Jane and the ducks

Neon (again)

Did nothing except buying the yarn. My mom did the rest! This is a fabulous yarn available at Purl Soho. The color is highlighter;-)

Sorry Rooster!

1. The rooster before, fresh from Mexico.

2. The crime scene

3. The neon rooster... it hurts a bit to look at him;-)

 

Snow Globes

To make:

Ball jars

Little animals and Christmas trees

Silver spray paint

Glitter

Small pine cones

Fall in Texas

For the first time EVER, the girls get to wear shorts in late October. That's one of the good things about Texas I guess;-). This is Scarlet's little outfit for the day.

Gold t-shirt from nic0 . nico at Thumbeline

Sweater from Jojo (as always)

Bloomer: Gray fabric found in France and pattern from Weekend Sewing. 

I think it would go well with this for a party:

But she won't keep it on;-)

Not a fan of the uniform I am afraid...

This year, the girls have to wear a uniform and for a mama-sewer and jojo-knitter (their grandmother), it's been kind of boring... I really  miss seeing colours on them. Oh, well, we won't be here forever. In the meantime, they wear as much color as possible on weekends;-) 

- Red cardigan with a bit of gold by Jojo.

- Shirt and skirt: Japanese pattern. Fabric from Tissu Papi in Roubaix, France. 

Skirt Addict

One of my favorite things to sew are skirts and apart from the fact that they are easy and fast to make, what I love the most about it is that everytime I sew one, I realize how much the girls have grown since the last skirt;-) Here are the last few I made... 

So you are a knitter!

If you knit, knit, knit and have lots of cute little skeins in delightful colors in a basket somewhere, you and your kids may like this project I spotted in France this summer. First, buy a case of clementines, grab and old shrunken sweater (gray or brown is best as it will be our soil) and make rows of little vegetables with the yarn. Sit back, dream and watch the kids add their playmobil to the patch!

 

Bandera, TX

 


A few days on the ranch were pure joy. Kids running free, riding horses, singing cowboy songs and grilling marshmallows at night... How happy we are when everything is simple and dusty, when we can wear the same old jeans and boots everyday and have nothing else to do than spend time with each other.

(I was going to talk about house stuff but it can wait;-)

 

Keep your old curtains;-)

Little nightgown made with 1950s curtains. These were in my mom's room when she was a little girl. It was very nice to see the look on her face when she saw I had turned them into a a little something for Lily...;-) There is so much waste everywhere that it is always very satisfying to being able to reuse something... I never tire of that! Have a lovely weekend!

Fibers + Art in the Houston Warehouse district

Slowly getting back to sewing and crafting while 99% of my happy stuff is still in boxes;-( It does not make it easy but sometimes, it is better to work with less so we'll see. I visited Giovanna Imperia's workspace today in the Houston artistic district (had no idea there was such a place here... but yeah!). She makes the most amazing jewelry and has quite fabulous specialty yarns, threads and ribbons. Take a look!