First, let’s start with a fun gift idea:
Dana from MADE is a genius at sewing and comes up with such cute and simple projects to make.
She featured this little project right before Mother’s Day and I just knew my mom would love a ruffle-y summer scarf.
All it takes is a half yard of light-weight fabric and some elastic thread. I’ve been reading about elastic thread so I was excited to give it a try.
It was NOT a good experience.
Apparently some sewing machines just don’t do well with elastic thread, and mine is one of them.
But Dana, the dear that she is, gave a second option for those of us with machines that have elastic thread allergies.
A ruffle-y summer scarf made without the evil thread.
I whipped one up for my momma and she loved it {or at least led me to believe that she did …}
So, if your teacher is the type who would wear a summer scarf, if you want to give elastic thread a try {or just go the traditional thread route} and have a few minutes to make your gift, this is a perfect one.
Click HERE for the tutorial.
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On a completely different note …
We moved away from Seattle a few years ago to a suburb with expansive houses and teensy yards. There are so many things I love about where we are now {fabulous neighborhood, a new {rodent-free} house that has a dishwasher and doesn’t need a new foundation, the greatest friends} but when I go into the city I realize how much I miss it. For the shopping. And being close to my amazing sisters. But also for the most spectacular old homes and established landscaping.
Love.
I used to be a nanny and would pick up the girls at a preschool that was located across from this brick house. I’ve always wanted a house just like it. While I was in the area today I decided to drive by just to remind myself of what it looked like.
Still in love.
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Speaking of love, here are the little girlies having a sweet cousin moment.
How about that for a random post?
I DO love my fuffle-y scarf you made for me! You always come up with things I adore, my darling. And I do also love the established neighborhoods in the city, and I'll miss living there...but out in the "country" it's quiet and peaceful and one can watch eagles soar overhead and occationally have deer eat all of your newly-emerging tulips, hostas, hibiscus, etc. etc. Gotta love the wildlife! (arghhh...)
ReplyDeleteThis house is amazing and it reminds me of my run yesterday. I really need to spend some time with the Lord and get out of my "norm" environment so I had to run an errand at U VILLAGE so decided to wear my running clothes and went on a run on the UW campus and the surrounding neighborhoods. I kept running and running to see what next cool old house would be around the corner. I kept saying to myself... "I am made to live in an environment like this!" I love looking at these homes and have always wanted to live in one!! I am with you Emily
ReplyDeleteI'm new to your blog and loving it! I'm an old Seattle-ite myself...now I live in Romania (!) I lived on Capitol Hill across from the girl's school whose name is escaping me right now, but it was the greatest neighborhood...and then I lived in Madrona...more scrumptiousness. :) Anyway, we've got some amazing old homes here, in Romania...just different and a lot that are falling apart as people would rather build new.
ReplyDeleteApril ... so cool. I'd love to see photos of romanian houses! What do you do there?
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I serve with Word Made Flesh, serving Jesus among the most vulnerable. In our case, that kids at risk. So, we work at a drop in center every day, hoping to live out the Kingdom in front of them and with them.
ReplyDeleteIf you go to my blog, you'll see some of the houses we have there...I show them fairly often. :) Thanks for writing me!