Last payday Dave and I decided to go out for supper to Whiskey Creek. Their ribs and rib combos are some of the best we’ve ever had. To start our meal, we ordered their Appetizer Combo which comes with a variety of dipping sauces. Our favorite to all of them is their Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce. The next day we…
We’re getting to that time of year again when school is starting (some may have already started.) So for today and the next two Mondays I’ll be sharing three vintage school days patterns. Up first is little vintage school boy embroidery pattern. What do you think, is the apple he’s carrying for his teacher or perhaps it’s for the little…
Today it is actually 154 days since I started the Giving Challenge to give one gift each day but I missed some days now and then so it only totals up to 150 days. I decided last week that I wanted to mark this with a special gift.. one that would be a gift of time and service in addition…
They are so quick and simple to make using some heavy interfacing (<-affiliate link) and a bit of fabric. The instructions and pattern are new from Red Brolly (the Red Brolly site no longer seems to be available. Once the glue dries, these little cuties will be sent off with tea bags tucked instead to brighten someone’s day. And now that…
This is the final rose of the series. We were running out of names to call the various rose patterns so this one got christened Spikey Rose because of the way the petals are drawn. Starting next week, I’ll be sharing the first of three sweet vintage back-to-school designs. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Sometimes the best recipes are the result of improvisation (or lack of prior planning on my part.) We decided to have homemade pizza for supper one night last week. I had used this recipe once before and we really liked it. The evening before pizza night, I stopped at the grocery store to pick up the toppings but I had forgotten…
Wouldn’t this spray of wild roses look beautiful stitched onto a pillow cover or either end of an extra long dresser scarf where the roses drape over the sides of the dresser? This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Yesterday when I went to check the mail, I had a lovely package waiting for me that I’ve been waiting excitedly to arrive. Kristyne from over at Pretty by Hand recently hosted a giveaway on her blog sponsored by Shay from Simply Sweet Fabric. And I won!! Aren’t they pretty! The Red Riding Hood fabric is by Lecien and the…
When I purchased the fabric to recover the small footstool, I liked the fabric so much that I bought a full yard so that I would have more than enough leftover to make a new tote bag to hold all my embroidery supplies. Constructing the tote turned out to be a bit more challenging than I had anticipated. As I…
You can’t get more vintage than today’s Baby Face Rose pattern. I’m picturing it stitched onto a potholder or onto the corners of a large square of linen used to line a basket to put the Sunday dinner rolls in. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.