Making Skirts out of Shirts

Hello! Today on Simply Saturday we’ll be talking about making skirts out of shirts. Let’s get started! Well, in this case, it’s not a shirt, it’s the top part of a dress that was cut down into a dress and–you get the idea. And it’s not a skirt for myself, but for my two-year-old niece. I made another one for…

The Wide, Wide World

Hello! Today on Reading Wednesday we’ll be taking a look at The Wide, Wide World. The books, that is. 😉 Now, if you’ve ever read Little Women, you’d probably remember that this is the book that Jo March is crying over in one of the chapters. And yes, the two books do begin rather somberly with Ellen Montgomery and her…

Red For Valentine’s Day

It may be a little early, but people wear red for Valentine’s day, right? Let’s get started! Yesterday we braved the cold in order to get pictures outside. Not after trying several indoor locations, without much success, however. 😉 With this outfit, I suppose I just felt like wearing a lot of red. Oh, and I had also just made…

Crocheted Winter Hat

Hello! As I’m sure you know, it’s Simply Saturday. Today we’ll be taking a look at a crocheted winter hat I made in January. Let’s get started! And here it is! Admittedly, these photos aren’t the best, but maybe a little later I can actually model the hat. Those photos will probably make it onto my Instagram, however. I’ll leave…

Sewing Tips from Decades Past

Hello! Today on Reading Wednesday we’ll be exploring some sewing tips from decades past. Let’s get started! This book (if you couldn’t already tell) is from the seventies. I saw it at a thrift store a couple of days ago, and just had to pick it up. And also laugh a little at the title, because it was definitely not…