my beautiful, wonderful, awesome, talented, gorgeous aunt marci is having a give away on her blog! just jump over to her blog by clicking the picture and comment on your favorite think about fall for a chance to win this pillow (and more)!!!!

is it over yet???

i taught my first class at the quilt shop tonight. what to say? what to say? i laughed my arsss off! the girls who took the class were so funny. they were good to practice on! i had no idea the class would take so long, but the time flew by and i think everyone had a good time. will there be a next time??? absolutely! next class will be 'beginning sewing' (aka- reading a pattern, knowing your machine, and a little sewing lingo). i'm not sure if i'll do it at the shop or at my house (i have a more room than the 100yr old house the shop is in). for those of you who asked for this class... is anyone day better than another?
-me

this weeks di finds...

ok- so i posted on my family blog about my experience at the di this week. i wanted to show everyone my finds. the sheets are going to be made into lounge pants and maybe a few skirts.

but check out the cute white curtains. those are being made into little skirts. there is enough for 2 skirts- one for my little kamryn and one for???? anyone need a cute skirt for little girl? i'll post pics when they are done, but the quilter just called and i have to pick up my next project that needs to be done by saturday!

plans...

my plans for this week.... my plans for this next weekend....

shower curtain complete!

today i cut out the rest of a blessing dress and realized i was out of interfacing. so while the kids napped i worked on my remodel of my bathroom. i've had the same shower curtain since i got married and i figured it was time for a revamp.

before:

here is my new ruffly, girly, polkadottie shower curtain!

and the re-painted the mirror in my bathroom- note to self- don't repaint the mirror ever again (pain in the butt!!!)
next up- paint the cupboard black and antique it... another project for another day. until then, this is what i am living with.

happy birthday to me!

so, i have a small addiction to 2 things, diet pepsi and blogging. i started my morning off by popping the tab on the first and checking the 2nd. my favorite is to check my map and see where all of you are reading from. this morning was the best... someone is reading my blog in canada! 'canada?' you say, no big deal... but for me, it is. i get excited when someone on the east coast has discovered me, canada is a whole other country!!! so that is my big news for today. well, that and i will be filling my etsy store this week. as soon as things are available to purchase i'll put a link to the side on this blog and my family blog. thanks everyone for stopping by, especially our neighbor to the north- you made my day!

Inspirations and cravings...

Over the past week I have been swamped with orders (THANK YOU)! So I have nothing finished to post... everything is started, half-way there, and one 'just needs a zipper' wedding dress. So, instead of posting an unfinished project I thought I'd show you some things (and people) that inspire me. Because I believe in supporting the local stay at home mommies I thought I'd feature a few from around my neck of the woods. I've come across these ladies blogs or stores in the past week and I am amazed by there stories and talent. All this fun stuff really makes me want to have another baby... now if I can only get my husband on board with that!

When you think about crochet booties don't you think it would be something your grandma might pick out. Not these. I think these booties are the cutest thing ever. Just imagine the little toes they'd cover... You can find them at: http://kellymccaleb.typepad.com/ or at her Etsy store (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10366150).How cute (and different) are these hair clips. This lady has some darling clips!
http://www.tatertothairclips.blogspot.com/
This is just one of the many aprons that I love. Everyone is different! I believe that aprons are like potato chips, you can never have just one!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5058602

Seamstress???

My name is Haley and I am a... SEAMSTRESS??? I'm not sure I really want to use that word. To me a seamstress sounds professional, right? That I am, but 'professional' sounds... trained. 'Trained', I am not (unless you count my sophomore Home Ec. class).
I am an ARTIST. I love what I do. Sewing is not only an 'out' for me, but it is therapy. Because I am not formally trained I can feel that I can create with out limits. Where you might see a dress, a 'seamstress' might see fabric, notions, measurements, and a map from point A to point B... I see the off road version of that map. Uncharted territory. Like the seamstress, I start at point A, but I take the scenic route to point B. I like to create my own path, add my own touch, and create my own style.