Free quilt tutorial link

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Ohhhhh…a new crafty blog to follow for inspiration (Aneela Hoey)!  Look at this quilt!  I NEED to make this!  So Darling!

Does anyone else feel frustrated by not having enough time to make things?  I need to carve out more time for making things (other than food).  I am not sure how I do [...]

Lovely Bedroom Inspiration

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**pic is from cote de Texas blog**

Isn’t this so pretty and feminine?  I love how the entire room is all about the bed/linens.  I love the colors.  I love the Frech-ie feel.  I love the giant mirror.  I love the chandelier.  I agree with the comment that cote de Texas made about the [...]

Obsessing about…

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**pic is from yvestown blog**

I love the idea of having shelving instead of upper cabinetry.  And I am in love with this pale blue and white color scheme.  So sweet.  I have been obsessing about yvestown blog all weekend (in between painting my armoire).



Here is the inspiration pic for my [...]

Don’t Forget!

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Masterpiece Theater tonight at 9pm!  Downton Abbey starts tonight.

I noticed a post on my favorite homeschool blog Farm School that this is the 40th anniversary of Masterpiece.  AND she linked to a blog I have never seen before called Enchanted Serenity of Period Films.

I just LOVE when I find a new [...]

I have always wanted to make one of these…

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pretty enamel brooch bouquet.

**pic is from Bluebird blog**

I want to make one that emulates my wedding bouquet.  Mine was made of a lot of white freesia, white tiny roses (maybe some other white flower?), and the palest blush pink tiny roses and I think it had some ivy in there because it [...]

Housekeeping note…

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So my darling brother (aka Uncle Fish) has begun helping me fix up my blog.  He is responsible for turning it pink and creating the little house  that appears up there in the tab section next to darling dovecote.  I think it is called a “favicon” or something.  It is supposed to a remembrance of [...]

Trying to make these tonight…

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**pic and pattern from The Yvestown Blog**

Why do I have such a hard time following patterns?  I have been trying to get these hearts to look just right for like an hour…I am so tired.  I just can’t seem to get them right.  Maybe tomorrow?  I hope!

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So inspired by this…

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**pic is from a blog called yarn round hook**

LOVE.  I love all the color with white.  I think when I do my pillow, this will be a good inspiration pic.

Warning, you might want to cover your eyes…

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So I am going to show you something a bit scary.

This was my bedroom earlier today.  I would have taken more pics of this craziness but my camera was out of memory.  Let me just sum up…it looked like this or worse in every direction.  We don’t have a laundry room in this [...]

Wow…

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That is a big list of projects…right?  It may grow if I remember anything else that I really want to make.

I am really inspired to sew right now.  I cleaned up my sewing table in preparation!

I had a dog sitting job last weekend and I have a little before/after school care job for [...]