Girl Sleep Over

me and my nieces had our first ever sleepover! complete with s'mores, fingernail painting, a fort, and (of course) a craft: check out the sign they made for the door..

our mummy craft... my mom and i realized halfway through the craft that they thought we were making "mommy's" because when we tried to explain to them that mummies don't have eyes one of my nieces said "but my mommy has eyes!"

s'more time! which wasn't a huge hit, but all for the better as they were in very flammable princess costumes

the fort where they slept

morning porch time

christmas in september..

remember the thrift store sale i blogged about? check out what my mom did with that wreath just by hot-glueing ornaments on it!.. is it too early to start playing christmas music?? jk!.....maybe. ok but don't act like this picture doesn't make you want to put warm socks on and then drink a peppermint mocha by a warm fireplace.

Thrift Store Sale

seems kind of crazy for a "thrift store" to have a sale,  but it happened! everything was 50% off.. that being said, it was a great shopping day. i got a bag full of fun vintage fabric squares, 3 vintage clothing patterns, a binder full of embroidery stuff and this old address/contact tin. while my mom got a wreath, christmas ornaments and an ash tray.

i want to show you what i did with that old address box. i turned it into a memory/quote box. anyone who knows me knows i have the memory of a goldfish (which i'd always heard was 3 seconds.. but supposedly it's 3 months?) so anyway this is an awesome tool for me to remember funny things that happen and quotes that people say.  you can find my inspiration for this project here

btw sorry for the poor quality in these photos.. my camera broke last week :-( so it's off to be fixed.. until then i'm using my ipod touch!

my heart today

goes out to all of those affected by 9/11/2001. i can't believe ten years has passed already! tonight we're headed to see the 9/11 tribute light beams from downtown brooklyn to celebrate the lives that were lost that day. 

9/11 memorial tiles in greenwich village

"those who believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final say."
pope john paul II

Embroidered Fabric

i've been messing around with some printed fabric stitching which is super simple as you just follow the pattern on the fabric and use whatever stitches you like. my inspiration came from this website feeling stitchy if you're into needlework at all, it's a great resource!