Beautiful Blessings - 8/9/15

~ Giggling with my giggle bug!

~ Watching the first stars appear in the sky.

~ Being able to help someone with my sewing skills.

~ Listening to trains outside.

~ God bringing Proverbs 3:5-6 to me when I needed it! 

Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

    and do not lean on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge him,

    and he will make straight your paths.

Beautiful Blessings - 8/6/15

~ Having creative sisters pretend that the lettuce we were snacking on was ice cream! ;~) Heehee!!

~ Going to work for the first time in over half a year!!

~ The sound of the sewing machine whirring!

~ Thanking God that my dance teacher and her family and all their animals and things were kept safe after they had a barn fire last Friday. 

~ Watching "Brigadoon" for the first time in years! I only remembered the last 10 minutes of it actually lol! :~)

Remember when.............?

Remember when I posted about interviewing the ladies from A Few Good Bananas for my People of Jordan series?

I was so excited yesterday...I got a call from Dad that A Few Good Bananas had called him and was interested in hiring me...Intrigued, I went to the shop and found out that my blog helped seal the deal...apparently they were looking for someone to help them. They remembered me from interviewing them back in March! One of the ladies said, "Look she can sew, she likes hats, she crafts and likes vintage things...She's the one!" 

I'm very excited about working for them! I fit right in! They love to sing, dance, and wear hats. I love to sing, dance, and wear hats!

Sew much fun!

Once upon a time, these (cough) lovely pants, came with a dance costume. They were enormous.

So I did some chopping off the bottom, did some trimming and turned into, (drum roll please):

A skirt! :~D

Isn't it cute? :~D

A Project

This past weekend was my birthday! I had a lovely time with friends and family.

I've had a project lurking in the back of my mind for the past few months and I decided to do it for my birthday!

Make a dress!

Now my skirt I cut out 2 Christmases ago still isn't finished, but I had an idea for a dress that would take about a half an hour to pin and sew.



You need a shirt and a skirt! (I got mine at the Salvation Army.)

Have a friend help pin it at the height you want, I was going for late 50's, early 60's, and sew!

I've worn this for 2 days now and it is so comfy to wear....

....I see more in my future....