Two peas in a pod!

 

This is one of our patterns that we designed and are now selling on Etsy! Here is the link if anyone is interested Two Peas in a Pod Potholder Pattern

Howdy, Partners!

Hello, friends!  We have been mighty busy lately working on projects!  Like we have mentioned before, we like to switch out our pillow covers frequently for the season and etc.  We fell in love with this Roy Rogers fabric that was given to us.  We only had a small amount, but we wanted to make the most of it.  We knew that we wanted to make pillows, but how to stretch out the fabric as much as possible?  As usual the two of us got together and started brain storming on all the different ways to rearrange the fabric.  We are quite happy with the outcome!  We hope that ya'll love them too!!  

Finally finished the table runner!

New pictures of sewing basket bag

This is the start of my new handle for my sewing basket-bag

In this picture is the completed handle...

Then I decided I needed a big pincushion for my carry along sewing basket (bag)

My new sewing basket I made!

My sister had a pattern for this sewing basket and we both decided to make one. They turned out so darn cute. I picked out some fabric I had laying around the house for projects such as this. I used alot of my brights for this one. This is the inside with colorful pockets for my sewing accessories.

In this picture is the flower pincushion and a little heart shaped scissor holder.

I really love this basket, but the pattern did not include handles. I'm thinking of adding large buttons on the sides and making a braided handle that will also be removable.

My sister took her basket to the shop to display before I had a chance to take pictures of her basket. Her color combination was very cute she used oranges, green, yellow, light purple, pink. She said she would email them to me so I can post them.

Tea Time

Hello, everyone!  My oh my, it has been a while since we have posted a project!!  Yesterday we finally got around to finishing one of the many that we are working on!  We find ourselves wanting to be outside in the garden now that the weather is getting warmer and the flowers are blooming.  We will have to take photos this weekend and show you all. 

We found this project in a magazine, tore the page out, and filed it away in our craft binder. We think it was from a Martha Stewart magazine, but it doesn't say it on the page. As you can see, this page has been around for a while. We have so many buttons, and what a great idea we came across! This project was simple, it only involves a little bit of embroidery. What a fun Spring-y/Summer-y project!

Cick on pictures to get a closer view!

Have a great weekend,

Laura and Michele

Finally!! : )

We are done the button project!!  It just kept getting bigger and bigger.  Ideas kept swirling around in our heads and they were nonstop!!  We had originally planned on doing just one pillow, which was inspired by  Better Homes and Gardens and can be found here, and adding it with some throw pillows that would possibly be made from vintage sheets that we have BUT this pillow sprouted other ideas.  
It started out like this...

We came up with different ideas so that we would have four pillows altogether since we have a set of four pillow forms that we regularly change out with different shams throughout the year. We always make them "envelope" style so we can use the same pillow forms and wash the shams! We love to switch them out because it is an inexpensive way to spruce things up. Like we said before, the project idea started from Better Homes and Gardens but from there we made it our own!! We are quite pleased with the way our pillows turned out. We drew up our own pattern for the birds as well as the tree trunk.

Luckily, we had a lot of green buttons and a piece of fabric which had a print that resembles bark.

We decided to add a bird...

Then along came another pillow with a mommy bird and her babies...

This one turned out even better than we expected!! 

Another bird with embroidered grass and flowers, so Spring-y!  Love this : )

Then we thought of this idea on our own!!  This one is a work in progress...We may add more.  Some of the buttons in this picture have a weird tint to them from the lighting...In person they are clear!  We will have to take another picture on a day when it isn't so dreary!  (It has been raining on and off since Friday and there are trees and telephone poles down everywhere.  Yikes!)

Was it worth the wait?!  We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!!

Vintage Style Aprons

Hello, how is everyone doing today?  It is a cold and rainy day in our neck of the woods.  However, we did finish our aprons.  We are very happy with the end result.  Love the vintage feel of them.  : ) Can't wait to whip something up while wearing our cutesy aprons!!

Aprons In The Making

Today we are starting to sew our aprons.  Here is the material we picked out, and the rick rack we're using to embellish them.  Aren't the prints adorable?  Check back for the completed project.

 

Heart Napkin Holders

We know we're a little late posting these, but they're so cute that we had to share.  We made these pretty napkin rings the other day from leftover fabric from our heart pot holders, we don't like to waste!  The fact that they coordinate with our pot holders is also a plus.  We wanted them to have a vintage look, and the heart buttons added the perfect touch.  They didn't look right with just the buttons, so my mom thought to make yoyos as a back-drop.  What a clever idea!  We work so well together, sharing our ideas.  Oh and just in case you didn't notice, we love gingham!  We hope that everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day.  We spent it watching movies, eating popcorn, and other goodies!  How about you? 

Heart Pot Holders

My mom and I did these cutesy pot holders in one afternoon.  It was a lot of fun!!  The perfect way to dress up your kitchen for Valentine's Day.  We got this project from Martha Stewart.