Yet another dress (or two)...

Spring dress

I was in a "crafty" mood this afternoon and this is what came of it.

I love designing clothes for Adeline.

Now all it needs is a Skirty!

Grandmotherly inspiration

My mom and mother-in-law are very talented ladies. "Oma" made this gorgeous quilt and "Granny" must have been crocheting like a mad woman for the entire nine months of my pregnancy! If these lovely blankets aren't a fresh source of inspiration, I need more coffee in the morning.

Five-minute pillows

Well, this project is nothing impressive, but I loved Sarah's idea of getting some fresh, Spring ideas on here! I make these new covers for my throw pillows to add some additional colors to the room. it really helps to brighten things up inside when it isn't very bright outside. And an easy change is always welcome this time of year. The best part is that these little covers take about 5 minutes to whip up, and you us whatever fabric you feel like! We already have alot going on in our living room, so I went with a solid color, but a funky fabric would be adorable! My husband made the wooden buttons for me, and although he said they looked like pig snouts, I thought he did a great job!

Fresh Ideas

Okay ladies, I'm sure now that you have your Christmas decor put away you are itching to start cleaning and sprucing up the place. I personally would love to see what you're working on or what crafty Christmas gifts you whipped up for your loved ones (Rachel that means you !). Even if you paint a room or find a lovely bouquet of flowers at Safeway, please share! I think we all need a some fresh inspiration and creativity to get us through to sunnier longer days. Here's some photos of some of the things I've been doing at my house. Please share your projects and inspire us!

free scraps

I have two grocerie bags full of scraps of leather (suede I think) black and tan. Free for the taking!

We had fun getting these items together for you all. Please come shop!

Available at the Jolly for $75 each

Jolly top

I finished this top for the Jolly this week. It's size 2, in pale blue linen with white stripes. It's a variation on Sugar City Journal's Village Frock pattern. (By the way, I talked with a prominent craft blogger who reassured me that it's fine to use these types of patterns to sell for nonprofit fund raising purposes. She just said you need to be sure to give credit for the pattern on the tag. Thers some great free and for-purchase patterns on some of these blogs that are a lot of fun and super cute.)

Tag "Sailors" at Work! :)

Hello Ladies! We had a couple of good work days for the Jolly's Tag Sale. There are some pretty nifty pieces being fixed up, refreshed, or just cleaned up and prepped for a new home! Some adorable baby and kids' rooms items too.



Molly sorting and fixing and painting!
Trish and Jan painting away!

Baby Squash

So, yeah. We haven't been being exceptionally diligent in the whole blog posting respect, but that doesn't mean we haven't been doing anything!

Jolly Good Time!

I know you guys are thrilled that I snapped these pictures from Tuesday night's shin-dig. :) Here are a few pictures for those of you who couldn't make it, and for those of you who might want to do your Christmas shopping there! For the record, everything is way cuter in person!



Thanks Ladies for a wonderful turn-out and for all the lovely crafts!!

Please Come!

Tuesday, the 24th! Tomorrow! Bring what you have made so far, and be inspired to do more! At the Jankovic's home, in the back yard from 7-9 p.m.

Just to make this event more exciting, we will also have a craft/art supply swap. Bring any old fabric or other crafty/artsy goodies and take anything you want. You do not have to bring things to take them, and you do not have to have made a single thing for the Jolly in order to come. Please come and give ideas, drink strawberry lemonade, and just join in the fun of preparing for the Jolly. We will hope to see you there!