Good Neighbors

We live on the outskirts of town...not too far out, but enough to feel like we are in the country. Just east of us are the sweetest neighbors anyone could ask for. They are the kind that always offer an friendly wave and are willing to lend a helping hand, if needed. Mr. Y started driving his tractor over to our long graveled drive not long after we moved there over six years ago. He drags it off so we have a smooth ride on our way in and out. We get a lot of rain in Oklahoma and our drive washes in to large ruts and running rivers easily, so we are so grateful for what he does. Last winter I heard him outside and there he was clearing the snow so we could get out. Not only in our drive, but in all the neighbors around us.

Last week, I call Mrs. Y to ask if Miss B and I could come over and take pictures at their place. They have the best fences, and old truck, a pond, tree swing and more...just perfect backdrops for outdoor photography. We were welcomed with opened arms, just what I expected. As we finished up the pictures, out came Mr. Y with a plastic container of fish food. He invited Miss B to come and feed the fish in the pond. She stood right by him as he told her all about the fish and turtles in his pond and she drank in all he had to say. He made sure we knew we were welcome back over anytime. I wish everyone had the opportunity to live by Mr. and Mrs. Y. They are truly the epitomy of what neighbors should be.

Cockadoodlemoo!

Doodle Doo can be found here.

Mama Moo can be found here.

Toothless!

Sugar3's Toothless Launch began with a bang! The listings within our group and with our guests are fabulous! Check out all the darling toothless creations here. I've listed a few sets and some sweet cupcake purses to match, too! You can check out my listings here.

BFF's

I had the pleasure of taking pics for my sweet friend Annette (pickles*and*co) this week for our Toothless Launch. Miss B and her sweet friend, Mady, are BFF's and the silliest little girls. Miss Mady was a great model and even said that she would like to do it again! Watch for these sweet friends together again!

Sugar3's Toothless Darling of the Day!

Just a few more days until Sugar3's Toothless launch!

Sugar3's Toothless Darlings of the Day!

Look at this sweet brother and sister team! We're down to 5 days and counting! My set is coming together! Hooray!

Sugar3's Toothless Darling of the Day!

Here's our sweet Miss B! It's just a few more days until our Toothless Launch. I'm sewing madly to get my set ready to list. °Ü°

Sugar3's Toothless Darling of the Day!

Sugar3's Toothless Launch is just one week from today!

Sugar3's Toothless Darling of the Day!

Sugar3 is just one week away from our Toothless Launch. Each day we'll feature one of our sweet Toothless Models...today it's Miss M!
Love her grin and cool shades!

Happy Birthday, Dr Seuss!

Who doesn't love The Cat in the Hat? I've loved reading Dr. Seuss books for as long as I can remember. Who can resist his sing-song silliness and crazy characters? He's an icon in the world of literature.
Today I got to read Green Eggs and Ham to Miss B's first grade class. I'm not sure who had more fun...me or the class. I love the story and can almost say it all without looking at the words.
Thanks, Dr. Seuss for making so many kids smile for so many years!

You can take a peek at my auction here.

Oh, for PEEPS SAKE!!!

My Sugar3 group is having a fun little Easter launch that we're calling, 'For Peep's Sake'. There are so many precious little sets listed...I took a peek tonight and saw so many sweet, sweet things! If you'd like to take a peek, just click right here.
I've got a darling little set listed today. It's the fabulous FELIZ designed by Nancy of Studio Tantrum and available from Farbenmix.
I love putting a little personality in what I make. As I'm sewing, I like to imagine who might be wearing it and how they might feel in it. I hope the sweet little one that wears this is pleased with what her momma buys for her.

Want a chance at winning a new sewing or embroidery machine? I sure do!

Kim and Kris of YOU CAN MAKE THIS, etc, have a new endeavor! Take a peek at DIY DISH for their new online tutorials! Go to DIY DISH and comment, post, blog, tweet, follow them on twitter, or become a facebook fan and have a chance at a new sewing or embroidery machine! What a deal!

100th Day of School!

The 100th day of school is an important event in the life of a first grader. When I picked up Miss B from school one day last week, she explained to me about their celebration so we decided it was a great time to make fun little set for that day. She and I dug through all the little flowers and doo dads and carefully counted out 100 little bits to add to her shirt. I had just enough of this darling number fabric to make a flippy little skirt, also! It's funny how you get these crazy ideas and think that it will just take a few hours, but I still think it was worth staying up until 2 a.m.!

Happy Birthday, Riley!

Today our youngest daughter turns 21. She's the kind of daughter every mom would want...gentle, caring, and the sweetest heart. I thought maybe I would share a few pics of her in some clothes that I made for her when she was a wee little thing. I really enjoyed looking through pics today and reminiscing about the hours of smocking and sewing I did for my three precious daughters over the past 28 years.

Many treasures in my attic and in my heart.

Pippi Is Here!

I've been wanting to do this set for so long! Finally it is finished and listed. When I was first thinking of making it, I told Miss B about Pippi and we went to the library to borrow the movie. She thought she was hilarious and watched it several times. If you haven't watched in a long time, like me, you must! It's still the same silliness I remember from years ago.

I think B's a little Pippi looking with her sun-kissed, freckled face and tint of red hair.

You can find my set right here.

Some sweet friends joined with me and added the sweetest bows, jewelry and painted tote! You can find all of their listings here.

A Sailor Luau

This was one fun collaboration! Several of us teamed up together for ATeam's Rock-A-Luau launch and put together some pieces I know you will love looking at! Thanks to Lisa (LyndsayLeila) for inviting me! I had a great time working with you and this sweet group of ladies! You can find so many darling sets and pieces to these sets here....boys overall, patchwork capri set, bows, necklace, hair cookies, backpack and even a matching dress for her American Girl doll!

If you're searching for my set you can find it here. It's a sweet three piece set with a dress, top and leggings. It would be perfect for 4th of July!

I Met Tracy!!!

This past week, I had the pleasure of meeting my sweet friend, Tracy (pbj*creations) We had so much fun together and the kiddos were instant friends. We took pictures...(well, Tracy did since I forgot my card AGAIN!) and talked as fast as we could for the short time we were together. Tracy knew the perfect photo spot for our sailor themed sets. Don't you love the lighthouse???
It was so much easier for the kids to take pics with friends close by. They were so silly and did some crazy posing!
Tracy's Mr. B is modeling her set that you can see here.
Her niece, Miss M is modeling for our friend, Lisa (LyndsayLeila). You can see her darling little set here.
The applique's for our sets are from the talented Traci (leeziebee). You can find here here and here.

This Is Boutique Auction of the Day!

Thanks oodles, Cree, for selecting me as 'Auction of the Day'. Be sure to check out her fabulous site This Is Boutique! You'll love what you see!

The Tale of the the Fairy Tale Princess

This week I've made a sweet Cinderella set. I have to say that I LOVE this new little top pattern designed by Wendy of(BellaMarieBoutique). I saw it a week or so ago and knew that I had to find it! Well, the best part of finding it was that it was instantly downloadable from YouCanMakeThis. What could be better than finding what you're looking for AND being able to have it in your hands in just minutes! You'll definitely see this style from me again. I can see so many possibilites with it. The skirt if my favorite Farbenmix Insa.

Oh, and when I began to work on this one, I discoved I needed more of the light pink and blue dot fabric. Since I have to drive a distance to purchase fabric AND my hubby was just by coincidence going to the town I bought it from, I took advantage of it. I called the quilt shop, described the print and read the selvege with the info so they could find it. They cut and packaged it then had it ready for him to pick up. Easy, smeasy...I had the pattern in my hands in minutes and the fabric delivered right to my sewing room door!
You can find this sweet Cinderella here.


Miss B comes over to hang out with me a few times a week. Most of the time we are in the sewing room. She has me lower the ironing board to make her 'work station' and sits on a little stool to begin creating. Her tools are usually the scotch tape dispenser, scissors, pencils and her favorite thing...the trash can. She digs to find the treasured leftovers and begins to create. Well, last week she saw my sketch book and asked me what the drawing was. I told her it was for the a Cinderalla set. We both continued working and in a few minutes she brought the sketch book to me. Evidently, she did not like the design I had drawn because this it what she showed me. NO was to my idea of sweet ruffled pants and the design was changed and her colors selected. It looks to me that she has a future in fashion design!

Dutch Treat!

Today I listed this sweet treat of a set. When I saw the dutch delft fabric, I knew I wanted to make something with it. I did a little search for Dutch trims and was lucky enough to find a few sweet pieces that would work well with what I had in mind. After getting those supplies in hand, I knew I would need a pair of wooden shoes from Miss B to wear for modeling, so not knowing exactly how the fitting would be, bought a pair on ebay. The fit was doable, although somewhat hard to walk in! She had a hard time understanding how anyone would want to wear those kinds of shoes, but was facinated by them. This set is the first for me to list with my fabulous new group Sugar3, and three of my sweet designer friends from there collaborated to put together a super fun little set. Angie, (doodlesbowtique) made a darling bow set, Tracy (creme*de*la*gems) worked her magic with a sweet necklace and Robin (tallulahsophie) the precious little coordinating doll. You can find this Dutch Treat set here.

After we finished taking pictures for this set, Miss B wanted me to take one more. She quite proud of this phenomenon of toothlessness! It makes me think back to when she first started modeling for me 4 years ago. She was just getting all her teeth then, and now she's beginning to loose them! Next week she'll finish her kindergarten year and it seems like it was just a few years ago that her mom was doing the same thing! The older I get the faster it goes!