdery stuff under the grated soap is......washing soda and......borax.1 bar grated Fels-Naptha, 1 cup washing soda, 1 cup
- [Creating Storage and Organization](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/02/08/creating-storage-and-organization/) - When you live in an old house that was built over 100 years ago - you have no storage. Therefore you have to woman up and invent your own ideas when it comes to the task of creating storage and organization. Folks in the late 1800's were more concerned with having a living space, a kitchen, maybe a bedroom or two, and then their concerns turned towards keeping the place warm in the winter and making ends meet than creating storage areas for 'stuff'. I'm assuming with the tasks of cooking and laundry taking the time they did in those days, women didn't have time for a lot of crafting or designing. So the need for storage wasn't even an idea. And the amount of clothing they owned was just a bit less than what I have accumulated today, so they just made do with a few hooks on the wall. No need for a closet :)
- [Valentines](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/24/valentines/) - This is a post from the archives! I made these valentines last year and thought it would be fun to post about them again. The photos are from before I had my 'real' camera, seems like I've had my camera forever but it hasn't been a year quite yet! Read More...
- [Black, White, and Gold Slip Covered Chair - Best of DIY](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/03/19/best-of-diy-black-white-and-gold-slip-covered-chair/) - DIY projects. I've done them for years and years. Before it was called DIY, and before DIY was a blogging niche, and before it was the 'in' thing to do! Today I get to share with you a #BestofDIY project - along with 24 other bloggers - we've teamed up to bring you our best and to link together so you can click through to see them all.
- [Miss Piano](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/06/14/miss-piano/) - Good Morning! It is another beautiful, sunny, not-too-hot day in Ohio. Middle Sister stayed with Grandma last night. Little Sister just got up and came over to my room to see what was happening. The Teenager hasn't stirred yet. A couple of you asked to see our piano when I posted about my cupboard revitalization.
- [Re-dressing a Chair](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/18/re-dressing-a-chair/) - Chairs are wonderful things. Especially the kind that welcome you into them with soft comfort and firm support. The kind you want to curl up in with a good book and a cup of coffee and relax for a while. {Continue Reading}
- [Home Tour](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/31/home-tour/) - Would you like to see more of my house than I've shown on my blog lately? Aimee from It's Overflowing asked if I'd like to have my home included in her Dreamy Dwellings Series. So, of course, I said yes :) And I set about trying to get good photos of my home. Not an easy task in January in the Midwest. Read More...
- [Homecoming Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/05/homecoming-makeover/) - A Homecoming Makeover - so you can have the confidence that the once-strapless dress will not fall off or need tugged at all evening. Read More...
- [Breakfast on the Porch...](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/05/breakfast-on-the-porch/) - Do you ever take the time to have breakfast on the porch? Do you ever take time to just relax and enjoy the fresh new morning, listen to the birds, and revel in the warm sunshine? Read More...
- [Rusty Fence update and some bits and pieces of randomness](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/26/rusty-fence-update-and-some-bits-and-pieces-of-randomness/) - Summer has arrived. The humidity has about topped the temperature I think and the temperature is in the 90's during the day. Our a/c unit is not installed yet. You probably don't want to come visit me now unless you like to be hot and sticky. (we do have window units in the upstairs. probably going to have to cave and put the downstairs window unit in too :( Read More...
- [Grain Sack Wreath](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/19/grain-sack-wreath/) - ou know how bloggers will talk about an event they have coming up and it sounds so exciting and you feel just a little bit envious of all they are doing and all the fun they are having? Well. Guess what. There is a TON of work involved in all that 'fun'. And you know how said bloggers will promise you lots of pics of the event - they are going to share it all with you so you can experience it and have fun too! And then. They are so busy and so exhausted they don't even have time to get the camera out and they end up with no pictures to share and it takes them weeks to even get off the couch and start sharing anything about it?! Yeah. That just might be ME this weekend. Whew. Read More...
- [Tips on Christmas Decorating](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/23/tips-on-christmas-decorating/) - It may be a bit late in the season for tips on Christmas decorating but I wanted to share a few quick tips with you and I am just now getting around to doing it. Read More...
- [White Ruffled Curtains](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/10/01/white-ruffled-curtains/) - A few weeks ago I made a pair of white ruffled curtains for a client. I bought the fabric at IKEA - have you seen the new fabrics they are carrying? I can hardly hold myself back from rushing straight to the textile section every time I go to IKEA.
- [Trim Healthy Mama with a Side of Vitamin D](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/10/29/trim-healthy-mama/) - Trim Healthy Mama. Vitamin D. Thyroid issues. Essential oils. My journey to being healthy and feeling good.
- [Jewelry in Candles - GIVEAWAY](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/11/04/jewelry-candles-giveaway/) - How about a giveaway?! If you like candles (and it IS the season for burning candles!) and if you like jewelry, and surprises then you will be delighted with what I'm giving away today! Rafflecoptor is at the bottom of this post.
- [Industrial Light Update](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/03/24/industrial-light-update/) - Our bathroom is getting a makeover. It's high time. I cannot believe how fast walls need repainted and repairs need made. We installed the bathroom in the main floor in our home several years ago. From bare studs, gutted walls, we added insulation, framed in a wall between the new bathroom and laundry area, basically built a new bathroom from the ground up. From the floor up anyway. And now it's time for some repairs and updates already. When someone tells you that what you build today you will rebuild all over again in 30 years or less, believe them! When you own a home the work on it is never ending. Anyway, today I'm sharing my Industrial light update. I am really really liking it!
- [Hand Me Down Husband - a book review](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/04/08/hand-me-down-husband-a-book-review/) - Today I have a (affiliate link)book review for you. A book called Hand Me Down Husband. It took me a bit longer to get this up than I meant for it to - I pre-ordered the book and read it as soon as it arrived in my mailbox. But then I loaned it out before I took pics of it. So I'm just now getting to it.
- [Custom Kitchen Cabinets Painted with Milk Paint](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/04/17/custom-kitchen-cabinets-painted-with-milk-paint/) - My Mom has a brand-new kitchen. And I am so in love with it I can't stand it! Isn't it gorgeous?! I love the white - I'm sure you knew that - and I'm so happy my Mom picked white for her kitchen. I have to chuckle just a little because she's always been a wood lover, and has refinished some beautiful antiques over the years. But when it came time to decide what she wanted for her new, custom-built kitchen, thanks to my influence and Pinterest, she chose white. :) When she decided she wanted them painted I was thrilled because I love white painted cabinets. One night when I was unable to sleep the thought hit me that if she wanted those cabinets white they should be painted with milk paint. The cabinets would be custom made in a cabinet shop and the wood would be raw wood. Milk Paint is PERFECT on raw wood. I pitched the idea to her and after she thought about it awhile she agreed. And so not only does my Mom have a new kitchen, she has Custom Kitchen Cabinets PAINTED with Milk Paint!
- [Rusty Hairpin Legs Saved from the Landfill](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/09/25/rusty-hairpin-legs-saved-from-the-landfill/) - Last Friday of September. Time for another Project Challenge - this month the category was to use a rusty item somehow. What to choose, what to choose. Cool, rusty items can be found in abundance if you just start looking. I had a handful of ideas but 4 rusty hairpin legs saved from the landfill won out. I got the rusty bench legs from a friend who had a garage sale last spring. It was a rainy day and I wasn't sure I was going to venture out. Then I received a text that there was this sort of cute bench at the sale but two of the legs fell off so it was going in the trash. But the legs were kind of neat and maybe I'd want them? I rushed right over and saved those rusty, hairpin legs from the landfill.
- [How to Create a Fall Centerpiece](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/10/21/how-to-create-a-fall-centerpiece/) - Time for another Dose of Diy and today I'm going to show you how to create a fall centerpiece and just how easy it is to do! You don't have to buy a bunch of new stuff, you don't have to buy an expensive flower arrangement (although those are lots of fun too :) ) and you don't need to stress over it. I seriously created a few different centerpieces in just a few minutes. It took longer to photograph them all than it did to create them!
- [DIY German Glass Glitter Bunny Garland](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/03/22/diy-german-glass-glitter-bunny-garland/) - I'm excited to share this simple, but fun and bling-y little project with you. I love glitter - but not just any glitter. I love German Glass Glitter. This particular GGG is from Miss Mustard Seed, but I have a new glitter to share with you very soon - and I will be selling this one myself! It's pretty amazing and I'm excited to have it to share with you in the very near future.
- [Old Spindles Rescued from the Burn Pile](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/01/28/old-spindles-rescued-from-the-burn-pile/) - Old spindles just don't belong on the burn pile! I didn't know what I was going to do with them but I knew for certain they were NOT going to stay on my Uncle's discard pile. I hauled them home along with a bunch of other cool stuff my uncle didn't want. As my Project
- [How I added Cozy Farmhouse to my Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/01/22/how-i-added-cozy-farmhouse-to-my-decor/) - It's winter where I live and that means it's cold. If you happen to live in an area of the US that has warm weather in the winter then count yourself very blessed :) I'm excited to tell you that I've been asked to join up with a group of bloggers this year to bring you 'Farmhouse Friday' every 4th Friday of the month. This month we are talking about 'cozying up the farmhouse.' These cold days and colder, long nights can be brutal - so what's a girl to do to
- [Union Jack Key Fobs](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/24/union-jack-key-fobs/) - Some of you have noticed my new header photo on my facebook page and commented on it. You may have noticed in the preview of 'Celebrating Everyday Life' Magazine that there were some key fobs on the contents page. Those were mine :) Read More...
- [Linen and Leather ~ Project Challenge](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/03/27/linen-and-leather-project-challenge/) - Project Challenge #3 Here we are again! 6 bloggers, 6 projects, 1 theme. This month's theme is Linen and/or Leather. And yes, this category is one I suggested. Bet that makes you really surprised :D I'm rather excited about what I came up with to incorporate both textiles. And the other projects look so fun and wonderful too! Make sure to check out the other 5.
- [It's Not Always Perfect - Behind the Scenes](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/01/20/its-not-always-perfect-behind-the-scenes/) - In this blogworld, this sea of ideas and decor and crafts and thoughts, you might start to feel like the persons behind the blogs have it all together and their lives and home are always beautiful and perfect. And I get that because that's what we show you in our photos and in the words we write. We tell you all about the latest, greatest project and how easy it is to do and we show you the step-by-step process in crisp, bright photos or video and then we toss in a handful of 'beauty shots' of our craft all looking wonderful and lovely. Or we are showing you how we restyled this room or that room or decked it out for the current season. And after awhile a teeny bit of discouragement comes tapping on your shoulder and whispering that you can never measure up to all the "great bloggers" out there so why try. Well, I'm here today to show you a bit of the behind the scenes, and prove to you that it's not always perfect and lovely here. And I know full well that every singe blog friend of mine would rise up beside me and whole-heartedly agree. And I know each and every one of them could share some of their own behind-the-scenes photos to prove it.
- [How to Make a Shower Curtain](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/09/17/make-shower-curtain/) - Yesterday I showed you the gorgeous shower curtains I made for a client. Shower curtains made with ruffles and lace. Today I'm going to show you how to make a shower curtain for yourself. The fact that this project uses bed sheets makes it so easy and quick you won't believe how fast it is!
- [Couture Snippet - How to make a French Seam](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/29/couture-snippet-how-to-make-a-french-seam/) - I posted about making French Seams way back in my blogger-blog days. It wasn't a terribly detailed post so I thought it might be nice to just do a new one. So while I was making this dress I took the time to take some photos of the process known as 'french seams'. I have
- [Slipcovered Wingbacks](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/07/08/slipcovered-wingbacks/) - Before we headed out on vacation I had a few projects to get finished. One of them was these slipcoverd wingbacks for a friend. The chairs were still in great shape, had a cute shape, and were still comfy. They had been slipcovered but the covers were wearing through in a few places and they just looked tired. Time for an update!
- [Closet Solutions](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/06/closet-solutions/) - Closet Solutions for old houses that were built without storage places. Houses built in the 1800's have lots of character to them. You know, like drafty walls, single pained windows that let in lots of cold or heat, cold floors, creaky stairs, funny shaped layouts, no closets... character indeed. But they also can have wide woodwork, tall windows, wood floors, lofty ceilings, and architectural design you don't find in todays new homes Read More...
- [Homemade Latte](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/28/11016/) - Are you a coffee lover? Do you drink it every day? I never dreamed the day would come when I would find myself among those who call themselves coffee drinkers. A couple of years ago I discovered that I did enjoy an occasional latte - especially if it was from Starbucks. A caramel latte - especially if it wasn't too strong on the coffee taste but leaned more to the caramel and cream side. Gradually I came to drink the stuff more often, even tasting my husbands coffee occasionally when he made it from really yummy smelling beans. And then I discovered that I could blend my own delicious brew with the right ingredients. And just a few months ago I took it to the next level and began making my own homemade latte.
- [How to Make Valentine Art out of Junk](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/01/10/how-to-make-valentine-art-out-of-junk/) - Are you ready to see some Valentine ideas?!? Do you decorate for Valentines at all? I didn't do much at all until a few years ago. I found a few Valentines decor items here and there at boutique shops that were easy to store and pull out for the few weeks I have Valentine's Day Decor around. It's a fun, refreshing way to bring some cheer to the home after the Christmas decor is packed away for another year. Today I'm sharing something new I created and sharing how to make Valentine Art our of Junk.
- [DIY Valentine Toy Tea Bags](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/05/diy-valentine-toy-tea-bags/) - Today I'm bringing you a fun project for Valentines! It's really easy and quick to do and the little girls in your life will love it. DIY Valentine Toy Tea Bags
- [Project Challenge #1- Paint and Stencils](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/30/project-challenge-paint-and-stencils/) - Today I'm bringing you a really fun project that I've been really excited about and could hardly wait to share with you. I'm teaming up with 5 other bloggers for a monthly project challenge - which means I have a deadline and the project must get done. This months challenge was to use paint and/or stain in some way.
- [Ammunition Box to Desktop Organization](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/09/08/ammunition-box-to-desktop-organization/) - Junk Visionaries is back today with a fun category - desktop/office ideas. The project I originally wanted to do didn't happen because it involved cutting some wood with the table saw and my husband has been too busy to help me. And if I must admit it - the table saw scares me just a
- [DIY Ribbon Organizer](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/03/11/diy-ribbon-organizer/) - I love ribbon. I've collected lovely ribbons for years now. And I have quite the stash. I use it in lots of sewing projects, to tie around gifts, to dress up a centerpiece on a table, as part of a vignette, the possibilities for ribbon are endless. As a friend once told me - you can never go wrong with ribbon. And when you have a lot of ribbon, and an insatiable love for beautiful ribbon, you need a Ribbon Organizer. A DIY Ribbon Organizer that is cute and fun and cheap and functional and makes you feel so good about yourself when you create it all on your own! Read on...
- [Makeup&Jewelry Organization+Vintage RIT Dye Rack](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/01/06/makeup-and-jewelry-organization-using-a-vintage-find/) - January is following in the footsteps of the whole of 2015 and hotfooting its way right past us! Or maybe it just seems that way to me? I look at my work load and my schedule and what I need to be working on and it seems before I blink the day is past. And here we are - six days in already :D January always seems to bring a flurry and bustle of cleaning and organizing. Maybe it's partly the new year stretching out like a clean blank slate, a new start, new beginnings. I think it's a great time to clear out the clutter that invariably happens over 12 months of living and family and happenings. The Christmas decor gets packed up, leaving behind a trail of glitter and ribbon and snowdust and memories. And it's just a great way to start a new year - by sweeping out the dust and cobwebs, scrubbing off the old fingerprints and smudges and fluffing the home to make it warm and inviting. I'm thinking a fresh coat of paint for my walls really MUST happen this month. Today is time for another Junk Revision Challenge blog hop, the category was organization, and to kick off the festivities I'm sharing a super cool vintage find that I've been using as the most wonderful organization piece in the history of ever! Makeup and jewelry organization using a vintage RIT dye rack
- [Burlap Roman Shade](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/07/09/burlap-roman-shade/) - I recently had the privilege of making some burlap curtains for a friend. Allisa from Thobe Rentals asked me to make her some window treatments - 2 of the places a couple simple, hemmed panels would suffice. But for the door we decided something a bit more sophisticated was called for. I suggested a Burlap Roman Shade. After discussing it and checking with her husband about his opinion of making a Roman shade work there we decided to go for it.
- [Annie Sloan Paint Gives Brick an Update](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/04/annie-sloan-paint-gives-brick-an-update/) - A few weeks ago I went thrifting with The Teenager, one of her friends, and her friends Mom. I brought home a carload of cool finds. Several of the cool finds were furniture. Yesterday I painted some of it. I plan to blog about the furniture tomorrow. Today I have a project to share with you that is technically a wall but really doesn't qualify as 'wall painting'. No roller brush involved, no paint tray, no pole to attach to reach to the ceiling. Just a plastic cup to hold the paint and a natural bristle brush. This past Saturday I text my Mom and asked if she wanted to come over and go with me to the shop that carried Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. It worked for her so away we went. Then we headed to her house so I could get her painting done.
- [Top 10 Posts of 2015](https://sewafineseam.com/2016/01/04/top-10-posts-of-2015/) - It seems if you are a blogger, the proper thing to be doing right now is posting your top 10 to 20 blog posts from 2015. I'm not always known to do what I am 'supposed' to do but I did find it quite interesting and fun to pull up my analytics for the year and see which posts were the most viewed posts of 2015.
- [Porch Remodel - Junk Visionaries Group Challenge](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/08/03/porch-remodel-junk-visionaries-group-challenge/) - Today I get to share my Porch Remodel with you and introduce you to the Junk Visionaries! This group was started by my friend Lucy who blogs at Patina Paradise. It's been fun working with her to pull this together. Our first category is Outdoor Projects. Now this is supposed to be about taking something junky and repurposing it or making it into something cool. Hopefully mine isn't too much of a cheat - a kitchen porch remodel isn't exactly an old piece of junk, but let me tell you the before was pretty junky! It still could be considered a bit junky I suppose as it still needs paint and/or siding. But the sagging porch roof has been beefed up and replaced, the broken concrete has been removed to be replaced with treated wood and a really cool wrap around step.
- [New Years Paper Crafts and Table Setting](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/12/31/new-years-paper-crafts-and-table-setting/) - And just like that, 2015 is history. As the New Year arrives in just a few short hours, I'm sharing with you a fun paper craft I created using tissue paper and book pages. I then used my newly crafted items to set up a New Years Table Setting.
- [Christmas Decor - the Living Room](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/12/22/christmas-decor-the-living-room/) - Last week I shared my dining room all decked out for Christmas along with a little tale about a little girl who loved Christmas very, very much. Today I'm bringing you more Christmas Decor - the Living Room. I'm down to basically these two rooms to decorate. The 'little' business I am running has taken over and it's a struggle to even get these two rooms presentable at the same time! :D So if you see a stray thread or pair of scissors or a computer peeking out of the corner it's all because a business is being run in this house - and if you wonder why you don't see some rooms you might have seen in the past just know they are a complete pile of 'stuff' and you really don't wanna see them :D
- [Paper Covered Gift Box Upcycle](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/12/18/paper-covered-gift-box-upcycle/) - I've been wrapping gifts! I still need to do some shopping but not too much. How about you? Is your shopping done? How about your gift wrapping?! I had these cool round boxes that were a bit like old hat boxes, just not so big. And I wanted to do something fun with them to turn them into cute gift boxes for Christmas. So I created a Paper Covered Gift Box Upcycle. Using plaid wrapping paper and wool ribbon. My 10yo put her gift for her best friend in it.
- [Dining Room Decked Out for Christmas](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/12/16/dining-room-decked-out-for-christmas/) - It's that time of year! The carols are playing in small towns, the nativities are set up, gifts are being wrapped, shoppers are out in hoards, and the feeling in the air is festive! Today I'm sharing my dining room decked out for Christmas as part of the Holiday Homes Tour Blog Hop. We are each sharing one room, and I'm sharing my dining room decked out for Christmas
- [Chenille Stem Star](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/12/14/chenille-stem-star/) - Today I have a fun and very easy little craft for you - something you can incorporate into your home decor, dress up a wreath, or top a package to add some bling! My friends from a Dose of DIY are joining in again and bringing you some awesome Christmas Wreath/Craft posts too
- [Vintage Funnel and  Tinsel Trees](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/12/15/vintage-funnel-and-tinsel-trees/) - If you read my post about my Dollar Store funnel and tinsel trees, you might remember that I said I'd show you more about my vintage funnel and tinsel trees that inspired the dollar store craft. With the business of the season and the migration of my blog to a new host I haven't been able to share this with you till now. I just love how these turned out. Vintage Funnel and Tinsel Trees
- [Wrapping Christmas Gifts - Using Unexpected Elements](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/12/09/wrapping-christmas-gifts-using-unexpected-elements/) - How are your Christmas preparations coming? Finished shopping and ready to wrap some gifts?! I love wrapping Christmas gifts, and I love using unexpected elements to glam them up a bit. How are your Christmas preparations coming? Finished shopping and ready to wrap some gifts?! I love wrapping Christmas gifts, and I love using unexpected elements to glam them up a bit. using birch bark ribbon vintage embroidery hoop, bottle brush tree, and checked ribbon to wrap a gift Today my Junk Visionary friends and I are bringing you our posts about how we used vintage or unexpected elements to wrap Christmas gifts. I love this kind of challenge because I love wrapping gifts. Sometimes it doesn't really LOOK like I love to wrap gifts because I get so busy I don't have time to wrap till last minute but I love detailing gifts and making them look fun.
- [Hemstitched Linen Napkin Tutorial](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/12/04/hemstitched-linen-napkins/) - Today I want to share my little tutorial for making Hemstitched Linen Napkins. It's super easy to do - there is one little trick that makes all the difference :)
- [Dollar Store Funnel and Tinsel Trees](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/12/06/dollar-store-funnel-and-tinsel-trees/) - It's Christmas time! Time to deck the halls, toss some tinsel, bake some cookies, wrap some gifts, do some shopping, bless some strangers, drink some wassel (or eggnog :D ), eat some candy, enjoy family, and whatever else your holiday traditions include! It's Christmas time! Time to deck the halls, toss some tinsel, bake some cookies, wrap some gifts, do some shopping, bless some strangers, drink some wassel (or eggnog :D ), eat some candy, enjoy family, and whatever else your holiday traditions include! create christmas trees from dollar store items Today I'm bringing you a super easy and cheap craft as part of a blog hop that is being hosted by Hometalk.com and Country Living.com There are a lot of great bloggers involved in this and I know you are going to find some amazing Christmas goodness here!
- [Christmas Tree](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/14/christmas-tree/) - I love Christmas trees! From the teeny tiny ones to the tallest you can fit in your house. I wanted an 8 ft. tall tree. But you get above 7.5 feet and the price goes sky high! Way above the treetops! So I settled for a 7.5 ft. tree and I like it just fine. Can't say I wouldn't jump at the chance to get a taller one though! Our ceilings are
- [Beep II benefit for Samaritan's Purse](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/11/30/beep-ii-benefit-for-samaritans-purse/) - Have you ever in your life seen such a fun furniture makeover?! I just LOVE this VW bus Larissa of Prodigal Pieces created. This is the second one she's created and the first one was such a sensation that she created another. And this one is being auctioned off on ebay with all the proceeds going to Samaritan's Purse. I'm honored to be a sponsor of this amazing benefit and GIVEAWAY! Yes, that's right, there is a giveaway involved too! This is one sweet deal Larissa has put together.
- [Barn Door 'Mantel' PJC #11](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/11/27/barn-door-mantel-pjc-11/) - Before we get to the Barn Door 'Mantel', I want to say that I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are having a fun 'Black Friday'. Whether you enjoy getting out with all the crowds of shoppers, or if you prefer to sleep in and have a lazy day - ENJOY it! Most
- [Happy Thanksgiving!](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/11/26/happy-thanksgiving-3/) - Happy Thanksgiving! I pray your day is blessed with all good things and you are surrounded with family, friends, and love.
- [How to Make a Scalloped Linen Table Runner](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/11/19/how-to-make-a-n-table-runner/) - So I have all these random thoughts throughout the day. Thoughts that I think would make good blog posts. And so as I'm working almost round the clock on wholesale pillow orders I compose those blog posts in my mind. I add in witty phrases her and philosophical thought there. And oh, if those words could just flow straight from my brain to my blog you, my readers, would be so well entertained and steeped in knowledge you wouldn't be able to stand it.
- [Wooden Ski Ornament Gets Dressed Up](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/11/16/wooden-ski-ornament-gets-dressed-up/) - It's been a whirlwind of life and business around here the past couple weeks. I spend my days working every single minute to create pillows to fill orders, stopping only to do what has to be done - like pick up my daughter from school and throw a bit of food on the table occasionally to keep everyone from starving. It's crazy crazy busy, but such a blessing too.
- [Grain Sack Star Christmas Ornaments](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/10/08/grain-sack-star-christmas-ornaments/) - It's not just me who is bringing you a handmade Christmas ornament - I've teamed up with some uber talented bloggers to bring you 31 days of Handmade Christmas ornaments!
- [Christmas Home Blog Tour](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/12/christmas-home-blog-tour/) - I recently joined a fb group of bloggers and some of us are joining up and having a Christmas Home Blog Tour. I'm sharing some of my favorite photos of my Christmas decor here and linking you to all the other homes in the tour so you can enjoy them all!
- [Vintage Desk Drawer becomes Fall Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/11/02/vintage-desk-drawer-becomes-fall-decor/) - Today I'm going to share how a vintage desk drawer becomes fall decor. I have this uncle. He's a really great guy and he has this love-of-junk gene that he inherited from his dad. His Dad was my Grandpa. My Grandpa loved old junk. He collected it, saved it, stock-piled it, and I'm sure he had grand plans in his head for what all he was going to create with it. Grandpa didn't ever get all his junk used up and I now have some of that junk and am very happy to have it - I call it 'junque'. My uncle inherited that gene and has accumulated a pile of junk himself - I call his 'junque' too cause it's some seriously drool-worthy junk. And like his Dad (my Grandpa) he hasn't fixed up, or created stuff with all of his piles he's accumulated.
- [Autumn Tablescape](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/11/06/fall-tablescape/) - Before we left on vacation I managed to squeeze in a quick Autumn Tablescape photo shoot. I loaded up all my tableware and props and hauled them to a friend's house to use her front porch and awesome outdoor table her hubby made for her this summer. Read More...
- [Just a Bit of Fall](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/17/just-a-bit-of-fall/) - Fall decor is showing up all over blogland. It is making me feel rather behind the times. For one, I'm still a little in denial that Summer is over already. Also, I really haven't had time to do a lot of 'fluffing' lately. And I don't really go all out for fall decor anyway. But I do have a few acorns I get out in the fall. And I have some lovely dried Hydrangea this year :) On Saturday I did get at some desperately needed cleaning and while I was at it I put away the white faux flowers I had in old bottles... continue reading
- [Fall Home Tour 2015](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/10/05/fall-home-tour-2015/) - I love fluffing our home and the change of seasons provides the perfect reason to change out some decor and freshen things up! Joining up with blog friends for a Fall Home Tour 2015 kicked me in gear to get it done this year too! I had fun, buying a few pumpkins, a white mum, some broom corn, a decorative cabbage, and a tiny pumpkin decorated with miniature succulents.
- [Bedspring Vase Filled with Autumn's Offerings](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/10/05/bedspring-vase-filled-with-autumns-offerings/) - utumn leaves, sticks from the yard, a waning succulent, a few sprigs from a berry bush. A vintage bedspring vase. Filled to the brim with Autumn's Offerings. I love bringing outdoor elements into my home for decor. It makes for a quick, easy, and cheap refresh of my home and adds seasonal decor without breaking the bank. This month the Junk Visionaries blog group category was 'using outdoor elements'. Just my style :)
- [Colored Pencil Craft - Flower in a Paint Bucket](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/09/28/colored-pencil-craft-flower-in-a-paint-bucket/) - My middle girl is an up and coming artist. Truly. She does some amazing drawings. So for her birthday this year I decided to do an art themed party. She wanted just a few friends to come over for dinner so it wasn't anything fancy at all, but I did come up with an art themed craft for them to do, served the dessert on artist palettes and even created an art themed decor piece. Enter the Colored Pencil Craft - Flower in Paint Bucket
- [Sutton Place Design Tote](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/16/sutton-place-design-tote/) - I have decided socks are a rather sensitive subject in most homes ;) If anyone stumbles onto the perfect way to keep socks orderly and neat and in pairs please do let me know! And if you missed my post about Sorting Socks you can find it here. Now I want to share something much more fun and beautiful than socks, even socks in neat, tidy pairs. I mentioned in this post that I had purchased a grain sack tote from Sutton Place Designs. Read More...
- [Christmas Pillows available for Wholesale](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/09/22/christmas-pillows-available-for-wholesale/) - I've had a lot of fun creating these Christmas pillows. I have more ideas floating around in my head but I had to take a break from designing and get these finished up and photographed so I could share! I'm still madly cranking out fall pillows and custom orders too - can hardly get caught up. I'm going to have to put a stop to custom orders that take a stencil for awhile I think. So here you go - 2015 Christmas Pillows available for Wholesale to shop owners.
- [Lace Embossing a Vintage Desk](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/09/23/lace-embossing-a-vintage-desk/) - Lace Embossing a Vintage Desk. Yes you read that right! This technique is one I absolutely love and I finally applied it to a piece of furniture. I learned this in paint training when I signed up with Paint Couture last Spring and I've wanted to do it on furniture ever since.
- [Adding Plaid to Create Fall Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/09/14/adding-plaid-to-create-fall-decor/) - Fall is such an amazing season. The weather coos, the air turns crisp, the sky is a clearer blue, the leaves turn brilliant shades of orange, red, and yellow. The light changes, casting shadows in different places, the smell of drying leaves mixes with the smell of campfires, harvest, fading grass, and the diesel of tractors to create the unique, intoxicating smell of Autumn.
- [French Accents - Bringing French Style into Your Home](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/09/12/french-accents-bringing-french-style-into-your-home/) - French Decor. French Furniture. French Accents. I love to look at homes that are decorated with French antiques and I hope to someday own some authentic French stuff. It's one of my dreams to travel to France and shop at the brocante myself, bringing back some fun finds. Somehow it seems the items would mean so much more if I went and found them myself and carried them home in my suitcase instead of buying them from businesses that have imported them. Although I probably wouldn't be able to get some of the things I want in a suitcase!
- [German Glass Glitter and Fall Pillows](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/09/10/german-glass-glitter-and-fall-pillows/) - I've added some new items to my online shop today :lol: German Glass Glitter in 4 colors! Time to get your craft on and glam up some stuff for the upcoming holidays. I'll refrain from telling you how many weeks till Christmas because I don't want to know myself right now. It's hot out where I am and the leaves are all still on the trees, though they are changing colors, and I'm not quite ready to admit that if I blink there there will be snow on the ground and I'll be Christmas shopping!
- [Tips for Lovely Autumn Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/09/01/tips-for-lovely-autumn-decor/) - Fall has come again. Maybe not by the calendar yet, but the light has changed, the air smells different and there is a hint of color in the leaves if you look closely. Cool breezes abound, glorious colors will soon burst forth, campfire smoke will fill the air, and soups and hot drinks will array the dinner menus. I haven't pulled out all the Autumn Decor yet, but I do have some autumn decor photos from earlier years to share with you today, along with a few tips on how to easily create lovely Autumn Decor.
- [Sticks and Leaves and Flowers and Herbs](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/25/sticks-and-leaves-and-flowers-and-herbs/) - Today I got inspired to do a little more fall decorating in my house. I don't usually do this much for fall - I usually wait for Christmas!! But I recently purchased some rope knots that I was wanting to use somewhere. And one of my neighbors has trees that are always losing branches. Those branches are hard for me to resist. We had some pretty high wind on Saturday so she had a pile of branches waiting to be hauled off by the guys who work for the city. So after lunch I headed out to get some decorating 'supplies'. Dried Hydrangea, herbs, and some branches from my own yard... Continue Reading...
- [Chicken Wire Cloche - project challenge 8](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/08/28/chicken-wire-cloche-project-challenge-8/) - I've wanted to make a chicken wire cloche ever since I saw the one my friend KariAnne at Thistlewood Farms made. But since we live in town and don't have chickens, I haven't had any chicken wire just sitting around waiting for me to decide to use it in a crafty, creative way. So I never made a chicken wire cloche.
- [Vintage Truck Pillow + a Blog Hop](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/07/20/vintage-truck-pillow-a-blog-hop/) - I've been waiting awhile to show you this one - I had my designer create this truck design awhile ago and when he got it to me I was swamped with wholesale orders and didn't get to creating with it for awhile. I'm excited that I took the time to make it happen and can share it with you now, when 'a pillow' is the category for our blog hop :)
- [IKEA Rast Hack](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/08/15/ikea-rast-hack/) - I love IKEA, and I love IKEA hacks. I even have a pinterest board just for IKEA hacks. It's just so cool what you can do with the plain wood pieces that IKEA sells at very affordable prices. Now I know some people aren't that impressed with IKEA and think their furniture is super 'cheap'. Well, it IS cheap in price and it's not built with the quality and durability of hardwood furniture made in a furniture shop. But it wasn't intended to be the fine, high-end hardwood furniture from a furniture shop! It's well-made, inexpensive furniture that comes in pieces that make it easy to buy and transport home.
- [The Milk and Cream Co. Stencil](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/08/06/the-milk-and-cream-co-stencil/) - I love stencils. I use them almost daily in my business. I make a lot of my own stencils with my silhouette machine but I'm always up for a cool stencil I can purchase to add to my stash. So when my friend Angie from Knick of Time developed her own line of stencils I was thrilled for her (and for me cause I love cool stencils) - and then she offered me a free stencil to try out and share about with all of you!
- [Summer Home Tour 2015](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/08/14/summer-home-tour/) - I'm over at Shelstring blog today sharing my Summer Home Tour. Hop on over and check it out!
- [Test Tubes and Bedspring Flower Vase](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/08/07/test-tubes-and-bedspring-flower-vase/) - Good Morning and Happy Friday! I love weekends, don't you? Somehow Friday morning just feels more relaxing to me even if I have a ton to do and a packed full weekend - it's a mind thing I suppose but I'll take it :) Today I want to share my Test Tube and Bedspring Flower Vase with you. I've used old bedsprings before in decor as vases, using a clay pot to hold the plant and tucking it into the spring. This time I had some vintage test tubes on hand so when I saw this idea on pinterest I decided to make a few.
- [Reclaimed Cypress from the 1800's](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/07/31/reclaimed-cypress-from-the-1800s/) - It's project challenge time again and this one is a really fun one for me. They've all been fun but this one is a bit unique. Our category was 'Reclaimed Wood'. What's so unique about that you say? Well, the wood I used is Reclaimed Cypress from the 1800's! The actual age of the tree I don't know, but this stuff comes out of the Mississippi Bayous and the logs have been underwater in the bayou since the 1800's sometime. And the logs are HUGE. Hundreds of years old and preserved in the swamp for a couple hundred more!
- [True Woman](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/07/28/true-woman/) - Do you ever sit back and look at your life and wonder what it all means and what it is all about? Do you ever wonder if what you do each day is worth much and if you are making a difference in this world? Does it all seem overwhelming at times? Do you ever want to just throw in the towel and call it quits? The kids never listen, they act like brats, meals are always underwhelming, laundry is never done, floors are dirty, walls have fingermarks everywhere, and there just is no joy in living. Throw a home-based business into the mix and you have a complete recipe for disaster.
- [Bottle Brush Trees and More - Christmas Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/04/bottle-brush-trees-christmas-decor/) - I started my decorating early this year - I usually wait till Friday after Thanksgiving but this year I started earlier in the week this year. I had a couple other houses to decorate and wanted to get a head start on mine so I could decide what I was using in my own home and what I could take to use elsewhere. I never seem to start my decorating the same place - this year I started with my china cupboard and I love how it turned out. Read More...
- [Milk Painted Desk Chair](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/03/12/milk-painted-desk-chair/) - This desk chair is one of the first things I took to Midwest Memories several months ago when I first started putting things in the shop there. I was never completely happy with the way this piece turned out and when it hadn't sold after several months I brought it back home. A new makeover was needed. A makeover that included Milk Paint. Read on...
- [New Fabric and Milk Paint for My Stash](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/03/26/new-fabric-milk-paint-stash/) - A couple weeks ago I made a trip to IKEA and then headed to Columbus to drop off stuff at Feather Your Nest in Pickerington. I picked up some fun things both places. Fabric and Milk Paint to add to my stash :D Read on...
- [Giveway!  Measuring Cups, Trophy Cup and More](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/06/17/giveway-measuring-cups-trophy-cup/) - How about a giveaway?! It's bee awhile so I think it's high time to host another giveaway. I have some fun things pulled together for you this time. From around my house, from my stash of handmade items, and a super cute set of measuring cups from a shop where I sell things. And while we are at it I'd love it if you would leave me a comment about what you might like to see in a giveaway sometime :D
- [The Summer Market Vendors](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/08/06/summer-market-vendors/) - I'm finally getting back to the blog to share the pics I took of some of the other vendors at The Summer Market. I've been being lazy - I just cannot get my energy back and my creativity flowing much. Hopefully soon. I've been having requests for a slipcover tutorial. And I'm happy to tell you that it is in the works. Hopefully very soon. I happen to have aquired a couple really nice, vintage wingbacks for our home and they need to be slipcovered. My plan is to do the best I can getting photos of the whole process with the first one and do a video tutorial with the second. I've never worked with videos much so this will be a trial and error thing I'm sure! I'll get going on those as soon as I decide what fabric I am using for the covers.
- [Fall Flea at Springfield Ohio](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/10/08/fall-flea-springfield-ohio/) - I wasn't going to do the fall flea this year in Springfield. But just a couple of weeks before a friend asked me if I would share her space there in The Vintage Marketplace. At first I said probably not. My husband was going to be out-of-town and I had our annual fall kids clothing sale the week following the flea.
- [A Scarf with a Tale to Tell](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/19/a-scarf-with-a-tale-to-tell/) - The piece of fabric was delightfully printed with bright-colored hearts on a creamy background. It was a stretchy, textured, cozy knit and had all the potential to become something really grand. The fabric waited patiently to see what form it might take and what its life might look like. With the whimsical heart print it surely would lead a cheerful life - perhaps as a toy or accessory for some lovely little child. Even a cuddle blanket would be wonderful as the fabric was so soft and comfortable.
- [Summer Blessing Giveaway](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/06/22/summer-blessings-giveaway/) - Good Morning Peeps! I hope the past week has been blessed for you. Today I have a fun giveaway to share - a Summer Blessing Giveaway! I've teamed up with a few other bloggers to bring you this blessing. Giveaways are so fun to host - it's fun to be able to give something away that will bless someone and bring joy and excitement to their day.
- [Happy Father's Day, DAD](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/06/21/happy-fathers-day-2/) - Happy Father's Day, DAD! Any man can become a Father. It takes dedication, commitment, time, effort, sweat, tears, and lots of love to be a DAD.
- [Summertime Porch Decor - and a Blog Hop!](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/06/15/summertime-porch-decor-and-a-blog-hop/) - Hello Peeps! Today I've got a fun little Summertime Porch Decor to share with you. It involves a bit of crafting, a vintage metal find, an old birdcage, and a bit of paint. Nothing dramatic or difficult about this, but it gives a bit of fun to our outdoor decor for the summertime months. To make it fun and exciting, there is a blog hop involved here today too! I have several blog friends I've teemed up with to bring you a 'Dose of DIY', and you get loads of DIY fun :) At the end of this post you will find the links to the other bloggers and you can hop on over to see their Summertime Door/Porch decor.
- [Memorial Day](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/05/24/memorials/) - Memorial Day. A day set aside to remember just what our freedom has cost - the lives that have been lost, the sacrifices that have been made, the tears shed, the prayers ascended, every thing, big and little, that had gone into building this nation we proudly call our home. There are so many videos out there that show the heartache and sacrifice and love and dedication that so many men and women have given for OUR FREEDOM. And not just those who have served but those who love them and stay behind at home while they are off on deployment, defending the FREEDOM we love so much.
- [Jewelry Display - Project Challenge 5](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/05/29/jewelry-display-project-challenge-5/) - Project Challenge time again! This month our item to use was 'fencing'. I'll be honest, I was quite stumped on what to do for this one. I had lofty dreams of making something completely new and different than anything already out there. But those lofty dreams stayed just that - dreams. I didn't come up with anything breathtakingly amazing but I did make something I needed and my daughter is pretty happy with it.
- [Life is Good - But Better at the Beach](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/05/27/life-is-good-but-better-at-the-beach/) - Above one of the doors in the house we rented was a sign that said 'Life is good - but better at the beach. I so very much agree. I love the beach and could live there year round. There is just nothing like the waves rolling in forever. The salt air. The breeze off the water. The sand. The shells. Even the rain we had one morning was better at the beach.
- [Bingo! New Designs - Pillows and Handbags](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/05/19/bingo-new-designs-pillows-and-handbags/) - Sew a Fine Seam has some new designs and I'm finally posting them here to show you! I'm really excited about them and I hope you love them too. Have you 'met' Donna through her blog Funky Junk Interiors? She makes some amazing stuff with junk - or as some of us like to call it - 'junque'. Donna also makes some really cool stencils, and sells them through her shop - Old Sign Stencils. And while her designs are geared towards old signs I adapted a few of them into pillow and handbag designs. My creations, using Funky Junk's stencil designs are now for sale in my shop :) And now, let me introduce you to my new pillows and handbags.
- [More than a Sitting Room](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/05/15/more-than-a-sitting-room/) - Hello Sew A Fine Seam friends! My name is Sharon, a.k.a. Mrs. Hines from the blog Mrs. Hines' Class. Much like Jill, my blog is a place where I share my home and life. What I love about Jill and her blog is that she shares from her heart,from a place of caring and giving. She is a nurturer. So, I chose this post, "More Than a Sitting Room", to share with you today because it reminds me of Jill's heart for you. As I work on transforming my breakfast room into a sitting room, I dream of more than just a sitting room. I dream of a way of life.
- [Happy Mother's Day](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/05/10/happy-mothers-day-2/) - I hope you all had a Happy Mother's Day. I had a blog post all written - in my head. And then I was so busy I just never sat down and got it typed up. So it's still in my head and maybe I'll get it written yet and just save it for next year :D
- [Decorating with Books](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/05/12/decorating-with-books/) - Good Morning Peeps! I'm so happy to have Jennifer guest posting for me today! If you have 'met' Jennifer through her blog you know exactly how I feel - if you haven't met her then you are gonna want to go on over and 'meet' her and browse her blog and get to know her! Here's Jennifer...
- [Bicycle Upcycle Projects](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/05/05/bicycle-upcycle-projects/) - Bicycle Upcycle Projects are a fun, quirky way to add some interest and texture to your home decor or garden. I bought several old bikes a couple years ago, much to my husbands dismay. Actually he couldn't have been to distraught over it because he took me in the truck to get them, loaded them up and hauled them home for me :D
- [Milk Paint and Grain Sack Makeover - Project Challenge 4](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/04/30/milk-paint-and-grain-sack-makeover-project-challenge-4/) - Time for another Project Challenge - this time our category was 'furniture'. What fun! You know I love a good furniture makeover - and I usually have plenty of that going on around here. I'm sharing my Milk Paint and Grain Sack Makeover. I have had these 2 dining room chairs in my stash for awhile and I finally got them finished. I started painting them several weeks ago but they got pushed to the back burner when other, more important things demanded my attention.
- [Vintage Plaid Cold Packs](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/04/27/vintage-plaid-cold-packs/) - We have so many convenient thing these days that are made of plastic, easy to store, easy to use, non-breakable, etc. And rather non-cute a lot of it. Take the ice pack. Nothing cute about the ones we use - but why would they need to be? The get stored in the freezer where they are never seen and then used in lunch boxes and coolers where, again, they are never seen. (We also pack picnics of plastic bagged/wrapped sandwiches and chips instead of fried chicken on a china platter and creamy potato salad in Aunt Maud's pottery bowl) (Neither do we use Vintage Plaid Cold Packs that are really cute and cool and retro.)
- [Front Door Paint](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/07/30/front-door-paint/) - Curb appeal. We have been so busy over the years making our living space more comfortable and beautiful that we haven't spent near the time I'd like to on curb appeal. You know - the OUTSIDE cute factor of the house. I do my best each spring to plant a few flowers and make things look pretty but what we really need is a new porch and new siding to give the curb appeal of this place a real punch.
- [Rusty Fence Project](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/05/15/rusty-fence-project/) - It started out as a new roll of wire reinforcing for putting in concrete. It was purchased to be used in a DIY concrete sidewalk project that never materialized. So it languished away by the side of the barn through Summer's thunderstorms, Autumn's leaves, and Winter's ice and snow. And slowly it gained this wonderfully rusty, beautiful patina. Patiently it waited, longing to be noticed, wanting to shout about how lovely it had become and how perfect it was for some fun project. Read More...
- [Mad for Plaid - what is it?](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/04/22/mad-for-plaid-what-is-it/) - Are you mad for plaid? I like vintage plaid so I think these are a very fun print. As I've stated a few times recently, we have been going through my Grandma's house and belongings. This fun find I brought home with me a few weeks ago. I love the plaid and the rusty patina of the metal.
- [Paint Couture! Glaze](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/04/20/paint-couture-glaze/) - Thanks so much to all of you who left comments on my Mom's kitchen makeover! It was fun to read each one and I'll be replying to each of you soon. Today I want to share a bit more with you about the paint line I am carrying - Paint Couture! - yes that exclamation point is part of their name. I love that they used Couture as part of the name and it's so fun that I get to carry and use this paint - it goes so well with Sew a Fine Seam. I have used the term couture for my sewing tutorials - couture snippets.
- [Wedding Reception](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/31/wedding-reception/) - Today I'm going to share some of the wedding reception photos with you that I promised you last week. I have a post started about our 'Vacation on a Budget' but it's not finished yet and the photos are not edited. I downloaded over 600 pics last night - and I haven't even got through looking at all of them yet. I'll be back soon with that and I still have photos of the shop in Pickerington to show you! The fun just never ends :D Read More...
- [Couture Snippets ~ Covering an ottoman](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/03/12/couture-snippets-covering-ottoman/) - My photographer friend brought me this a LONG time ago to have it covered. She wanted it to use in her photography studio. It sat in my sewing room for so long the girls thought it was ours and were very disappointed when I got it finished and they found out we didn't get to
- [Rocking Horse Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/04/11/rocking-horse-makeover/) - Today I am introducing the paint line I am now carrying in my shop. Due to some issues that arose with the line I had been carrying I had to drop it. Fortunately I was able to bring an even better paint line on board and I'm having so much fun with this stuff. I've honestly never been so excited about a paint line and all the stuff that goes along with the paint. There are glazes, lacquer, gilding wax, metallics. So many great products and also a wonderful company to work with. I'm blessed to have been handed this opportunity. I'm also sharing this cute little rocking horse makeover. I found him at a consignment shop. It is a heavy paper mache and the lines are great, but the color just wasn't getting it for me. My husband was with me when I bought it and I could tell from the look on his face he couldn't understand AT ALL why I was buying it. But I had a vision and I knew I could make it great.
- [Happenings](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/11/10/happenings/) - November is flying by! I've started my Christmas decorating - way earlier than normal. Usually all the glitter and fun comes out on Black Friday. But this year I have a store to decorate and an open house to prepare for. If I want my house decorated too I have to start earlier. It feels a bit funny, cause I'm not quite in the Christmas mood yet, but it's still lovely to have the white lights glowing softly in the living room. It's not so lovely to have the tall stack of tubs that the Christmas decor is stored in sitting in the way. I'll get it finished up later this week I hope, and send the empty boxes back to the basement.
- [House Tour](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/10/14/house-tour-2/) - Today I want to share a bit of an updated house tour with you. It is also available as a button in my sidebar now too. I need to update some of the rooms again but here it is for now. It's rather fun for me to pull all this together and see where we are now, what we've updated, and what we still need to finish.
- [How to Stencil Words on a Wall](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/19/stencil-words-wall/) - Stenciling on a wall isn't hard - it just takes some time and patience. If you use a roll of paper or stencil film it would be easier as you could cut your stencil all in one long piece. But I don't have a roll of paper or film this long, and honestly, I haven't been able to make my (affiliate link) silhouette work right with a roll and no cutting mat. It's supposed to but I can't get it to pull properly without the cutting mat. Also the rolls of (affiliate link) stencil film I sometimes use cost enough I don't use them for a project this big or that I will use only once.
- [How to Stencil a Roman Shade](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/04/07/how-to-stencil-a-roman-shade/) - If you have ever wanted to stencil a roman shade but been a bit in the dark about just how to go about it then you have come to the right place :D Today I'm going to show you how to stencil a Roman Shade.
- [Up From the Grave!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/30/up-from-the-grave/) - "Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so He can give glory back to you." John 17:1b Jesus prayed these words to His Heavenly Father just before the beginning of the events that took Him to calvary. It always was and it always will be about glorifying God. We were created to praise and glorify Him. Jesus came to redeem us back to God - for the GLORY OF GOD. As the contingent of Romans soldiers, led by Judas, marched on the olive grove, armed and ready to forcefully take this rebel away, Jesus met them head on and asked them who they were looking for. Such was the presence of Jesus Christ that they all fell to the ground! No need to take this Man in chains, He met them, and went with them willingly. 'There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends.' John 15:13 Read More...
- [Something Blue...](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/01/something-blue/) - Something old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something blue...This wedding definitely had the 'Something Blue' :) It was beautiful. Everything flowed so well, and was so lovely. Read More...
- [Independence Day Tablescape](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/03/independence-day-tablescape/) - Tomorrow is Independence day! So today I have an Independence Day Tablescape for you along with some Independence Day ramblings. Tomorrow is the anniversary of the day this nation won it's hard-fought-for freedom and the right to govern themselves. Ready More...
- [Options](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/22/options/) - When Travis and I were dating we often spent time with the couple who introduced us to each other. We had a card game we liked to play called Hand and Foot. I think some people call it Canasta. It involved several decks of playing cards and was always lots of fun. My friend's boyfriend developed a habit of saying 'We need more options' during our games, meaning we needed more cards laid out to work with. It became a joke and anytime we were trying to make a decision about anything the saying always came up. Fun times, good memories. Read More...
- [Wedding Photos](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/09/wedding-photos-2/) - Today I'm sharing some more wedding photos with you. I edited over 50 pics last night - I'll share about 20 of them today and save the rest for another day! Today we have mainly the bride and groom together. This couple is so cute and so much in love. They have liked each other since HE started winking at HER in grade school! How sweet is that?! Read More...
- [Ruffled Shower Curtain](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/10/ruffled-shower-curtain/) - Awhile back a lovely lady contacted me about making her a ruffled shower curtain like the one Tricia has in her home. You can see Tricia's in her post of her home tour - scroll to the bottom - it is the last picture in the post. Read More...
- [Snippets...](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/19/snippets/) - I am tired. Therefore my brain can't seem to find all the things it has thought of blogging about. Today I (finally) took my machines in for some service. The desperately needed some TLC from the service guy. Some deep cleaning and a good oiling - a few repairs. My sewing table looked so empty and forlorn when I left, machines tucked into the back of my car. Read More...
- [Midwest Memories and what I'm up to!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/16/midwest-memories-and-what-im-up-to/) - Summer weather has finally arrived. Heat and humidity galore! The heat I can take, the humidity not so much. Because we had to replace our front sidewalk this Spring (one of the 'joys' of living in town) we had to use cash from my a/c fund. The fund that only needed 200 dollars to be fully funded to set the central air unit. As a result we got rather hot in the main living space of our house. We put the window units in the upstairs earlier - no reason to not sleep when the units are there even though I really didn't want to have to put them in this year. And this weekend we caved and put the window unit in the downstairs. Read More...
- [Do it ALL.  Or NOT.](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/17/do-it-all-or-not/) - How DO you do it all? I just don't see how you do it all. I hear that a lot. Of COURSE you don't see how I do it all - you are reading my blog or listening me talk about the projects I have going and you are trying to imagine doing all that on top of what you already do! Read More...
- [Apron Tutorial](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/05/apron-tutorial/) - I shared this apron tutorial several months ago on Karen's blog 'Redoux'. Now I'm sharing it here with all of you. And just in case you wonder - Karen was totally fine with me posting it here too :) She asked if I was interested in guest posting and suggested a sewing tutorial. So I set about designing an apron that can be made without a pattern. With the help of my Teenager as a model, I did indeed come up with one. Read More...
- [Garage Sale Finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/20/garage-sale-finds-3/) - Are you tired of seeing all the 'Junque' I find? You know spring/summer is garage sale season so when you have a bit of an addiction to old 'junque' you have to get out there when there is plenty of great finds to be had! Most of this came from a friends garage sale. I showed you a brief preview here. The rest of the stuff came from a neighbor down the street who has a sale every year. She used to go to shows and events like I'm doing now. Now she just does the one at her house, one at her sister's house and maybe one more - can't remember for sure what she said. Read More...
- [O Lord, Our Lord](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/02/o-lord-our-lord/) - A David Psalm The Message 8 God, brilliant Lord, yours is a household name. 2 Nursing infants gurgle choruses about you; toddlers shout the songs That drown out enemy talk, and silence atheist babble. Read More...
- [Painting a Vinyl Upholstered Chair](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/22/painting-a-vinyl-upholstered-chair/) - Have you ever considered painting a piece of upholstered furniture? Have you seen the painted upholstered chairs around blogland? Where the upholstery fabric itself has been painted and not just the wood legs/arms? I've seen some in person - didn't like them. In retrospect I think they may have been painted with latex paint - shudder. (not that I have a total aversion to latex paint - it is fine for walls) Read More...
- [Me and My Janome](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/01/me-and-my-janome/) - I posted this pic in a post last year. And I added it as a last minute addition to my home feature at It's Overflowing. Jami from An Oregon Cottage read my Dreamy Dwellings feature at It's Overflowing, and she noticed that my machine was a Janome. Her husband is on the janome.com web team, and she mentioned me and my Janome to him. Read More...
- [12 Foot Shelf Refluffed](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/24/12-foot-shelf-refluffed/) - I think the shelf in my living room - the big 12+ foot long shelf - sat unattended and unfluffed since January. I put the Christmas decor away soon after the new year and rearranged. And then didn't do anything much to it till (gulp) July. I did add an Easter postcard - and it was still there in (another gulp) July. Sigh. Somehow I just never got inspired to change things up. Read More...
- [Easter Egg Banners](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/28/easter-egg-banners/) - I sometimes think I don't know when a good thing turns into TOO MUCH of a good thing. I had fun making the Painted Egg Bunting. And my 7 and 9-year-old girls had fun with that one too. It was a good thing. I was having fun with egg-shaped banners so I pulled out some more fabric and kept making banners. Read More...
- [A Sweet Monogram](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/26/a-sweet-monogram/) - I love getting emails from people who read my blog. It's just fun :) Several months ago I received an email from Melaine of My Sweet Savannah. She said she loved my blog and she loved the stuff in my etsy shop and she wondered if I was up for a trade - my sewing skills for some advertising on her blog. I emailed her right back, said I just might, and asked for a link to her blog. I'd not had not heard of 'My Sweet Savannah' until she contacted me and I was missing out! Melaine is a great gal and her blog is now in my list of favorites, and she and I text more now than we email. I love the fact that we text - I love texting :D Read More...
- [Decorating with Old Springs ... and Light Bulbs!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/29/decorating-with-old-springs-and-light-bulbs-3/) - In my post last week about redecorating my 12 foot shelf I mentioned that I had some more decor to share with you - involving old springs and light bulbs. Do you like to use unusual objects in your decor? I think it's fun, especially when those objects are on the industrial side. I'm really drawn to the look Restoration Hardware has going. I can't afford RH but I've been tossing around some ideas to create knock-offs. So far I haven't worked much industrial into my home. Somehow anything I've tried ends up looking too rustic/country, which is fine if that is the look you are going for. Since I'm not going for rustic/country, I don't keep the stuff around. I think I might be using the wrong stuff - I'll keep at it till I like it :) Read More...
- [Dresses and Paint and Kitties](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/31/dresses-and-paint-and-kitties/) - Dresses. Paint. Kitties. I wouldn't necessarily mix all 3 of these together in real life but it works for a blog post :D We have 5 darling kitties if anyone local would like a cuddly ball of fur to add to your family! They are active and so funny to watch. Read More...
- [Painted Eggs Bunting](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/25/painted-eggs-bunting/) - Paint. Eggs. Bunting. Clarification: Craft paint, egg-shaped drop cloth pieces, and a pennant banner = painted eggs bunting! Easter and Spring will soon be here (I hope). Well, we know when Easter is, we know when the calendar says Spring is, but the weather doesn't always get the memo. But anyhow, crocuses will soon pop up around here followed by the tulips and daffodils. My home decor will soon have some Spring and Easter accents showing up. I cannot wait to have windows open and sweet spring breezes wafting in, blowing away the chill and gloom of winter. Read More...
- [Dad always said...](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/23/dad-always-said/) - Dad always said..................... I'm sure you could fill in the blank. I'm sure we all have things we remember our Dad (or Mom) saying to us a lot. Things that were important. Things they believed in. Things they wanted imprinted on our minds till they were never forgotten. This one from my Dad is important, probably about the most important one he ever said. "There are worse things in life than NOT getting married." Read More...
- [August Already...](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/02/august-already/) - I really can't believe it is August! Where did summer go? I know it is technically still summer but my mind is turning to all things fall. School. Colorful leaves. Chilly nights. Misty mornings. The huge, orange harvest moon. Fields turning golden. Combines humming through the fields. Pumpkins! Campfires. Smores. Snuggling under a warm quilt. Hot chocolate. Read More...
- [Wedding Rentals - Props](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/05/wedding-rentals-props/) - Do you look at wedding blogs? Do you love beautiful weddings like I do? I have 3 girls - so we just may have 3 weddings in our future! I have a pinterest board titled 'wedding ideas'. While I know my girls will have their own ideas and most of the decision making will be what THEY want - I can't help but have great ideas I like in one place to go through. My teenager tends to like the same things I do and she turns to me for my opinion on fashion and decor. If that trend continues I do believe planning her wedding will be a delight. Read More...
- [Fabric Stacks](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/18/fabric-stacks/) - I have stacks of fabric. Stacks and stacks. And I always seem to be obtaining more before I use up all I have on hand. So the stacks continue to grow. In my defense I do work better when creating if I have plenty of fabric to create with. So I have to get a bit creative with fabric storage. And I do have to go through and get rid of some now and then. Read More...
- [Kaleidoscope](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/11/kaleidoscope-3/) - Kaleidoscope - NOUN 1.optical toy: an optical toy consisting of a cylinder with mirrors and colored shapes inside that create shifting symmetrical patterns when the end is rotated 2.complex scene or pattern: a complex, colorful, and shifting pattern or scene 3.complex set of events: a complex set of events or circumstances I like to think of it as a cascade of thoughts, photos, ideas, creativity, business, life. My teenager turns 14 this week. She wants to go shopping in Indianapolis. She shares her birthday with my Mom. My Mom and I are going to take her to Indy shopping. She will probably wear her Colts Jersey (my teenager not my Mom ;) ) I cannot believe how fast 14 years goes. The seemingly endless cycle of diapers, bottles, juice cups, sleepless nights, etc. has morphed into teaching algebra, sending her off to concerts, encouraging her piano lessons, adding a guitar to our household, a bedroom that looks like a cyclone hit, mood swings to rival the weather changes in Ohio, passing on household chores Read More...
- [Birthday Party Planning](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/14/birthday-party-planning/) - Middle Sister (Larke) turns 10 tomorrow. Her birthday party is tonight. She is so excited. Of all my girls I think she gets the most excited about having a party. Taking the time to make it special for her means so much - I think her love language right now is 'time spent'. She could care less that the house is less than sparkling clean. She just wants me to spend time on the little details that make the party special to her. She also loves gifts. Read More...
- [Ruffled Dress - with Fabric Rose Detail](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/16/ruffled-dress-with-fabric-rose-detail/) - Finally I am sharing this darling ruffled dress. I used a variation of this pattern on the girls dresses for a wedding in this post. Read More...
- [Hydrangeas in Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/19/hydrangeas-in-decor/) - I love Hydrangeas. Everything about them. I want to plant more as soon as we have the yard ready for more plantings. I hope Heaven is filled with the beautiful blooms of Hydrangeas! I suppose Heaven will have bigger and better flowers than I can even imagine but Hydrangeas have to come close! Read More...
- [T-Shirt Craft](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/20/t-shirt-craft/) - T-Shirt Craft for the birthday girl. Last week for my daughter's 10th birthday, we included a fun craft for the kiddos. There were six kids total who did the craft, Larke and Becca, and 4 of the kids in the family we invited over. The youngest was still too young to paint so we just watched her run around looking cute! Read More...
- [Thrifting Finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/10/thrifting-finds/) - Yesterday a friend and I went thrifting at a newly opened thrift store. It was HUGE! Great stuff. Lots of furniture, though most of it was way overpriced for a thrift store I thought. I did find some great stuff at great prices. In fact there were things I didn't get because my pile was growing too tall. Read More...
- [Milk Paint on an Antique Bed](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/23/milk-paint-antique-bed/) - The girls room is almost ready for a full reveal! So exciting to finally have it almost finished and I'm thrilled to have the carpet gone! The room seems bigger and more open just by switching out the carpet for hardwood. Since the room isn't quite ready for its beauty shots I thought I'd at least show you the girls bed. It's an antique bed painted with Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint. Read More...
- [100% Cotton](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/17/100-cotton/) - Remember my Cotton post? I happened upon a cotton field while in Kansas and braved the stickery cotton plants to wade through the field, gleaning the leftover cotton the picker had left behind. Ever walked through a cotton field? You would not believe how unforgiving those plants can be on a skirt and pair of tights. Next time I'm wearing my jeans. So would you like to see what I did with the cotton that made its way from Kansas to Ohio? Read More...
- [Random Bits and Pieces](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/23/random-bits-and-pieces/) - I took a look through my folder I keep my photos in till I have blogged them and found a few things I never got around to sharing with you last year. Just some random bits and pieces. Somehow with all the fun Christmas blog posts going on these things just never made the grade as being newsworthy enough. So today I'm dusting the photos off and sharing them with you. Read More...
- [God Is Faithful](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/31/god-faithful/) - God is Faithful. So very faithful. Always. In every situation. Even when we feel like He has forsaken us, He is still there. Loving us, carrying us, nurturing us. Earlier this week I wrote this post. We made it through school this week. By Friday my middle girl had put on an attitude of grumpiness that just wouldn't quit. Read More...
- [Happy New Year's Eve](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/31/happy-new-years-eve/) - Happy New Year's Eve! Have fun and be safe! Will you stay up to ring in the New Year? Will you host a party Read More...
- [Happy New Year!](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/01/happy-new-year-3/) - Happy New Year! Well hello there 2014, how nice to see you! Amazing how fast that number went from 1999 to 2014. Read More...
- [Photoshoot of My Teenager](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/06/photoshoot-teenager/) - I recently did a photoshoot of my teenager. She said I could share them here! See the pics... :D
- [Before and After](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/09/before-and-after-2/) - I love before and after posts don't you? It's so fun to see something old, worn-out, or broken given new life, a chance to see another day! Read More...
- [Dining Room Nook - New Rug?](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/10/dining-room-nook-new-rug/) - I recently bought a new rug, but it didn't work out where I had planned to put it. So I tried it somewhere else. In my dining room nook. Read More...
- [Winter Living Room](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/09/winter-living-room/) - It felt good to get the Christmas decor packed away (mostly) and start with a clean slate. Transform our living room to our Winter Living Room. All through the year I refluff here and there for a season or just to mix things up and redo. By Christmas I have the place decked out from floor to ceiling. Come January I pack it all away and start out about as minimalistic as I ever get. As the year goes on I'll add more back into my decor because I'm really not cut out to be a complete minimalist. I've tried. Really I have. It just isn't me! Read More...
- [Out of the Dark Ages](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/13/dark-ages/) - Out of the Dark Ages is a bit on the drastic side - ok, ok, it's a LOT on the drastic side but it is how I feel now that I have finally put myself out of my misery and entered the hallowed halls of an iPhone owner! Read More...
- [Ohio Weather](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/13/ohio-weather/) - Ohio weather = bipolar. I've heard this said on facebook a few times in the past several days! Ohio weather is a fickle, ever-changing thing. One minute the breezes are soft and gentle and the air warm and lovely, and the next it's hurricane force winds and temperatures straight from the North Pole. Read More...
- [Country Living Fair 2013](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/16/country-living-fair-2013/) - ( this post contains tons of pics - and they are all taken with my new iPhone as I was a rather lazy blogger and left my real camera at home. I blame it on the intense hours I've been spending getting ready for The Vintage Marketplace that is coming up in FIVE days.) I went to the Country Living Fair Saturday! I hadn't been to the CLFair since it's been held at the Ohio Village in Columbus. The first year it was in Ohio I went. It took us over 2 hours to get in to park, lines to the food were 45 minutes to an hour long and the lines to the restroom were 90 minutes long. Read More...
- [Slip Covers and Feather Pillows](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/17/slip-covers-feather-pillows/) - Before Christmas I slipcoverd a couch and chair in our living room and made some feather pillows for the couch. The furniture had belonged to my Grandmas and they were a gold/green that several of my friends thought was an awesome color. It wasn't terrible and I lived with it for over half a year. But I really wanted my furniture white, and when I got invited to be part of a Holiday House Walk I knew I had to get my living room looking like I really wanted it to look. Read on...
- [Antique Shopping with Kids](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/21/antique-shopping-kids/) - In October we took a trip to Wisconsin - a part work/part fun trip. We got home the first or second of November and from then till New Year's it was a blur of projects, business, family, and life-in-general. I never managed to blog about all the things from our trip I had planned. So now that the bustle of the holidays is past and January is swiftly winding down, I'm dusting off those pics, editing them a bit, and finally sharing with you! Read on...
- [Antique Grain Sacks and other Vintage Finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/30/antique-grain-sacks-vintage-finds/) - Before I share my Antique Grain sacks and other Vintage Finds I have to admit that I crashed this weekend. As you know, just over a week ago was The Vintage Marketplace at the Springfield Flea. After a totally overworked 3 weeks of prep, painting, sewing, and planning on top of school, laundry, and all the other normal everyday things that make up the life we live, we loaded up and hauled it all to the flea, set up, and spent 3 days there selling all the fun things we'd amassed. Read More...
- [A Bit of Autumn Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/03/bit-autumn-decor/) - If you haven't entered the giveaway going on now go here! Can you believe it is October?! Where has this year flown to? My hubby has our first pile of fallen leaves out for pick-up already! Read More...
- [Make Your Own Heart-Shaped Tea Bags](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/23/make-heart-shaped-tea-bags/) - Yesterday I posted about some things I just listed in my etsy shop. Including some toy tea bags in a fun heart shape. Today I'm going to share a few more photos and show you just how cute they can be - and then I'm going to tell you how you can find out how to make your own heart-shaped tea bags! Read on...
- [Thorns](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/05/thorns/) - As a beautiful rose has sharp thorns on its stem, so the most happy life can have a few thorns here and there and now and then. Do you have thorns in your life? Are there people or circumstances that you have said were 'a thorn in your side'?? I have and I do. And sometimes they get me down. Read More...
- [French Linen, Soap, and Baskets](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/27/french-linen-soap-baskets/) - I recently splurged and bought a French Linen table runner for myself. Just for me - not to repurpose into something I can sell, not to use for the blog, just something I fell in love with and bought for myself. Read More...
- [Autumn](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/08/autumn-2/) - Autumn. The season between Summer and Winter. When the days are hot and the nights and mornings are brisk and chilly. Smoke hangs in the air from campfires and from wood stoves and fireplaces. Squirrels bustle about collecting the fallen walnuts and acorns, preparing for the long Winter months ahead. Read More...
- [Check List and an Armoire](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/10/check-list-armoire/) - My girls are home! They had so much fun spending a few days with Grandma and Grandpa. I accomplished a lot while I was home alone with no interruptions but I was very glad to have my girlies come home. Check List Here is what I said I would do while they are gone - clean my house (check) fit a bride for here wedding dress (check) Create some things for an event next week (sort of check - I sewed up one thing) write some blog posts (nada) plan for a vaca that is coming up (nope, didn't get to that) ship a pouffe to a client (check and check, check, check) oranize more of my sewing room (half-check) Do some shopping, (check,check) Enjoy a couple dinners with my hubby (CHECK!) Read a book (check) Read More...
- [Copper Sink and a Cute Faucet](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/11/copper-sink-cute-faucet/) - We have a copper sink in our bathroom and I love it. We've had it for years now - at least 7, maybe longer, I can't remember for sure. I don't remember for sure how we stumbled onto these sinks on eBay but that is where we found it and it wasn't outrageously expensive either. We paid more for that cute faucet than we did the sink. Read More...
- [Wedding Photos](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/17/wedding-photos-3/) - I am finally sharing wedding photos! I helped photograph this wedding this past Summer and it was such an awesome and fun experience. I'm so thankful I had the opportunity! I'll share a few of my favs now and there will be more coming soon! Read More...
- [Beauty all Around](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/04/beauty-around/) - There is beauty all around us every single day. Sometimes we have to look harder for it. Some days the beauty is so shrouded in clouds and darkness we can hardly find it. But it is there. Just waiting for us to notice. Read More...
- [More Wedding Photos](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/21/wedding-photos-4/) - More Wedding Photos! I had so much fun helping shoot this wedding. I feel very privileged to have been a part of capturing the memories of such a delightfully put together day. I would love to photograph a couple more weddings next season! If you are in need of a photographer for your wedding or know of someone who is - lets talk! Read More...
- [SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/05/sad-seasonal-affective-disorder/) - First of all - I am not a Dr. I do not have a degree in psychology and I am in no way a professional in the area of depression or SAD or anything related to it. But I do deal with depression and SAD. I've experienced both myself and I'm sharing here. My hope is that by sharing I might help those who deal with the same things to know they are not alone, perhaps help them find ways to deal with the affliction by sharing what works for me, and to maybe educate someone who has no idea what I'm talking about. SAD is real. It hurts. And words and actions from people who don't believe it's real or don't know anything about it can be debilitating to those of us who suffer from the affects of SAD or other depression issues. Read on...
- [Valentine's Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/06/valentines-decor-giveaway/) - Do you decorate for Valentine's Day? I don't usually do a lot but I have a few things that are a bit romantic and just seem like Valentine's Decor that I get out. You really don't need a bunch of hearts to make it feel like the Valentine's Holiday. Here are some ways you can use things you have, craft if you want, or just add some flowers to make your home seem festive. Read More...
- [Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint and an Armoire](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/23/miss-mustard-seeds-milk-paint-armoire/) - Milk paint is fast becoming my favorite. Especially since I broke down and used a Tupperware bowl and my kitchen whisk to stir the stuff up this time. If you haven't ever used Milk Paint - go to Miss Mustard Seed's blog to read all about it - how it works, what it is, and how to use it. I showed you the armoire I recently purchased here. It was a tv armoire, very solid and heavy, and HUGE. Just what I needed to hold all the fabric I have around all the time. Can't run a business that involves a lot of sewing and creativity without having fabric on hand :D I knew I wanted to use the armoire immediately but I also knew I couldn't fill it up with it looking all orange oak like it was. So I painted it the minute my husband was done reworking the inside and adding shelves. We picked it up on a Thursday night and by the end of the weekend it was painted and filled. Read More...
- [Vanilla Infused Sugar](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/10/vanilla-infused-sugar/) - You know for this post that I love my coffee - but I don't love it black. I use yummy treats to make the coffee even better. My favorite lately has been Vanilla Infused Sugar. And just in case you've never infused sugar with Vanilla I'm going to share with you just how easy it is to do. And it's so yummy in coffee! You really must try it :D Read On...
- [Cornstarch and Water](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/24/cornstarch-and-water/) - I'm pulling out an old post again and reposting it. My almost-8-year-old has been asking me to make this again. I need to put cornstarch on the grocery list so when 'Indian Summer' hits I can mix some up and send her outside to play :D Originally posted in May of 2012 *************************************************** Have you ever mixed cornstarch and water for your kids to play with? I posted about this quite some time ago - you can see the old post here if you want. One weekend recently The Teenager went home with a friend. Her friend's sisters came home with Middle Sister and Little Sister. And they wanted to play with cornstarch and water. So I mixed some up for them. They had a lovely time with it! Read More...
- [Find Me At 'The Modest Mom' Today!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/29/find-modest-mom-today/) - You can find me over on the blog The Modest Mom with a post about Autumn Decor. I was thrilled when Caroline asked me to do a post for her - especially a post about one of my favorite things - decor. And it gave me the perfect excuse to spend some time cleaning and fluffing my house. It makes me feel so good to have freshly fluffed house. Read More...
- [Valentine's Vignette](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/13/valentine/) - Yesterday I finished up a pouffe for a client - if you follow me on Instagram you've already seen a peek at the pouffe! After I finished the pouffe I wanted to take some fun pics of it so I could share it here on the blog. And one thing always leads to another - I decided to change up the vignette in my dining room nook. So today I'm sharing the pics of my valentine's vignette with you. Read On...
- [Ruffled Ottoman](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/17/ruffled-ottoman/) - In my post about my slip covered furniture you saw a glimpse of a ruffled ottoman I've had around for a while. A friend asked if I could share more of that ottoman, so today I'm doing just that. Read On...
- [Red Wool Coat and Muff](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/18/red-wool-coat-muff/) - Once there was a little girl who had a red wool coat and muff. She wore it till she outgrew it, and then it was handed down to some of her cousins. Read On...
- [Girl's Room Reveal](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/19/girls-room-reveal/) - Girl's Room Reveal - finally! Can you believe I'm finally calling it finished and sharing it with you?! Remember the Roman Shade I made for my girls room? And then I painted their wall using a stencil from Royal Design Studio. Read on...
- [Wedding](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/11/07/wedding/) - A few ago we went to a wedding. The groom is my nephew (on my husband's side of the family). He was in MY wedding over 16 years ago - the cute little guy who walked up the aisle with the flower girl! Since we didn't have rings at our wedding he wasn't technically a ring bearer so I'm not sure what title to give him! Read More...
- [My Girl's Room - Keeping It Real](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/24/girls-room-keeping-real/) - I showed you my girl's room last week, today it's about keeping it real and some close up details about that stenciled Roman shade. Here is the shade hanging at the window. Now let's look at some close-up shots of how it went together, how I painted it and some of the less-than-perfect areas. Read On...
- [Homemade Laundry Soap](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/25/homemade-laundry-soap/) - Homemade Laundry Soap - How I make it, the 'secret ingredient' I add, and how much I love it. If you read to the end you will even find out how great it is at taking out stains. Think hair dye and a white linen slip cover.
- [Laminated Fabric and Handmade Items](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/26/laminated-fabric-handmade-items/) - Today I want to share just a couple of my handmade items with you. The first one is one of my most favorite pillows I've ever made, created using laminated fabric. The other 2 items are the most recent camera straps I've created. Read on...
- [Slip Covered Bench](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/11/14/slip-covered-bench/) - Yesterday I showed your Laura's delightful shop and talked about the paint class I took with her. Today lets talk about the slip covered bench I made for her! Well, I made the slip covers, the bench was already made. Read More...
- [Painting an Upholstered Chair and other Painted Pieces](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/11/19/painting-upholstered-chair-painted-pieces/) - I've been avoiding my computer all weekend. Like the plague. I know when I sit down with my laptop I'll be busy for at least a couple hours. And the longer I avoid opening my laptop the longer I know it will take me when I do open it and the longer I know it will take the more I avoid it. Vicious circle to be sure. I even avoided it Sunday evening and I almost never miss writing a blog post on Sunday to be published on Monday morning. And those Sunday posts I'd been writing? Yeah, I have been avoiding them too. It's not that I don't have thoughts to write about - I do! I have so many thoughts swirling through my brain that when they finally make their way out onto a page of print it will be such an explosion you won't want to be anywhere near! I've been avoiding it for various reasons - but hopefully soon I will pull myself out of my writing slump and make my voice heard again :D For now how about a little furniture makeover? Painting an upholstered chair! And a few other projects thrown in just for fun. Read More...
- [Vintage Finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/11/21/vintage-finds/) - On our vacation I managed to get a bit of shopping in. There was a goodwill close to our hotel, a Greatland Taget, and antique mall we wandered through while waiting on time for me to go to my paint class, and near the end or out trip we went to Milwaukee to the Harley Davidson Museum and I also managed a quick trip to an amazing antiques shop that Laura had recommended I go to. Today I'll share the things I bought. I have pics of the shop and of the Harley museum but they aren't edited and I'm being lazy. Since these were already edited this is what you get :D Read More...
- [The Rose](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/03/08/rose/) - This is one of my favorite songs from years ago. I thought of it today as I edited these pics to put on my blog to accompany my Sunday post that I was determined I would write. But somehow all my thoughts that I had about what I wanted to write have fled far away. So I'm sharing this song with you and praying it blesses you in some way. Read On...
- [Musings about the Season](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/11/27/musings-season/) - I know Thanksgiving is tomorrow. I am thankful for a lot of things. And I can celebrate Thanksgiving with tinsel and boxwood and glitter and twinkle lights and nativities. Just because I am setting my sights on all manner of holiday decor doesn't mean I've forgotten Thanksgiving! Today I have some Musings to share with you about the Season. Read More...
- [Shadow Dancing](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/03/shadow-dancing/) - Sunday evening my girls were part of a Christmas play at church. A shadow dancing play. Well, 2 of them were part of the play and one of them was part of the audience watching the play. For some reason my middle girl decided she didn't want to participate this time. The play was amazing and so totally awesome. I did the best I could at photographing it! Read More...
- [A Package Full of Bliss](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/03/13/a-package-full-of-bliss/) - A couple of weeks ago I received a package in the mail from a friend I've never met in person. Someone I've come to know from her comments on my blog and more recently through Instagram. When I pulled the package out of the mailbox I immediately recognized my friend's name but I was puzzled. I didn't remember ordering anything or winning a giveaway or anything that she would be sending me. Read On...
- [Ruffled Scarf Tutorial](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/05/ruffled-scarf-tutorial/) - A few weeks ago I made a bunch of these ruffled scarves. As I was cutting them out I thought it might be nice to do a quick tutorial for those of you who would like to make your own. If you don't want to bother ordering the fabric and sewing one yourself you can find them for sale in my etsy shop - and for a couple more days you can still get 25% off orders of $30 or more when you use the coupon code SHOPSMALL! Read More... And without further advertising my shop I bring you a Ruffled Scarf Tutorial
- [Wedding Peek and What I've Been Up To](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/03/20/wedding-peek-ive/) - I've been a bit MIA around this blog lately. I hadn't even opened my laptop since sometime last Friday! But now I'm back and I have a wedding peek for you - a very quick peek - and an update on what I'm up to. My girls and I took a trip to Indiana over the weekend. My hubby has cousins who live there and we love to spend time with them. This trip was a working trip for me Read on...
- [Cloche Filled with Ornaments](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/09/clochfilledwithornaments/) - Last week I showed you some of my Christmas decor which included this cloche full of ornaments. I've had couple questions about how I got the ornaments in the cloche. So when I helped my Mom decorate over the weekend I snapped some pics of how we filled her cloche so I could show you! Read More...
- [Decorating a Home Besides My Own](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/10/decorating-home-besides/) - The week of Thanksgiving I not only began decorating my home, I decorated a friend's home too. It's so fun to stretch myself and decorate in a space that is not all white, use stuff that belongs to someone else, and create a look they will want to look at for a few weeks during the Christmas season! I did do some shopping with my friend in mind and I took along some things I wasn't using in my house. There IS a good reason to hoard stuff I guess ;) Read More...
- [Dealing with SAD - a follow up](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/03/24/dealing-sad-follow/) - Yesterday I did something I hadn't done yet this year. I went to church. Yes, you read that right - I went to church for the first time this year. Are you shocked? Are your eyebrows on the ceiling and your jaw on the floor? That's the look I get from the people I've mentioned it to recently that I hadn't been going to church. Read On...
- [Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint and a Piano](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/12/miss-mustard-seeds-milk-paint-piano/) - A friend of mine recently acquired this piano. When she mentioned that it just needed a paint bath I clapped my hands in delight. And promptly offered to be the painter.First coat of Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint - color - Ironstone. 2 coats of Milk Paint plus an extra coat on a few areas to get the look we wanted. Bench was painted with Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint - color - Eulalie's Sky. We even got a bit of chipping on the bench :) Read More...
- [Christmas Decor for a Friend](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/16/christmas-decor-friend/) - Last week I showed you my friend Angie's house and the Christmas decor I did for her. This week I'm sharing my friend Natalie's home and the Christmas decor I did for her. I love Natalie's style and I have wanted to photograph her house ever since the first time I saw it. She has such great items to use for decor and a cute cozy house too. I love the way she has lamps everywhere - the warmth of the lighting just makes you want to sit and enjoy it. Read More...
- [Stenciling Words on a Wall](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/02/stenciling-words-wall/) - Last weekend I went to my Mom's to finally get a project done for her that she'd been wanting done for awhile. I'm a terrible procrastinator I'm afraid, and my Mom has to wait on me to get around to her projects. In the entryway of my parents home there is a long wall right beside the front door. Mom wanted a verse or saying stenciled on the wall. She decided on the last line of a song 'Our Prayer will always be may you go with God' I cut the words out using my silhouette machine. Read on...
- [Holiday Home Tour](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/17/holiday-home-tour/) - It's Holiday Home Tour Time! Do you love touring beautiful homes during the holidays? If so you stopped by my blog on just the right day! Beth from Unskinny Boppy is hosting her Holiday Home Tour this week and today she's featuring mine :) You can see my photos here but make sure to go over to Beth's and see the home she featured yesterday. And go back tomorrow and Thursday and Friday to see the rest of the great homes she is featuring! Read More...
- [Housewife to Entrepreneur](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/08/housewife-to-entrepreneur/) - What to blog about? That's what I sat thinking last night as I stared at my computer. I have projects on the go but no pics to share. I have so many things I have done recently but no pics of them. I'd say I'm being a very bad blogger right now. Hard to wear all the hats all the time and make them all look good :D So I clicked over to my list of 'drafts' to see what might be lurking in the wings of this blog. And I found this post. I had started writing it a few weeks ago, then got sidetracked and never finished it. So I dusted it off, added a few more paragraphs, tossed in some pretty photos for fun and called it good. Read On...
- [German Glass Glitter and a Nutcracker](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/19/german-glass-glitter-nutcracker/) - Last year my family went West for Christmas and spent a week and a half at my Sister's house. We did some after-Christmas shopping and I found some large Nutcrackers 75% off. I bought four of them and paid less than one of them cost regular price. They made the trek back home to Ohio and spent the Spring, Summer, and Autumn tucked under a table in my bedroom. I dug them out as I was feverishly getting Christmas stuff ready to be delivered to the shops I was putting my handmade items. I had grand plans for them. I really did. But as happens so often I tried to do more than was humanly possible for me to do. I did detail one and took it to one of the shops, another is displayed in my home, yet another is painted white but still needs one more coat of paint, and the 4th is still languishing in his box. Maybe next year... Read More...
- [Decor steals Hack](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/10/decor-steals-hack/) - You've probably heard the term 'IKEA Hack' - when someone takes a product from IKEA and gives it a fun makeover. I just did a bit of a 'hack' but it was with a purchase from Decor Steals instead of IKEA. Would you like to see my Decor Steals Hack? Read on...
- [A Bit of Gold Paint](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/11/bit-gold-paint/) - Do you like the gold trend that is rapidly taking over the decor world? I have to confess I kind of like it. Kind of as in a LOT! It is a trend - it will come and go - so I'm embracing it now while it's in :D Read on...
- [Bad Days and Regrouping](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/14/bad-days-and-regrouping/) - I had a post all planned for you today - complete with lots of pretty photos. I had them all edited and everything. But as they were uploading to the blog last night, I looked at the clock and realized it was almost midnight and I just didn't have it in me to finish that post. Read on...
- [Succulents On My Window Sill](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/17/succulents-window-sill/) - Thank you so much for all your kind words of encouragement and for caring! I'm feeling better as the week goes on and I'm getting some projects done too. Today I want to share the succulents on my window sill. (and since I couldn't get the 'add link' to work for this post just click the title to view the whole post)
- ['Twas the Night Before Christmas...](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/24/twas-night-christmas/) - Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the inn There lay silently slumbering, the souls of men. With not so much as a thought, that this was the year, Their Messiah, long promised, was about to appear. Read More...
- [Happy Easter - yes I know it's late](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/23/happy-easter-yes-know-late/) - I hope you all had a very happy Easter - or as I like to call it - Resurrection Day! We had a wonderful day - amazing worship at church, and a yummy lunch at my Mom's. Emma, our teenager, went with a friend for the day and the younger two were with us. We hid a few eggs for them in the afternoon and just hung out.
- [House Tour - my friend's home](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/26/house-tour-friends-home/) - I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and are anticipating a very Happy New Year! I will admit I'm looking forward to a fresh New Year - what will the Lord bring to pass in 2014?!! :) Today I'm going to share some absolutely delightful photos with you, of a house tour. This home belongs to one of my very best friends - she's the closest thing I have to a sister besides the baby sister I grew up with who moved 900 miles away. I'm so blessed to have her in my life! Before we view the pics I have to share with you that this is the friend who asked me to decorate her house for Christmas a few years ago because 'she just wasn't very good at it and it just wasn't her thing'. I think you will chuckle with me when you see these photos - she did ALL the decorating you will see. 'Not her thing' - right. Mmmm-hmmmmm. Yeah. If it was 'her thing' it would be so amazing none of us would be able to stand it! Read More...
- [Planting Wheat Grass for Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/25/planting-wheat-grass-decor/) - Planting wheat grass for decor in the early springtime, before the grass outside is green yet (or sometimes even visible due to piles of snow) is a wonderful way to brighten things up and get yourself through those last few days and weeks of winter. And KANSAS wheat is the best grass you can get for this (this is my opinion of course) you can see last years here Lest you think I plan to use all that wheat in the 5 gallon bucket for decor let me put your mind at rest. I really intended to get the stuff ground into flour and make it into bread. Keeping a quart jar of it for future decor needs of course. But I've been lazy about getting it ground. And it keeps so well in the bucket. Yadayadayadayada - I can come up with an excuse for anything!
- [Easter in Retrospect](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/26/easter-retrospect/) - Easter sort of crept up on me this year - even though it was the middle of April. You would think I should have been well prepared and ready. But I wasn't. I won't go into all the details of why I wasn't - I just wasn't. Since Sunday I've been contemplating Easter - in retrospect. I'm sharing some of my thoughts here - it may seem a bit rambly and random in places but hopefully something will bless you.
- [The Year in Review - 2013](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/12/29/year-review-2013/) - We are about to close the history book on another year. I like the way we mark time by days and months and years. It gives us a way to neatly chronicle the happenings of everyday life into chapters and columns. Today I'm looking back over the past 12 months on my little blog and
- [School Sale Finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/29/school-sale-finds/) - A few weeks ago I went to a school sale. The school I went to. It was a small church school, at it has made some changes over the years and they decided it was time to get rid of all the extra stuff they had around that wasn't being used anymore. I didn't make it till the last day of the sale but I still managed to find quite a pile of fun stuff. I try not to think about what I missed by not being there the first day!
- [Adding a No-Sew Ruffle to a Curtain...](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/30/adding-sew-ruffle-curtain/) - ...without taking the curtain down.
- [Pillow Covers, Banners, and a Few Words on Submission](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/05/06/pillow-covers-banners-words-submission/) - I'm tired. And I doubt I'll be slowing down or catching my breath anytime soon. I just spent the weekend at my sewing machine making 12 pillows and 30 pennant banners that shipped out early yesterday morning to Rockford Illinois. Urban Farmgirl is having an event next Saturday and all this stuff is headed there. I can't wait to see the banners adorning the barn there.
- [Slipcovered Chair in Sunbrella Fabric](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/05/08/slipcovered-chair-sunbrella-fabric/) - Yesterday I finished this project - a new slipcover for a friend. The fabric is Sunbrella fabric and fits to the chair like a glove. Here is the original fabric of the chair. It also had a slipcover on it but I forgot to take pics before I started the project. The slipcover had been used so long the seat was worn completely to shreds - literally. This chair has been used a lot but it is still so comfortable. I can see why my friend wanted a new slipcover for it!
- [How to Make Piping for Your Sewing Projects](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/05/14/make-piping-sewing-projects/) - I think piping can be a fun detail and add a sophisticated touch to a sewing project. Piping can match the fabric used for the project or it can be a contrasting fabric for a pop of color or a bit of fun. And you are not limited to the piping sold in stores. Nope. You can make your own! I'll show you how to make piping - it's really quite easy.
- [The Vintage Marketplace - Recap](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/05/22/vintage-marketplace-recap/) - I haven't disappeared completely I promise! I've been sleeping, cleaning my house, sleeping, keeping appointments, and sleeping some more. I'm starting to feel a bit caught up - and now I have to dive in and meet some deadlines. But I wanted to update you and let you know I'm still alive! If you follow me on Instagram you know I'm still here and you've seen some of what I brought home from the flea, what my workroom looks like, and a bit of my newly decorated 'mantle'. All the photos I'm sharing today are from my iPhone and are straight from it. No editing - I just didn't have time. I am already falling behind on some deadlines so this had to be quick. Here is our booth in The Vintage Marketplace at The Springfield Flea, Springfield, Ohio.
- [Embracing 40](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/05/29/embracing-40/) - First of all I want to thank all of you who came by yesterday and prayed for my sister and our family. To those who left comments, thanks so much for the verbal support. My sister said to tell you all thank you too! It is so wonderful to have such a wonderful network of friends who care and who band together to lift us up, encourage and support in times of need. Now on to today. Today is my birthday. Today I turn 40. Today I am embracing 40! http://wp.me/p2weUA-36W
- [40th Birthday Recap](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/06/02/40th-birthday-recap/) - My 40th birthday was Thursday and I thoroughly embraced the day! My sister didn't get to come after all but she is improving and we are hoping and praying that continues.
- [My Garage Sale Finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/06/04/garage-sale-finds-4/) - Ready to see my treasures I accumulated last week at my town's community garage sales? I found some really fun stuff. Most of it is pictured here but there are a few bigger pieces that I didn't get pics of before they were stashed away. A couple chairs, a desk, 2 end tables, a writing desk, and the couch we got for my daughters room. I shared a pic of that on Instagram. I'll shoot some pics of it in its new home soon too.
- [A Closet Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/06/09/closet-makeover/) - My girls have long been in need of a major closet makeover. Whenever they 'cleaned' their room most of their stuff could be found by opening the closet doors. Everything that wasn't stuffed under the bed that is. I had an idea what I wanted. Shelves of some sort along the back wall and a closet rod running along the short end instead of along the front like a normal closet.
- [Milk Painted Toy Box - Artissimo](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/06/12/milk-painted-toy-box-artissimo/) - Today I'm sharing one of my auction finds that I gave a fun makeover - a Milk Painted Toy Box. I used Artissimo for the first time and I am in love with it. It mixes up beautifully, it goes on and covers gloriously, and the color is so deep and rich and just lovely. I added the white cross to it with white craft paint.
- [How to Give a Vintage Teddy New Life](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/06/16/give-vintage-teddy-new-life/) - This is Ted. He is a vintage Teddy Bear that was living a rather sad life in the dark, tucked into an old toybox with a bunch of other vintage toys. Being a cute little vintage teddy, he was rescued by my 8 year old daughter after I bought the toy box at an auction. I bought the box and everything in it for $5. Becca wanted the bear and I finally caved and let her have it.
- [Our Summertime Yard](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/06/20/our-summertime-yard/) - Wow has this week flown by! How does that happen? And how is it that I just can't seem to get back into my blogging rhythm? Ah well, I'll blog when I can. It's been busy here - Emma, my teenager, spent 2 weeks in Kansas, home for 2 days and then off to the Alive concert. All three of my girls are planning to go on a vacation to Holmes County with their Grandparents. I've been working on some custom projects along with trying to get some things ready for The Summer Market event I'm setting up at the end of July. I've hauled home some more fun finds, I've sewn some burlap and lace runners and burlap curtains. I'm working on some pennant banner orders and some gorgeous ruffled and lace shower curtains. I can't wait to share it all with you. Today I'm sharing our summertime yard. It's not something you would see in a magazine but I've enjoyed the process (most of it) and slowly it is becoming a place that makes me smile. Now if I could just come up with somewhere to store my furniture projects besides the front porch...
- [We Paid Cash!  Our a/c unit](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/06/25/paid-cash-ac-unit/) - We paid CASH. Cold hard cash. Well, actually it wasn't cold or hard, it was rather papery and room temperature. But it was CASH. No credit, no loan from the bank, but CASH. Cash we had saved and counted, and saved and counted, and saved and counted some more. Like a kid with their piggy bank, I'd count through that slowly growing pile of cash, just to make sure I'd counted right. And finally the day came that there was enough. Enough to pay for our central a/c unit.
- [Dip Dyed Pinwheel Banners - a Tutorial](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/06/30/dip-dyed-penwheel-banners-tutorial/) - Last year I made some dip-dyed pennant banners for the magazine Celebrating Everyday Life. This year I meant to share them with you - early enough you had plenty of time to make some for your Independence Day celebrations. But I didn't get to it till now and perhaps there are some other procrastinators out there who might still want a project this week :D These are really so simple. And yet they will look rather detailed and a bit complicated. So wow your party goers next weekend with some of these strung about the yard!
- [Independence Day Dip-Dyed Banner](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/07/01/independence-day-dip-dyed-banner/) - Today I'm sharing another version of the dip-dyed pennant banners. You can see the tutorial for making pinwheel banners in yesterdays post and also the tutorial for dye-dyeing your banners. It doesn't take long, it's a fun project, and the banners fold up neat and small and can easily be stored for next year! My banners feature Independence Day colors - thus the name Independence Day Dip-Dyed Banner :D You can dye your banners any color you want for any season or holiday or birthday or party. Or you can create these banners without going through the dyeing process if you prefer.
- [Grey Dresser - Back in it's Proper Place](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/07/02/grey-dresser-back-proper-place/) - I have this darling grey dresser. It used to be white and my Mom used it for a changing table for me when I was a baby. I used it for my first daughter's changing table. When she was a couple years old the trend of painted furniture began and I fell in love. I decided this dresser was the perfect piece to try my hand at painting furniture. I didn't know much of anything about painting furniture but I'd seen some stuff a friend had done and figured 'how hard can it be?' My friend offered to help me with distressing it and long story short she ended up doing the distressing and staining for me. I loved the result and I still love it. It's moved around the past few years but it is one piece I've never considered selling.
- [Let Freedom Ring!  Happy 4th of July!](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/07/04/happy-4th-july-let-freedom-ring/) - Let Freedom Ring! Enjoy your 4th of July weekend. Eat some grilled food, break out the fun drinks and yummy, pretty deserts. Lounge in the backyard with family and friends. Light some sparklers for the kids. Watch a display of fireworks.
- [Sandcastles and Wheat Harvest](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/07/07/sandcastles-wheat-harvest/) - Do you ever have a dream that seems too big to ever come true? Something you would love to build or create but it seems impossible that it will ever be finished or ever become anything worthwhile? Does it seem a bit like building a sandcastle only to watch the incoming tide wash it away? So because of the obstacles you don't even start?
- [Kansas on My Mind](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/07/15/kansas-on-my-mind/) - We arrived home from Kansas Friday evening - and I spent a couple of hours cleaning my kitchen cupboards and my kitchen. Cause that is exactly what everyone feels like doing after riding in a car for over 15 hours. No I'm not crazy - we had ants like crazy. I was not impressed. They were in my powdered sugar. And in my sugar shaker I use for my coffee. And just running all over the place like they owned it. Which they do not. We only went on vacation, we did not move out. The place was not up for grabs or open to squatters. So I evicted those ants pronto. And even though cleaning my kitchen and cupboards wasn't really what I had in mind to do when I arrived home I am enjoying the clean and organized cupboard. This was one of the very few times I've ever been thankful for a small kitchen with very few cupboards. (I didn't have to clean them all just a couple.) (I did have to clean ALL the countertops - which are even fewer than the cupboards.)
- [Ironstone Milk Paint](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/07/18/ironstone-milk-paint/) - I love milk paint. I've loved the idea of milk paint for years. I mentioned that in this post when I was just starting to use Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint. I also love white. And I love the look of the old Ironstone china. So naturally a white milk paint called 'Ironstone' should be my favorite, right? And it is becoming a favorite but I have to admit I have struggled with this color. Something about the pigments in this one have given me fits when mixing it up. It's too thin, then it's too thick. I can't get it stirred up right. I tried warmer water cause that has helped me with other colors. I tried the blender instead of mixing by hand. While I still think other colors mix up better for me and go on the furniture better, I just can't give up on 'Ironstone'. Having a bit more patience (not one of my strong points) and letting it sit longer after stirring for several minutes helps a lot. And the color is gorgeous on this table I used it on.
- [Christmas House Tour](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/06/christmas-house-tour/) - I almost nixed my plans for a Christmas House Tour. There are so many house tours out there that are so much more beautiful than mine. It's easy to fall into feeling like it's not worth posting because mine will never measure up. And the weather was NOT cooperating this year. We've had almost no sunshine lately and not even cloudy days that were still bright enough to make indoor photography look good. And I've been so busy making pillows to get shipped out I really haven't had time to do all the stuff I wanted to my house. Like paint the walls and the piano and the kitchen cupboards ... and on and on. But then I decided that I was being silly and I needed to just share anyway. If nothing else I can share with you all that you can create a cozy space that you love to live in even if it doesn't measure up to the bigger, better homes out there. So. Welcome to our humble abode - all decked out for Christmas.
- [Circle of Life](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/06/circle-life/) - My thoughts are trending a bit to the melancholy side today. And I'm contemplating the Circle of Life. And the brevity of life. Just a vapor and then it's gone.
- [Easy Burlap Upcycle](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/08/easy-burlap-upcycle/) - I purchased a small live plant at Trader Joes to use on my dining room table for a centerpiece. Something small and easy to move when I need to use the table for projects, sewing, painting, or even DINING! :D I loved the plant but the container it was in wasn't my favorite. So I did an easy burlap upcycle to make it more my style.
- [Storefront](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/08/12/storefront/) - "I need a storefront." "I really need a storefront." "Oh, how I wish I had a storefront." I informed. I declared. I sighed. I dreamed. I prayed. And one day I received a text from a friend. Would I be at all interested in putting things in her storefront? Well hmmmmm, let's see, how fast can I type 'YES'??? And the best part? She didn't even know I was pining away for a storefront :D A God-thing?!! We are going to give it a try and see where this journey takes us!
- [O Christmas Tree](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/10/o-christmas-tree/) - O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Such pleasure do you bring me! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Such pleasure do you bring me! Our Christmas tree is just an inexpensive 7ft tree from Wal-mart purchased a couple years ago. I'd love to have one from Balsam Hill some year. For now this works and I think it's lovely. I love the lights and the warm cozy glow it gives my living room. I may just leave it up till the evenings start to lengthen again next spring :)
- [Christmas Details](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/11/christmas-details/) - Today lets look at a few details of my Christmas decor a bit closer. I love the whole picture of my decorated rooms but sometimes I like to take a closer look at some of the Christmas details. We will start in the living room at our Christmas tree. You can see details of the trees ornaments in my earlier post.
- [Wedding Photography](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/10/09/wedding-photography/) - I was privileged to be the photographer at a friends wedding this summer! And I'm finally sharing some pics. Wedding photography is fun, creative, fast-paced, amazing and stimulating. It can also be stressful, sweaty, and hard work. But the first list of adjectives trumps the second in my book. (that might change if I totally messed up though :D) When shooting a wedding you have to think fast, move fast, and a lot of it is a one time chance. If you miss the shot during the processional or ceremony you can't back up and redo the shot. But to me, that's part of the fun. I'm not sure I really want to get into being the main, or only, photographer for a lot of weddings but I can say that I have thoroughly enjoyed the wedding photography I have done.
- [God's Got This](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/12/gods-got/) - God's Got This. He has SO got this! It doesn't matter what it is - He's got it. IF. IF I will let him! Lately I've said this little phrase to a couple friends at a couple different times. 'God's Got This'. Meaning, don't worry, don't stress, don't be discouraged, God's Got This. It's all under control, it will all work out.God's Got This. He has SO got this! It doesn't matter what it is - He's got it. IF. IF I will let him! Lately I've said this little phrase to a couple friends at a couple different times. 'God's Got This'. Meaning, don't worry, don't stress, don't be discouraged, God's Got This. It's all under control, it will all work out.
- [Styling a 12ft Mantel for Christmas](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/17/styling-a-12ft-mantel-for-christmas/) - Styling a mantel sounds easy for someone who loves to decorate. And usually it is - it's a fun place to have as a focal point. Especially at Christmas! But styling a 12ft mantel for Christmas can be a daunting task! It can look overwhelming - even for someone who loves to decorate and wanted the 12ft mantle in the first place so she'd have lots of space to display things. Now technically this isn't even a mantel, it's a shelf. But since I don't have a mantel, and in the blog world styling a mantel is a big deal, I sometimes call my shelf a mantel just cause it sounds better and everyone gets the idea of what I'm doing better. Mantel - shelf - whatever :D
- [Quick and Easy Fall Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/10/20/quick-easy-fall-decor/) - Autumn is so beautiful, with its brilliantly colored leaves, the bright blue of the sky (when it isn't raining), the crispness of the air, the crunch of fallen leaves underfoot. Bringing a bit of the outdoors in is a great way to to add quick easy fall decor to your home. It doesn't need to be a lot and it doesn't need to take long, but it can freshen your space and bring smiles to the faces of your family and all who enter your home.
- [A Chandelier and a Cow Hide Rug](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/06/chandelier-cow-hide-rug/) - How's that for a fashion statement? A Chandelier and a Cow Hide Rug. Can those two items really co-exist in the same decor scheme? If you know me well at all, you know my answer. OF COURSE! They co-exist quite nicely :D
- [Homemade Soap Review](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/10/31/homemade-soap-review/) - Recently a friend asked me if I would like some homemade soap to try out. Of course! I love a good bar of soap, and homemade is great. Especially if it's homemade that I didn't have to make :D I've used up one bar of soap and am on my second and now I want to share with you what it is, where you can get some, and why you should!
- [In Christ Alone](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/17/christ-alone/) - In Christ Alone In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song; this Cornerstone, this solid Ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm. What heights of love, what depths of peace, when fears are stilled, when strivings cease! My Comforter, my All in All, here in the love of Christ I stand.
- [Draft Dodger Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/27/draft-dodger/) - It's cold outside. It snowed again this weekend so we are covered in a blanket of white and the cold is deep enough to keep the snow around. The sun shone today and everything is so bright when the sun shines on newly fallen snow. The past couple of winters we've finally had a warm house due to finally having a furnace installed and most of the house insulated well. But for the first 15 years of our life here it wasn't always so warm in here. I used blankets at doorways to keep the cold out, ran the dryer a lot, baked cookies to keep the oven going, and called my husband at work a lot complaining that it was COLD in here and he really should do something about it. It's a wonder the man still loves me :D
- [Son of the Blessing](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/31/son-blessing/) - For this weekends Sunday post I'm introducing you to a friend of mine and letting her share with you. She blogs at Towngirl and she's one of my best friends. She has 3 boys and a tiny daughter who is just adorable. Her boys are turning into amazing young men, and she's sharing today about what they decided to do for their oldest as he becomes a man. I think you will be blessed by this!
- [Mail Delivery and Some Tidbits of Memories](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/02/09/mail-delivery-and-some-tidbits-of-memories/) - I love mail delivery time. I always have. I remember as a little girl, running down our lane to check the mail. I'd see the mail man come and I would race to get to the box first. We knew our mailman, he went to our church, and we thought that was pretty cool. Sometimes if he had a package too big to fit in the box at the end of the lane, he'd drive up and honk the horn, and someone would run out and get the package from him.
- [The Lord of Heaven's Armies](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/02/21/the-lord-of-heavens-armies/) - "But now, listen to me, Jacob my servant, Israel my chosen one. The LORD who made you and help you says: Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, O dear Israel, my chosen one. For I will pour out water to quench your thirst and to irrigate your parched fields. And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessings on your children. Read More...
- [Open House at my Shop!](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/11/18/open-house-shop/) - I spent the day yesterday pricing merchandise and fluffing the shop, getting ready for our Open House. The front windows are all decked out for the holidays now and everything inside is looking pretty and fun. It was a big day, but lots of fun.
- [DIY Easter Egg Pennant Banner](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/03/13/easter-pennant-banner-tutorial-included/) - Pennant banners are one of the easiest things to sew and making them for Easter is a fun craft project. I've got a DIY Easter Egg Pennant Banner tutorial to share with you today!
- [Melting Crystallized Honey](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/02/melting-crystallized-honey/) - Honey is so yummy. Sweet and golden it is a wonderful item to have in your home to use for medicinal purposes - providing it is raw local honey. We like to keep some around for helping combat allergies, and it tastes really good on freshly baked biscuits! But what do you do when the smooth, golden deliciousness turns to crystallized sugar? It's not very good on biscuits anymore and it gets harder the longer it sits on the shelf. What to do? I'm going to show you today how the process I use for Melting Crystallized Honey.
- [Tips on Wrapping Packages](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/03/tips-on-wrapping-packages/) - Brown Paper Packages Tied Up With String, These are a few of my favorite things! A few tips on how to package packages simply and festively for the holidays
- [The Summer Market](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/07/29/summer-market/) - We made it! The Summer Market was great. The weather was wonderful - only a bit of rain after closing Friday night. And it started sprinkling just as we were done loading back up on Saturday night. The crowd on Friday night was crazy! Our booth was constantly packed full - and I sold out of my latitude/longitude pillows. The vendors were great, as were our hosts. The whole experience was really really awesome. Praise God! I feel so blessed to be able to contribute a bit to my family's income this way - I love using the talents God gave me to create things that will make someone happy every time they see them in their home.
- [Piano Bench Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/08/22/piano-bench-makeover/) - I want to share with you my piano bench makeover. We've had the piano for a couple years now but it didn't come with a bench and we hadn't found one. A few months ago my hubby and I found one at a thrift shop. We paid $25 for it - which might be a bit much from a thrift shop but since we really wanted one and hadn't ever run across one we paid the money for it.
- [Featured on Apartment Therapy](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/08/27/featured-apartment-therapy/) - Apartment Therapy. In the blog world it's kind of a big deal to be featured there. I've seen my friends post about being featured there and how exciting it was. Cause Apartment Therapy is one of the big dogs in the blog world. When I logged into my blog late last night to check things out and perhaps bring you a new post, I saw that my stats for Sunday and Monday were higher than normal considering I hadn't posted a new post either day. So I checked out where those views were coming from and there it was - Apartment Therapy.
- [Living with White](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/08/30/living-white/) - Living with white. White walls, white furniture, white pillows, white ottoman. Yes, I like white and I am so very happy I switched things up to all white. I'm still in the process on making my home even more white too. I didn't always have all white. My furniture was upholstered in a green and dark red floral. Which was a marvelous choice of upholstery with kids. Nothing showed on that stuff. No spots and stains like you get with a solid color upholstery. So how did I arrive at my all white home? When I would look at magazines and at home decor on blogs I noticed that the ones that really stood out to me were the rooms that were all white. The color some homes feature is amazing and lovely and I really liked a lot of it. But then I would turn the page and there would be an all white room and I would sigh a long 'aaaahhhhhh'. That was what really resonated with me and what I wanted to see when I relaxed in my own home. And so the journey began to all white.
- [Stained Glass Masquerade](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/08/30/stained-glass-masquerade-2/) - Stained Glass Masquerade. We dress up. We smile. We say we are 'fine'. We make small talk. We make no mention of the pain inside. No hint of the feelings for failure. We have the perfect life after all. We live in America. We have all the food and clothes we want at our fingertips. We live in nice homes that are heated and cooled to our liking. Why should we ever have a bad day or anything going wrong?
- [Happy Anniversary](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/09/06/happy-anniversary/) - Happy Anniversary to my amazing husband! 17 years today. It seems like yesterday and yet is seems like we've been together forever. I can't imagine my life without him and I love him so very much! I praise God for bringing us together and keeping us together.
- [Exterior Trim Adds Amazing Curb Appeal](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/09/08/exterior-trim-adds-amazing-curb-appeal/) - Curb Appeal. It's the appeal your home has from the curb. You know, how nice the place looks to those driving or walking by. While our home is in dire need of some new siding to really up the curb appeal, we did do something really great to our front door this summer. I was given some paint in exchange for trying it and sharing my experience with you. And since I was going to paint the front door I decided I'd paint the trim around the door too so the pics would look nicer. Then my hubby decided to replace the trim with something really cool.
- [Ruffles and Lace and a Shower Curtain](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/09/16/ruffles-and-lace-and-a-shower-curtain/) - A few months ago a client contacted me about making her a shower curtain. She had seen the ruffled shower curtain I made for another client and wondered if I was interested in making another. And she wondered if we could use a fabric a bit finer than the humble drop cloth and if we could incorporate a bit of lace.
- [Milk Paint, Tomatoes and Tea Parties](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/09/30/milk-paint-tomatoes-tea-parties/) - Milk Paint, Tomatoes, and Tea Parties. It's just a few of the things we've had going on around here in the past few days (the days I've been pretending I don't have a blog to update). Along with the milk paint, tomatoes (which we've just been eating a lot of, not canning or anything so ambitious) and tea parties (which was attended by several dollys, a teddy bear, and my two daughters) we have had a flea market, a garage sale, pillows, school work, laundry, voice lessons, a 'field trip', and a myriad of life in general - all with Dad gone for 3 weeks.
- [2015 Day Planner](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/10/06/2015-day-planner/) - This post IS about my 2015 Day Planner. I have a bit of a hang up about finding the perfect thing to use for a calendar. But before I get into the crazy details of my hang-ups I have a fun little tidbit to share! Imagine my surprise to look at my blog stats today and see a spike of hits on Saturday. I didn't have a new post up for Saturday. I've been very lazy in the blog world lately. But somewhere, one of my blog posts must have been shared because I had way more traffic than I should have had for being so lazy about getting new content out there. So I did a bit of sleuthing. And discovered 'Good Housekeeping' in my list of hits. Whaaaa?
- [O Glorious Day!](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/04/04/o-glorious-day/) - O Glorious Day! Resurrection Morning! Up From the Grave! Triumphant over sin and death! O Hallelujah! O What a Savior!
- [A Novice and A Professional](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/04/01/a-novice-and-a-professional/) - I recently connected with another blogger, Jillian from I am a Homemaker, who wants to be a seamstress. She received a sewing machine for Christmas and was determined to use it. Every time I write a sewing tutorial I wonder if it's written in a way that a beginner can follow it and create what I've done. When you've been sewing for 30+ years it's easy to forget how a beginner needs to start. There are a lot of techniques I've learned over the years that I didn't do as a beginner and wouldn't have wanted to have to try to do as a beginner! So Jillian and I came up with a plan. She would be the novice and I would be the professional. She would follow my tutorials and give me feedback and ask questions about anything she didn't understand. And then she would share on her blog her own tutorial for how she did it and how it went for her.
- [Union Jack Inspired Breadbox Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/03/31/union-jack-inspired-breadbox-makeover/) - Bread Box Makeover - using milk paint, metallic paint, and a union jack.
- [Upcycling a Plain Burlap Wreath for Spring](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/03/24/upcycling-a-plain-burlap-wreath-for-spring/) - Who doesn't love a good sale? I especially love after-christmas-sales, but I don't tend to brave the crowds the day after Christmas. I wait a day or two (or 5 or 9) and see what might happen to be left over, missed by the mad rush to get the best goods. Sometimes I find treasures, sometimes not. This past after-christmas-season, I was at Lowe's and they still had several large burlap wreaths left, marked 70% off. I got this large beauty for $5. I stashed it in my workroom to create something fun, and this is what I came up with. Upcycling a Plain Burlap Wreath for Spring
- [Rewiring a Vintage Lamp](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/02/15/rewiring-vintage-lamp/) - I have a thing for lamps. All cool lighting really. Somehow I'm drawn to it. I see lamps at thrift stores or garage sales and think how cool they could be fixed up. I tend to buy them and then not know for sure what to do with them, or just not get around to doing anything and then they stack up. Please tell me I'm not the only one that does stuff like that?
- [The Big Bang](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/04/the-big-bang/) - Are You Ready? "Then in a moment, in this timeless Eternity, GOD reached down His Omnipotent Hand into the emptiness of the infinite abyss, took a handful of nothing, hurled it into the nowhere of space, and from His Almighty Fingers streamed the stars and planets, constellations and systems, and galaxies of the heavens. Hanging
- [Project Challenge#2 Thrifted Skirt turned Handbag](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/02/27/project-challenge2-thrifted-skirt-turned-handbag/) - know February is the short month of the year, but did it blow by in a blink or an eye or what? I hope as it heads on out it takes this bitter cold with it. And the snow. The snow can go anytime now. To be replaced with green grass. Please. If I ask nice maybe it will happen. It's time for Project Challenge #2! Remember last month? I told you I was joining up with some other great bloggers in a monthly project challenge. Each month the project is made with a different item. This month the category is $5 or less thrifted, craigslist, or roadside find.
- [NOT Just Another Pillow Maker](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/02/24/not-just-another-pillow-maker/) - 3 years ago I was toying with the idea of a business - a business where I could make things to sell and perhaps have a bit of spending cash, and help pay the grocery bill. And for the braces we were putting on our oldest and knew we would have to put on our other two as well. I had some leftover items from my very first pop-up shop event, so I opened an etsy shop and loaded it up. I wasn't sure what all I wanted to offer in my shop on a regular basis.
- [TINbox™](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/02/20/tinbox/) - Today I have something really fun to share with you! A friend of mine has this cool new business called TINbox™.
- [A Flower Shaped Ottoman - Slip Covered](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/02/17/flower-shaped-ottoman-slip-covered/) - Maybe it won't seem exactly flower shaped but I couldn't think what other shape to call it - it certainly isn't square or round or rectangle :D So a flower shaped ottoman it is - and I made not one, but 2 slipcovers for it.
- [Sweet 16](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/02/15/sweet-16/) - 16 years ago today I was lying in a hospital bed, contentedly holding and gazing at my tiny, new daughter. Miss Emma Kate graced us with her appearance after putting her mother through more than 27 hours of labor. Funny how a mama completely forgets how exhausted she is and the pain she's just been through when that baby is placed on her chest and those tiny eyes search out mama's eyes and the cries calm just from mama's presence
- [Glorious Day](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/02/07/glorious-day/) - Ah what a glorious day we had today! The sun shone, the snow/ice was melting, and THE AIR DIDN'T HURT MY FACE! Still needed a coat and boots but 45° is so much more pleasant for winter weather than the cold stuff we've been having.
- [A LOVE-ly Living Room](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/02/06/love-ly-living-room/) - Our living room gets lived in. Our house isn't all that big so there aren't a lot of options when it comes to where to hang out and do stuff. Our living room is where the tv is, where the girls spread out all their drawing stuff, where school work gets done, relaxing happens (on occasion), it's where I blog, and the list goes on. It really is a true living room. The past week it's been a LOVE-ly living room - meaning it's got a bit of Valentine's decor blinging it out a bit.
- [Understated Valentine's Day Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/02/03/understated-valentines-day-decor/) - Do you decorate for Valentine's Day? Do you go over-the-top with hearts and cupids and pink and red? Opt for some understated Valentine's Day decor that just hints at the season? Skip it completely and call it a 'hallmark holiday'? I don't go all out, and if the few things I have that are Valentine's day decor don't make an appearance at all I don't stress over it. I don't have a lot of decor that is strictly Valentine's Day decor. And what I do have is pretty understated. However it's not hard to go over-the-top with it if you want to host a party some year for Valentine's. A trip to the Dollar store will easily meet the needs for all things red, pink, and heart-shaped!
- [NCR - An Old Relic of a Machine](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/28/ncr-old-relic-machine/) - The first mechanical cash register was invented in 1879 by James Ritty. In 1884, the company and patents were bought by John and Frank Patterson and the firm was renamed the National Cash Register Company. The first machines were expensive - $50 - which at the end of the 1800's was a lot of money! The company owners were convinced though, that once shopkeepers learned how much the machines would help business they would buy them. One big selling point they pushed was the security - the cash register was hard to steal.
- [To Be Content](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/24/content/) - "...for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have." -Philippians 4:11 That's a quote from the Bible peeps - written by Paul while he was in prison - not me declaring that I have figured out how to be content!
- [Mud Hut Creations](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/21/mud-hut-creations/) - Are you ready for summer yet? You know I am! I'm never ready for cold weather - I really should live in a climate that is warm year round. I don't, though, so I make the best of it. (most of the time) Today I'm reminiscing a little - I posted yesterday that my 9 and 11 year old girls are on their way to Kansas with their Grandparents. And it made me think back to our last trip to Kansas. We went last summer - seems like a long time ago already. They had a lot of rain before we got there so the creek beside my sister's house was up and flowing over the dirt road. All the kids, from the youngest to the teenagers played in the water - and the mud. They made some pretty cool Mud Hut Creations and I want to share them with you.
- [Giveaway - Don't Forget to Enter!](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/14/giveaway-dont-forget-enter/) - Don't forget to go enter the giveaway I have going on now! Enter using rafflecopter - simple and easy - find the post here.
- [The Nesting Place and Nate Berkus](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/12/nesting-place-nate-berkus/) - If you don't know yet, I've become quite the football fan this year. Most Sundays find me watching every game I can. I do wish I could choose which game, but we haven't signed up for cable tv so I am stuck with what the stations air here. I spent yesterday watching first the Packers and then the COLTS win in the playoffs. The countdown is on to the Super Bowl! And after the games were over I decided to get my giveaway put together for you. I've had this in the plan for awhile but like a lot of things lately, I kept putting it off for one reason or another. But it all came together finally, and though it would have been fun to do this giveaway for Christmas, or New Year's it's here now and I hope you like it!
- [Happy New Year!](https://sewafineseam.com/2015/01/01/happy-new-year-4/) - Happy New Year! I pray you are blessed this year with whatever God deems best for your journey through life!
- [Decorating for Friends](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/31/decorating-friends/) - Christmas is past once again and the New Year is upon us! I'm looking forward to 2015 - 15 is my favorite number so somehow I feel like this just might be a great year for me :) I wanted to find time to set up a fun tablescape for New Years but it didn't happen. Sew a Fine Seam is back at work - I've been picking up new wholesale clients for my pillow business and I have over 80 pillows to get made by the end of January. And counting - I'll take more if I get them! Before we move on to the New Year I'm sharing one more Christmas decor post. I decorated a friend's home this year and I didn't share the pics yet. I love decorating for friends! It's fun to go into a different home than my own and take someone else's stuff and see what I can put together to make it beautiful and cozy. I forgot to take my real camera with me so you will have to put up with my iPhone pics but I think you'll find the beauty in my friend's home and perhaps some inspiration for next year's decor.
- [Worship the Babe](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/25/worship-babe/) - Today we celebrate. We celebrate with gifts and tinsel and good food and the camaraderie of family. We give gifts to the poor. We send cards and packages to our troops overseas. We attend Christmas eve services. We worship. Worship the Babe. This time of year was chosen centuries ago - as early as 354 A.D. It's my personal opinion that Jesus wasn't born in December, but I love the tradition that a large part of the world sets aside a day just for Him. Whatever your traditions, however you choose to celebrate, I invite you to join me in worshiping the Babe in a manger.
- [Are You Ready For Christmas?](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/22/ready-christmas-2/) - Are you ready for Christmas? Shopping done? Food made? Gifts wrapped? How about the state of your heart? Are you ready to reflect on the birth of our Savior?Are you ready for Christmas? Shopping done? Food made? Gifts wrapped? How about the state of your heart? Are you ready to reflect on the birth of our Savior?
- [Keeping it Real with the Christmas Decor Frenzy](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/12/19/keeping-real-christmas-decor-frenzy/) - All over blogland the frenzy of Christmas projects and decor has been keeping us steeped in glitter and pinecones and ornaments and all things Holiday related. It's fun to see everyone's homes wearing their Christmas best. The trees have been amazing this year and the housewalks have been plentiful and decked to the hilt. Today I'm going to share a few photos with you that are bit different. As I was shooting my 'beauty shots' of my living room on the only sunny day we've had in weeks, I stopped and looked around. And I just had to snap a few not-so-pretty shots to share. Here's to keeping it real with the Christmas Decor Frenzy!
- [Happy Thanksgiving](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/11/27/happy-thanksgiving-2/) - Happy Thanksgiving my friends. I am thankful for so many things. My family, friends, my warm home, the wonderful meal we are having, so many more things. I've been juggling my rapidly growing wholesale biz, decorating my home for Christmas, and keeping up with stuff at the store. I've been blessed this year and you, my friends, are a part of that blessing - thank you so much for coming by, for leaving me such sweet comments, and supporting me.
- [minted. - the place to order Christmas cards](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/11/07/minted-place-order-christmas-cards/) - Christmas cards. Those cute little paper things you send out to friends and family every Christmas. You include a picture. Sometimes a amily picutre. Most time just the kids - cause it's just easier than trying to get a whole family photo. I used to plan weeks in advance what I was going to do for my Christmas cards. Something fun and crafty and cute. And the pics of my kids were always well planned out in advance, coordinating outfits, cute props, photo shoot scheduled early, pics ordered and delivered in time to mail the cards the first of December.
- [New Look!](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/10/23/new-look/) - Woo-Hoo! Sew a Fine Seam has a new look! A logo, new background for the blog, new biz cards - it's so exciting! I am in love with my logo!
- [Good-bye Summer](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/09/05/good-bye-summer/) - Summer is ending and it's time to say Good-bye. This week I felt fall in the air and saw it in the sky. Yes the weather is still hot and muggy but there is a slight change in the air that says Autumn has arrived. it's subtle this change - a shift in air movement, the tinge of harvest smell, the color of leaves just beginning to pale and change if you look very closely. The sky's color and mood change ever so slightly. School is in session. Summer has come to a close.
- [God Bless Israel](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/07/20/god-bless-israel/) - As I have been spending all my waking hours preparing for my upcoming Market, I haven't taken a lot of time to listen to the news. I see a bit of it here and there on fb when I take time to look at fb on my phone. I hear a bit from my husband when he comes home from work and shares what he has heard. This weekend I slowed down my frantic pace a bit paid closer attention. I watched this video shared by a friend.
- [Milk Painted Table - Shutter Grey](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/06/10/milk-painted-table-shutter-grey/) - I bought a cute little table from a friend a few months ago and the week before the Springfield flea I painted it. I used chalk paint (coco) for the first coat and then topped that with Milk Paint in shutter grey. I used some hemp oil in a few places to help it chip a bit because milk paint doesn't chip when used on chalk paint. The hemp oil keeps the milk paint from adhering and creates the delightful chippy look I love.
- [How to Slipcover a Small Ottoman](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/06/23/slipcover-small-ottoman/) - I want to share a little tutorial I did awhile back. How to slipcover a small ottoman. Ottomans are the perfect thing to use for your first slipcover project. They are small and have straight lines, now fancy curves or geometry to figure out.
- [Prayer Request](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/05/28/prayer-request-2/) - Today I have a prayer request for you. My sister has been having some nagging issues with her back for several months. Nothing too serious most of the time, just annoying. Last week things escalated to the point she could not walk very well. The pain would shoot down her leg and she could not do much. Laying down brought relief from the pain which we were thankful for the fact she could at least be pain free when laying down
- [Memorial Day](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/05/26/memorial-day-2/) - Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the men and women who died while serving in the country's armed forces. The holiday, which is celebrated every year on the final Monday of May, was formerly known as Decoration Day and originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union andConfederate soldiers who died in the war. By the 20th century, Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died while in the military service. It typically marks the start of the summer vacation season, while Labor Day marks its end. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials, particularly to honor those who have died in military service. Many volunteers place an American flag on each grave in national cemeteries. -Wikipedia
- [The Vintage Marketplace - Springfield Ohio](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/05/16/vintage-marketplace-springfield-ohio/) - This weekend it's all about the flea. The Vintage Marketplace sets up big tents at the Springfield flea in Springfield Ohio and rents out booth spaces inside them. It's a huge undertaking to set up and run a show at a 3 day flea. I am set up with Stacy from Stacy Morgan Designs. She has all the great pieces that really make the booth a showplace and I added a few of my creations and vintage finds.
- [Giveaway Time Again!](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/18/giveaway-time/) - Giveaway time again! My sister and I are teaming up to bring you another fun giveaway. I love giveaways - I've won some really great ones over the years and entered many more. Hosting giveaways is a lot of fun too - I really should do them more often. Let's give away a creamy white ruffled scarf along with a hummingbird flexi! The hummingbird was the March flexi-of-the-month from Lilla Rose. It's not available in their regular line of hair accessories. It has such a unique, fun flair and makes me think springtime.
- [Side Table Makeover Complete with a Union Jack](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/04/09/side-table-makeover-complete-union-jack/) - Last week was the week a friend and I hosted our yearly Spring Garage sale. We have around 60 people each year who bring their kids clothes, baby items, and toys to one place and we have a huge sale. A couple years ago we started putting household stuff in too. This year a friend brought a bunch of her cool vintage stuff. I nabbed some great stuff from her stash. This side table was one of the things I brought home. Read on...
- [Is There a God?](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/15/god/) - Is There a God? A Higher Power? A Supreme Being? A Creator? Or did we just 'happen' to evolve after a 'Big Bang' that threw the cosmos into existence? I think this old hymn answers quite nicely. Read on...
- [My Savior Loves, My Savior Lives](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/08/savior-loves-savior-lives/) - My Savior Loves, My Savior Lives by Aaron Shust I am not skilled to understand What God has willed, what God has planned I only know at His right hand Stands One who is my Savior Read On...
- [ Suave Professionals® Moroccan Infusion Body Care](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/07/suave-professionals-moroccan-infusion-body-care/) - It's wintertime. Here in the midwest we are in the middle of the coldest winter I can remember for a long time. Temps well below 0° and lots of snow to go with it. Along with the winter weather, the air inside turns dry. Very dry. And along with it our skin turns dry. And creates a dire need for some moisturizing properties! As a part of the BlogHer Network I recently received some Suave® Body Care products to review. These products are part of a new line from Suave® called Suave Professionals® Moroccan Infusion Body Care. These are premium products infused with authentic Moroccan argan oil, and have been clinically proven to moisturize as well as Moroccanoil®1. Read More...
- [Casting Crowns - The Alter and the Door](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/02/02/casting-crowns-alter-door/) - The Alter and The Door by Casting Crowns Careless, I am reckless I'm a wrong way traveling, slowly unraveling shell of a man Burnt out, I'm so numb now That the fire's just an ember way down in the corner of my cold, cold heart Lord, this time I'll make it right Read More...
- [Celebrating Everyday Life](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/07/celebrating-everyday-life-3/) - Celebrating Everyday Life with Jennifer Carroll, the magazine, Jan/Feb issue is now available! Every time a new issue comes out I browse through it and when I'm finished I think 'no way can this get any better'. And ever issue does - the creativity, photography, projects, and recipes are always amazing and wonderful. You really must get your digital copy now. And you can subscribe and get each issue as soon as they 'hit the stands' and at a cheaper price per issue too! Read More...
- [While Wearing Heels](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/30/wearing-heels/) - Ta-Da! Today I have a wonderful post for you - and it comes from my wonderful friend Amy, who can wear heels while doing most anything if anyone can! She's not only a great friend, she has a delightful blog, creates the best parties you have EVER seen, is a wonderful Wife and Mom, and she even shares her creations with us with tutorials included! I'm so honored to have her here sharing one on my blog today. If you have time head over to Amy's blog after you read this post - you will want to dig through her blog awhile, browse her projects and take a virtual stroll through her lovely house too! ***************************************************************** Hello lovely followers of Sew A Fine Seam. I'm Amy the DIY Craft Blogger "wearing the heels" at While Wearing Heels. Read More...
- [Word of the Year](https://sewafineseam.com/2014/01/03/words-year/) - You know how a lot of people pick a word of the year? A word that is 'their word' for the whole year. I've sort of had an aversion to following along and doing what 'everyone' else is doing. Cause, of course, if I picked a word that was 'MY word' it would have to be something really impressive and would make people think I was really 'cool' and 'with it' and amazing and they would all want to be my friend and everyone would flock to follow me. And then I'd have to live up to that amazing word all year long and actually be amazing and inspiring and make people just shake their heads in awe. Read More...
- [Sneak Peek](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/11/05/sneak-peek-2/) - Today I'm giving you a brief sneak peek at the outdoor tablescape I styled and photographed recently. I used a friends outdoor table and I have lots more great shots to share with you soon! I also want to give you a peek into the newest issue of Celebrating Everyday Life with Jennifer Carroll. Read More...
- [Morning Quiet Time - Reposted from the Archives](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/15/morning-quiet-time/) - Most mornings through the week I take myself and a cup of coffee to the couch and spend awhile with my Bible and God. I love this time and I look forward to it. But it wasn't always this way. I knew I should have time with God daily. I heard preached that it was a joy and I heard lots of people give their own testimonies about loving their quiet time with God {continue reading}
- [Milk Paint and a Buffet](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/18/milk-paint-buffet/) - I need a bigger house. I've known it for a long time but I keep ignoring the fact. My husband has said we need a bigger house for years - ever since I started dragging home all manner of vintage finds. I distinctly remember him saying so one day after I'd been out shopping for vintage finds. Read More...
- [Reflections](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/10/07/reflections/) - This morning I sit in the semi-darkness, sipping a cup of hot coffee, and enjoy the silence. Just a few minutes ago the house was ablaze with light and the noise level was almost deafening. 2 little girls were given baths by Mom (they usually do it themselves so this was a flashback sort of morning for Mom - a flashback to just a few years ago when every morning began with baths for the babies/toddlers) Those 2 little girls, who really aren't so little anymore but Mom is trying to deny the fact, had packed their clothes last night, and laid out their outfits for today Read More...
- [Before and After](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/25/before-and-after-3/) - I mentioned a few posts ago about bloggers who forget they have a blog when things get busy. And I totally became a blogger who forgot she had a blog this past weekend. Well, technically I didn't really forget, I just had to put the blog to the back of the back burner because I just couldn't keep up with all the hats I'm supposed to wear :D Read More...
- [It takes a Village...](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/24/takes-village/) - You've heard the saying it takes a village to raise a child. I say it also takes a village to pull off a weekend set-up at the flea. I'm so overwhelmed by all the willing help and support I had this past weekend I can't even put it into words. Read More...
- [The Vintage Marketplace 2013](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/20/vintage-marketplace-2013/) - We arrived at The Vintage Marketplace at the flea around 9 am. During a torrential downpour. We checked in under umbrella's. And waited for the downpour to subside. Unloaded under grey skies that were very prone to shower us with wetness. We were so thankful for a tent to get our merchandise under. Read More...
- [Instagram](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/17/instagram/) - I finally have an iPhone which means I am FINALLY on Instagram. You can follow along with me there if you'd like to keep up with the projects I'm finishing up for The Vintage Marketplace. Read More...
- [Paint, Fabric, School, Girls, and Meltdowns](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/12/paint-fabric-school-girls-meltdowns/) - As you know I'm furiously preparing for an event that is coming up rapidly. There is paint and fabric everywhere! Letting everything for this go till the last three weeks wasn't the best decision I've ever made. But considering that I wasn't just sitting around eating bon-bons all summer it was the only decision that was really available to me :D Read More...
- [When the Well Runs Dry](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/07/well-runs-dry/) - Do you ever feel like you have pushed yourself to the limit? Given it all you've got? The well has run dry? I hit that wall today. I'd been on such a roll, getting projects done, getting up early, staying up late, getting school all done each day, everyone had food to eat, clean clothes to wear, it was all zipping along at a smooth steady clip. Read More...
- [Milk Paint, a Chair - and an 'After'!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/05/milk-paint-chair/) - I got so tired last night I went to bed without writing a blog post. I peeled my eyes open a bit before 7:30 this morning, and almost turned over and went back to sleep. Almost. But a friend of mine is having a garage sale and I just couldn't stand the thought of missing out on all her vintage treasures. So I dragged out of bed, threw on some clothes, pulled a brush through my hair, kissed my sleeping girls good-bye, grabbed some coffee, and headed out into the brisk morning air. Read More...
- [Projects - Mostly 'Before'](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/09/04/projects-mostly/) - This past weekend I finally kicked into gear and got busy on projects for the Vintage Marketplace at the Springfield flea. We had plans on Saturday afternoon/evening so I only had a few hours but I made the most of those few hours. And since Monday was a holiday of sorts, and my hubby was home, I made the most of the whole day. Over 15 projects finished over the weekend! I haven't even counted how many are still to do and I don't wanna know! There are a lot. Read More...
- [Woolzies](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/28/woolzies/) - Have you ever heard of Woolzies? I hadn't. How about dryer balls? I've seen some chatter on fb now and then about making your own dryer balls but I never paid much attention. Read More...
- [Homeschooling Mom](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/27/homeschooling-mom/) - Once upon a time there was this Homeschooling Mom. She didn't really love homeschooling, it wasn't anywhere near the top of her list of Fun-Things-To-Do. But she never had peace with the thought of sending her kids off on the bus (although are many times she dreams 0f a quiet house for 8 hours a day) so she pushed on. While her friends were posting cheerful, happy 1st day of school pics on facebook, this Mom sat with her home school catalogs and tried to decide which curriculum to order. Read More...
- [Camera Straps and 'Could You Help Me Out??'](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/24/camera-straps-help/) - Remember the camera straps I've made in the past? You can see some of them here and here and here. I recently made a camera strap for Jennifer Carroll - THE Jennifer Carroll of Celebrating Everyday Life. She blogged about the camera strap I made her - you can see it here. Jennifer is the power behind the magazine Celebrating Everyday Life - the Sept/Oct issue will soon be out and trust me, you don't want to miss it. I just paged through some popular magazines today, some I had picked up at the library, and I kept thinking 'Jennifer's magazine is so much better'!! I'm not biased at all of course, it really is a GREAT magazine and I highly recommend it. Anyway. Back to camera straps. After sending Jennifer's to her I got an email from a lady asking if she could get one too. Hmmm, let's see, Why YES, of course! She wanted a 'D' on hers and she wanted it longer. No problem at all. Read More...
- [The God of Harvest Praise](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/21/the-god-of-harvest-praise/) - The God of harvest praise; Hands, hearts, and voices raise With one accord; From field to garner throng, Bearing your sheaves along; And in your harvest song, Bless you the Lord The church fellowship I grew up in held a 'Harvest Meeting' every summer. At 2 in the afternoon on a sweltering hot July day, in a non-air-conditioned old white church by the side of the road. I don't miss melting in the heat, but the praise given to our Creator for the bounty He bestowed was a wonderful thing to grow up around. And I think about those meetings, the songs of harvest, the praise to the Father, every summers end as the fields begin to ripen and turn golden brown. Read More...
- [Live With Abandon](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/17/8681/) - In my post last weekend I talked a bit about doing the things God calls you to, using the gifts He gave you, and not feeling guilty over saying 'No' to things that are outside what God has called you to. I've also been thinking about how we put restrictions on ourselves because of what someone will think or because of a written 'rule' that has been put in place by mere mortals. And also how I can spend so much time chasing that elusive 'American Dream' and miss the still small voice of God. I get so busy living life, getting done the things that have to be done, meeting every deadline in a breathless rush and hurrying on to the next one, that I forget to just live for God. Read More...
- [Stenciled Wall Art](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/12/stenciled-wall-art/) - I mentioned awhile ago that I would be doing some Stenciled Wall Art. And I showed you this photo as a sneak peek of the colors of paint, all poured out on paper plates with sponge rollers in the paint, obviously in the midst of the project. Today I'm going to finally show you the finished walls. The floor is still a work in progress so a full room reveal with be coming at a later date. My stencil was chosen from Royal Design Studio after they offered to send me a free stencil to do a project with. I picked 2 stencils and told them I would take either one - they sent me both! Gotta love generosity like that! You can see the stencil project I did with the other stencil here. Read More...
- [Bloom Where You Are Planted](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/10/bloom-where-you-are-planted/) - Several Sundays ago during Bible study, one of the men talked a bit about performing in ways that us the gifts God has given us. And I've thought about it ever since. It was rather liberating for me, as I tend to heap guilt on myself when I'm not out there helping with the soup kitchen, or taking meals to people every week, or heading up the kids Bible study, or leading women's Bible study, or a myriad of other things that I don't have time for but think perhaps I should be making time for. While I haven't completely got past the guilt feelings I am reminding myself that some areas are things I am just not gifted in. I'm trying not to push myself to do things just because it might be 'thing to do', or other people might be thinking I should be doing it. Read More...
- [Slip Covered Sofa](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/06/slip-covered-sofa/) - A Slip Covered Sofa Remember my 'Friendly Chair Makeover'? My client was thrilled with those slip covered chairs and asked me to give the same makeover to a sofa she had acquired from her Mom. It was one of my July projects. Read More...
- [Vacation Bible School](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/07/vacation-bible-school/) - This week is Vacation Bible School at the church we fellowship at. Every evening from 6:30 to 8:30 kids from 4 to 12 have a wonderfully fun time learning about the Apostle Paul in Athens. Read More...
- [Deadlines](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/08/02/deadlines/) - Deadlines mean chaos around here. I currently have Legos all over my living room. On the floor, on the furniture. Books and papers scattered hither and yon. Stacks of pillows and my current project for 'Celebrating Everyday Life' magazine don't really have a home and are piled in my dining room. The dining room table is covered with satin and serger trimmings. Bits of fabric and pattern paper create a haze over it all. Read More...
- [Hometalk - Stylish Slipcovers](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/30/hometalk-stylish-slipcovers/) - Do you frequent Hometalk? It's a great place to hang out and get some great ideas. I was asked to curate a board of Stylish Slipcovers. It was fun digging up posts featuring lovely furniture makeovers involving slip covers. Whether you use linen, cotton, a fun print, stripes, dots, or even a lowly drop cloth, you can turn your tired looking furniture into beautiful, eye-catching wonders just by sewing a simple cover for it. They aren't as hard as they first appear, they just take a bit of time and patience. They are worth the effort! Read More...
- [Inspiration Gallery Features](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/28/inspiration-gallery-features/) - I had such fun co-hosting the Inspiration Gallery this week! Jaime, Lucy, and Taryn are great gals and I feel so honored to have had this opportunity. If you haven't had time to browse through all the great link-ups you can still go do that here. I was also offered the opportunity to pick the features from this weeks party. Can I share a little secret? I've always thought picking the features from a link party would be so much fun! And it was! Only problem is it's not possible to feature everyone. I picked 12 that stood out to me a but they are by no means the only great posts that were linked. I could easily feature 12 more and still not be finished. Read More...
- [Inspiration Gallery!  Link Party](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/25/inspiration-gallery-link-party/) - I'm so excited to be guest hosting The Inspiration Gallery link party with Jaime, Lucy, and Taryn! Won't you link up with us?! Read More...
- [Painted Chair 'Before'](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/25/painted-chair-before/) - My painted chair has made a small stir, and has been getting quite a bit of attention. And lots of people were a bit disappointed that there was no 'before' pic. Honestly, I didn't think I had a 'before' photo of it. When I put the post together I didn't see one and was sure I had forgot to take one. Then when I kept getting comments from people wanting to see the before I decided to do a bit of digging through my photo files to see if perhaps I did have one somewhere. Read More...
- [When you live in Ohio...](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/23/when-you-live-in-ohio/) - When you live in Ohio you learn that when dealing with the weather anything is possible. If it's supposed to rain - it doesn't. If it's supposed to be sunny - it isn't. Windy - it will be still. Calm - it will about blow you away. I might be exaggerating a bit but only a bit :D This past Saturday I set up shop at an event in a town about 20 minutes from where I live. Just a small set-up of my stuff, some handmade items, my MMSMP dresser, my newly Chalk Painted chair, and a few odds and ends. Read More...
- [Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint - Grain Sack on a Dresser!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/18/miss-mustard-seed-milk-paint-grain-sack-on-a-dresser/) - I am feverishly preparing for an event on Saturday. It's in a small town close to me and I think it's going to be fun. I'm not taking a huge set-up, just a few small pieces of furniture and some handmade things. I do have a couple new things I just created, and the furniture is freshly made over! Today I painted this dresser. I used Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint in the color 'Grain Sack'. I've used MMSMP before - here and here. I loved the stuff then and wanted to use it on something bigger. Finally today I did just that. Read More...
- [Junk or Junque?](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/15/junk-or-junque/) - Have you met my friend Karen from Redoux Interiors? She does some great furniture makeovers and most of her furniture comes to her free - from the dumpster! You really should follow along with her and see all her great junk - er, junque! It was from Karen that I got the term junque. It may look like junk to you but NOT SO! There is some great 'junque' out there just waiting for a new home, a tender loving touch, and a bit of a makeover. Read More...
- [Celebrating Everyday Life](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/08/celebrating-everyday-life-2/) - Have you seen the new 'Celebrating Everyday Life' magazine? It is every bit as amazing as the premier issue! Come on over to Read More...
- [Independence Day Craft](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/07/02/independence-day-craft/) - I will have more wedding pics to share but have you noticed the calendar?! It is JULY! And Thursday is July 4th! As in Independence Day! So today I have a quick craft for you that can be used for any time of year depending on the color you use. We all love medallions, no? And we all love pinwheels, right? And anything hot glued to a skewer has to be cute :D Read More...
- [All God's Children...](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/29/all-gods-children/) - All God's Children. Adopted and made true son's and daughters of His. Amazing Love of our Heavenly Father. This weekend I helped out a friend by donating some of Sew a Fine Seam's items to a benefit garage sale. Lots of people donated some great stuff. I bought some great stuff to add to my stash! Read More...
- [A New Project](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/25/a-new-project/) - My husband and I have a problem. He would say I cause it. I say he does :D You see, we never seem to manage to finish one project before moving on to the next. Always a new project in the wings. My husband says it's my fault because I always start a new project or want him to work on something different. I say it's HIS fault cause he doesn't just get at it already and get done with the project at hand! Read More...
- [Monday Morning](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/24/monday-morning/) - Monday morning again. How do you view Mondays? Do you love them? Dislike them? Not care? I go back and forth. As a school girl I didn't love them at all. It meant another long week of school stretched ahead. In the summer I didn't think much about liking or disliking, it was just another vacation day! Read More...
- [Will I have the Strength to Stand?](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/22/will-i-have-the-strength-to-stand/) - Life is easy here. Really. We have a home, we have plenty of food, we have 3 vehicles to use when we need them. We have plenty to wear. And more of everything we need or could possibly want just minutes down the road or at the click of a key on the keyboard! We are truly blessed, comfortable, at ease. Life is easy. But. There is always a 'but' isn't there? What about the threat of all that being taken away? It looms on the horizon, a dark cloud just waiting to swoop in and blot out the peaceful sunshine of carefree living we enjoy. This mighty, wondrous, free nation we love so well, really isn't so 'Free' anymore. Our 'freedoms' are being challenged more every day. New laws are constantly changing the 'freedoms' that were so hard-won and proudly fought for. Read More...
- [Home Decor - Nook Update](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/12/home-decor-nook-update/) - Ever notice that when you want to add one new decor piece it ends up leading to a complete revamp of the whole area? I bought this pillow at the Springfield Extravaganza from a friend who had a booth near us. The pillows were created by her Mom as a surprise for her. The money from their sales goes to bring home their son they are adopting. I mentioned that here. Read More...
- [Fine Seams](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/20/a-few-seams/) - It's been a bit since I shared any of the 'fine seams' I've been stitching. :D I really do still sew although I have been having a lot of fun with all the great finds I've been accumulating. Somehow decor and fun finds are a lot more fun to photograph than the things I've sewn lately. I need more inspiration for staging my textile creations! Read More...
- [More Fun Finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/19/more-fun-finds/) - Happy Wednesday! Is it really the middle of the week already? If time goes any faster I'm going to spin right off this planet. If today is Wednesday already that means that tomorrow it will be 2 whole weeks since I brought home these fun finds I'm going to share with you today. Goodness but I really thought I'd share these before now. Read More...
- [Bird Cage and Daisys](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/18/bird-cage-and-daisys/) - In its former life it may have housed a sweetly trilling, yellow canary. Perhaps a small, colorful parakeet. Maybe it housed a talking bird with an extensive vocabulary. Great for entertainment! Whatever it housed in its former life, for now this delightful, vintage bird house is a home to some daisys. And some miniature dominoes. And vintage glass bottles to hold the daisys. Read More...
- [Creating Dresses for a Wedding](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/17/creating-dresses-for-a-wedding/) - A few months ago I was asked if I would be interested in making 5 bridesmaid dresses for a June wedding. Of course, I said "Yes'. Not only do I love creating beautiful dresses for weddings, but the bride's parents are good friends and also family. Read More...
- [Arise, Jerusalem](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/15/arise-jerusalem/) - "Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you. Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you. All nations will come to your light; mighty kings will come to see your radiance. Read More...
- [A Collection of Memories](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/10/a-collection-of-memories/) - I know I've been showing you a lot of 'fun finds' lately - can you put up with another one today? The first weekend of April we had a family auction, selling all the things my Grandma had accumulated over her life of 92 years. Dishes, linens, furniture, toys, most of which had memories attached to them. Read More...
- [Wisdom](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/08/wisdom/) - I've mentioned before that I've been reading through my Bible starting at Genesis. Currently I am in Isaiah. But the book that has really resonated with me is Ecclesiastes. Have you ever read Ecclesiastes? Besides being full of wisdom I think Solomon must have had quite a streak of melancholy in his personality. And that resonates with me because Read More...
- [Meet The Amazing ... ](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/04/meet-the-amazing/) - ...KariAnne of Thistlewood Farms. Amazing doesn't begin to describe her. Seriously. I looked up 'amazing' in the thesaurus and even the words listed as synonyms don't really cut it when it comes to KariAnne. Astonishing, amazing, fascinating, awesome, incredible, marvelous, stunning, unbelievable, wonderful... in the words of Mary Poppins, let's just say SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS! Read More...
- [Garage Sale Finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/06/garage-sale-finds-2/) - Garage sales are so much fun. I remember as a child going across the road to our neighbors when they were having a garage sale. There was some small trinket there that I liked - maybe a small fan. I think it was a fan, and I kept opening and closing it. You know, the handheld fans that fold up when not in use. Read More...
- [Flea Market Finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/06/03/flea-market-finds/) - If you follow me on facebook you know that this past weekend I went to garage sales in my little hometown village. Thursday morning my teenager and I headed out before 8. I unloaded my car 3 times throughout the day. I went back out mid-morning on Friday and brought home another 3/4 of a carload. And Saturday afternoon I had to go once more to a huge sale I'd been to twice before just to check one more time! I shared some pics on facebook over the weekend and as I was editing to share them here I remembered that I had some flea market finds from Springfield that I haven't shown you yet. So lets get to those first and I'll share my garage sale loot later this week :D Read More...
- [May 29, 1974](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/05/29/may-29-1974/) - A quick online search didn't turn up anything of any real import that occurred on May 29, 1974. It's just another day in history. Today it's just another day of the week, another day in the month of May, another day in the year 2013. But in 1974, May 29th marked a special day in the lives of a couple people - my Mom and Dad. Their firstborn was born - a daughter whom they named Jill Elaine. (that would be me :D) She had blue eyes, lots of dark hair, weighed six pounds and was 19.5 inches long. Today she has green eyes, hair that is still dark due to monthly help from the hair dresser, weighs a bit more than six pounds and is 5 feet 3 inches tall. (and shrinking) Read More...
- [Etsy - New Camera Straps Added!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/02/etsy-new-camera-straps-added-and-a-giveaway/) - Breida with a b is hosting a giveaway for one of my camera straps! She is using Facebook as her giveaway platform - go check it out! I haven't seen this before and it looks pretty cool. And easy. {Continue Reading...}
- [Coffee...](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/05/28/coffee-2/) - I never dreamed I'd end up a coffee drinker. I grew up in a family of non-coffee drinkers. I liked the smell, but the taste? Not-so-much. Then I married a man who drank coffee every single day. Besides packing his lunch every morning I learned how to operate a coffee maker and brewed a pot for him every morning. (that changed as the girls were added to the family - he now makes the coffee :) ) For years I still didn't drink coffee. But slowly that changed. A sip of coffee here and there. Playing with adding cream and sugar. And then I ordered my first Starbucks and I was hooked. Doctor that black brew... Read More...
- [Rock and Swivel](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/05/22/rock-and-swivel/) - When I was a little girl we had an upholstered chair that would rock and swivel. I loved that chair! When my Mom wasn't looking (or was ignoring the fact that I was doing something I'd been told not to) I'd sit with one leg in that chair and use the other to make myself go around and around as fast as I could. Read More...
- [French Chair Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/05/14/french-chair-makeover/) - Just when I think I'm ahead of schedule I decide I'm actually behind. Just when it seems I'm getting almost to the finish line, I remember a few more things I wanted to do. Read More...
- [Springfield Flea...](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/05/17/springfield-flea/) - Heading out early this morning to finish the last minute prep for the show... and to make sure the wind and rain didn't destroy our set-up! Here are some quick pics I shot for you before I loaded up. Read More ... Lots of pics of my stuff!
- [Pop-Up Shop](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/05/16/pop-up-shop/) - Today I am loading up all my vintage finds, makeovers, and handmade stuff I've been stockpiling the past 2 weeks and setting up shop at the Springfield Ohio, Flea Market Extravaganza. You can find me and my friend Marcy among the Vintage Marketplace's outdoor spaces. We would love to see you there! I thought I'd share some pics from a year and a half ago when I did my first ever pop-up shop at 'The Brick Farmhouse Event', my friend Kara hosted at her home. Read More...
- [Roses - or Weeds?](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/05/11/roses-or-weeds/) - Handful of Weeds Four years old, with dirt on my face I'd been out in the backyard pickin' dandelions all day I burst through the front door when I'd gathered enough Read More...
- [Folding Chair Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/05/10/folding-chair-makeover/) - My internet is finally back up and running. After hours on the phone, 3 different modems, and a tech out for an hour they finally changed a password and viola! it worked. Go figure. Why couldn't they have tried that on Monday morning when I was on the phone with them the first time? Seriously. The tech didn't do anything I hadn't already done. Oh well, I'm just glad it's back.In the 'down' time I managed to get quite a few projects finished up for the Springfield flea market. One week from today we will be setting up there!! Woo-Hoo! I'm praying for clear skies and perfect temps :D Read More...
- [What I do when my internet goes down...](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/05/06/what-i-do-when-my-internet-goes-down/) - My internet went down last night. One of my pet peeves is being without internet. It didn't bother me too much last night, I just figured I'd get up and post to my blog early this morning. Read More...
- [Finding Home](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/05/02/house-tour/) - I like this house I live in. It has become the place that is home to me. I share it with my husband and our three girls. It's where I want to be most of the time. It's where I want to go to when I'm somewhere else. It's comfortable. It's mine. It's familiar. It's just home. Read More...
- [Busy, Balance, and Some Creations](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/30/a-dress-an-ottoman-a-pillow-and-a-birthday-gift/) - Life is busy. I would venture to think that it has always been that way. I would guess that even Eve, clear back in the beginning of time, thought she was busy. A whole different kind of busy - just figuring out how to do laundry and cook without anyone to show her how was probably enough to fill her days for a long time!
- [Giveaway!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/23/giveaway-3/) - The time has come. Finally! I wanted to do this giveaway back before Christmas but I never got may act all together and had everything I wanted to include. Read More...
- [Finds - Thrifted, A Gift, and IKEA](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/29/finds-thrifted-gifted-and-ikea/) - 've found some fun stuff at Goodwill over the past few weeks, had a really cool vintage item given to me, and was privileged with a trip through IKEA. Would you like to see my finds? Oh, goodie, I was hoping you would say yes! Let's get going and feast our eyes on all the goodness of retail therapy. I am not addicted. imnotimnotimnotimnotimnot. Read More...
- [An Old Wood Ladder Meets Annie Sloan](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/18/an-old-wood-ladder-meets-annie-sloan/) - The more wood furniture I see around blogland that has gotten a paint make-over the more I like painted wood. Most of my extended family and a lot of my friends practically break out in hives when I mention the words 'wood' and 'paint' in the same sentence :D But I LIKE painted wood! It brings out the details of the construction of the piece in such a wonderful way - a way you just don't see when distracted by things like wood grain and stain! Read More...
- [Beautiful Scandalous Night](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/20/beautiful-scandalous-night/) - Last Sunday night our Church fellowship had a communion service. It was a very special, inspiring time together. The song above, 'Beautiful, Scandalous Night' is one of the songs we sang during our worship service. I had never heard it before but I loved it. And I wanted to share it here. Be blessed by it! Have a wonderful Sunday. Read More...
- [Dressed In Pink - and a Couture Snippet! from the archives](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/20/dressed-in-pink-and-a-couture-snippet/) - Since the past couple weeks I've been too busy to post as often as I'd like I decided to repost another one from the archives :) This one is from last year in May. ********************************************************************* About a week ago I received a package in the mail. It contained fabric to make a dress for a
- [Born to be an Accountant](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/15/born-to-be-an-accountant/) - Some people are born breathing what will be their life profession. Some become doctors, some farmers, some scientists, some nurses, some entrepreneurs, some designers, and on the list can go. Some people are born to be an accountant. 31 years ago I sat in my second grade class-room, studiously working on my lessons. The boy beside me was also working hard. Math was his favorite and on this day I watched as he took not one, but two Math tests in one day. Read More...
- [Memories](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/13/memories/) - The house in the woods stands silent, Its rooms nearly empty and bare, For the life and laughter that lived there, Has gone on to the Savior's care. A pile of dishes, old papers and books, furniture, nick knacks, and more Things from this life, all left behind When she went to heaven's shore. I took some memories home with me A couch, a chair, a dictionary, Ironstone, books, a baby doll, Little things that speak to me. I stood in the silence, alone. Closed my eyes and breathed in deep the sweet essence of grandmas house for the final time of my life. I drove out the lane, rather sad, my heart felt a bit of a pain a tear or two trickled down my cheek as i rounded the curve in the lane. The memories will go on forever Her smile, her caring, her love, Her example of quiet simplicity Her faith in the Father above. Saying good-bye is so bittersweet, Sad and yet happy since I know I will see her again in heaven When life's over for me here below. Read More...
- [Happy Friday!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/12/happy-friday/) - Good Morning! It's FRIDAY! Friday's are so great - end of the weary week and time for a long relaxing weekend right? Yeah, I know, in my dreams! But even though most of my weekends tend to get filled with 'stuff to do' it is just so wonderful to have my husband home and to not feel like I need to be doing school. This week was a bit different - the garage sale I help with every spring has been happening and on top of the hustle and bustle from that my husband has been sick. He went to work on Tuesday because he had meetings he needed to go to but he cut out early and went to the Doc. Meds didn't really help this time though he has been running a fever and sleeping Read More...
- [Celebrating Everyday Life](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/10/celebrating-everyday-life/) - If you read my blog regularly you have probably noticed the beautiful button in my sidebar that has the silver bowl filled with green apples and pink roses. And the title 'Celebrating Everyday Life'. And you have probably noticed that at the top of the button is the word 'contributor'. And you might remember that I blogged about Jennifer asking me to be a part of her new magazine launch. Read More...
- [Too Much ](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/08/too-much/) - How much is too much? Do you ever feel like you are chasing yourself around trying to do everything at once and accomplishing nothing? There are so many things to do that you end up sitting and staring into space not knowing what to tackle first? You work and work and work and work but feel like you are spinning your wheels? Clean one mess and turn around to find 15 new ones staring you in the face? Read More...
- [It's Raining Money - a Givaway!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/04/its-raining-money-a-givaway/) - Hey Friends! I'm helping out with a great giveaway that you will want to make sure you enter. Who couldn't use some extra cash? So enter away - there are lots of ways to enter! Fingers crossed that it's one of my friends who wins :) Read More...
- [Drop Cloth Banner](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/05/drop-cloth-banner/) - Before Easter a friend asked if I could make a couple banners for her that said 'He is Risen'. Burlap or Ribbon perhaps. I didn't have any burlap and didn't really have any ribbon that was screaming "write something one me!" But I did have some drop cloth scraps and they did seem to be begging to have something printed on them. Read More...
- [Bunny Bread - and Other Yummy Things](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/02/bunny-bread-and-other-yummy-things/) - When I created a tablescape a couple weeks ago, for the sole purpose of photographing it for a blog post, my 3 girls wanted to eat at the fancy set table. Never mind that we were having leftovers for supper instead of a fancy dinner, they thought we should eat there. And since typically you set a table to be dined upon I can't really blame them! They weathered it well when I insisted it was just for a photo shoot and even left it all intact for the few days before I took it all apart and put everything away so I could use the table for sewing projects. I did decide that it would be a shame to not set a nice fancy table for Easter - even though it would just be the 5 of us here, and it sounded easier to just eat in the kitchen like always. Read More...
- [A Friendly Chair Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/26/a-friendly-chair-makeover/) - Friends are wonderful people. Life would be so dull and boring without friends. Friends are there to help through trials, laugh with you , cry with you, pray for you, and just generally make life better.The friends you grow up with may drift away as life takes you in different directions. Getting married brings new people into your life. Moving requires meeting new people and creating new friendships. Read More...
- [Wedding Dress - from the Archives](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/04/01/wedding-dress/) - April is almost here! And hard on its heels will be the wedding season in full swing. In honor of that I thought I'd bring you a post from the archives - a wedding dress I made 2 years ago. The photos are with the old point and shoot and they are also before I began editing my photos. I look at them now and want to brighten and lighten them :) Maybe someday I will take time to go back and edit some old photos. But not now. Too much on the calendar for April. Why does it get beyond crazy every single year? Oh well, wouldn't want to get bored :D So here you go - straight from the archives - Read More...
- [My Savior First of All](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/29/my-savior-first-of-all/) - This evening as I've reflected on the day we call 'Good Friday' this song keeps coming to mind. My Savior First of All When my lifework is ended, and I cross the swelling tide, When the bright and glorious morning I shall see; I shall know my Redeemer when I reach the other side, And His smile will be the first to welcome me. Read More...
- [Locks of Love](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/28/locks-of-love/) - In the fall of 2010, I took my girls in for hair cuts and then to the photographer for photos to use in Christmas cards. Sometime after that Becca, my youngest, heard someone talking about Locks of Love. She was 5 at the time. After having the concept explained to her she announced that she wanted to do that. I will admit to being a tad skeptical that she would actually be able to grow it for that long. But she did! Over 2 years later, March of 2013, she had her waist length hair cut, donating it to Locks of Love. Read More...
- [Spring Tablescape](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/20/spring-tablescape/) - Setting a table just for a photo shoot? Am I crazy? No, I'm a blogger. What's a blog? That's what the girl at the flower shop said when I told her why I was buying flowers. And when I said I was setting an Easter table 3 weeks before Easter because I had sunshine that day she looked at me like I had grown another head. Cause why in the world would you set a table all fancy shmancy so early simply because it happens to be sunny? Sigh. Yeah, that would be because I'm trying to be a good photographer too, and a good photographer uses natural light. Read More...
- [Tank Top Turned Dress](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/21/tank-top-turned-dress/) - When your teenager is always wanting something made of this fabric or that fabric that you have lying around your sewing room, you eventually give in. Even when you KNOW she probably won't wear it once you have it made. Because it's happened that way in the past. Even knowing, having experienced the making and the not wearing, you sigh and do it all over again. Read More...
- [Waiting for Spring](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/15/waiting-for-spring/) - These days I feel as though I am in limbo - just waiting. Waiting for Spring to arrive in full force. No more of this teasing. No more snow coming down so thick it blinds you and the next moment the sun is shining. No more cold wind and icy rain. Read More...
- [Rider on a White Horse](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/16/rider-on-a-white-horse/) - I've always been a bit of a romantic. I loved romance stories from the time I born I think. From Cinderella, my favorite as a child, to Pride and Prejudice, my absolute favorite now. I love happy endings so Romeo and Juliet was never on my list of top 10 favorites. I have, however, learned to appreciate all the classics more as I've grown older. I loved them all; the dashingly handsome prince, sweeping the princess off her feet and carrying her off to happily ever after. The beautifully resplendent knight on a white horse galloping in to save the day - and the girl. Read More...
- [Baby Blankets - Another One from the Archives!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/15/baby-blankets/) - A year ago I made these baby blankets for shower gifts. I found the idea for this blanket here. I absolutely LOVE the look, weight, and feel of how they turned out. This one was for a baby boy - his parents are from Africa! I added this bib to the gift. The biggest trick
- [Cake Pops!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/12/cake-pops/) - Cake pops are nothing new - they've been around blogland and pinterest for a while now. I've had them before and thought them seriously yummy every time. But I'd never made them. So in a way they ARE new to me - at least the making of them is :D On a recent trip to Jo-Ann Fabrics I happened to spot the Wilton's Lollipop sticks and grabbed a bag to have on hand. Cause you can't make cake pops without sticks. Well, you can, but then they would be cake balls not cake pops and if you want them to be real cake pops you must have the sticks. So I bought some sticks. Just in case I had a make-some-cake-pops moment. Read More...
- [Time to Shop for Easter](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/13/time-to-shop-for-easter/) - How about a little shopping today? Would you like to see what's new in my etsy shop? I've featured some of them here but go on over and browse a little :D Need some fun new leggings, scarves, or decor for Easter? You'll find all three :) And don't forget the giveaway that's going on for a gift cert. for my shop! Head over to Timewashed to get the details and toss your name in the hat. All photos are linked to their spot in the shop so just click a photo to go see it there. Read More...
- [Giveaway at Timewashed](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/11/giveaway-at-timewashed/) - Good (Monday) Morning. I hope you all had a great weekend. The weather here was a balmy 51 degrees and it felt lovely to walk out of the house without a coat. We spent the afternoon and evening yesterday at my Mom's. Had a birthday lunch for her and my 14-year-old daughter who shares my Mom's birthday. The actual day was Feb. 15th but we just now found time to have a birthday meal. I mentioned my menu in Sunday's post and several of you asked about the sticky chicken. I will post that recipe soon - I found it online through a friend and it is so YUMMY! Read More...
- [Altered T-shirts (a post from the archives)](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/09/altered-t-shirts-a-post-from-the-archives/) - This morning I took a trip down memory lane by looking at some old posts on my blog. I decided to share this one again. Spring is coming - hopefully really soon - and this t-shirt project would be a great way to add some fun to your girls wardrobe. If I were making these shirts again I would use elastic thread in my bobbin when sewing around the necks. These lasted just fine but I was always a bit worried the girls would break the stitching when they pulled them over their heads. The elastic thread in the bobbin allows you some stretch to the seam when finished. Read More...
- [Spring ](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/07/spring-2/) - Spring. In some parts of this nation Spring has made her appearance. Some people in this part of the nation seem to expect Spring to be arriving here. At least that's what my husband said the guys at work were acting like :D Read More...
- [A Brass Deer and Some Dishes](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/03/04/a-brass-deer-and-some-dishes/) - A brass deer and dishes. Oh yes, and a basket. It's what I collected as thrift finds in the past couple weeks. I have a small pile of thrifted dishes now. Some of them are probably going to have to go in the 'for sale' pile but I'm having a hard time deciding which ones. I have the same problem with all the chairs I find myself ending up with. Read More...
- [Belle Hess Photography](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/27/belle-hess-photography/) - I recently added some Sponsors to my sidebar! Now I want to start introducing them to you and promoting them a bit. First up is Belle Hess Photography Belle is a 15 year old photographer - a very up and coming, young photographer. She takes some really awesome photos. I've been privileged to watch her in action and she is so good at what she does. She's great with the kids, get awesome shots, and uses fun and creative props and backgrounds. Read More...
- [Happy Weekend!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/22/happy-weekend/) - Are you ready for a weekend? I find that I am. It does seem as though this one came around rather quickly, it's been a busy week. Read More...
- [Skirting the Issue](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/21/skirting-the-issue/) - I told you at the beginning of last week that I would show you my new skirt later in the week. Last YEAR I said I would show you the new skirts I had made myself. They never made it to the blog. Call it laziness. Call it forgetfulness. Say I changed my mind. Whatever the reason I kept 'skirting the issue' of posting photos to my blog. Read More...
- [Just Some Mushy Stuff](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/20/just-some-mushy-stuff/) - You will have to pardon me, I just have to share. If you don't like mushy stuff then click over to somewhere else quickly. This may be too much for you to handle. Remember the 'Hey Girl' post? It went up right before Valentine's Day. My hubby was cooperative if not thrilled. Valentine's morning my husband left early for work He climbed the stairs before leaving and kissed me with a whispered 'Happy Valentine's Day' and 'Good-bye'. Then he was off before the sun was up. About an hour later I crawled out of my warm cocoon of fleece sheets, blanket, and down comforter, and headed sleepily downstairs. Read More...
- [Happy Valentines Day!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/14/happy-valentines-day-2/) - Happy Valentines Day! Love your family. Bless your husband. Meet him after work with a hug and kiss. Hug your children. Now hug them again. Read More...
- [Happy Valentine's Day!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/02/14/enjoy-your-day-love-your-family/)
- [{Africa}](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/13/africa/) - The only place I have been outside the United States was a weekend trip to Niagara Falls 16 years ago with 5 of my girlfriends. Traveling to places like England, France, Italy, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, or... Africa, seems unattainable to me. Just a dream. Oh, I'd love to travel someday, it just seems like an impossible dream right now. Read More...
- [A Thrifted Chair ](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/12/a-thrifted-chair/) - How to tell you are really on the mend after having the flu : When you get excited about a thrifted chair find! Remember this post? I lauded my friend for bringing me and my family Culver's Custard when we were all recovering from the flu and craving some cold, creamy deliciousness. Well that same friend text me the next day. The text included a picture of a chair. A chair that was sitting at Goodwill. With a price tag that proclaimed it $8.99. Read More...
- [Hey Girl](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/11/hey-girl/) - Hey Girl. Ryan Gosling. Cute sayings we would love our husbands to say. Or perhaps cute sayings our husbands DO say! Anyway, some bloggers are posting pics of their husbands with their own 'hey girl' sayings photoshopped in. And I just had to join in. Some of the 'hey girl' quotes out there are just too funny. Read More...
- [The Way of Love](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/09/the-way-of-love/) - The Way of Love 1Corinthians 13 - the Message 1 If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. Read More -
- [Giveaway!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/07/giveaway-2/) - Hooray! Giveaways for the upcoming Valentine's Day!! Giveaways are fun, especially if you are the chosen winner! A Delightful Glow and I have teamed up to bring you two giveaways today. Read More...
- [Sewing Room Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/09/saturday-night-our-new-room-looked-like/) - Saturday night our 'new' room looked like this. The rest of the house looked like this. (I can't believe I'm showing these pictures) Sunday night the desks moved back so I could work on organization on Monday. Tuesday night my lockers finally moved to their new home! This corner ... ...now looks like this. This
- [Hardwood Reclaimed](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/03/hardwood-reclaimed/) - UPDATE: We couldn't just remove the carpet and expose the wood that was there. Belive me I wish we could have! There were lots of holes in it that had been patched with tin and some we had to patch where there had been electical outlets.(no, I do NOT like electical outlets in my floor!)
- [Valentines Decor from 2011](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/02/01/valentines-decor-2/) - How about a post from the archives? This is my valentines decor from 2011. I haven't bothered to pull this stuff out this year. Between sewing and being sick it just didn't seem that important. So here is the post from 2 years ago: Read More...
- [The Things I Learned...](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/29/the-things-i-learned/) - The things I learned the last few days: Read More...
- [My Grandma's Things](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/25/my-grandma/) - My Grandma died in early December. I blogged about it here. Since Christmas my Mom and her sisters and sisters-in-law have been going through Grandma's things and getting them ready for a family auction that will take place in a couple of months. Things that were given to Grandma for Christmas were offered back to the people who gave them to her. And some of the things that my aunts thought no one would want my Mom brought to me ;) They think I'm a little strange but I know that my blog readers will 'get it'! Read More...
- [Giveaway at My Sweet Savannah](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/22/giveaway-at-my-sweet-savannah/) - My Sweet Savannah is hosting a giveaway this week! If you like my ruffled scarves head on over and enter now :) Also included is a set of three 'play tea bags' made out of vintage grain sack fabric. Just follow her blog and leave her a comment that you followed her to be entered. Read More...
- [S'mores Ruffled Scarf ](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/03/smores-ruffled-scarf/) - Ruffles are so much fun. They dress up t-shirts. They take a simple skirt to the next level. They add a special touch to a plain sweater. In the past few years ruffles have been showing up on all kinds of apparel. And I love it. One of my very favorite finds ever is ruffled fabric. That delightfully fluffy fabric that is row after row of ruffles - already ruffled and ready to use. The most popular thing I've made has been the ruffled leggings that I have available in my etsy shop. One of the fabrics is called S'mores because it is brown and cream. Isn't that a fun name for it! Continue Reading...
- [Sorting Socks](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/15/sorting-socks/) - Am I the only one with an issue with sorting socks? Am I the only one who always has a pile of 'single' socks every week after the laundry is washed, dried, and folded? I was going to say after the laundry is finished but I find laundry is NEVER finished here. But back to the sock issue. Read More...
- [Excitement](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/13/excitement/) - Have you ever experienced excitement? I'm sure you have, probably many times! Lots of different things can produce excitement. I have an exciting announcement to share with you - and it definitely brings a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness to me. Along with some fluster, a little agitation (what if I can't pull this off), and a lot, a lot of thrill. Read More...
- [Winning... and some Musings](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/08/winning-and-some-musings/) - I sit at my computer and stare blankly at the screen. What was that amazing blog post I was writing in my head the other day? Where are those amazing lines I mentally penned just this morning as I dwaddled in my long, hot shower? The minute I sit at the computer it's all gone. Writer's block? Burn-out? Winter blahs? Cabin Fever? Not enough Pepsi? Too much Pepsi? To much on the to-do list? All of the above? I know not the answer and I'm too lazy to contemplate it for long. So I shall throw some thoughts out here and see where they end up. Continue Reading...
- [Looking Back at Christmas 2012](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/02/looking-back-at-christmas-2012/) - I just had to share a few more pics from Christmas! We had a grand time in Kansas. First time we have ever gone there for Christmas - my Sister and her family and my Brother usually come here. This year they had all just come here a couple of weeks earlier for our Grandma's funeral, and my Brother started a new job immediately after returning home, so he would not have been able to come back for Christmas. It was a good year for us and my parents to travel west! Continue Reading...
- [Cotton!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/26/cotton/) - cot·ton [kot-n] noun a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc. Cotton is wonderful. One of my favorite mediums to work with... Continue Reading...
- [Happy New Year!](https://sewafineseam.com/2013/01/01/happy-new-year-2/) - Here's to 2013!! Have a very Happy New Year!!! Continue Reading...
- [Homeward Bound](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/31/homeward-bound/) - We are on our way East - homeward bound. It's been 11 days since we left home headed West. We haven't been gone this long since I don't know when. It's rather sad to pack up and leave the fun times with family behind but I have to admit I'm ready to go. Continue Reading...
- [Top Post](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/29/top-post/) - Posting the most viewed posts of the year seems to be the thing to be doing in the blog world right now! I was going to skip it completely because I didn't feel like linking to the top 10 or 12. The I decided 'why do I have to do 10 or 12?? I can just do ONE!' So here is a rerun of my most viewed post from the past six months. Continue Reading...
- [No Vacancy?](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/24/no-vacancy/) - No Vacancy A journey – long and hard, A couple – tired and worn, A town – o’erwhelmed with guests, An Inn – but ‘No Vacancy’. Continue Reading...
- [Merry Christmas 2012](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/23/merry-christmas-2012/) - Merry Christmas! May God bless us every one! Continue Reading...
- [O Come Emmanuel](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/22/o-come-emmanuel/) - O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. Continue Reading...
- [Open House](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/22/open-house/) - Good Evening! I should say Good-Night I guess as it's past midnight and I really need to be in bed. We traveled all day today, and arrived at my Sisters around 9pm Kansas time. The weather in Ohio Continue Reading...
- [Christmas Caramels](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/18/christmas-caramels/) - When I was a child, every year at Christmastime my Dad would come home with a box of caramesl. Oh how I loved those caramels. I don't know if someone at work sold them every year or if the company handed them out to everyone but I do know they were the best caramels I ever had and I always looked forward to my Dad bringing them home. Continue Reading...
- [Salt Tree](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/17/salt-tree/) - I am guest posting today over at Salt Tree, part of her Christmas Cavalcade. I did a post on packaging and I'd love it if you headed over there and checked it out! While you are there check out the other posts from other great bloggers that are a part of the Cavalcade. Continue Reading...
- [Holiday Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/11/holiday-decor/) - Time to get more holiday decor pics up! I've got a bunch - here are some of them! Continue Reading...
- [Legend of the Poinsettia](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/14/legend-of-poinsettia/) - 'The Legend of the Poinsettia' Maria and Pablo lived in a tiny village in Mexico. Because Christmastime at their house did not include many gifts, Maria and Pablo looked forward to the Christmas festivities at the village church with great joy and anticipation.
- [Sale at My House!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/12/sale-at-my-house/) - I'm a little late posting this on my blog, but life has gotten a little crazy the past couple of weeks! If you live close to me, and don't have anything better to do this Saturday, December 15th, come by and hang out with me for a while! Browse my handmade items and some fun vintage finds. Sip something hot, have some yummy snacks and just have fun. Continue Reading...
- [Shelf instead of a Mantel](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/09/shelf-instead-of-a-mantel/) - I love browsing blogs and seeing all the wondrously decorated mantels. So many great ideas. So many new Christmas 'pins'. So many things I want to try. But I don't have a mantel. Instead, I have a 12 foot shelf that spans the width of my living room. So I decorate a Shelf instead of a Mantel! Continue Reading...
- [Outside Christmas Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/06/outside-christmas-decor/) - I always do some decorating outside, at least on the porches. This year was not very cold for it, which I thought was wonderful! I'm not one of the people wishing for snow and asking where winter is! I know you are shocked ;) Continue Reading...
- [Safe in the Arms of Jesus](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/02/safe-in-the-arms-of-jesus/) - Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe on His gentle breast; There by His love o’ershaded, Sweetly my soul shall rest. Hark! ’tis the voice of angels Continue Reading...
- [Deck the Halls ...](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/12/01/deck-the-halls/) - ...or in my case deck the nook, etc. I can't really 'deck the halls' because I don't have a hall to deck. But I definitely find places to deck out for the holidays! I love Christmas decor. Each year I pull it all out and use it in different spots and different ways. Continue Reading...
- [Christmas Seams](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/11/29/christmas-seams/) - I finally got most of my Christmas Seams uploaded to etsy. The things I've made that are for Christmas = Christmas Seams. Continue Reading...
- [Prepping](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/11/22/prepping/) - Please forgive me for not replying to your comments for a couple of days, and if I am rather scarce around your blogs too. I am busy prepping the final stuff for 'Not Your Mama's' Craft Market :) Set-up is tomorrow afternoon and I have so much stuff in my dining room it looks like an episode of 'Hoarders'. ...Continue Reading...
- [Living a Dream](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/11/20/living-a-dream/) - Living a dream? I rush through my days - doing what has to be done, meeting deadlines, feeding my family, getting the kids through their school work, blogging, sewing, laundry, catching some sleep when I'm too exhausted to keep going. Squeezing in piano practice. Trying to remember that my kids might enjoy doing something fun now and then! ...Continue Reading...
- [Giveaway Alert!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/11/18/giveaway-alert/) - I have an ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL giveaway to share with you!Are you ready?!Continue Reading...
- ['Tricycle'](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/11/08/tricycle/) - I tried 'Flow Blue'. Loved it. The color. The paint. Everything about it was awesome. Next I tried 'Tricycle'. And did some more stenciling. And antiquing. And waxing. And the results were the same. Loved it. I can't say enough good stuff about Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint. It is so much fun to use. The colors are so rich and have such depth... Continue Reading...
- [7 Years](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/11/15/7-years/) - My 'Baby' turns 7 today. SEVEN! I think that means she isn't a baby anymore. When did this happen? I went from an exhausted, sleep-deprived Mom of toddlers and a baby, to an exhausted Mom of Teenagers and Pre-teens overnight. Time does not stand still. Continue Reading...
- [Finally a Furnace](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/11/13/finally-a-furnace/) - When I moved in this house over 15 years ago there was an old furnace in it that wasn't safe to use. So my husband took it out. And we used gas wall heaters that were already there. ...Continue Reading...
- [Shopping - A Whole Weekend's Worth](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/11/09/shopping-a-whole-weekends-wort/) - I spent this past weekend shopping. Shopping, and talking, and laughing, and eating good food. With friends and our husbands. No kids. It was awesome. Continue Reading
- [Souvenir](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/11/12/souvenir-3/) - Souvenir Magazine's Holiday Issue is available for purchase as of today. I received this text today - 'Souvenir is out and you are in it!' Continue Reading
- [Pillow Creation](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/11/09/pillow-creation/) - Here are some more pics and a few details of the pillow I showed you a peek of here. Continue Reading...
- ['Not Your Mama's' Craft Market](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/11/06/not-your-mamas-craft-market/) - I've mentioned a couple of times in passing that I'm participating in an event this month. And it is high time I share with you what and where :) I was contacted several weeks ago by Chelsey Hill. She contacted me through my etsy shop and asked if I would be interested in setting up shop at her craft fair, which she is calling 'Not Your Mama's' Craft Market ...Continue Reading...
- [Shoe Box](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/24/shoe-box/) - I really did intend to show you my shoe box makeover yesterday. But yesterday was filled with piano lessons, school, some cleaning, a little sewing, and small group in the evening. And I just didn't have the energy left after small group to edit photos and write a blog post. Today I left the house before 8:30 and went thrifting all day with 3 friends and a darling baby. Baby was good as gold, we all found tons of great thrift finds, and we packed the vehicle so full... Continue reading...
- [Ampersand Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/30/ampersand-makeover/) - Please don't hate me. I gave my ampersand a makeover. I know, I know, it was such a cool RED. But that became the problem. It was RED. And while I love red, my ampersand kept getting shuffled around, stuck in corners, and finally banished to the porch, where it languished all summer. It was too big to fit anywhere... continue reading...
- [Thrill of the Hunt](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/31/thrill-of-the-hunt/) - I went thrifting last week - I think I mentioned it here. I think it's the thrill of the hunt that I like the best about a day of thrifting. That 'I just might find a real treasure around the next corner' feeling. There are a few things I would dearly love to find someday Continue Reading...
- [A Passion for Paint](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/29/a-passion-for-paint/) - This blog is called Sew a Fine Seam (like you hadn't figured that out ;) ). Because sewing has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Because no matter what else I do I will always sew (as long as I am able anyway!). It's a part of who I am! It's how God created me and I rejoice to be able to use the talents He has given me. Continue Reading...
- ['Flow Blue'](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/22/flow-blue/) - Whew, I've been MIA around here for so long I just about forget how to operate this blog! Truly I didn't mean to desert you so completely but there has been a lot going on around here the past few days. If you have read here for very long, and if you have a very good memory, you might recall a mention now and then of a furnace installation that was supposed to be happening. Keep reading - photos of my flow blue milk paint project included!
- [Camera Strap Cover - Giveaway Winner](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/25/camera-strap-cover-giveaway-winner/) - A couple of weeks ago I blogged about the camera strap giveaway Breida with b. was doing. It was a fun new style of giveaway for me - her hubby {she calls him Mr. Social Media} set it all up on facebook. It was super easy to enter and was just fun to see how it worked using facebook. Kind of made me wish they lived next door so... Continue Reading...
- [Grey Ruffled Dress](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/07/grey-ruffled-dress/) - Besides all the cleaning I did last week I also finished up some projects. One was this grey ruffled dress. {the fabric comes this way - don't think for a minute that I sewed all those layers together ;)} ... Continue Reading...
- [Mom-of-the-Year Award a Bit Tarnished](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/17/mom-of-the-year-award-a-bit-tarnished/) - My Best-Birthday-Mom-of-the-Year award has become a bit tarnished the past couple of years. The dust has settled in around it and the chances of another one ever joining it are looking rather slim. I used to plan such fun birthday parties for my girls. A theme was always picked and everything was detailed to the hilt, from the napkins to the cake. Emma's (The Teenager) 2nd birthday was a ladybug party. I made a ladybug cake. As in, shaped like a ladybug, ...Continue Reading...
- [Wedding Photos](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/15/wedding-photos/) - Photographing a wedding was never on my bucket list. I bought my DSLR Nikon 5100 early this spring. I had no big dreams or ambitions, I just needed a new camera and decided it was time to go for a 'real' camera instead of another point and shoot. I've always liked taking pictures. And I enjoyed editing them in Picasa for the past couple ...Continue Reading...
- [Guest Posting Today!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/15/guest-posting-today/) - Good Morning! I think it's morning anyway, the clock says it is. The sky outside is still struggling to accept that though - it is very dark and gloomy. Lots of coffee needed to get this girl going today! I am very excited to tell you that I'm guest posting today over at Redoux! ...Continue Reading...
- [Wedding Sneak Peek](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/10/wedding-sneak-peek/) - I worked on editing some of the wedding photos today. I need to work on it a LOT more but thought I would give you a sneak peek and share a couple of photos. No more till they are all edited and given to the bride though! ...Continue Reading...
- [Ruffles and a Fun Vintage Find](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/08/ruffles-and-fun-find/) - Ruffled Leggings are such a fun addition to a little girls wardrobe. My girls wear them year round - they start out with them ankle length in the fall and wear them all winter. Then they continue wearing them into the spring and ... Continue Reading...
- [Advice on Home Keeping and Child Rearing](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/05/advice-on-home-keeping-and-child-rearing/) - Are you laughing? After reading my title, 'Advice on Home Keeping and Child Rearing' you probably should be! Either that or you are totally flabbergasted and appalled that I would even consider handing out 'advice'. I don't blame you. You will soon discover, I think, that 'advice' was written rather tongue-in-cheek. We'll start with Home Keeping {Continue Reading}
- [Not-So-White Autumn Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/10/02/not-so-white-autumn-decor/) - I mentioned that I cleaned and redecorated my living room Saturday. Even with MMS Milk Paint taunting me with its arrival in the early afternoon, I managed to get it cleaned, decorated and photographed. And today I edited the photos. Tip with editing - if you take a picture of just what you want in the frame you eliminate the cropping step! Saves time... Continue Reading...
- [Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/30/miss-mustard-seeds-milk-paint/) - Saturday was a busy day here at the Flory residence. I was up early - almost unheard of for me lately, especially on a Saturday. Now, to some of you my up-at-seven-am-on-a-Saturday might not sound early. But I assure that for me it IS early. Anyway, instead of feeling behind all day I was actually ahead most of the day ;) At almost 11 I thought it was almost noon... {Continue Reading}
- [ASCP and Thrift Finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/28/ascp-and-thrift-finds/) - I love ASCP {Annie Sloan Chalk Paint}. I love how it can be used on any surface. And her waxes. The dark wax is fast becoming my fav too! Once I got over my uncertainty about using it. Now I have to restrain myself from using it on everything in sight ;) Over the True Woman Conference I attended recently I decided that my husband and I really needed to plan WEEKLY date nights. I had also read this post just before I went to the conference, so it was already on my mind. And though marriage wasn't really the topic I listened to any over the weekend there were things that always brought me back to my marriage and my job as a mother. So I decided we needed weekly date nights. Hubby wasn't quite so sure... Continue Reading...
- [New Outfit - and Opinion Needed](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/19/new-outfit-and-opinion-needed/) - I leave tomorrow afternoon for the True Woman Conference in Indy. Today I made myself a new outfit to take with me. My in-between clothes are a little on the scant side. By in-between I mean the stuff I wear between flip-flop weather and tights and boots weather. I had some fabric that I was planning to make for fall anyway and decided now was as good a time as any. I had an idea in my head and it turned out pretty well if I do say so myself. I do need your opinion on what jacket/sweater to wear - more on that after I show you the outfit! Continue Reading...
- [Pink Hydrangeas](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/10/pink-hydrangeas/) - Good Morning! The sun is shining, the air is cool and it is a lovely day. I have some exciting stuff in the works and can't wait to share with you! I will post about some of it tomorrow. For now I want to share with you my Pink Invincibelle Hydrangea. It comes from the
- [Deer Head on my Wall](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/24/deer-head-on-my-wall/) - I have wanted a deer head for my wall for 15 years. A big buck with a beautiful rack. My hubby has a cross-bow. Guess how many times he has gone hunting in the 15 years we have been married? 0 - a big fat 0. Every year I ask him if he's going to get me my deer head for my wall. Every year it doesn't happen. Last year I decided I not only wanted a deer head, but it might as well be an albino deer too - so it would be all white. Might as well ask for the moon if you're gonna ask ;) Earlier this summer a friend posted on Facebook about an unfortunate incident she had been involved in. A local shop had a faux deer head with antlers - she picked it up from the chair it was resting on, not knowing the antlers were not attached, but instead would come out of the head. They tumbled out and one of them broke - in several places. She felt terrible and... Continue Reading...
- [Retail Therapy - My New Necklace](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/20/retail-therapy-my-new-necklace/) - Yesterday I posted about my new outfit and the photos showed my new necklace. And I told you that the necklace deserved its own post! So today I will tell you about my new necklace. My retail therapy for the season! My big splurge for the year! Continue Reading...
- [Summer Fades Into Autumn](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/21/summer-fades-into-autumn/) - Autumn days are here! Even the calendar agrees that Summer is over and Autumn is upon us once again. I find it hard to believe. Didn't we just welcome Spring into our midst? Summer sped by as if it had wings. And now Autumn brings her cooler weather, glorious colors, the crunch of leaves, the smell of campfires and the joys of ... Continue Reading
- [Ruffled Dress and Ruffled Leggings ](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/09/ruffled-dress-and-ruffled-leggings/) - I love ruffles! Especially the way they have appeared in the past couple of years. Ruffled tee's, ruffled skirts, ruffled linen lounge pants, ruffled leggings, ruffled ribbon, ruffled fabric... it's so much fun to use ruffles! You can see posts dealing with ruffles here, here and here. There are more - if you are interested type 'ruffled' into the search box in the sidebar of my blog! Today I want to share a recent project for a client. I have a stash Continue reading...
- [Rummage Sale and Some Ramblings](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/14/rummage-sale-and-some-ramblings/) - The past couple of days I've been gone all day running a rather large rummage sale - or as we call it The Fall Children's Clothing Sale. We had right at 50 people bring stuff this time - kids clothes(mainly brand name), toys, books, all kinds of baby items and we also have added household items. A friend and I organise and run the show - this past spring was the 7th year for it! We do this Spring and Fall - well, fall most of the time. We didn't add the fall sale till a couple of years into it and we skipped it a couple of years ago. Fall isn't ever as high in sales and ... Continue Reading
- [ASCP and Dark Wax](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/05/ascp-and-dark-wax/) - On Labor Day I decided I might as well do some labor ;) So I dug out a chair and small table I had stashed away to be dealt with later. Later had come. I pulled out my Annie Sloan Chalk paint, waxes, and brushes and got to work. Here is the chair before. Isn't she just so lovely?? Not. I began my projects on the front porch. The mist that kept coming and going made me think I was in Ireland. The mist finally started coming down hard enough, and the breeze was just strong enough, it drove me and my projects inside to the dining room. Continue Reading...
- [Vintage Typewriter Best Find of the Year!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/07/vintage-typewriter-best-find-of-the-year/) - vintage typewriter has been on my list of things to find for a while now. The Teenager wanted one to use. Like Kit, the American Girl. I wanted one just because they are a fun decor object :) I mentioned here that I had found one at the Portland Flea. The Portland Flea takes place at the Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor show in Portland Indiana. I've been to the flea there before and it is worth the drive! I found several things to bring home with me, the best thing being a vintage Royal Typewriter. Continue Reading...
- [Little Bits of This and That](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/09/03/little-bits-of-this-and-that/) - Blogger's Block. It's when a blogger doesn't know what to blog about. I have just a touch of it tonight. Not that I don't HAVE anything to blog about. Not that I don't WANT to blog. I'm just too lazy to edit the photos! So I'm going to pull out some photos that I can get by without editing and call it good. Then I'm going to go curl up with my feather pillow and get some sleep! Continue reading...
- [Ruffles and Linen](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/28/ruffles-and-linen/) - Linen is my favorite fabric to work with these days. Vintage linen, fine quality new linen, linen blends. I also love ruffles - they are just so dressy and fun. You can add a ruffle to almost anything for a little touch of feminine bling. So when I received a message a couple of weeks
- [Summer's End](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/30/summers-end/) - Summer's End sneaks up on us every year. One day we are surrounded by all manner of summertime fun, and the next a cool breeze sneaks in, the night comes on earlier, and Autumn begins to make itself distinctly known.
- [A Typical Day](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/27/a-typical-day/) - In my mind I have visions of what a perfect day in the life of a homeschooling Mom looks like. It goes something like this: 5:00am - alarm rings and Mom quickly springs from the bed, wide awake, rested, and full of energy for the day ahead. Bible study, prayer, exercise, shower, dress, comb, make-up,
- [Union Jack - in yellow!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/20/union-jack-in-yellow/) - I really like the Union Jack. Yes it's trendy, it's the thing to do now, but lots of people like it so why not ride the trend train for a while? My Union Jack pillows have gotten a bit of attention out in blogland. Which is really fun for me and for the lovely lady
- [What is it?](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/23/what-is-it/) - I had a really cool blog post started today. Then we took off for some really fun evening plans and it got really late till we got home. So the really cool blog post is still sitting in 'drafts' and I just don't have the stamina to get it written. I need more brain power
- [Loretta Wray Pottery](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/19/loretta-wray-pottery/) - In this post I talked about going to the Gathering at the Garst, a reenactment event that was staged in the town I grew up near. There were quit a number of vendors set up selling their wares and we had a grand time browsing. My girls had all taken their own money along and were
- [Seedlings](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/16/seedlings/) - God places us in this life, just tiny seedlings in our parents arms. We need to be nourished and loved so we can grow and flourish. Plant seedlings grow towards the warmth and light of the sun. Each of us is also born with a need to grow towards the Son. As a small plant
- [Liv's 'New' Living Room](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/05/livs-new-living-room/) - Remember my Slip Cover Project? My Union Jack pillows? My Ottoman Makeover? I also slip covered a couch for the same client/friend. Would you like to see the couch? And my friend, Olivia's 'new living room? You WOULD?!! Oh good, I was hoping so cause I really want to show it off :) Here is
- [Not lost, just sidetracked](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/16/not-lost-just-sidetracked/) - Hi! I've been a bit MIA lately and I apologize for that. Vacation Bible School all last week and midweek my niece and nephew arrived from Kansas!! YAY!! It's been so fun to have them here. Also a few other behind-the-scenes things have kept me from blogging every day. I will resume my daily schedule
- [Pillows](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/23/pillows/) - There are still quite a few pictures sitting in my 'newly downloaded' folder of the French Flea at Horton's. And I will get to them at some point this week. But tonight I am really really really tired. In fact, I may end up slumbering soundly on my keyboard if I don't get this finished
- [Thank Goodness it's Friday!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/09/tgif/) - Whew. What a week! I am SO glad it is Friday! Well, technically it is still Thursday evening but I'm writing this for tomorrow, and it is fast approaching midnight. My eyes are propped open with toothpicks and I'm barely keeping my head off the keyboard but I thought I'd try to get a new
- [War of 1812](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/07/war-of-1812/) - Last weekend on Saturday, when I should have been sewing, I played hooky instead and took my girls to Greenville, the town I grew up close to, for their celebration of the 'War of 1812'. They call it the Gathering at the Garst. There is shopping, food, fun for kids, some soldier reenactments, and cannon
- [A Wonderful Picnic Lunch](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/22/a-wonderful-picnic-lunch/) - The evening before Kara, Barb, I headed to Horton's French Flea I got a text from Barb asking if a packed lunch sounded ok. She had the fixings and was willing to pack a picnic. I wouldn't dream of turning down an offer like that! It wasn't just any picnic - it was a picnic
- [Summertime Fruit ~ Tomatoes](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/30/summertime-fruit-tomatoes/) - Did you know that tomatoes are technically a fruit instead of a vegetable? I found this blurb about it that says what I wanted to! To really figure out if a tomato is a fruit or vegetable, you need to know what makes a fruit a fruit, and a vegetable a vegetable. The big question
- [Unexpected Elegance](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/08/01/unexpected-elegance/) - Wow. Today was crazy busy - I've been sewing my little fingers to the bone :) Not really but my machine has run for several hours non-stop. And the Olympics has been really cutting into my blogging and sleeping time. I made the girls go to bed early tonight without watching all the Olympic competitions
- [Annie Sloan Chalk Paint](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/30/annie-sloan-chalk-paint/) - I have admired paint projects that use Annie Sloan chalk paint for quite some time. I used the totally awesome stuff for the first time just recently. I blogged about it here. Now I want to blog about where I purchased my AS chalk paint and the awesome ladies who sold it to me. Sasha
- [Rain and D. Reyne](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/25/rain-and-d-reyne/) - I had begun to think I wouldn't get a blog post up tonight. As I was sitting at my sewing machine, stitching away on my project for Freckled Laundry I heard an ominous rumble in the west. My dear hubby had just decided to go mow the lawn. I quickly informed him that he probably
- [More from Horton's French Flea!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/24/more-from-hortons-french-flea/) - I said I'd show you some more pictures of Horton's French Flea so here they are! There was a small market just down the street from Horton's this year. We made a quick trip through it too! This vintage garden cart was darling. I still kind of wish I'd brought it home with me. Beautiful
- [A Day at a French Flea](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/20/a-day-at-a-french-flea/) - Good Morning from the blogger who forgot to write a blog post last night. I spent yesterday taking The Teenager to Grandma's, eating lunch with my girls and parents at Taco Bell, running a couple of errands, and then most of the rest of my day at my computer. But I forgot to blog! Gasp!
- [Dinner in the Garden ~ Part 2](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/18/dinner-in-the-garden-part-2/) - Today reminded me of our 'Dinner in the Garden'. A storm blew in today just like it did the day of the party. We got some much-needed rain but this time we didn't have the gale-force winds or the power outages. Praise God! No dinner is complete without some sort of bread - in this
- [Lazy, Hazy, Days of Summer](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/16/lazy-hazy-days-of-summer/) - Summer. July. Sun. Hot. What to do when the weather gets hot? Stay in the a/c? Go swimming? Eat ice cream? Buy Popsicles? Eat Ice Cold Watermelon! Slow, lazy summer days drift into long lovely evenings. Fireflies light up the back yard early in the season and as the season waxes long the crickets begin
- [Lavender](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/06/26/lavender/) - Last summer I planted several lavender plants in my herb garden. It isn't as big as I hoped it would be this year but I was able to cut some of it a couple of weeks ago. It is so fun to be able to go out in my backyard and get clippings of the
- [Lovely Linen](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/07/lovely-linen/) - Linen is one of my top 3 favorite art mediums. And it IS an art medium. You might think of some sort of paint when you see the term 'art medium' or the title 'artist', but anyone who creates is an artist. The choice of medium is up to each individual artist. Anyway. I started
- [Business Cards](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/05/business-cards/) - Update: I totally forgot to point out my 'title' under my name on these cards! I have a new blogging friend, Breida with a b. who I've featured before. In one of our first comment conversations she mentioned she really wanted to be 'one who sews'. I loved the term and told her I might
- [Independence](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/04/independence/) - in·de·pend·ence [ ìndə péndənss ] freedom from control: freedom from dependence on or control by another person, organization, or state. beginning of political freedom: the date or point in time when a state achieves its political independence. I would like to say a very heartfelt and sincere 'THANK YOU' to all the men and women who have sacrificed
- [Hostess Gift](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/07/02/hostess-gift/) - If you read this post about my 'new' sweater, you know that we had dinner-in-the-garden with friends Friday night. After a massive wind/rain/lightning/thunder storm had moved through leaving lots of people out of electric, the evening turned out lovely. Temps had dropped from the 100 mark to in the 60's. The plants and grass seemed
- [Slip Cover Project](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/05/10/slip-cover-project/) - A couple months ago a customer brought me a chair to slipcover. I finally made the slipcover last week and finished it up this week. It wasn't horrible but it was a little tired looking and needed some freshening up. Here is the before. The owner of this chair called it
- [Strawberry Jam](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/06/18/strawberry-jam/) - A week ago on Saturday my husband brought home 16 quarts of strawberries. They had to reside in coolers because the fridge was too full. Then on Sunday my hubby was gone most of the day. After taking our girls to church by myself, taking them out to lunch, and then watching a movie with
- [Blue Skies, Cool Breeze...](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/06/26/blue-skies-cool-breeze/) - Only in Ohio can you have temps nearing 100 degrees one day and lows dipping near 50 the next! Today is gorgeous, sky so blue it glistens, breezes cool and refreshing, sunshine warm and comforting. A windows-wide-open day! Sunshine warm enough that the cool breeze doesn't make me cold, breeze cool enough the sun doesn't
- [Circle of Life](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/06/19/circle-of-life/) - Sunday evening we spent a few hours with my 92 year old Grandma. She has a lung issue and has been on oxygen for several weeks now. She sits on the couch during the day, does some knitting, reads, talks to her caregivers, and sleeps. She has had a long full life. 6 children, 25
- [Friend of Sinners](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/06/17/friend-of-sinners/) - Jesus Friend of sinners we have strayed so far away We cut down people in your name but the sword was never ours to swing Jesus friend of sinners the truth's become so hard to see The world is on their way to You but they're tripping over me Always looking around but never looking
- [Couture Snippet - how to shorten pj's](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/06/06/couture-snippet-how-to-shorten-pjs/) - Last weekend I shortened a pair of pajama pants for the daughter of one of my friends. I took some pics of the process I used. Just in case any of my readers ever need to do the same thing! It's really very easy. Just a few simple steps :) Measure from the top of
- [Summer Flowers](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/06/11/summer-flowers/) - Last summer I found Incrediball Hydrangeas at Lowe's. (thanks to Kara for informing me they had them) I have not found them there this year but you can order them here. I watered mine like a fanatic last summer because I did NOT want them to die. They cooperated well and have more than doubled
- [Birthday Gift](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/06/02/birthday-gift-2/) - Today when we got our mail there was a box on the porch. It was from Amazon.com. I could not remember ordering anything. I couldn't figure it out and Trav didn't know either. So I opened it. Good way to figure out what it was huh? This was in inside. My dear Sister asked me
- [Big Sister's photos](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/07/01/joni-is-telling-me-ive-been-postless/) - Joni is telling me I've been postless for toooo long now! That is mainly because I've been too lazy to get the pictures off my camera. Not because we've been swimming - it's been too cold for that lately:-( Although I do love the cool breeze coming in my house from OUTSIDE instead of the
- [Painting Pictures of Egypt - Sarah Groves](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/06/06/painting-pictures-of-egypt-sarah-groves/) - Painting Pictures of Egypt (Sarah Groves) I don’t want to leave here I don’t want to stay It feels like pinching to me either way The places I long for the most Are the places where I’ve been They are calling after me like a long lost friend It’s not about losing faith It’s not
- [Misc.](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/05/27/im-still-around-just-busy-i-have-bunch/) - I'm still around - just busy! I have a bunch of pictures on my camera to post, but for some reason they don't get posted while on the camera. Hmm. I picked up my VCT tile for the kitchen floor today so I should soon have finished pictures to post of the kitchen!!!!!!! YEAH! And
- [After the Ice Jam](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/02/09/after-ice-jam/) - This is what the river in our town looks like about 20 minutes after a huge ice jam gives way. We have a video of it and it was really moving fast! Some of the ice chunks were rather large too!
- [Guess who's 40!!!!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/03/25/guess-whos-40/) - 40 used to be old, or at least I used to think so. But I'm telling you now that it is NOT old. It's young, very young! Have many, many more my sweetheart, I'm loving our life together.
- [How to use a kitchen that is NOT user friendly!](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/01/07/ok-here-is-how-you-use-less-than-user/) - OK, here is how you use a less-than-user-friendly kitchen. It took a long time for me to get it perfected but bottom line is you just wing it and go with the flow - every time! Here you see the limited table space piled high, with the bag of pecans resting on a stool. Sometimes
- [Christmas Prep](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/01/08/little-sister-playing-with-nativity-set/) - Little Sister playing with the nativity set she and the rest of the grandkids got at my Mom and Dad's. Fun to be able to play with this at Grandpa and Grandma's every year now! Mom's cheeseball plate. Doesn't he look yummy! Mom's table. Cookies we made at Mom's with some help from the kids.
- [Inspiration Board?](https://sewafineseam.com/2008/11/16/no-title/) - What would you call this? I couldn't think of a title for this post. It's an old window out of our house that I painted a couple of weeks ago. T is planning to make me a cupboard for my sewing room and this will be the door. In the meantime it was sitting in
- [Sisters!](https://sewafineseam.com/2008/10/31/little-sister-is-missing-middle-sister/) - Little Sister is missing Middle Sister something awful since she has been gone! Middle Sister went with my parents to go see her aunt, uncles and cousins in Kansas. Middle Sister left here on Monday night and will be gone 2 weeks. Little Sister doesn't know what to do with herself! She watches Thomas the
- [Calendar](https://sewafineseam.com/2008/10/07/this-is-calendar-ive-been-using-this/) - This is the calendar I've been using this year and it has been the best thing ever. It has plenty of room on each day for whatever appointments or errands you need to record, and I've even used it as a sort of diary at times. I've jotted down funny sayings the girls say or
- [Couture Snippet!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/05/25/couture-snippets-shortening-a-skirtdress/) - Two {Couture Snippets} in one week! Wow! Don't hold me to a schedule like that!! I recently shortened some skirts and dresses for a couple friends. I took some pictures of the process I used to share with you. Just in case you need to shorten something here is a really simple way to do
- [Camera Bag](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/05/13/camera-bag/) - Having a 'real' camera that costs significantly more than we have ever spent on a camera meant also getting a really good camera bag. And while I could have bought a Nikon camera bag I wanted something I really liked not just a boring black bag. (I have nothing personal against boring black bags so
- [You let your kids make a complete mess in your kitchen don't you????](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/21/you-let-your-kids-make-complete-mess-in/) - (Click on this picture to enlarge it to see how bad the mess was) My girls wanted to do the 'corn starch stuff' last week. So I gave in and let them. I told Big Sister she would have to clean it all up. "oh no problem" she assured me!! Little Sister dripped the stuff
- [Blog Reveal](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/03/22/blog-reveal/) - OK so my 'Retail Therapy' Post below is all wonky :( I tried and tried and tried to get it to look like it was supposed to. Blogger would NOT cooperate. I am tired of blogger. I have been working on a new blog. I still have some things I want to add or change
- [Happy Dance!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/03/26/happy-dance/) - Migration got done tonight! Thanks to Joy from Five J's Design it all happened fast and easy! I'm so excited. Some of the more resent comments didn't transfer but I knew that would most likely happen. So if you have commented recently and don't see it showing up on that post it's not because I deleted
- [Baby Shower](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/03/19/baby-shower-2/) - Here are a few photos from the baby shower I helped with recently. I really didn't do much to help, just went over the day of the shower and helped set up for it. I took a few pics that evening but with my camera issues I just couldn't get very many good ones.Buffet table. The food
- [Art](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/04/30/art/) - The convention we went to a couple weeks ago (has it been that long already??) was held in the Duke Energy Center in downtown Cincinnati. Just a couple blocks away is Fountain Square. We walked there a couple times for meals. This time and the last time we were there they had art sculptures displayed
- [Before the declutter...and after](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/05/09/before-the-declutter-and-after/) - Before my declutter frenzy my school/sewing/computer/craft room had become the pile-everything-that-doesn't-have-a-designated-spot room. It was beyond livable. I turned a blind eye for weeks, getting school done and not much else. Something had to give. I knew I had some serious work to do in that room even before I read Money Saving Mom's book. After
- [Mother's Day](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/05/09/happy-mothers-day-to-my-wonderful/) - Happy Mother's Day! To my wonderful, Mother and to all the other mother's out there. I wanted to upload this song here but couldn't figure out how to do it. So here are the words. I love you Mom!! Handful of Weeds Four years old, with dirt on my face I'd been out in the
- [Sew A Fine Seam](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/26/sewafineseam/) - Whew. Events are a ton of work! But it was fun! I'm still trying to recover but my living room, kitchen and dining room are back to normal. Hopefully the rest of the house will be by the end of the week. Here are a few of my pics from the weekend. I did have a photographer
- [How to Clean a Room](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/02/22/how-to-clean-room/) - This is what Middle and Little Sisters' room has looked like for the past month. Or more. I've completely lost track of when it was cleaned up last. Every time I look in there thinking I will clean it up I get this sinking feeling and head back down the stairs and put it out
- [~Valentine's Decor~](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/02/12/valentines-decor/) - Heart found here.Ribbon found here, and sent to me from Cali!! Thanks so much, check is in the mail:)
- [Valentine's Day](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/02/10/valentines-day/) - There are various stories out there about the origin of Valentine’sDay. Some call it a ‘made-up’ day andwant nothing to do with it. Some thinkit’s silly. Some roll their eyes. Others go all out – candy, flowers, cards,hearts, you name it! I like this storyabout its origin:In 270 AD the emperor of Rome outlawed marriage. Married
- [Valentine Cards](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/02/08/valentine-cards_08/) - One of my favorites.The whole pile.Another favorite.This one was made by Little Sister (age 6)I glued the arrow where she told me to and I cut the upside down v in the post-it note.Now to get them mailed to people. Or hand delivered. Or maybe they will just be stuck here and there for decor.
- [Valentine Cards](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/02/07/valentine-cards/) - Stamps. A must when card-making:) I prefer Cavallini. I now have so many sets that they have to be stacked in TWO stacks on the shelf where I keep them. You just can't have too many great stamp sets can you??A trug full of supplies and tools. Scissors, punches, twine, ribbon, tape, tickets, glue...Cut some
- [Getting Crafty](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/02/06/getting-crafty_06/) - So Little Sister had been asking to do some crafts. Thinking up crafts for her to do wasn't really very high on my list of 'things-to-do'. Then I thought of the crafty tutorials Kara had put on her blog!So I set up my laptop on the dining room table, got out some supplies and we
- [~Getting Crafty~](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/02/03/getting-crafty/) - Kara is doing some really cute Valentine crafts and sharing them over on her blog.You really must hop on over there and see what all she is creating.Little Sister has been wanting to do crafty stuff lately. I got the stamps, some valentine stickers, and some card stock out for her the other day but
- [Middle Sister's Art](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/02/01/middle-sisters-art/) - Middle Sister started drawing last year. She would pause the DVD and draw what she saw on the screen.I was astounded when I saw this one, one of her first. May of 2011.Can you guess which Disney character she was drawing?I love how she did this one with the cat showing just the top of
- [Sheep without a Shepherd](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/02/01/sheep-without-shepherd/) - Like a sheep without a shepherd I stumbled round and round.I bumbled here, I dithered there, slipping, falling down.I couldn't sleep, I didn't eat, I was lost and all alone,Till I heard a gentle whisper calling me to come back home.Like sheep without a shepherd, we all stumble through the dark,We go our way and
- [Sometimes Loving Hurts](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/26/sometimes-loving-hurts/) - Star, Janie, and Sophie They posed for me like pros... first all turning one way......and then back the other.Middle Sister Janie is her cat.Little Sister and StarThe Teenager with her much loved cat SophieThese cats began their life as all cats do - as adorable, cuddly kittens.They originated here. With three girls I really had no
- [Till He Come](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/25/till-he-come/) - Lately my days are filled with just getting done what HAS to be done.Inspiration and Creativity have departed for warmer climes.I so wish I could have gone with them.Jesus told a parable in Luke 19 about a man giving talents to his servants and telling them to 'occupy till I come'. Occupy did not mean
- [Natural Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/24/natural-decor/) - This was another after-Christmas find I bought while my sister was still here.Gotta love those 1/2 off sales:) Adorable little drawer pulls out. Now what should I put in it?Would you display it open or closed?What would you do with it if it were yours?Taking the drawer clear out you could stand it on end
- [~New Stuff~](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/22/new-stuff/) - OK I caved lately and got sucked in by the 'sales'. Yes, they were good sales, but still not free, so I was still spending money, which I am supposed to be saving not spending. But it WAS a good deal, and I can blame it all on my friend, Kara, who not only blogged about the deals, but also
- [Beautiful Things](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/21/beautiful-things/) - All this painI wonder if I’ll ever find my wayI wonder if my life could really change at allAll this earthCould all that is lost ever be foundCould a garden come up from this ground at allYou make beautiful thingsYou make beautiful things out of the dustYou make beautiful thingsYou make beautiful things out of
- [Some Winter Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/20/some-winter-decor/) - Just because I love decor!Sweet little birdy, just waiting for Spring! Just because it's quirky. And I like it.Birch runner, rolled up. I want to find something to wrap this around but haven't happened upon the perfect inspiration yet. So for now it's rolled up neatly in my scallop-edged ironstone bowl.Vintage mortar and pestle from an old school.Dining
- [~Little Girls and Lollipops~](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/20/little-girls-and-lollipops/) - When given a HUGE lollipop, you find you cannot eat it all in one sitting. (or standing, whichever the case may be)So you must find a safe place to put your lollipop to await the next time you want a lick. (or bite)If your Mom has a coffee table that has some wiggle room between
- [French Toast](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/18/french-toast/) - On Saturday mornings my husband likes to have a big breakfast. He doesn't always get it (most times not in fact) but he does enjoy a big breakfast. Everyone likes pancakes around here but most times I am just too lazy to make them. A quicker, easier route is French Toast!Put eggs and a small
- [These are the Best Years of Our Lives](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/18/these-are-best-years-of-our-lives/) - I remember hearing my Mom say that the best years were when the kids were old enough to all take care of themselves but not old enough to be gone all the time yet with their own plans.I guess that would be between 5 and 14 or 15. So. That's where we are. And yes,
- [Some Fun Finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/16/some-fun-finds/) - Because I like to see other peoples fun finds I will share a few more of mine!Deluxe WedgeShaped Pie Box KitsIndustrial letter 'F'(I really wanted to buy this one!)Cool labelsCute dress!VERY VERY cool Italian Glass Measuring jar. {love!}
- [Blessed. Joyful. Healthy. Thankful.](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/16/happy-new-year/) - (I wrote this on the first day of the year. Just didn't get around to typing it into a post till now)I am sitting here in my warm, cozy living room with my coffee. it is the first day of the New Year, 2012. What used to be the distant future that we thought surely
- [~Not Fair~](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/13/not-fair/) - Sometimes life hurts. Sometimes it isn't fair. Sometimes it's just really really bad. Things happen that we don't like. We have to deal with things we'd rather not deal with. We have trials. We have pain.Sometimes we just WANT TO SCREAM AT THE UNFAIRNESS OF IT ALL!And still. GOD IS FAITHFUL. Even when it hurts.
- [{CARAMELS}](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/13/caramels/) - I shared earlier how I received some caramels hereAnd how after searching the web I came up with NOTHING on where they came from. So I emailed the friend who sent them to me and she gave me the name of the 'candy maker'.I contacted the 'candy maker' and she was willing to sell me some
- [Getting myself back](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/12/getting-myself-back/) - To those of you who have things here on my to-do pile:(no this isn't really my to-do pile but it was the quickest pic I could snap of a fabric pile!)I AM starting to feel like getting back at it. I always think I will get back at it right after the holidays end. And
- [Sanctuary Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/11/sanctuary-decor/) - So I know Christmas is over and it's high time to move on! I for one am way past Christmas and thinking about Valentines. And Easter.But I never got the pics of our church sanctuary posted so here they are. Bear with me for one last Christmas post:)Poinsettias in the most beautiful shade of pink.
- [Of Handbags and Calendars](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/11/of-handbags-and-calendars/) - My new Cath Kidston bag I got for Christmas. This is the first bag I've had for years that I have not made myself. Kind of fun to have one someone else made:)This heavy duck cloth is coated with a heavy layer of lamination. How I would love to get my hands on some of this
- [Blogging when the well is dry...](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/10/blogging-when-well-is-dry/) - Today the well is dry. I don't even want to think of something to post about. So I'm going to link you to a few of my favorite blogs. By no means the entire list of all my favorites but just the ones that I could think of off-the-top-of-my-head this morning. Have a wonderful day!http://missmustardseed.com/http://urbanfarmgirlandco.blogspot.com/http://thegrowersdaughter.blogspot.com/http://leforsythe.blogspot.com/http://www.freckledlaundry.com/2011/02/air-your-laundry-friday-textile-party.htmlhttp://frenchlarkspur.blogspot.com/
- [Photo editing and re-editing](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/09/photo-editing-and-re-editing/) - I am still trying to figure out photo editing:) I have some blogs I follow that have the most wonderful photos on them. Great photos is the main reason I look at magazines. So I want mine to be great photos too. Because I want you all to enjoy looking at my blog! A better
- [When shopping with the WHOLE family...](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/08/when-shopping-whith-whole-family/) - ...you get...a swift frazzle of activity getting everyone fed at the food court......shopping in a MUST-SHOP-AT store because it carries Colts apparel!......girls who find interesting seats because the mall is crowded and the real seats are full:)......Little Sister acting silly because she is rather bored with shopping......kids who are extremely glad to be home -1.
- [Packing it up](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/07/packing-it-up/) - I pretty much took all week to get my Christmas decor all put away.The first thing I did was to take it all down and pile it on the dining room table. I think that was on Monday.I thought it looked rather pretty and fun seeing it all piled together before I started tucking and
- [There is nothing quite like family](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/06/there-is-nothing-quite-like-family/) - My Sister, My FriendGod placed us in the same family, gave us the same genetics - but with our own special little quirks that make us unique. God blessed us with parents who love each other and love us too! Because we are sisters we will always be friends. No matter how far apart we
- [~The Laptop is In~](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/06/laptop-is-in/) - I created this last night on my NEW LAPTOP!! My FIRST laptop ever!!And since it's the only photo on this computer at the moment it's what you get to look at if you come by my blog today:) It might end up as a header for this blog sometime in the future. Have a great
- [Quiet](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/05/quiet/) - QuietOh the sweet sound of Quietness! In the early morning before the sun isup. When the lights are low and thecoffee is brewing, filling the house with its wonderful aroma. When the ‘cherubs’ are still blissfullysleeping.Then the man of the house goes off to work. The sunshine (some days!) starts sliding inthe windows, filling the
- [Cold~Cold~Cold](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/04/coldcoldcold/) - It is January. In Ohio. It is Cold. So cold I feel I will never get warm. The air I breathe is too cold. My fingers feel like icicles. My feet are almost numb. The only warm spot is in the living room where the stove resides. But most of my work is on the
- [Christmas ornaments](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/03/christmas-ornaments/) - My blown glass ornaments are some of my favorite Christmas decor.Most of these came from the days of McMaster and Storm's brick and mortar.A couple were from earlier than that - back in the days of The Clay Pot.I miss both shops. And I miss adding to my collection of ornaments.There are several spots on
- [New Year's Ramble](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/02/new-years-ramble/) - Christmas is over. The New Year is here. The let-down from the holidays is upon me.I sit here with my coffee watching the blowing snow. The fact that we sailed through December without the deep cold and inches of snow of years past means I'm ok with the snow - for now. By tomorrow I
- [And the New Year brings... snow.](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/01/and-new-year-brings-snow/) - ...and wind. Lots of wind. I am so thankful for a house that has heat sources in it. And I'm thankful God chose to let us get through Christmas without any snow and with warmer temperatures than what is howling out there right now. The only thing I really like about the picture above is
- [Happy New Year ~ 2012!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2012/01/01/happy-new-year-2012/)
- [New Year's Eve](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/31/new-years-eve/) - Have a happy and safe New Year's Eve!
- [Christmas Pageant](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/30/christmas-pageant/) - My girls and my niece and nephew performed a Christmas Pageant for us. It was quite cute and quite amusing. Doncha just love where the quilt landed??!!There were plenty of giggles:)They really did a great job and it was delightful to watch. They even have a curtain made out of a rope and shower curtains
- [Dessert](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/27/dessert/) - Did you have a wonderfully, delightful dessert for Christmas??Are you whipping up something exciting for New Years??For Christmas I made the Chocolate Gingerbread Toffee Cake that was on the cover of 'Southern Living'.For New Years I haven't decided yet. Depends if I'm home enough to have time to bake. And if I have any ingredients
- [Graphics Fairy](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/26/graphics-fairy/) - Another really cute image from The Graphics Fairy.
- [~He's Everything to Me~](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/25/hes-everything-to-me/) - In the stars His handiwork I see, On the wind He speaks with majesty. Tho' He ruleth over land and sea, What is that to me?What is that to me?'Til by faith I met Him face to face, And I felt the wonder of His grace,Then I knew that He was more than just a
- [{WISH}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/24/wish/) - Sew a Fine Seam would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas!
- [LIKE ~ LOVE ~ LINK](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/22/like-love-link/) - If you really really like another post, so much so that you love the post then the best thing to do is link to it! A Delightful GlowClick the link above. You will be glad you did.Merry Christmas.
- [](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/21/christmas-is-love-tugging-man-back-to/) - "Christmas is love tugging man back to God with the powerful clasp of a tiny hand reaching out from a bed of straw."This quote is from a Christmas card my parents received years ago. I remember my Dad using this in his preaching when I was just a wee lass.
- [Story of the Birth of Jesus](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/20/story-of-birth-of-jesus/) - An angel told Mary that she wasgoing to have a special son from God. Then the angel went and told Joseph. ThenJoseph got upset because- well I'm not sure why- and then they gotmarried.Then Caesar Augustus charged taxesand everybody had to go where they were born. So Joseph and Mary got all theirstuff packed and went
- [Christmas Cards](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/19/christmas-cards/) - Have you mailed your Christmas cards? Mine went out on Saturday - finally.I started out so strong. I had them printed and stapled and halfway hand-stamped back at Thanksgiving. Then I got tired of putting 5 stamps on each card and let it slide. I didn't have pictures taken of the girls yet anyway.I let
- [The Reason for the Season](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/18/reason-for-season/)
- [The French Seam ~ Fabric Store](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/17/french-seam-fabric-store/) - The beginning of November Travis and I went on a couples shopping trip for a weekend. This year we went to Indianapolis. I think I blogged about some of the stuff I bought. But I never got around to blogging the best shopping spot we stopped at! Well, the best to me anyway!!It was a
- [C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/16/c-h-r-i-s-t-m-s/) - When I was but a youngster, Christmas meant one thing,That I'd be getting lots of toys that day.I learned a whole lot different, when Mother set me down,And taught me to spell Christmas this way:C is for the Christ child, born upon that day,H for herald angels in the night.R's for our Redeemer, I means
- [Peace Carol](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/15/peace-carol/) - The Garment of Life, be it tattered and torn, The cloak of the soldier is weathered and worn,But what child is this that was poverty born, The Peace of Christmas Day.The branch that bears the bright holly, The dove that rests in yonder tree,The Light that shines for all to see The Peace of Christmas Day.The
- [Cutest Little 3 Year Old Around](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/14/cutest-little-3-year-old-around/) - She was so excited! When we arrived she came running for my girls yelling "My best friend!"(I think she said that to everyone.)She really has an aversion to the camera so you KNOW she was excited about having a birthday party because we got her to smile.Then she started giggling. AND she thinks she's 15.
- [Helping a Friend](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/13/helping-friend/) - I love decorating my house. And I especially love decorating for Christmas! This year I had the privilege of helping a friend dec out her home. ( I actually had the privilege of helping more than one friend but I only got pics of this one)The first thing we decided was that the wall above
- [Worshipping at the Manger](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/12/we-worship-him-in-manger-because-we/) - We worship Him in a manger because we know we can worship Him as a 12 year old lad who astonished doctors and lawyers with His questions and answers. We worship Him in a manger because we know we can worship Him as a young minister who did and spoke things as no other man
- [Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/11/decor/) - Our tree. $16 from Meijer. The only one I found that didn't have cheesy ornaments already on it. And while I knew I could take them off it seemed silly to be paying for them. So I was very happy to find this one with no ornaments on it. My girls were delighted to have a
- [Beautiful Vintage Christmas Cards](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/09/beautiful-vintage-christmas-cards/) - Do you have your Christmas cards sent yet? Mine are printed, stamped, stapled, ready to stuff. Today we are getting pics of the girls to add to the envelopes before we mail them. Oh yes, I need to buy the envelopes too. But since I made the cards I'm just thankful I have THEM done.
- [May Your Days Be Merry and Bright!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/08/may-your-days-be-merry-and-bright/) - Even though the skies are more often grey than not this time of year, our hearts can be 'merry and bright'! This time of year, nearly the whole world turns their attention towards Christmas.And though many may not seemingly celebrate Christ's birth His Name IS still in CHRISTmas!And we live in a country that still,
- [{No Room In The Inn}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/06/no-room-in-inn/) - "He went there to register with Mary, who was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave girth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped Him in cloths and placed Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." -Luke
- [Celebrating Nativity](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/05/following-was-taken-from-friends-blog-i/) - (the following was taken from a friends bloghttp://www.appleseeds.org/Christmas-quotes.htm.Go here to my friends blog.) "There is no evidence of any kind regarding the date of Jesus’ birth. His nativity began to be celebrated on Dec. 25 in Rome during the early part of the fourth century (AD 336) as a Christian counterpart to the pagan festival,
- [Choose Joy~~~](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/02/choose-joy/) - We've all seen the letters written to 'Santa' by kids who hope they were good enough to get some cool toys for Christmas. My kids have always known that Santa isn't real ~ he's just a man dressed up in a red suit with a white beard. But they still make Christmas lists. They just
- [Decked with Christmas Cheer](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/02/decked-with-christmas-cheer/) - Cupboard in the dining room. So fun to add Christmasy stuff to what was already there.This year my cloche got stuffed full of vintage ornaments. I wanted to go all silver but that cloche is BIG! And I didn't have enough silver!Tiny reindeer - thanks to good ole w@almart!!I have a funny little 'thing' about
- [Boxwood starts ~ Christmas Decor!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/12/01/boxwood-starts-christmas-decor/) - I got some lovely boxwood starts from Kara. She and I had the same idea for some of them!You can see hers here. While most of them will got planted outside to grow bigger in the spring (well, Kara's are planted, mine are still in a box) a few of them came inside to join
- [Christmas Graphic](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/30/christmas-graphic/) - I found this via the Graphics Fairy.She has the best clip art.This would make a really cute Christmas card!Go here to get this clip art for yourself:)
- [Boxwood](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/30/boxwood/) - Boxwood is my favorite greenery to decorate with for Christmas. It stays green and fresh looking much longer in my corn-heated house. It is also lovely when mixed with other fresh greenery - I did that last year. But the other greenery started looking dry and dull much sooner than the boxwood. My boxwood wreaths
- [Bridesmaid Dresses](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/29/bridesmaid-dresses/) - Here are some pics of the Bridesmaid dresses I added straps to. I shared a pic or two of just the dresses, which were not the best pics. Here are some of them on the girls! It's always so much better to see them being worn instead of just on the hanger:)
- [Christmas Decorating](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/29/christmas-decorating/) - My house looks like it is the Christmas season! I'm so glad this season starts a month or more before the actual day. Decorating, parties, teas, time with family and friends. The season of good will towards men. Let's keep that good will in our hearts all year long! It's what Jesus would do!!
- [Cath Kidston](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/28/cath-kidston/) - I love the spotty stuff from Cath KidstonYou can find all these things here:http://www.cathkidstonusa.com/searchadv.aspx?SearchTerm=spot
- [Let the Decorating Begin!!!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/25/let-decorating-begin/) - 'Tis the Season!! I'm going all out:) Love decorating for Christmas!!I'll be back when the place is decked with glitter, boxwood, and nativities!
- [Happy Thanksgiving!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/24/happy-thanksgiving/) - The Pilgrims In the year of 1620 on a cold Decembre day a hundred and two pilgrims sailed into Plymouth Bay. Still wary from their voyage - still gacing winter's chill - they kept their sights on freedom with courage, work, and will. Pilgrims did not stop to think of riches, fame, or glory while
- [Thanksgiving](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/23/thanksgiving/) - *I copied this whole post from my sisters blog. She doesn't even know I'm doing it - heehee! But she said it all so I got lazy and just used her post. Thanks Sis!!www.adelightfulglow.comOver the river, and through the wood,When Grandmother sees us come,She will say, “Oh, dear, the children are here,Bring a pie for
- [Almost time...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/22/its-coming-my-favorite-decorating/) - It's coming! My favorite decorating season:) My stuff comes out Friday. I always try to make myself wait till after Thanksgiving. And I think I always have - with the exception of the year Little Sister was born. She was scheduled for November 15th. So we did the Christmas decorating the week before she arrived.
- [Shopping Trip](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/19/shopping-trip/) - We recently took a weekend, couples only shopping trip. I got some things the girls were very much in need of:)Long sleeve shirts. Boring but very much helps take the summer wardrobe to a winter wardrobe.Leggings. Same story.Hanna! One of my favorite brands. It was so fun to go in an actual store instead of
- [My new boots!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/18/my-new-boots/) - I got these boots on a recent shopping trip. There were six of us ladies shopping together - four of us bought these:) $25 at TJM*X. We later saw the same thing in brown at DSW for $70. We patted ourselves on the back for the deal we got:) The teenager wants these for hers.
- [{Caramels}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/17/caramels/) - I have a sewing story to share with you in the near future. I'm waiting on some final pics. It's quite the story:) I received some absolutely delicious caramels in the mail after agreeing to take on the sewing project. Have I mentioned that I LOVE it when my clients go the extra mile like
- [A Daily Duty Ditty](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/15/daily-duty-ditty/) - There are dishes to wash, There is laundry to fold,The dust and the clutter are getting quite old,Stuff to pick up, and then put away,Food to prepare day after day. Did you brush your teeth? Did the pets get fed?Bring down dirty laundry and please make your bed.Lists to check off, shoes organized,Rugs that need shaken,
- [Teenager Cooks](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/13/teenager-cooks/) - When I was a preteen/young teen I did not appreciate the term 'big' when applied to me. So I'm assuming that 'Big Sister' may get tired of the term being used for her. So I've decided to give her a new 'blog name'. We'll call her 'The Teenager' from now on. Yes, I know she
- [Pillow Covers](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/09/pillow-covers/) - Here are some pillow covers I made recently for a customer.I was using the leftover fabric from something else - curtains I think - so I didn't have any extra to work with. Not enough to make piping for the pillows but I was able to cut envelope backs for all of them. Instead of
- [Beautiful Boots](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/03/beautiful-boots/) - Land's End has all their footwear on sale today 40% off!!I want these boots SO bad. But. They are still kinda pricey. Probably worth it but I don't have a ton of cash laying around right now. I'm trying to hold myself back. Will ask hubby tonight. Ha! Know how THAT will most likely go!
- [Christmas Wrapping Goodies!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/11/02/christmas-wrapping-goodies/) - I just ordered some really fun stuff to use for Christmas wrapping.Check it out for yourself:)Also I'd like for all of you to go to my friends blog post about 'Local Christmas'.It's worth reading. And thinking about. Buy local this year!Velvet Ribbon ~ 10 yards each color on darling wooden spools.$28 for the set. Not
- [Bridesmaid dresses](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/29/bridesmaid-dresses/) - OK so I haven't forgotten that this blog is called 'Sew a Fine Seam'I have been sewing some just not doing a great job of sharing.Or a great job of taking photos but I'll share what I have on my latest bridal project.The dresses came to me like this. I've never cared for strapless. Always
- [Autumn Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/28/autumn-decor/) - I got a whole box of old clay pots at a garage sale. All for $2Habanero and chili peppers from a friend. Habaneros are almost too hot for us to use in cooking but they make a lovely centerpiece on the kitchen table.Time for the 'greenhouse' to come back inside. It is perched on top
- [Indian Summer](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/22/indian-summer/) - We really haven't had 'Indian Summer' this year. Think we might still get one???I would be ecstatic if November turned out WARM. Really warm. Really Really warm would suit me just fine:)I found the following information interesting. Thought I would share!An Indian summer is a meteorological phenomenon that occurs in the autumn. It refers to
- [Inspiration](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/21/inspiration/) - Some pictures from my 'creative ideas' folder.No I don't know where they all came from unless they have the name watermarked on the picture.I'm off to find a warm spot to curl up for the evening!Coming up soon is a really fun giveaway I've been privileged to offer you! Watch for it soon!Love this stairway.
- [Fun in the leaves](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/19/fun-in-leaves/)
- [Fall](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/15/fall/) - Fall has come. In all its chilly beauty!
- [Little Sister Sews!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/13/little-sister-sews/) - I decided over the summer that even though I knew I wanted my girls to learn to sew, I was not going to get it done on my own. Truthfully, I'd much rather just sit down and sew stuff myself than show them how and then watch them go through the painstaking process of learning.So
- [Fall Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/11/fall-decor/) - For awhile now I've been less than enchanted with my shelf in my living room. It's funny how I can love it when I get it all arranged and it can be just what I want, and I have fun changing things out for the different seasons. Then slowly it becomes just a jumble of this
- [It's cider weather!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/11/its-cider-weather/) - I found this picture on a blog recently and saved it to my 'creative ideas' folder. Wouldn't this be a fun way to serve hot cider?! And I'll bet my kids would love to do the hollowing of the apples for me! Who wants to come over for some hot cider?
- [Just because I felt the need for some cheer.](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/08/just-because-i-felt-need-for-some-cheer/) - The kiss of the sun for pardon, The song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God's heart in a garden than anywhere else on earth. by Dorothy Frances Gurney.
- [Couture Snippets](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/06/couture-snippets/) - Have you ever bought clothing items that had to have tons of loose threads snipped off before they looked wear worthy? To me, trimming threads as I go is a no-brainer. I've just always done it. (that I can remember anyway. No asking my Mom if that's really true!) But I have had people ask me
- [M. & Sew A Fine Seam](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/04/m-sew-fine-seam/) - You've already seen some of our pics but I thought I'd add a few better ones from better photographers! And this is it (I think). We'll soon be moving on to something else. photo viaM.'s lovely hair bows.M.'s darling alphabet boards.Baby bibs Here's that darling little shopper again! Looks like she found some goodies:)photo viaphoto via
- [{The Brick Farmhouse}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/03/brick-farmhouses/) - It was, after all, a BRICK FARMHOUSE event! So named because it was located on the front lawn of Kara's 1860's brick farmhouse. What they have done with the landscaping and this house is truly amazing. It fits Kara so well. Yes, old houses are a ton of work and come with quite a few
- [{McMaster and Storm}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/03/mcmaster-and-storm/) - Cute laminated sign came in very handy with the rain we had Friday morning.Isn't the artwork on that great? Created by Katie Runnels.McMaster and Storm's tent was just adorable.Great urns. Two of these will grace our home next spring. Can't wait!Kara and her Mother made some simple, cute nametags for the vendors.(I was supposed to
- [{Pennywhistle Farm Antiques}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/02/pennywhistle-farm-antiques/) - Great antiques vendor! This was the cutest display. I didn't have much time to browse, but as they were right beside us I did pop in for a few minutes:) AND they shared their power strip so we had electric too. Thanks, Mary Kate (and Bill!)I love plants mixed in with any type of vintage,
- [{Wanda's Gourmet Sweets}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/01/wandas-gormet-sweets/) - Darling display, Beautiful Packaging,Deliciousness!!
- [{Latina's}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/10/01/latinas/) - Latina's - our Authentic Mexican food. Simple and oh-so-delicious! I can't say enough about Athena's cooking - it's just beyond the best. This food was worth having the event just for that!!!!viaviaviaviaviavia
- [{Market Treats}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/30/market-treats/) - Our 'Market Treats' were provided by these lovely ladies! And were their baked goods ever delicious! My 3 girlies sure thought so too, and kept them in business if anyone did!!!Thanks girls, it was darling, loved your set-up. It added a great touch to the whole event!
- [Canned Goods, Fudge, and Candles](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/30/canned-goods-fudge-and-candles/) - 'Market goods' from Judy and 'Josephine Candle Company' by Amber Very adorable booth, loved their set-up! We got some peanut butter fudge - it lasted about 6 seconds after the package was opened! I also have a jar of nacho cheese sauce that I am hording. Good think Judy lives close to me cause I'm
- [{Consider the Lilies}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/29/consider-lilies/) - 'Consider the Lilies' brought us fresh flowers, moss balls and wreaths, pumpkins, soaps, and more. I never did get time to really shop in their tent and I regret that. Can't shop and sell at the same time I've learned! Their booth was very cute, very well put together and just fit so well with
- [{Graced}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/28/graced/) - I got my pictures from my photographer today! So now I bring you - 'Graced', one of the fabulous vendors at our 'Brick Farmhouse Event'. All kinds of fun antiques and vintage finds. Also they served some fantabulous coffee!! Come back tomorrow for the next vendor up!Their burlap topped tents were just too cute!
- [The kids even loved it!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/28/kids-even-love-it/) - The last 3 of the free kitties came home with us. Could YOU have said no to this little lady??
- [{Brick Farmhouse Event #2}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/27/brick-farmhouse-event-2/) - Go here to see some really good pics of the event. And while you are there, browse her blog. She is a very talented photographer AND a very gifted writer. Get a cup of hot tea or hot chocolate or coffee, sit back, relax, and read! You won't regret it!
- [McMaster and Storm](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/27/mcmaster-and-storm/) - Their booth was awesome - just as expected! It looked and smelled just like their store. I didn't get a chance to buy any soap from them - Good think I know the owner well cause I have to have some!Kara, I'll be over to buy soap soon!!!Vintage linen fabric, Italian glassware. Swoon.Their collection of
- [Event...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/23/event/) - Sorry, still no pics, I just cannot bring myself to upload them. Takes too long and my eyes are about to close and stay that way. I have been on my feet since 6 this morning. And it is almost 10pm now. And I only slept about a couple hours last night. So I'm tired.
- [So totally Awesome!!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/22/so-totally-awesome/) - I wish I had the energy to upload some pics for you but I'm beat and morning is coming EARLY!!Just take my word for it the pop-up shops in Kara's yard are beyond terrific. I wanted to shop and shop and shop and shop and... you get the picture. So come on out! Tomorrow! Shopping
- [Snips...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/21/snips/) - As Kara said - 'Tents are popping up!' McMaster and Storm's tent is so cute. Seriously. And it's looking like the goodies inside are going to be as delightful as always:) (no shock there!)The landscaping around the 'Brick Farmhouse' is worth the drive. It was beautiful before, but the work and effort they have gone
- [Her day is filled with laundering....](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/19/her-day-is-filled-with-laundering/) - My day today was filled with laundering. And while it wasn't near as glamorous as this photo portrays it, my vintage laundry baskets do help! I have 3 now, just like the one above - only larger.And clean laundry is such a blessing. I have plenty of water and soap to get them clean with, and
- [4 days away!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/19/4-days-away/) - Four more days! Can't wait!
- [Six days left!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/17/six-days-left/) - till the Brick Farmhouse Event!!
- [Directions!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/16/directions/) - From the East or South Take I-70 West from I-75to State Route 49. Take State Route 49 north approximately 9 miles toGrubbs-Rex Rd. Go left (west) on Grubbs-Rex about 1.4 miles to Karr Rd turnright (north) on Karr. Drive 0.6 miles to 1724 Karr Rd Arcanum, OH. From the NorthTake I-75 south fromPiqua, Ohio. Exit at State
- [Sneak Peek No. 2](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/15/sneak-peek-no-2/) - Thrifting haul. Some of this will show up at the event.My porch is ridiculous. I'm sure the neighbors are starting to wonder. So glad it's just a few more days till I can start hauling it out of here!Hoping not much comes back home with me.Just enough to whet your appetite!!And that's it for now! Come
- [~Tags~](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/15/tags/) - The tags for the items I've sewn for the event look like this. I thought it looked like fall:-)
- [Dressed for a Wedding!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/14/dressed-for-wedding/) - At last! Here are some pics of the Bridesmaid dresses I made for a wedding back in July.These are the two dresses I made. Navy is such a classic, dressy color choice!These are the brides sisters.I made some alterations to the skirt pattern on the dress and sent new skirt pattern pieces to the two
- [sneak peek #1](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/13/sneak-peek-1/) - And that's just a start. I've made around 100 items!More to come!!!!
- [{Couture Snippets}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/13/couture-snippets/) - When sewing rounded seams, all pattern guides or instructions tell you to 'clip the curve'. In some places you even need to make 'v' cuts to make things lay right. I have found that using my pinking shears on the whole seam is faster, easier, and looks nicer.On scallops you also need to go back
- [Snips and Shears](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/12/my-scissors-arent-quite-this-big-but/) - My scissors aren't quite this big but almost. And my arm aches from using them so much in the past few weeks. I'm about to call it quits on the sewing and start pricing. And I just might find time to get some sneak peek photos posted for you. Just to get you more in
- [Middle Sister turns 8](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/11/middle-sister-turns-8/) - Middle Sister turned 8 last month!Gotta have some good 'blasters' at a party!Drinks...Treat bags...Gifts...and cake! Errr... PIE!!!She said she didn't have to have cake she'd take peanut butter pie instead. I gladly agreed! Much easier than putting together a fancy cake!Friends make birthdays tons of fun!Indians and Spiderman. That would be Middle Sister's birthday wishes.She
- [The Whole Shu-bang!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/09/whole-shu-bang/) - The plan was to create an online magazine for you to flip through. However, getting it created was not as simple and easy as the website indicated. And after spending 15+ hours figuring out how to add clipart with the programs available on my computer (photoshop is on my wish list) and getting all these
- [Brick Farmhouse Event](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/08/brick-farmhouse-event/)
- [Antiques! Shopping! EVENT!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/07/antiques-shopping-event/) - All the above photos were taken at 'Smith's Coffee House/Merchants'in Arcanum, Ohio.
- [Goodies Galore...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/06/goodies-galore/) - Oh the goodies you will find at the 'Brick Farmhouse Event'Coming right up! 2 weeks from YESTERDAY the set-up starts!!YIPPPEEEE!
- [Admission is FREE!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/05/admission-is-free/) - No, the grain bin is not on the Event grounds. Neither is the barn. We tried to convince Kara's brother that the grain bin needed to be moved to Kara's house. Isn't it the cutest grain bin you have ever seen? He must think so too 'cause he wasn't willing to part with it!And that
- [Treasures ~ A Wheelbarrow Load!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/03/there-will-be-so-many-goodies-at-this/) - There will be so many goodies at this event you will need to shop both days!!Friday, September 23, 10am to 8pmSaturday, September 24, 10am to 5pmBRICK FARMHOUSE EVENT
- [And a few more...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/01/and-few-more/)
- [More Event pics!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/09/01/more-event-pics/)
- [Don't forget 'THE EVENT'!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/30/dont-forget-event/) - There is more shopping close by!! Info will be available on your arrival at 'The Brick Farmhouse Event'. So even though Anthro is 'too far' you can expect to have more places to go than just the 'main event'!! Make a day of it. Better yet, make a weekend of it!Everyone is gonna be there:)Picture
- [~Eventful happenings~](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/29/eventful-happenings/) - For those of you who have missed McMaster and Storm's brick and mortar shop, come on out to the 'Brick Farmhouse Event'. Pop-up shops can be almost more fun than having a brick and mortar to go to anytime:)And along with their pop-up- shop we also bring you...As Kara said 'an event is so much
- ["On the way to nowhere..."](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/28/on-way-to-nowhere/)
- [An Afternoon in the Countryside...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/27/afternoon-in-countryside/) - Brick Farmhouse Event!!
- [I Spy...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/26/i-spy/) - Brick Farmhouse Event
- [{Upcoming Event}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/25/upcoming-event/) - At last!! More pics from the photo shoot for the 'Brick Farmhouse Event'!We wanted to create an online look book. I'm still trying to decide if I can indeed figure that out myself. As time is running out and I have tons of sewing still to do it may not happen.So here is the next
- [Vivi's Birthday Party](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/25/vivis-birthday-party/) - The decor was swoony - just as expected:)As Kara said, 'if you don't have time to wrap your child's gift - put it out for display'!!The kids loved this candy bar.Sparkling Lemonades from Trader Joes. I've been craving these ever since. Gonna have to make a trip to Dayton.The swan theme was darling. So glad
- [A blog you need to bookmark...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/24/blog-you-need-to-bookmark/) - ...a delightful glow.My sister has started a blog. And she's a pretty swell writer if I do say so myself. So I invite you to check it out! They live the Kansas farm life, in the land of the Big Sky. I love Kansas and don't get to spend near enough time there. I'm biased
- [Preparation for the 'Brick Farmhouse Event'...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/23/preparation-for-brick-farmhouse-event/) - ...is clipping right along!!Shopping in 'out-of-the-way' places! YAY!!!
- [Shopping...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/22/shopping/) - On our way home from Kansas we stopped in St. Louis at an outlet mall that we've been wanting to stop at for a few years. Stopping there put us home at midnight but it was worth it! This outlet mall was truly an outlet. Like the ones around here used to be. Most things were on
- [{Brick Farmhouse Event}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/19/brick-farmhouse-event/) - It's coming up rapidly folks! And it's going to be so great! Authentic Mexican food. Great sweet treats! Cool old antiques. McMaster and Storm at their finest! You really don't want to miss this one. If it's not on your calendar yet - get it on there! If you need to buy a plane ticket
- [I want a MAC](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/19/i-want-mac/) - Has anyone else upgraded to Windows 7?? Have you noticed any 'issues'? I don't like 'issues'. And we've had a few. The one that really had me up in arms was with the Microsoft picture viewer. If you have upgraded to Windows 7 and use the Microsoft picture viewer have you realized that you may
- [Little Sister likes to pose for the camera.](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/16/little-sister-likes-to-pose-for-camera/)
- [KANSAS](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/15/kansas/) - Harvested wheat field.Sand roads. My girls love these. They are kinda fun - as long as they are dry!Thought these old mailboxes were picture worthy. One of them is my brothers:)
- [Hydrangeas](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/13/hydrangeas/) - Finally. This year the hydrangeas in my house were MINE. From my plants. Granted this bunch is pretty much all the blooms I had but still. I didn't have to go to anyone else and beg to cut their flowers. I wasn't going to cut the blooms on mine this year since I just planted them.
- [Vacation in the Heart of Kansas!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/11/vacation-in-heart-of-kansas/) - When you tell someone you are going on vacation they always want to know where. When I tell people we are going to Kansas they always look a little blank. And just a tad bit sorry for me. As if to say 'that really doesn't count as a vacation'. I mean, it's in the middle
- [Fun Gift from my Sis!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/11/fun-gift-from-my-sis/) - While we were on vacation at my sister's house I spotted this in her her china cupboard. I immediately dug it out to take a closer look and asked WHERE she got it. You see, I was pretty sure I KNEW where she had gotten it! I had wanted one too. But this ladies stuff
- [Mail Packages ~ No.3](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/10/mail-packages-no3/) - Soon after we arrived home this pillow cover arrived in the mail. It's from Radiance from RuinsWhen she first opened her shop she had one made from this fabric that was already sold when I first shopped. It was my fav! So when I saw she had another one listed I snapped it up. I
- [Mail Packages ~ No.2](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/09/mail-packages-no2/) - This one was waiting for me when I got home too! With that kind of packaging it's almost a crime to unwrap!!!Hair bows/pins from m.blooms.She's putting some fun stuff up for sale at THE EVENT!!Come see us there! September 23&24.She included this. LOOOOVE the color. She's a doll. Make sure you get those event dates
- [Mail packages ~ No. 1](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/08/mail-packages-no-1/) - I had quite the pile of mail waiting at the post office when I got back from vacation. As I'm sure most of you do when you return from vacation. There were some really fun packages waiting:)crown necklaces from here. Cute and very affordable.More from the same shop. For the sisters.And one more from the
- [So Excited...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/08/05/so-excited/) - I have a new computer!!!! It is so much faster there is NO comparison. And as soon as I figure out where to put the pictures that are on my camera I will get some more blog posts up. I'm busy, busy, making a mess, starting projects, brainstorming, and on and on for this 'Brick
- [Couture Snippets ~ No. 2](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/31/couture-snippets-no-2/) - A seamstress is only as good as her iron. There was a time when my Mom would not have thought I would ever say that. I detested ironing. To put it mildly. What was the big deal? What was the point of pressing your seams before moving on in your sewing project? Just turn the
- [Dressed for a Wedding](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/29/dressed-for-wedding/) - This dress turned out SO cute. This bridesmaid was about 8 months pregnant and wanted her dress to look like the others but accommodate her pregnant belly.I shortened the bodice, left out the darts since shortening it took it almost to the top of the darts anyway. Then I used a maternity skirt pattern.This one
- [Upcoming Event! Mark your calendars!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/27/upcoming-event-mark-your-calendars/) - I have been wanting Kara to do this for awhile now. I so miss the brick and mortar shop.This is the next best thing and maybe even better:)Also - Sew a Fine Seam will be one of the pop-up shops, sharing a tent with M.Blooms.I'm getting really excited, tons of ideas floating around in my
- [Miscellaneous...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/26/miscellaneous/) - My wonderful hubby made me this delicious, beautiful shake. He used leftover homemade ice cream and blueberries out of the freezer. And he's totally getting the whole 'cute' thing! Love the way he put the blueberry on top.One of the hydrangeas I planted this spring. Finally found the Anabelle variety 'Incrediball' Can't wait till next
- [Things to come...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/25/things-to-come/) - So. Now that vacation is over and the piles of laundry and luggage are beginning to shrink, I'm starting to think about the future of 'Sew a Fine Seam'There's some stuff in the works, it's just taking awhile. You may have seen some of these little 'coin purses' on etsy quite some time ago. I
- [The Bread Basket of America](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/23/bread-basket-of-america/) - Summer and winter, cold and heat, seed time and harvest...
- [A Trip Down Memory Lane...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/21/trip-down-memory-lane/) - Big SisterBig SisterMiddle SisterMiddle Sister's birthday party buffet. Big Sister wanted in the picture. Totally forgot she had that dress!Middle Sister and Big SisterCousin R. and Big SisterShelf in Big Sister and Middle Sister's room - many years ago!Middle Sister, CousinT, CousinR, and Big SisterCousin T and Middle Sister have always been best buds!Big SisterAnd
- [Answer...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/20/answer/) - To answer a question a couple of you had the garage sale I got all the stuff at was Darcy's. She was clearing out from the days of 'The Clay Pot' and also some stuff from 'McMaster and Storm. And some of her own stuff. She always has THE BEST garage sales:)And for now I'm
- [Random...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/20/random/) - Just some fun pics I found on my sisters computer! A couple of them are in her house, the others she saved as fun inspiration. If you know where they originated I'd be delighted to give credit where credit is due. :)
- [Some things I've made](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/16/some-things-ive-made/) - Yellow dress peeking out in the back was a trial. Red dresses were for a wedding.Flower Girl dressSkirt for a friend. She has a little girl so the leftover fabric became a skirt for her:)This one's mine!Ruffles. They don't show up well in pics.Bridesmaid dress.This one blouses at the waist and she adds a wide
- [{4th of July}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/15/4th-of-july/) - Red, White, and Blue!Fun Paper straws.Kids Box dinnersDarling table setupNothing says summer like ketchup stained faces and pop through a straw!All kids eat sandwiches from the middle out don't they?!!!Little SisterMiddle SisterFriends who look so adorable in their red white and blue!Zach. I just want to pick him up and hug him......but he's a little
- [~Garage sale finds~](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/14/garage-sale-finds/) - Garage sale finds ~ all from the same garage sale!!!That red box at the top of the stack? It is full of......buttons!!! What seamstress could resist??Here are just a few of the lovelies in the mix!Olive Juice dress with tags still attached! I plan to take this in a little on the side seams for
- [Baby Shower](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/13/baby-shower/) - I recently went to a Baby Shower. It had been years since I'd been to one. Little Sister had no idea what I meant when I said a 'baby shower'! She thought it was to give the baby a shower. Can't blame her, that's what it sounds like! She thoroughly enjoyed it and stayed right
- [~David~](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/12/david/) - I first saw him here. They called him their 'resident hottie'. I was smitten!They still had him when I arrived here.BUT!!! He didn't stay there, he hopped in my basket of goodies and came home with me!!I really think he fits in well with our new (old) piano. (Post on the piano and how we
- [Horton's of Tipton's French Flea ~ Part 2](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/11/hortons-of-tiptons-french-flea-part-2/) - Outside at Horton's was just as delightful as inside! These flowers were just lovely. I would have loved to bring some home with me. Alas, they would have wilted in the car as we did our other shopping. The french bread and herb butter was wonderful:) B.Ellen, Gina, and Kara Loved this scalloped and painted awning. Old suitcases,
- [Linen Shopping Bags](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/10/linen-shopping-bags/) - Last week as I was feverishly finishing wedding dresses so I could be gone all day on Friday I had a last minute brain storm. I think it was about Wednesday night I thought 'wouldn't it be fun to make canvas shopping bags for the four of us to use!' I was thinking of the
- [Horton's Of Tipton ~ French Flea! Part One](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/09/hortons-of-tipton-french-flea-part-one/) - I got to go to Horton's of Tipton's French Flea this year!!After drooling over last years pics I really wanted to go and it ended up working out. So fun. Here is the first set of my pictures.I sometimes can hardly stand it when people post 'part one' and part two' etc. I want to
- [Fun Etsy Package](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/07/fun-etsy-package/) - The set of vintage, brass stencils I acquired from a friend, who bought them at a school auction we both attended, was missing a few letters. So I browsed Etsy to see if I could find the ones I needed to complete my set. I found all but one in the same shop:) I needed
- [Swan and Shears Goodies](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/06/swan-and-shears-goodies/) - I recently purchased some things from McMaster and Storm's Etsy shop, Swan and Shears. I very much miss their brick and mortar shop they had in Greenville for several years. I very much understand the reason for closing and going to online only but I still miss it. I'm hopeful that they may set up pop-up shops now
- [Little Sister paints her face...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/07/05/little-sister-paints-her-face/) - ...and acts very silly about it. She loves to have her picture taken and would pose for hours if I'd let her! The markers she used are washable but I really prefer she not put quite so much on at one time. A couple stripes under her eye or kitty whiskers would be just fine!
- [It's summertime!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/06/25/its-summertime/) - It's summertime:) Tea syrup, green peppers, jars ready for jam, fresh strawberries, ice water, and... swim goggles! YaY for summertime!
- [Couture Snippets #1](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/06/23/coutoure-snippets-1/) - Haute couture (French for "high sewing" or "high dressmaking"; pronounced: [ot kutyʁ], English pronunciation: /ˌoʊt kuːˈtʊər/) refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing. Haute couture is made to order for a specific customer, and it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finished by the most experienced
- [Garage Sale finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/06/22/garage-sale-finds/) - If you are like me and thoroughly enjoy finding neat old stuff cheap you will totally get why I think my husband is a 'spoil sport' to say no more! (he really doesn't mean absolutely no more I don't think. I mean, really, there is a cool yearly garage sale just up the street that
- [School sales - Two Weekends in a Row!!!!!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/06/21/school-sales-two-weekends-in-row/) - A week ago my husband went with me to a school sale. This past weekend was another school sale, this time the elementary. (Last weekend was the High School)This time I went with a friend. She made me bid for her too! I had a total blast! I do believe I'm becoming addicted to auctions. Which
- [What I got for my birthday..](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/06/19/what-i-got-for-my-birthday/) - Middle Sister has figured out that ladies like to get roses! So since she couldn't drive to the store to buy me one she made one - with a green colored pencil for a 'stem' and then taped a red pom-pom on top for the 'flower'. Along with the note, what Mother could ask for
- [This -n- That](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/06/17/this-n-that/) - Forgot to show you the finished pics of my industrial cart turned coffee table! I love it. The decor on it has changed already since I took the picture but I'm too lazy to take another picture, get it off the camera, and upload it. Actually, I'm too busy. I am WAY behind on my
- [School Sales are the Bomb!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/06/14/school-sales-are-bomb/) - Band Hats. I bought 3. Aren't they cute?!2 boxes of 'junk' Auctioneer said there were shears in the box and no one was bidding past $3. So I did. Got the whole lot for $6. And yes, I know these aren't dressmakers shears but aren't they cute? They fit in quite well with my collection of
- [Random...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/06/08/random/) - Take the label off your can of paint before you use it and let the paint run down the side as it will. When you are finished painting and the can is empty, let it dry and you have a free decor object. Don't need to paint anything? You can buy unused paint cans at
- [More Wedding Stuff](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/06/06/more-wedding-stuff/) - I was privileged to sew for one of the most beautiful weddings ever! I can't wait to see some more pictures of the wedding sometime. You can go to Wool and Flax to see a few more pics than I have at the bottom of this post. There were 2 of these for the lovely little flower
- [New Skirts](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/06/04/new-skirts/) - Fun droopy circles. I made this for a date night with my hubby:) This awesome fabric came from here. Unfortunately I think it's all sold out:( I'm hoping they get more in. And maybe some more colors??!! This is my favorite skirt right now. SO comfy and fun! This one has been around awhile but it's a
- [Art lessons coming up...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/06/02/art-lessons-coming-up/) - This is the first picture Middle Sister drew by copying a picture she was looking at. Since then she's done some even more amazing drawings. The best one her daddy took to work and I don't have a photo of it. I had contacted a turoring agency a couple years ago as I've had my suspicions
- [Remembering...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/05/30/remembering/) - For Memorial Day I want you to go to this blog and read this post. http://decortoadore.blogspot.com/2011/05/remembering-with-red-poppies.htmlThe poems she quotes are just beautiful. So are the red poppies. This picture was taken from her blog post. Poppies are lovely and I know I will never look at one again without thinking of Laura's post and the poems
- [Dress for a Wedding!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/05/30/dress-for-wedding/) - Pattern Those sleeves had interesting pattern pieces:) Finished! Sleeve detailSew a fine seam. To GOD be the glory!
- [Fun Finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/05/28/fun-finds/) - Garage sale finds - bag and place mats Vintage Ribbons - the wide one is velvet:) Old Maps - I love old maps. I have got to find time to do something really creative and fun with all of them I have stacking up. Baskets Wood top of the industrial metal cart I found at a garage sale -
- [British Clothes Airer](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/05/28/british-clothes-airer/) - Awhile back Kara from McMaster and Storm posted about these British clothes airers. I was smitten at the first glance. And determined to have one! A couple months ago I finally ordered mine - directly from across the pond. And a few weeks after it arrived it got hung in the (still unfinished) laundry room.It hangs on the
- [Easter Dresses - part 2](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/05/27/easter-dresses-part-2/) - A couple of you wanted to see pics of the girls in their dresses. Last Sunday was finally warm enough for them to wear them again AND sunny enough to go outside for some pics. We did them pretty quickly as the girls were not really fond of the wet grass sticking to their sandals
- [Jesus is Coming Soon!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/05/26/jesus-is-coming-soon/) - No man knoweth the day nor the hour. Matthew 24:36I don't have to know the day or hour! I just know that He is coming. Hallelujah! Last night as my family and I gazed in awe at the hail filling the street, some of it bigger than a quarter, I could hardly contain the excitement
- [Big Sister's New Room - Finally!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/05/25/big-sisters-new-room-finally/) - I searched for some really really 'before' pics but I soon gave up. There's just too many and I didn't feel like taking the time. So just imagine yucky old plaster walls and bright forest green carpet. And a nasty wall trying to make a walk through closet before you got into the room. Not
- [Ruffled bag](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/05/21/ruffled-bag/) - My Mom bought these fabrics when we were in Holmes County over Christmas. She wanted a bag made to give to a friend. So a few weeks ago I finally got it made for her. Now she has it for whenever she wants to give it away!I used a canvas bag from Walmart that I
- [Easter Dresses...and Miscellaneous](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/05/20/easter-dressesand-miscellaneous/) - This years Easter dresses were inspired by a Jcrew dress one of my friends got for her little girl. I borrowed the dress and copied it as close as I could!I did say Miscellaneous in the title to this post! I like this shot of my Easter flowers.Ribbon detail on one side of the dresses.Industrial
- [Wedding dress alterations](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/05/19/wedding-dress-alterations/) - Love a boutique wedding gown but want it more modest than the strapless look? Just add some sleeves.Started out like this.It had a long sheer 'shawl' with it that we used to create some sleeves. Along with some drapy fabric fashioned into wide straps that were then tucked inside the double fabric 'sleeves'. Yes this
- [ADOPTION DAY!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/05/17/adoption-day/) - Some very dear friends of ours recently finalized the adoption of their 16 year old son! We were privileged to be able to be at the final hearing. It was so awesome to see Vidol sign papers that made him Darren and Tonia's son! So fun to see him get a forever family, and a
- [To The Brother I Never Knew](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/05/13/to-brother-i-never-knew/) - Yesterday was my little brother's birthday. The little brother I never knew. I intended to post this yesterday and tried several times. But blogger was having technical difficulties and couldn't be accessed. So I will post this today.To The Brother I Never KnewYou’re only a shadow within my mind,I never saw your face. You ever
- [Easter decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/04/11/easter-decor/) - M*rtha's carrots were just too cute! I loved them but thought 'I'm not buying all the crepe paper streamers that would need.' 2 days later at Goodwill I found a bag of crepe paper streamers that included the colors I needed to make carrots. $1.99 for all. I grabbed them! Viola! Crepe paper carrots. I asked a friend
- [Stay Tuned...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/03/29/stay-tuned/) - New posts coming SOOOON! My camera's memory stick is full. So when I feel compelled to get it moved to the computer I will have a ton of blogging fun:) Now to find the time... Also, there will be a giveaway coming soon too. I'm excited about it. It's something I love and has been
- [Slipcovers](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/03/22/slipcovers/) - A good friend of mine, who is also my photographer, recently bought an Ottoman for her studio. And I got the privilege of making a couple slipcovers for it! They were easy and fun to make. I used the scallop edge from French General's book 'Home Sewn' on the second one. The first one is
- [There's pudding in the mix!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/03/18/theres-pudding-in-mix/) - Little Sister had a school project last fall that I photographed thoroughly - and then got lazy and never posted the pics here. She made vanilla pudding, added vanilla wafers, bananas, whipped cream and wafer crumbs to make a yummy treat for herself and her sisters.(and her Mom) She enjoyed herself immensely as the following pictures
- [Staged](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/03/14/staged/) - Does your life show what is really going on or is it staged? Cropped so people only see the 'good stuff'? Do your friends and family know the real you? Or do you hide what is really going on in your mind and heart?I tend to put pictures on my blog that look good. Who
- [Enchilada's](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/03/07/enchiladas/) - I have never been a fan of enchilada's. I don't really care for corn tortilla's. Give me a burrito or taco any day. BUT...I'd never had Pioneer Woman's enchilada's!! They are out-of-this-world good. A little time consuming but hey, most really good food takes a little time to prepare. There's a reason boxed and prepackaged
- [Remember the days??](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/02/26/remember-days/) - We took Big Sister to a 'Mercy Me' concert a couple weeks ago. One of the other groups there was the 'Anthem Lights'. I guarantee you they will be the next big thing in Christian music!! They are young, they are cute, and they can sing. The line to their table afterwards was crazy. That
- [When in need of a birthday gift...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/02/21/when-in-need-of-birthday-gift/) - ...and the weather is not conducive to a shopping expedition......dig through your stash of fabric and accessories and make something!I thought the selvage of this laminated fabric was cute so I didn't cut it off.Yellow button to match the yellow purse handles.Inside lined with regular fabric - more dots!!side viewAnd another shot just for fun!And
- [{Happy Birthday}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/02/15/happy-birthday/) - 12 years ago today at 2:46 in the morning the most beautiful little girl I'd ever seen was born! She had big bright blue eyes, lots of dark hair, weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces, and was the softest, sweetest, most delightful little thing her mommy and daddy had ever dreamed of. We named her Emma
- [{Happy Valentine's Day!!}](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/02/14/happy-valentines-day/)
- ['Sewing Supplies'](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/02/09/sewing-supplies/) - While in Holmes County between Christmas and New Year's I found some really fun stuff at a fabric store I love to shop in. Large buttons and very cute, fun purse handles. Laminated fabric. This stuff is the absolute best stuff to have around. I will show you a purse I just made as a gift very
- [A Bright spot of Spring!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/02/04/bright-spot-of-spring/) - A wonderful friend stopped by today and surprised me with these! How fun and uplifting to have a little spring to look at while it is still very much winter outside. Thank you Janice:)
- [What I really want to be seeing...](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/02/01/what-i-really-want-to-be-seeing/) - I just can't bear to take pictures of what I'm seeing out my windows. Some may thing that layers of ice is beautiful but I see deadly. Still, I'm trusting God to take care of us. I've begged Him to allow us to keep our electric throughout the coming of more ice. And I know
- [Scissors](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/01/26/scissors/) - I think I missed posting a pic of these when I received them. A wonderful friend gave them to me. And if she hadn't already been a good friend she certainly would have been after a gift like this! Scissors are my favorite symbol of sewing. A vintage 'bust' is right up there close, but
- [Bridesmaid Dresses](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/01/17/bridesmaid-dresses/) - Fabric patiently waiting on me... Getting started. Finished!These were made a few months ago for a December 4th wedding. Right now I have 3 weddings to sew for - one in March and 2 in May!
- [Christmas](https://sewafineseam.com/2011/01/10/christmas/) - Singing a song before prayer. Shrimp Creole - it's what Travis asked for. (the kids got fettuccine with homemade Alfredo sauce!) Big Sister with her new rug that will look so cute in her new room. Now to just get her room finished.Middle Sister was quite pleased with a new Ken doll.Little Sister loves her new jammies.My
- [Look what I got for Christmas!!!!!!!!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/12/31/look-what-i-got-for-christmas/) - I have been informed over and over by 'Big Sister' that I am now 'cool'!! So I guess this is what you have to do to be a 'cool mom'. Get yourself a jacket that sports the team your kids love:)
- [Christmas Decor - Part 4 - My kitchen](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/12/22/christmas-decor-part-4-my-kitchen/)
- [Christmas Party -2010](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/12/21/christmas-party-2010/) - Centerpiece. Lightbulb is quirky but I like it! Another one of my very favorite things! I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. -John 12:46 There should have been 12 of us. A table was added to mine because my table only holds 10
- [Christmas Decor - Part 3](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/12/20/christmas-decor-part-3/) - My living room.More sticks. I bought this huge glass vase at Home Goods on our Columbus shopping trip in November, for this exact purpose. It was only $30 and I just couldn't leave it there. And I'm so glad it now graces my living room instead of sitting on a shelf in the store. It
- [Christmas Decor - Part 2](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/12/19/christmas-decor-part-2/) - I love to decorate. As the following pics will attest to. Yes, those are deer antlers on top of my china cupboard. They are borrowed. I have been bugging my hubby almost every autumn of our married life to get out there and use his crossbow and get me a buck. He hasn't used the bow
- [Christmas Decor - Part 1](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/12/18/christmas-decor-part-1/) - I'm having a struggle finding time to sit at my computer and upload pictures! I so enjoy looking at everyone else's blogs and all their Christmas decor pics. So I will attempt to share mine. To start with I have my Nativities - after all the season is all about Jesus! This cupboard was brown till
- [Flower Girl Dress](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/12/14/flower-girl-dress/) - I recently made one of the most beautiful flower girl dresses ever! It was fun to make and so sweet! I'm thinking I may have to do the same idea for my girls Easter dresses. Fabric came all white. French knots added to the center of all the small flowers added just the right touch to
- [Little Sister turns 5!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/12/09/little-sister-turns-5/) - Little Sister, my 'baby' turned 5 last month!Time to get her bday pictures blogged before we run into Christmas! Colorful pinwheels were a big hit with Little Sister. She about wore them out before the party! Obviously I don't make cakes very often! It pleased Little Sister though! Leftover party invitations from Anthropology Napkins from Pier One Big Sister,
- [Little Girl Skirts](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/11/30/little-girl-skirts/) - A month or two ago a friend sent me some fabric and measurements for her daughter and told me she wanted some skirts for her. She included a couple skirts that belonged to her daughter and fit her well. She said she didn't care how I made them. This is what I came up with.
- [I'm missing summer (and fall) already.](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/11/29/im-missing-summer-and-fall-already/) - The flowers in my urns turned a bit twiggy by the end of summer but they were glorious in their season! When I decided I was tired of 'twiggy' I cut them off and added these... ...Cinderella pumpkins! pumpkins make fall decor fun, especially all the heirloom pumpkinsAnd though fall was fun, and I'm very much enjoying
- [Found on my doorstep...](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/11/22/found-on-my-doorstep/) - OK, so if you like to follow my bog I'm sure you 've noticed the completely horrendous lack of posts lately. Let me just say 2 words - school and sewing. I'll spare you the other details that have contributed to this lack of blog posting. You can thank me!I really had the best of
- [New fabrics from Sew to Speak](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/11/09/new-fabrics-from-sew-to-speak/) - This past weekend my hubby and I went shopping with 5 other couples. The girls left on Friday morning and spent all day and the next shopping. The others were nice enough to stop at Sew to Speak - my favorite shop! I promised not to spend too much time but I did pick up
- [](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/10/09/i-have-been-doing-thought-closet/) - I have been doing a 'thought-closet makeover' using the book 'Me, Myself, and Lies' by Jennifer Rothschild, and I just had to share some of what I read this morning. The new chapter I started is called 'It's a Woman's Prerogative To Change Her Mind.' (we have been thinking about how we label ourselves and
- [Middle Sister and Little Sister](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/10/07/middle-sister-and-little-sister/)
- [Decor to Adore - Outstanding Giveaway!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/10/05/decor-to-adore-outstanding-giveaway/) - One of the blogs I follow is starting a new venture and is hosting an amazing giveaway to celebrate!! Head on over to Decore to Adore and check it out. While you are there take some time to scroll back through her blog - she's a great designer and blog writer:) Also click on her
- [Shopping Trip](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/09/20/shopping-trip/) - After talking about it all summer I finally made it to Columbus and 'Sew to Speak'!! Yay!! This adorable shop has to be my favorite. I mean really, what seamstress could resist a fabric boutique?? I am so thankful that I was introduced to this shop. One of these trips I really need to take
- [Projects](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/09/15/projects/) - Here are a few projects I've worked on in the past 2 to 3 weeks.This chair was a garage sale find years ago. I painted it an aqua green color that matched a vintagey fabric I had. Then I painted it brown and covered it with a lovely Anna Maria Horner fabric. Still love the
- [Continuation of our Kansas Trip - FINALLY!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/09/12/continuation-of-our-kansas-trip-finally/) - Ok, I know it's been awhile - Mom likes to remind me of the last date I posted occasionally!!! Maybe I should get her to guest post for me when life gets so busy I put blogging on the back burner!! Hmmm. Whadaya think Mom???We came through an awesome western storm just a few miles
- [Vacation](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/08/26/vacation/) - We headed west on the 14th - the day before Middle Sister's 7th birthday. Getting to go to Kansas to see Aunt D., Uncle M., Uncle J. and cousins R. and T. was a good birthday present she thought!Little Sister thought the Krispy Kremes were quite delicious:)For 11 years we've said we should stop at
- [Little Sister and her art.](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/08/20/middle-sister-and-her-art/)
- [Couch Potato](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/08/18/couch-potato/) - When Mom takes the couch covers off to wash them it creates a fun way of looking at my books. Stack up the pillows that have their covers off and aren't put on the couch properly anyway. Climb to the top, drag your books up there with you and relax!
- [Let there be light!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/08/13/let-there-be-light/) - Light for our sewing/school/computer/craft room finally arrived. Now we can work in here after dark without harming out eyes:)
- [More shirt-dresses](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/08/12/more-shirt-dresses/)
- [Shirt-dresses](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/08/11/shirt-dresses/) - FrontBackFrontBack
- [Look what "aunt" Jill lets me do!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/08/10/look-what-aunt-jill-lets-me-do/) - ...and I will gladly pose for pictures when I've been up to something I really shouldn't!You know, those markers were just laying there! (besides, I KNEW you had washable markers. I'm sure your kids have done this too.)I probably shouldn't say this but... I'm really pretty pleased with myself.since Momma really wouldn't want me to
- [Pesto...and Gnocchi](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/08/06/pestoand-gnocchi/) - Fresh Basil - Pine Nuts - ParmesanThis was my second batch - thus the already messy blender.fresh garlicPine NutsShredded Parmesanolive oilsea salt - recipe didn't call for this but I have found that a dash of sea salt will liven up most anything! Brings all the flavors together. A must in any kitchen:)Blend......and blend...... till beautifully green
- [Time to think about school.](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/08/04/time-to-think-about-school/) - If you are a homeschooling Mom you know how many books that usually involves. If you are not a homeschooling Mom, take my word for it - it is a lot. Teacher books, child's workbooks, test books, test scoring books, for each subject, for each child. It's a lot. And it can be a pretty
- [{Capris into skirts}](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/07/27/capris-into-skirts/) - I recently did these for a friend. She found the capri's at thrift stores and on a clearance rack, tore them apart for me and let me get creative and decide what fabrics and trims to use to put them back together as skirts. Fun project!
- [Egyptian Sandals](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/07/26/egyptian-sandals/) - Yes, you were right, they are Egyptian sandals. But would you have known that if you hadn't seen them before!!???!!After watching the attempts to actually walk in the Egyptian Sandals I decided to just keep these.
- [Can you tell me what these are??](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/07/24/can-you-tell-me-what-these-are/)
- [Sidewalk Art](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/07/17/sidewalk-art/) - A whale wedding. That's what I was told anyway. She is holding her flowers and he is holding a tie. No idea why he's holding a tie. If you need to know, ask Big Sister, Middle Sister, and Little Sister. Not sure they know the answer either though.
- [Garage Sale finds!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/07/16/garage-sale-finds/) - $3.75 for 4 pairs of shoes! Between Big Sister and me I'm sure we will get our money's worth out of them. We are 'fussing' over the green pair:)More chairs. Hubby has learned to just smile when I bring home more chairs. They need a little TLC, and he just shakes his head and sighs,
- [Egyptian Princesses](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/07/14/egyptian-princesses/) - The VBS my girls are going to this week is doing an Egyptian theme. Anyone who wanted to could dress up. The people at this church go all out dressing up so I knew my girls would want to dress up too. So I decided to rise to the occasion - sort of. I refused
- [Budding Photographer](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/07/12/budding-photographer/) - As often as I will let her, Middle Sister gets the camera and prances around the house snapping pictures. Most of them end up in the 'recycle bin' but I do have a picture file labeled 'Middle Sister's Pictures'. Actually I used her REAL name but since this is my blog and on my blog
- [Pony Rides](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/07/10/pony-rides/) - If you've never ate at Farmer Brown's you need to get it on your to-do list for the very near future. It's just outside of Arcanum and they serve the best food. From the 'Farmer Brown' to the 'Aunt Emma' the sandwiches are delicious. And their pizza is out-of-this-world yummy. I'm getting hungry just thinking about
- [This and That](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/07/10/this-and-that/) - I recently made a couple skirt patterns and some skirts for a friend. This was the 'tip' she gave me!! LOVE it:) She knows me well!I mentioned when I posted the 'after' pics of my sewing/computer/school/craft room that my ironing board was getting a new cover if I could find someone to make one;)'Someone' finally
- [Couch Pillows finally covered](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/07/08/couch-pillows-finally-covered/) - My furniture came with 4 matching pillows. Ever since the white slipcovers went on I've been wanting to cover the pillows also. Last week I decided I was tired of them lying on the floor of my sewing room waiting 'their turn'. So I pulled out my linen scraps and vintage embellishings and voila! 'new'
- [{My 'Box' of McMaster and Storm goodies}](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/07/07/my-box-of-mcmaster-and-storm-goodies/) - After helping Kara with this project she kept asking what she owed me. I really did it to help out a friend but as she is most persistent I finally told her that I miss my McMaster and Storm 'packages'. So this is what she came up with.Vintage buttons from display rack.Paper goodies - journal,
- [Steps to a Happy Fourth.](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/07/05/steps-to-happy-fourth/) - Sign made out of a recycled shipping box.Red and white striped fabric and red duct tape......turned into a no-sew bunting.Hydrangeas from a friends gorgeous Annabelle bushes. (note to self: plant Annabelles!)Set up serving buffet that hubby made several years ago. (Idea is from Martha Stewart over 5 years ago)Hang home made sign.Accessorize.Set up tables. If
- [Happy Independence Day!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/07/03/happy-independence-day/) - Independence. Freedom. Liberty. Justice. Fought for and won. Greatly celebrated.Today it seems to be a rather shaky 'freedom'. I am coming to realize that we really don't live in a truly free country anymore. We'll have friends over, grill out, go see fireworks, all in celebration of our nations birthday. But let's remember that true
- [Read S'more books!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/30/read-smore-books/) - Our library's Reading Program theme is 'Read S'more Books'. The decor is camping, the kids get to put paper s'mores on a big board when they bring books back and once a week when they return books they get a s'more to take home. Here is Middle Sister thoroughly enjoying her first one!
- [Vanilla Ice Cream](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/29/vanilla-ice-cream/) - Why is it that someone can make, say, Mocha Almond Fudge ice cream every time they get the freezer out and no one finds it a bit remarkable. Someone who always makes their ice cream with fuit in it - no one says a word. But make vanilla a few times and they label you
- [More Vintage Sewing Notions](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/28/more-vintage-sewing-notions/) - I have been needing a couple of things at Smith's and had also seen and heard about the cool vintage stuff they had for sale there. So today I made the trip over to Arcanum and loaded up! Talk about Seamstress heaven - this was it if you like all things vintage:)All that seam vintage
- [More Garage Sale finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/26/more-garage-sale-finds/) - Not much gets me out of bed early enough on a Saturday morning to go somewhere at 8:00. Or any morning for that matter!!! But when there is a garage sale listed that has fabric and sewing notions and it's just across town - well you can bet I'll be there:)I was a little after
- [I did it again...](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/24/i-did-it-again/) - UPDATE: What do you think I should do with the chair? Slipcover? Been there, done that. I'm thinking of trying my hand at reupholstering it. I mean, really, why not?? What do you think???...I hauled home another old chair. I just can't resist! Especially when the price is right - this one was $10 and
- [Chairs from the Flea.](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/22/chairs-from-flea/) - The green chairs I bought at the Springfield Flea are now red. I bet you are shocked!!So this is my porch look for now. Not totally into the look but it works for now! I'd like to get a table sometime but the bench works and I already had. I would like to at least
- [Buy your flowers at Sink's 'Secret Garden'!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/21/buy-your-flowers-at-sinks-secret-garden/) - Just a couple posts ago I posted this picture of one of the petunias I planted this spring. A few years ago we started buying our flowers from Sinks near Pleasant Hill and I refuse to buy them anywhere else now! I get the same results every time. One plant sold in a 3 or
- [Landscaping project finally finished!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/19/landscaping-project-finally-finished/) - You might remember this picture from an earlier post? Can you see the pot of flowers clear down at the end of the row of boxwood? It and it's sister were put there 'for the time being' till I could purchase what I really wanted there. The flower you can barely see in this photo
- [Grocery Shopping/Herbs/Dinner](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/18/grocery-shoppingherbsdinner/) - Tip: A Huge Strawberry Limeaid from Sonic (bought for $1.33 durring 'happy hour') makes grocery shopping at Meijer a whole lot more fun! Meijer even has cup holders on their carts:)This is what my kitchen table looks like after grocery shopping. It had been a couple weeks (at least) since I went. I am in
- [{Chair Makeover}](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/17/chair-makeover/) - This $10 garage sale find had the cutest shape, is very comfortable, and the size is perfect in our sewing/school/computer/craft room. But since I'm not much of a fan of blue, I did this....What do you think? Fits in a little better now, huh?
- [Spring Landscaping](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/08/spring-landscaping/) - Definitely needs some help in the landscaping department.Edging the beds.The 'Sisters' made a fort in an opening in the hedge while we worked on planting.English Boxwoods - definitely a fav!We are headed in the right direction, I'm liking the way it's looking. I have plans for more but it will have to wait till at least
- [Garage Sale finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/07/garage-sale-finds/) - Anyone know what these 3 glass domes are?? I thought they were neat. My husband knew what they were!Vintage pinking shears. LOVE old scissors:)
- [A day with Meg](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/06/05/day-with-meg/) - Isn't she just the cutest thing?? I mean, of course, the cutest since MINE were this size! She gives them a good run for their money though. We have so much fun with her. Big Sister is discovering that she likes to babysit:) And Little Sister gets a small taste of what it would be
- [Happy Birthday to me!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/05/29/happy-birthday-to-me/) - Today is my birthday. And since I don't feel like making myself a cake I'm admiring this one! I love it! I know it was a blogger I follow who made this but I cannot remember who. I just know I loved it so I saved the pic. I do remember that she didn't really plan
- [It's a dress...it's a shirt....it's a dress...](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/05/25/its-dressits-shirtits-dress/) - We have a great library just down the street and around the corner. They have a wonderful Storytime teacher and the best librarians around. SOOO different from the library of my childhood where whispering was frowned on. Here everyone talks in a normal voice and children are ENCOURAGED!! They have computers with all kinds of
- [Sewing project (from a couple months ago)](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/05/19/sewing-project-from-couple-months-ago/) - Several years ago I read in a magazine about using drop cloths to make things. I think the project was porch curtains. I'm still waiting on my opportunity to make porch curtains for MY porch. So far we have not started our porch makeover yet! We are still working INSIDE our house:) But recently I have
- [Fun Finds](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/05/15/fun-finds/) - New Porch chairsHuge cloche found at Marshalls:)White Linens to finish my love seat properlyFun red lettersLinens and fabricHigh St. sign. Yes, I know my high street runs north and south. But I love it anyway!Favorite find of the day - french baguette baskets. Swoon!! There were 3, I bought them all! One went to my
- [Cincinatti](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/05/10/cincinatti/) - A few weeks ago we went to Cincinnati for a Home School Convention. Here are the pictures we took.I loved all this artwork. So cool how these kids took trash and turned it into something quirky and beautiful.Street Preacher. He was preaching Jesus Christ, our RISEN SAVIOR to anyone who wanted to listen. We were
- [Coming up soon...](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/04/29/coming-up-soon/) - More photos of our trip to Cinicinnati.
- [What a ride!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/04/26/what-ride/) - About 20-25 years ago I thought Lamborghini's were the coolest cars ever. I wanted one. And I got one! Sort of. A remote control, white Lamborghini. From my Dad I think. I'm not sure what became of it but it was cool for awhile and had a place of prominence in my bedroom:)A couple weeks
- [Toy Box Makeover](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/04/25/toy-box-makeover/) - Update: Monkeys were all Christmas gifts from a couple different years;)This has been our toybox for the past few years. It was my toybox when I was a girl. Since I finished my couch covers I'd been wanting to paint a couple of things to bring the new 'look' together. So a few weeks ago
- [Garage Sale Time!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/04/13/garage-sale-time/) - I know, I know, Easter is over, time for a new header pic, time for new posts...Just let me get this garage sale over this week and I will try to get back to my little blog. It's gonna be a big one - we have over 60 people bringing stuff this time! We are
- [Chair Repair](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/04/10/chair-repair/) - We bought this chair at a flea market about 8 years ago. The back was missing most of the original leather, had a little bit of the webbing left and some stuffing. We finally took it to my uncle to glue it the wood parts back together and refinish. Then Travis redid the back. It's
- [Winter Picnic](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/04/09/winter-picnic/) - About 2-3 months ago these two girlies decided to have a picnic with their dolls. Since it was much too cold and snowy outside to be conducive to picnicing under the shade trees (and there weren't any leaves to form shade, and no sun to be shaded from) they made the wise decision to picnic
- [Chocolate Scissors](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/04/08/chocolate-scissors/) - My parents brought me these from Holmes County a couple of months ago. Almost too cute to eat but eventually they did get eaten. And they were as yummy as they look!
- [Valentine's (yes I know it's april)](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/04/07/valentines-yes-i-know-its-april/) - I got so far behind with blogging it's hard to remember what I've not blogged about! I don't think I ever posted the pictures I took of the day we made Valentine's for 'art class'. I got out my stash of stamps, tape, ribbon, stickers and all things foofy and fun and let the girls
- [My Budding Little Artist.](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/04/06/my-budding-little-artist/)
- [Easter Dresses and Baby Gift](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/04/05/baby-gift/) - I had planned to take pictures of my girls in their Easter dresses to show you what I made Middle and Little Sisters and what Big Sister found when we went shoppong. BUT....I didn't take the time before church and after church, well.... they changed clothes too fast for me. So here is my post on
- [Oh that Resurrection Morning Jesus Rose Up From the Grave...!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/04/04/oh-that-resurrection-morning-jesus-rose/)
- [Junkin' Fix](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/04/02/junkin-fix/) - A couple weeks ago a friend and I decided to run to a couple of our favorite antique shops on a Friday afternoon. We took her van, loaded my girls and her girl up, popped in a dvd and hit the road! Betty's antiques and the girls in Verona gave me my junkin' fix for
- [A couple more things I that kept me busy last week!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/04/01/couple-more-things-i-that-kept-me-busy/) - Miss Grace will wear this one for Easter. (her mama is from the blog Damask Design)This pattern is Oliver + S. VERY cute!Fun button detail.I had elastic w/ buttonholes on hand and used that so she can pull it up to fit - just like the boughten ones!!
- [Scrap Fabric + Orange Dye + T-shirt Alteration = Unique new outfits!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/03/31/scrap-fabric-orange-dye-t-shirt/) - It started with this fabric. Middle Sister has been asking me for almost a year to make her a skirt out of this fabric. So now that my skirt like this is faded and rather everyday I finally pulled out my scraps and made, not one but two little skirts out of it. They were
- [Girls Saturday out](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/03/30/girls-saturday-out/) - I had been putting off shopping for new spring clothes till I had the bulk of my sewing done so I would have cash to spend. This past Saturday Big Sister and I, along with Jessica and Meg, went on a shopping spree! Big Sister was the main one who needed to shop - I made clothes for the
- [](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/03/29/after-my-marathon-sewing-week-this-week/) - After my marathon sewing week this week past, my floor under my sewing machine looked like this. Shudder. Double Shudder. I had HAD it!!Out came the sweeper. Out went the trash. Ahhhh. Clean floor. Empty trash can. Too bad it only lasted 30 seconds.
- [Look what arrived at my doorstep today!!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/03/29/look-what-arrived-at-my-doorstep-today/) - My sister is just the best. And on top of being the best she sent me this fun package in the mail:) Can't beat that!!This adorable owl made out of felt is a pin cushion and a tape measure. Isn't it just the cutest thing?! A seamstress can never have too many adorable sewing items:)Inside
- [The Three Muskateers](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/03/29/three-muskateers/) - So Big Sister decided today that she would play hairdresser! Middle Sister and Little Sister were very willing to be 'customers'. And they were all more than willing to pose for me!love little sister's face in this one!!Amazing how many hair bows have collected here in 11 years. Too bad they rarely get worn. Except, of
- [Swimming](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/03/25/swimming/) - Just a quick note to let you all know that I'm still here, just swiminning in a pile of fabric, patterns, suit coats, skirts, a HUGE dropcloth, dresses, pins, scissors.... and, oh yes, school books:) Anyone who knows me well knows that I am NOT a fan of winter. And while I thought we would
- [Easter Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/03/11/easter-decor/) - Darling little carton once held the most delicious ganauche filled eggs. I kept the carton and filled it his year with matte finished Cadbury eggs.Nests are always a fun spring decor object.This card is one of my very favorite in my growing collection of Easter postcards. McMaster and Storm sent it out a few years
- [Easter is just 28 days away!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/03/07/easter-is-just-28-days-away/)
- [My latest project~](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/02/25/my-latest-project/) - I have long been inspired by photos in magazines and on blogs of all white furniture and decor. While I love color, I always seem to gravitate back to the all-white pictures. I've read countless tales from women who just love their white slip-coverd furniture even if they have active little children. Recently I found
- [Birthday Party](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/02/22/birthday-party/) - We finally had cake and ice cream and presents for Big Sister's birthday on Saturday evening. Cake was very much thrown together at the last minute. I had no idea what I was going to do even when I started putting the icing on. I'd bought life savers w/ the idea of putting the candles
- [Roses are red....](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/02/17/roses-are-red/) - In the 12 years we have been married I have progressed from hinting about flowers for Valentine's to honestly not thinking about getting them. I mean, really, you can buy a lot of groceries, or new shoes for the kids, or go out to eat, or make a house payment, (not really:) for the amount you
- [Move along now....](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/02/16/move-along-now/) - The writer of this blog said it better than I can even attempt...Check it out - Flower Patch Farmgirl
- [Happy Birthday to Big Sister and My Mom!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/02/15/happy-birthday-to-big-sister-and-my-mom/)
- [HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/02/14/happy-valentines-day/)
- [Portrait](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/02/11/portrait/) - This is a picture of me. Drawn by Little Sister. She's 4. Did she capture the real me??
- [Middle Sister](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/02/10/middle-sister/) - My favorite outfit And Middle Sister lost one of her top front teeth! She was delighted:)Little Sister wanted her picture taken too!
- [Still Wintertime.](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/02/06/still-wintertime/)
- [Chief Larke](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/02/05/chief-larke/)
- [Goodies - gotta love etsy](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/02/02/goodies-gotta-love-etsy/) - Here are some fun things I got in the mail awhile back from CARAMELOS etsy site. I was ordering the red/cream striped ribbon for a friend and just had to add the bust and black/white ribbon for myself:) The little 'goodie bag' was included as a thank you. Love it. I would highly recommend this
- [New Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/30/new-decor/) - Have you ever been to a Home Goods Swap? If not, I highly recommend that you throw one yourself. Here's how this one worked: Each person took 3 things from around their house(mostly home decor). One item was supposed to have a value of $10 to $15. The other 2 were to be around $5. All
- [Not a good idea.](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/29/not-good-idea/) - This is what happens when your point turner gets under your iron and you don't know it. I wouldn't recommend it.
- [...in whatsoever state....](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/28/in-whatsoever-state/) - Philippians 4:11 says:Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.The translation that is fast becoming my favorite says it this way: ...Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.I've
- [A school day in January](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/27/school-day-in-january/) - This is what a typical school day looks like around here lately. Yes, I do realize they are wearing their pajamas. And that their hair isn't combed. I was probably in my jammies too. But maybe not. I do get dressed more often than they do. Jammies are warm and cozy on cold winter days. (hasn't
- [If God be for us....](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/26/if-god-be-for-us/) - We live most of our lives unconvinced that God is really for us. We have little trouble picturing ourselves on God's side, but for the life of us we can't picture God stooping down enough to be on ours. Even though we'll say things and sing things to the contrary, we live as if we
- [A few old pictures but very fitting tonight! GO COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/24/few-old-pictures-but-very-fitting/)
- [A texting conversation I had w/ a friend over Christmas.](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/22/texting-conversation-i-had-w-friend/) - J - "Larke is going to be so jealous.Me - Why??J - "He broke his arm last nite!Me - HOW did that happen ????J - "Well you know...Finn was it and Clark was running and blah blah blah. Very much drama. Blue Cast.Me - "Those Virginia Boys!!! Were you at ur Mom's?"J - Oh yes.
- [Puzzled](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/18/puzzled/) - there was a puzzle we could work on at Grandma Bussey's this year. It turns out that Little Sister is very good at puzzles. I was flabergasted at how much she put together on her own. Needless to say we are going to be putting a puzzle together this winter!
- [Little Sister took a walk with her Daddy at Grandma-Great's](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/17/little-sister-took-walk-with-her-daddy/)
- [New Residents](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/16/new-residents/) - Some of the new things that have come to live at our house since Christmas:)
- [New Year's Eve](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/16/new-years-eve/) - We used Mom's old cupboard as our buffet line. So fun to put to use things you have in a unique way!Chicken Salad and spinich salad. Yum.Beer bread and dips from Tastefully SimpleDelicious punch - fill pitcher w/ lemon and orange slices and cover w/ white grape juice. Simple, beautiful, and yummy:)Esther Price Candy and strawberries. Ahhhhh.
- [](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/15/cool-decor-disks-designed-by-wendy/) - Cool Decor disks designed by Wendy Addison, sold by McMaster and Stormthanks to my 'little' brother.......we will be well entertained for awhile! (I think my sister and my mom had a little to do w/ it too!) Thank you all of you, it's so fun to have more 'options'!!!!measuring cups from McMaster and Storm. I'm
- [The Kings have Christmas](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/14/kings-have-christmas/) - Our gifts ready to go.This years puzzle. (it still isn't finished)!!AppetizersYum!!Can't beat cheese from Holmes County'patiently' waiting for lunch"Hark the Herald Angels Sing"Time for presents!Just what I wanted!Tucke loves legos:)Maybe we'll eat better now!...AND......my ampersand!!!!!!!I forgot I put this pillow on my list. It was my last gift and I was delighted with it!! I'll
- [Christmas at the Flory's](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/13/christmas-at-florys/) - This year we had Christmas on Wednesday morning, the Wed. before Christmas day. Travis made waffles and I made blueberry syrup for them. They were yummy:)We let the girls open this the night before. It is a game of 'Bendominos'. Like Dominos only curved. Makes it more interesting!! They loved it, we played several games
- [A little glimpse of what else was keeping me busy lately!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2010/01/12/little-glimpse-of-what-else-was-keeping/)
- [{Little Sister}](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/28/little-sister/) - She looks so sweet in this picture. It's hard to believe, looking at that smile, that she is the same 'Little Sister' who threw a huge, screaming, crying, half hour long fit just this morning. She got up before 8, which is quickly becoming her new normal. When she didn't find Mommy in bed (as
- [Merry Christmas Dear Friends!](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/25/merry-christmas-dear-friends/)
- [{Christmas dinner with friends}](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/22/christmas-dinner-with-friends/) - Beautiful centerpiece......for a beautifully set table.Place cardsSome of the hostess' decorLovely entrykitchen window sillDon't ask!!!'the ladies'and since you asked so nicely - that's me right in the middle!
- [WITH THIS RING...](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/22/with-this-ring/) - And what God has joined together let no one come betweenOr try to put us under lovers building their dreamsThe light that shines forever is now burning in our heartsWhat God has joined together let no one ever part. (Paul Overstreet song)I love the symbolism of the wedding band. An unending circle, it represents how
- [Nothing... but a child.](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/21/nothing-but-child/) - Once upon a time in a far off land Wise men saw a sign and set out aross the sand Songs of praise to sing, they travelled day and night Precious gifts to bring, guided by the light They chased a brand new star, ever towards the west Across the mountains far, but when it
- [Just something new to look at.](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/18/just-something-new-to-look-at/)
- [Christmas gift idea](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/16/christmas-gift-idea/) - This apron 'pattern' came from Amy Butler's book 'IN STITCHES'. There really isn't a pattern, just instructions on how big to cut each piece and how to sew them up. It was super easy and turned out so cute. I like the way it fits and I LOVE the towel loop. Add a cute towel
- [More Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/15/more-decor/)
- [Christmas Pageant](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/15/christmas-pageant/) - And she brought forth her firstborn son... and laid him in a manger... Luke 2:7
- [BOX WITH A CROWN ON TOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/11/box-with-crown-on-top/) - UPDATE: I cropped this out of a big picture. Not the best but I edited it the best I could:) I'm too lazy to take another picture, download it from my camera, edit the new one... will this do???YES! I got the box with the crown on top! And would you PLEASE tell me who
- [Caramel Apple Dip](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/08/caramel-apple-dip/) - Need a simple but absolutely delicious caramel dip for the holidays? This one is the easiest ever!!!:)Take an unopened can of sweetened condensed milk; take the label off. (use more than 1 can depending on how much dip you want:)Place can(s) in a large pan and cover cans with water. Place pan on burner, turn
- [Playing catchup #2 (tea party)](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/05/playing-catchup-2-tea-party/) - Little Sister got a tiny tea set for her Birthday from Grandpa Phil and Grandma Becky. Big Sister dug her tiny tea set out and decide it would be a good idea to take both sets along and have a 'tea' party at Grandma's on Thanskgiving Day. Little Sister's set was in a basket, packed
- [Playing catchup #1 {Thanksgiving}](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/04/playing-catchup-1-thanksgiving/)
- [My first Christmas tree ever.](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/12/02/my-first-christmas-tree-ever/) - I've always wanted a Christmas tree. The last couple of years I've talked pretty hard about having one. Hubby always dragged his feet. This year I was determined to have one. Then my funds ran low and I was talking myself out of it. Middle Sister asked me the day I decorated if we were
- [Christmas Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/11/30/christmas-decor/) - Here's my photos of this year's Christmas decor. I'm warning you... I like to take pictures:) So there are a lot of them.I'll show you our tree and tell the you the story of getting it in my next post!!Thanks to Kara I have a little glass nativity this year. My kids broke mine last
- [It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/11/28/its-beginning-to-look-lot-like/) - This is what my dining room looked like yesterday morning when I first pulled out all my Christmas decor. I very much enjoy decorating my house, especially for Christmas. So over the past 12 years my stash of Christmas decor has grown A LOT! Maybe too much. But I'm not going to go there right
- [Thankful.](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/11/26/thankful/) - Thank you, Lord, for the blessings you have placed in my life. My 3 beautiful girls, my wonderful husband, my parents, my sister, sisters-in-law, brother, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, my extended family, my friends ...And Lord, help me to be TRULY THANKFUL every single day. Because YOU want to bless me even if I'm not thankful. And
- [{Shopping Trip}](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/11/23/shopping-trip/) - I love to shop, especially in cities that have different stuff than what I have around home. So I was really excited about shopping this past weekend. And I wasn’t disappointed! We shopped at the best places: Outlets, IKEA, Target, Gap, Anthropologie, Sur la Table, Home Goods, TJMax, The Snooty Fox, CVS!!, Ted’s Toy Shop,
- [Christmas...](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/11/19/christmas/) - Well, my blog looks like Christmas with the new header, I'm ready to pull out the Christmas decor in a week or so, I'm going on a weekend shopping trip, my sewing is coming along nicely, I've got some gift ideas simmering, I've started thinking about baking, seems like Christmas preparations are going well for
- [{Damask Design}](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/11/16/damask-design/) - We went to Indiana this weekend and I was able to stop in at Damask Design. I was so excited to get to be there and purchase some of the goodies Amber had so neatly displayed in her adorable shop.Wonderful stuff, cute shope, so fun to chat with Amber, Maria, and Laina!(not sure I spelled
- [How to eat P-nut Butter](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/11/13/how-to-eat-p-nut-butter/)
- [{French Larkspur} is having a SUPER giveaway!](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/11/11/french-larkspur-is-having-super/) - If you've never been to 'French Larkspur's' site you need to check it out. She's doing a stupendous giveaway to celbrate her shop good finally making it through customs and arriving at her doorstep. She had some really neat stuff in her shop so check it out too. You won't be sorry (but your husband
- [New House](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/11/10/new-house/) - Here are some pictures of the new house our friends built. They moved in a couple of weeks ago and they have the coziest, most beautiful home. I can't wait to go back and spend more time in it!!Little Meg Rosa loves her new house! Next time I go I've got to take some pictures
- [Do you have your 2010 calendar yet??](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/11/06/do-you-have-your-2010-calendar-yet/) - I ordered mine through Amazon a couple weeks ago. This will be the 3rd calendar of this type that I have used. I LOVE it. LOVE LOVE LOVE it. They are beautiful, easy to use, and when it has to lay on they table all the time so you know what you are supposed to do
- [Inspired to clean.](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/11/02/inspired-to-clean/) - If you know me well, you know that I clean my house best when I get inspired to rearange the decor:) It's the time of year when I'm chomping at the bit to get the Christmas decor out. But since I've (so far) always made myself wait till after Thanksgiving I decided to just rearange
- [Who needs blinds?](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/30/who-needs-blinds/) - After the last couple of years of wanting to buy blinds for our den/office/sewing room/and now school room, never getting around to it, and just putting it off, I remembered that I had this vintage pair of curtains packed away from when we remodeled the living room. They used to hang at my living room
- [Upload Complete](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/28/upload-complete/) - Today I uploaded the other skirts to my etsy site. The first 6 here have never been seen on my blog till now:) the 7th I didn't show the back detail before so I included it here too. You can view them in store here. Christmas is coming so keep me in mind if you
- [McMaster & Storm's Studio Sale](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/23/mcmaster-storms-studio-sale/) - I forgot to take my camera to kara's for the Studio Sale but here are some shots of the stuff I brought home. Being there all day on Friday = lots of stuff in my bags by the time I headed home! These photos are in sort of random order but I'm too lazy on
- [{Apple/Cheese Bars}](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/19/applecheese-bars/) - I took lunch to Kara's on Friday to help her out a little with her Studio Sale. These cookie bars were part of the 'menu'. Kara and Darcy raved over them and Kara asked about 385 times for me to put the recipe on my blog!! So, Kara, here it is. Easy to make, yummmy
- [Thank you Morgan!!!](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/14/thank-you-morgan/) - Look what my bloggy friend Morgan Coy sent me!! I was so excited to see these show up in my inbox:) Thank you bunches and bunches Morgan!You should all check out Morgan's blogs. She is a professional photographer (if you can't tell from the pictures here) and she does a smashing job! Check her out
- [Camping and Hiking at Old Man's Cave](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/14/camping-and-hiking-at-old-mans-cave/)
- [What God hath joined...](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/12/what-god-hath-joined/)
- ['THE DRESS!'](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/12/dress/)
- [{Behind the Scenes}](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/12/behind-scenes/)
- [Morning of the wedding~getting hair done at Connies](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/11/morning-of-weddinggetting-hair-done-at/)
- [Rehearsal](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/10/rehersal/)
- ["Play with toys, NOT food!"](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/08/play-with-toys-not-food/) - About a month ago my extended family got together for my Grandma's 89th birthday. When it was time for us to go home 'Middle Sister' wanted to take a piece of cake with her. Since she hadn't had any I got her a piece. When she had eaten all she wanted the bowl of leftover
- [Beautiful Blossoms](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/07/beautiful-blossoms/) - I noticed tonight that I was out of my pre-posted blog posts. So I found these pictures from late summer to share with you. There are a few more pictures on my camera's memory stick that I need to download and then I'm done. My camera has given it up completely. But... never fear! We
- [Travis' new night stand](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/07/travis-new-night-stand/) - Thank you Kara, for this great little stand. Travis likes it very much now that he has spray painted it and replaced the 'piece of junk' cute stand he had been using! Nevermind that I picked it up at the Springfield Flea Market several years ago and I liked it. He didn't:) Now he has
- [Pizza](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/06/pizza/) - Fresh Tomatoes Leftover Beef MushroomsOnions on Travis' half and lots of fresh basilFresh Mozzarella
- [School is soooo HARD! I'm only 3, I can only handle so much.](https://sewafineseam.com/2009/10/04/school-is-soooo-hard-im-only-3-i-can/)

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## Products

- [Easter Bunny Pillow 20x20](https://sewafineseam.com/product/fall-quote-2-2-2-3/) - Beautiful, unique home decor to make your home a happy, cozy retreat.
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- [Pouf Pattern](https://sewafineseam.com/product/diy-pouf-pattern/) - Make your very own pouffe/footstool/ottoman!
- [Cozy Autumn Pillow - Sweater Stack](https://sewafineseam.com/product/fall-quote-2-2-2-2-2/) - Beautiful, unique home decor to make your home a happy, cozy retreat.
- [Cozy Autumn Pillow ~Window Book Nook](https://sewafineseam.com/product/woman-with-flowers-pillow-20x20-3/) - Beautiful, unique, handmade home decor to make your home happy. See Complete Descriptions below.
- [Cozy Autumn Pillow ~Stag in the Forest](https://sewafineseam.com/product/woman-with-flowers-pillow-20x20-2/) - Beautiful, unique, handmade home decor to make your home happy. See Complete Descriptions below.
- [Cozy Autumn Pillow ~ Autumn Duck](https://sewafineseam.com/product/flowered-moth-pillow-14x14-3/) - Beautiful, unique, handmade home decor to make your home happy. See Complete Descriptions below.
- [Sweater Weather Pillow](https://sewafineseam.com/product/fall-quote-2-2-2/) - Beautiful, unique home decor to make your home a happy, cozy retreat.
- [Leggings, leaves and lattes fall pillow](https://sewafineseam.com/product/fall-quote-2-2-2-2/) - Beautiful, unique home decor to make your home a happy, cozy retreat.
- [‘Autumn carries more gold’ Fall quote](https://sewafineseam.com/product/fall-quote/) - Beautiful, unique home decor to make your home a happy, cozy retreat.
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- [Anne of Green Gables fall pillow](https://sewafineseam.com/product/fall-quote-2-2/) - Beautiful, unique home decor to make your home a happy, cozy retreat.
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- [Home Decor](https://sewafineseam.com/category/home-decor/) - I love decor. I love decorating my home. I love finding things at antique haunts, thrift stores, and boutiques. Rearranging and shopping my home for a fresh new look is the best way I have found to give my space a good cleaning :D Here I have compiled my decor posts into one place so you can browse them easily. Just click the image to go to the post. Enjoy!
- [Couture Snippets Tutorials](https://sewafineseam.com/category/couture-snippets/) - I occasionally do some sewing tutorials and give out some helpful hints. Hopefully they are helpful anyway! I try to link them all to this page when I post them.
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- [Bridal](https://sewafineseam.com/category/bridal/) - I very very very much enjoy making wedding dresses. I have helped with the construction of two, helping with the design of one of those, and made 3 on my own. All 3 of the Brides Dresses I have had to create from pictures, drawings, and/or descriptions from the bride. I loved it! I have also made quite a few dresses for Bridesmaids and Flower Girls. I’ve lost count on those. I need to go through photos and find them all I’ve also altered some Prom dresses and have one coming up that I will be making from scratch! Bridal sewing is challenging ~ a challenge I enjoy. I purchased a book on bridal sewing that a much-more-seasoned-seamstress friend recommended. Reading through it I kept wondering what could have possessed me to think I could make someone a wedding dress without any real knowledge of what I was doing!!! (I had made one all on my own before I got the book) It is wonderful to have the book to go to anytime I make another brides dress. Here are some links to formalwear sewing I have done:
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- [Easter decor](https://sewafineseam.com/product-tag/easter-decor/)
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