The Nesting Has Begun!

Well, the countdown continues...

As we start to wrap our heads around the fact that we will be joined by a little girl, the nesting has begun.

THE BEFORE

I decided to make this little container to hold all the q-tips, cotton balls, and cotton swabs. I actually bought this inexpensive little wooden box from Ikea and was going to use it to hold needles and pins in the sewing room, but I changed my mind.

THE AFTER

I used some scrapbooking paper, ribbon and some stickers to create this little holder for our new baby girl's change table (which still needs to be built).

Overall, the room is still a bit of a disaster zone. We finally finished the painting (we had to do it twice...argh!) But as soon as it is all organized, I will post some photos for you all.

I hope the ultrasound is correct and it's still a girl...or we will have one confused little boy all in pink!

Easter Came Early in Vence

I have been holding on to these egg cartons for about a year now, and I had this idea to create something with these for easter. The I visited Matabi's esty store adn found this great egg fabric.
I had some vintage ribbon I bought a while ago and some other goodies. I decided to put them all together to create a starter sewing kit.

Included in the kit: 1 felt egg pin cushion with 9 matching pins
1 egg cup linen needle holder
4 safety pins
4 sewing needles (various size)
6 white vintage buttons
1 yard of rick rack
1 yard of white 10 inch cotton vintage ribbon
1 yard of red and white bakers twine
9 heart candies
1 rocket

These cute kits will be available at my etsy store on saturday feb. 9

Is it Spring Yet?

I bought this bed sheet set (includes flat sheet, fitted sheet, pillow cases and duvet cover) for 2 euros at a brocante market. My husband thought I was crazy, worried I was not going to put all that orange on our bed (I think I would have a hard time sleeping way too much orange).
So, I decided to make my own garden tote.
The pattern is from a book by Lotta Jansdotter. I made a couple of adjustments... voila my own garden tote! The bag itself could hold lots of cuttings or fruit/veg depending on what type of garden you have.

We actually do not have a garden right now just a stairway, which I converted into an indoor garden, but the next place we move into will have a garden, so I thought why not start early.

There are lots of pockets for garden tools.

I added this little birdie applique to one of the pockets.

I was thinking of making a couple more (since I have sooo much of this fabric) and perhaps selling a couple on my store..what do you think?

J'adore Paris

Here it is...my first project(s) for the year 2008. My mother bought me a skirt with a Paris print...it was too big for me and I did not want to throw it out, so I decided to use this fabric to start a new line J'adore Paris.

Using black linen and some buttons, zippers and other little knik-knacksI have made some wallets...

Make-up cases...

and tissue holders. All are available at my etsy shop.

I still have a little bit of fabric left...what else can I make? any suggestions?

I'm Back!!!

Well what can I say...Thailand was amazing! Definitely a feast for all of your senses. The scenery was amazing, as was the food and the people. We took at Thai Cooking Course where we learned how to make my own curry paste (very spicy). We went to an Elephant Nature Reserve where we bathed and fed rescued elephants, hung out on the beach, saw some majestic temples. The list goes on and on. One of my favourite trips ever.

Highly recommend it! You can see more photos here.

Now that I am back, it's back to business. I finally organized my sewing room which has now inspired to get back on the sewing wagon.
I just recently finished a custom order for a dear old friend of mine. She wanted a messenger tote with a birdie pattern so here it is....

I hope she likes it!

Weekend Shopping!!!!!

This weekend I went on a little shopping spree.

On Saturday, I visited the local fabric shop and bought, bought, bought. Now I really have to sew, sew, sew to make some of that dough back. I absolutely love the linen. The muted colours are just waiting for some punch of colour.

So yummy!

Sunday, Marko and I went to the Vide Greniers (empty attic sale...like a garage sale, but way better) in Bar sur Loup, a little french village just went of where we live. Marko found this wonderful scale for me, just 8 euros...as he likes to say..."deal!"

I love this new toy. The bright yellow base and metal bowl is very 1950's...so vintage.

Like a kid, after opening birthday presents, I played with this toy all night long, weighing everything from our dinner to the produce in our fridge.

The Market Basket

Another big thing here in the South of France is the basket. Many people take their market baskets and fill them with fresh produce, baked goods and other market finds.


This basket was made for my French teacher, just to say "Merci Beaucoup" for all her hard work.

Couture

THE BEFORE
This is an old sewing basket I purchased at a brocante sale in Tourette Sur Loup. It was in really bad shape but I wanted something for all of my small sewing goodies...a little home for them. So with the trusty old glue gun and some left over fabric and trim, I made myself a new little sewing box to hold all my sewing treasures.

THE AFTER

When a project takes over your life.