It's been a While.

So remember a lonnnnngggg time ago, we bought a trailer.

 A 1965 Avion.

Today it went from looking like this...

To this!
 M'lynn, Isaac and I spent the morning ripping things apart. The plan is to have a wrap around sofa in the front instead of the dinette. Penelope had to come see what the hub-bub was all about, and make fun of M'lynn's socks.

More pictures of what it looked before are here. Hopefully the ball is finally rolling on this project and I can tell you all about our merry adventures. :) 

Coco

While watching the UKs Sewing bee last year, a couple of girls stood out for me. Lauren, who now owns and operates Guthrie and Ghani haberdashery and Tilly, who designs and sells her own patterns under the name Tilly and the Buttons. I've continued to follow these girls through Facebook and their blogs.

While I was out thrifting one day I came across some very 60/70s looking fabric, but not being a real fan of clothes from that era I stood with fabric in hand debating. It came home with me because after some thinking I knew what I wanted to make with it.

Enter one of Tilly's patterns named Coco. It has a 1960's feel to it and it caught my eye when she introduced it to the world and in my eyes the fabric and the pattern were made for each other.

Tilly had mentioned in one of her blog posts that she had whipped up a top one night for the next day so hoping I could do the same I spent this past Saturday afternoon doing just that.

Look it's sunny out!

The neat thing about this pattern is, it can be made into a dress too.

I'm hoping to add a few more of these to my wardrobe. By the way the cost not including the pattern was $2.00. :)

I've linked to Sewing Indie Month

Sew for Victory

 I wasn't sure I'd have the time but I picked something simple and sewed my little heart out to be part of the Sew for Victory. Then as luck would have it the deadline got extended, which was great because my camera battery died as I was taking pictures. So if you're a fast sewer you can still join, you've got till Monday night!
I made a 1948 Simplicity blouse from a pattern I bought last year.

Heres the trial run to see how the pattern fits.

A few minor changes and I was ready to go.

               A couple of months ago I thrifted this polka dot fabric and knew I wanted to make this blouse.

And here it is! It fits just like I thought it would..beautifully and I can't wait to wear it. Now you might be wondering why I'm not wearing it to show you. Its because I tried it on with a modern day skirt (which was what I was going to wear it with) and it looked horrible. I tried it on with a pair of pants and again I still wasn't pleased with the look, so I've got nothing to wear with it.

It looks like my hem is off, its not, just a little wacky picture taking on my behalf.

I like these cuffs with their homemade cufflinks.

This is what I'm hoping to pair it with in the near future.

This and a skirt for some summer fun.:)

Summer

My house smells like summer today. Late summer to be exact because today I'm making salsa.

We all enjoy the spicy treat in our house and it's something we eat a lot of. I also enjoy canning my own but it's a time consuming job ( unlike jam that only takes 1/2 hr to an hour). This year I decided to freeze my batches and make them when the mood, or bare cupboard invited me too.

 I did can up a lot in the summer, but here is my thinking; if I had canned everything in the fall I would have had to buy a lot more jars, this way I don't. I do this with jam too. I make a variety and freeze the rest of my fruit in batches. Strawberry jam is waiting in the wings as well for today.

It's a comforting feeling to know that I have grown and canned my own food. I can pronounce everything that has gone into it and that for me is truly a " Victory Garden". :)

Want the recipe, you'll find it here.  Its the tastiest I've found.

Daisy, Daisy give me answer True..

It was the perfect Easter weekend. The weather was just right for little ones to hop outside and see what the Easter bunny had brought. It was also the perfect weather to wear my completed spring, (ode to Jenny Lee) outfit. The sweater and skirt you've seen pop up already but my Gertie's bow tied blouse has not. I really like this blouse, and it's exactly what I was looking for last Easter but couldn't find in stores.

Cherrios came to see what the hubbub was all about.

Since I was helping with Easter breakfast at our church I needed an apron. I was going to sew one, but I found this one while out thrifting one day. A little organza apron with hand painted flowers in yellow...it was meant to be.
So here is the breakdown of my ensemble.
Sweater- hand knitted -cost $15.00 for yarn
Blouse-thrifted fabric and sewn -$2.00
Skirt- thrifted vintage sheets and sewn-$ 4.00
Daisy pin-secondhand store- $6.00
Gloves- thrifted $1.00
Handbag- thrifted $1.50
Apron- thrifted  .75

The shoes I had, but I'm still on the hunt with something with a heal, in keeping with my " not buying anything new rule".:)

Easter Snippet #2

Found this little number for about $ 1.50.  It is the clasp that I think is the cutest.

                             

  

Easter Snippet # 1

Finished knitted sweater by me. 

Cool little buttons found at Bohemian Findings