On being content with less.

I mentioned the trip to Paris I’m taking this year in the last post. We’ve had to cut our spending budget down by quite a bit to be able to afford our already frugal trip. I’ve been taking practically any photography job I can get. I’ve also been weeding through our belongings to try and

Danish Oil on Brasilla

So I know I’ve been a bad blogger, but for good reasons! I’ve been pinching pennies for a trip to europe this year! In fact I’ve even been selling some stuff that doesn’t fit very well in my house anymore. The brasilla commodes are one of those things. They were one of my first purchases

Sewing Goals

In 2013 I made a lot of dresses, and that’s about it. Of those dresses I wore only a few more than once, and even fewer than that made it intact threw the wash. May I present the survivors of this years sewing. This year I intend to sew things that fill more gaps in

A Very Crafty Christmas

So my family knows me well, or at least knows the link to my amazon wishlist. Can I share all my awesome craft related gifts with you guys?  First up my largest gift! I got a real, non duct tape dress form. It’s the Drizt My double dress form to be exact. I like it

Happy New Year!

So how many of you will be writing 2013 still for the next couple of months? I know I will. I know I haven’t been very present on the blog recently. I’ve got the same excuses as everyone else I suppose. The holidays, family, stomach flu. But don’t worry, I’m not abandoning it yet! Now