Sew Liberated

:: I really like this arrangement ::

So, as I've finished my morning oats with fruit and contemplating a cup of tea, I'm looking at this week on the calender and hoping that with all of the studying, visiting with family (!!!), and general business, I can make time to visit this great new blog find:

Sew Liberated

The book by the same name is on my wish list, along with a few others.

Just perusing through the blog, I've seen many great resources and projects!

I love the patterns and colors she choses.

Also, for those of you looking to reupholster something, create window treatments, or just like to collect home decor fabric, Joann's is having a great 50% off of all home decor fabrics!

Whether this morning you woke up to a pale sunrise or just the alarm clock, I hope it was a good start to your week and that you're able to enjoy a chair and a cup of hot tea sometime!

::p.s. If anyone has tried reproducing the above floral arrangement, let me know!

I just think it's so cute and would go perfectly with an outdoor meal and some lemonade.

Spring: Cleaning and Arranging

I've started my re-upholstery project at last!

It is a simple, swivel chair that had hundreds of staples; now I'm working on pinning and cutting fabric, very exciting (!!). Although I must say that I am now eyeing other chairs in our house, it was pretty fun to pull out all of those staples :)

And, in case you were wondering, my lace cardigan is coming along! Although I am finding that this is a project that I cannot multi-task with unfortunately. But I can listen to things while knitting it! Only please do not talk to me, the answer may come back in pattern form.

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Well, I was looking across some older projects and I thought of a great company that sells very cute yarns and patterns:

Spud and Chloe

There is an especially cute sweater/hat set called Baby Bartlett--check it out. It's so very adorable.

Speaking of adorable, this Bubble dress from Amanda Soule, would look just yummy on my niece Mia, she has the little squishy arms to pull it off :)

On Sales, Spring, and...

Sleep!

Well, I haven't been getting very much of it lately, much too busy with studying, house guests, and planning for future house guests--ah well :)

Just wanted to let you know of the wonderful sale the sweet Long ladies at Marie Madeline are having. Free US shipping for all orders over $35! And at $6 a yard on select fabrics that shouldn't be difficult to do.

Well that sounded like quite the advertisement :)

It really is a fun sale and I'm certainly planning on striking

while the iron is hot for future projects!

New Projects + LAF

"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude.

It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;

it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never ends.

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love."

~ 1 Corinthians 13~

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Yes, I've started another new project.

The passage above was the primary inspiration and the picture is the second.

I'm so very excited about it and the possibilities are endless for this one :) It might take a wee bit of time to finish everything but you can be expecting picture clues in the future.

The project has to do with making the wall of a certain bathroom beautiful, an what better way to do that than with---well, you'll see.

Another thing that I'm very excited about it the new Ladies Against Feminism website!

I've been blessed by Mrs. Jennie Chancey through this site as well as through

Passionate Housewives (Co-authored with Mrs. Stacey McDonald).

There are many helpful and thought-provoking articles written there; you can also find posts written by my dear friend, Jasmine Baucham.

So, for those of you striving for Biblical womanhood and femininity , I hope you'll visit this site. And I pray that God would use it for your encouragement and to challenge you to do all things for His glory!

Goin' Campin' + new blog find

Today in my house we are busy preparing food, packing, and (for me) blending snacks and foods for this weekend. We will be heading to the Falls with quite a few families from our church and friends of friends :)

Our family has enjoyed our yearly camping trips in the past, and I am really looking forward to camping and being in the outdoors in cooler weather. I may not play sports, climb trees (rather climb down from trees), or like fishing. at. all.
However, I really enjoy being outdoors and sleeping in a tent; getting away from the city for a few days and enjoying nature is something I appreciate and love doing.
And considering our calander for the next few months,
this will be a nice little trip before lots of busy times :)
Thankfully, you can only live one day at a time.
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In other news, I've been making lots of Braided Headbands (from Ruby at Cakies);
they're so fun and easy to make!
Just the thing for days (Like today) when you want a low-fuss style but still fun and pretty.

Here is another fun blog find: Esther Zimmerman at Unknown Artist.
It's really more of a fun, personal blog rather than an art blog. I'm finding it so interesting to look at the pictures she has and learning more about her through her posts.
Also, she has really great music! Really fun to put on while cleaning the kitchen or dusting furniture :)
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So, whether you're camping this weekend, sailing into the horizon, or spending sweet time with family, I hope it's lovely.


::picture credit::

Spring!

It's in the air!

And well, so is the pollen. Thankfully, me and my saline nasal spray can do anything and go anywhere. I hope that wherever you are, you can enjoy a brisk walk with a bowl of sorbet; I've been eating much more sorbet since I've been on this liquid diet (This company has some of the most delectable flavors).

After my follow-up appointment I spotted my new project.

I was just walking out of the office when I saw a green sweater with some adorable buttons, lace, and cuffs of the sleeves. So, I went over and asked the important questions like, "Did you make it?". To which she answered with a slightest pride of acheivment in her voice,

"Yes I did."

Well, I was in a bit of a rush so I didn't ask very many more of the particulars but I walked away with enough information to transform one of my own cardigans to a super-cute, decorated one. Right now it's a plain white, knit cardi, with small cables in the front. I've nothing against blended pieces like that one but I'm wanting to turn it into something that I can throw over a short sleeve shirt and jeans.

So, today at Hobby Lobby (who is having a 50% off sale on ribbon by the way), I bought some cute ribbon, lace, and little decorative flowers to add to the prospective item.

I've never really done something like this before, so I'm very excited to get started.

So, stay tuned :)

Also, I would like to introduce the new gadget on my sidebar (right above the list of blogs I read). On here will be a fun link that I found and would like to share, but don't really have the time to blog about it. Watch for it to change because I am always coming across things that look fun and relatively simple to do!

Right now is a project similar to the sweater that I'm wanting to transform; it's a regular shirt made over into a cute ruffled blouse! All you would need is a

sewing machine,

two shirts of the same color

(or really a shirt and any fabric that you want the ruffle to be!)

and time!

I hope that you have the time to hop on over and check it out,

please let me know if you try it!!

Merci Mrs. Emily Frye

The above yarn, needles, and a great pattern for a lacy sweater was a special, loving gift from my dear friend,

Mrs. Emily Frye.

The Fryes have been sweet friends to our family, and I've really enjoyed talking with Mrs. Frye about a plethora of things.

She has been an example to me of a Titus 2 woman, who is working to always redeem her time!

So, the day after I came home from the hospital, Mrs. Frye came over and well-supplied me with all the neccesary items for keeping my hands busy in the coming days.

I was so happy and blessed to know that she had taken the time and resources to bring me a delightful bag of knitting! And I'm happy to say that I've started on it and am encouraged by the eight inches of stockinette st. that the pattern calls for. So, I have a bit before starting on the lace part but I'm really looking forward to it!

How does this affect the Shalom cardigan you ask? Well, I figured if Amanda Soule can be working on so many sweaters at one time, then my two projects cannot be amiss :)

Shalom

Well, here is my new pattern!

I got it though Involving the Senses via Amanda Soule (Mrs. Soule used more of a cream yarn and also added sleeves.)

It looks like a great one to have around here in Houston and can be done many ways! I'm really looking forward to making something for myself, aside from various scarves that is :)

Right now I'm finishing up a few baby items but I'm itching to go to the yarn store and begin casting on for this one. This is also be my first sweater (no really, it is), so that should be interesting. Although this seems like a simple pattern because there are no sleeves, multiple button holes, or a collar of any kind.

Be looking for updates and pictures on my first sweater (Yes, really)!