I redid the eyesore area in front of our porch (never-mind that the porch itself is still an eyesore!) with a few new plants and fresh mulch....
Grace and I made violet jam....
We had some today with our lunch-just as suggested in the above link-except we did Ritz crackers and cream cheese topped with the jam. It's good-kinda tangy and flowery. And it's very pretty-almost a magenta color.
And I sewed my first item of clothing! I made a pillowcase dress for Rose.
It's not actually made from a pillowcase, but it's super simple- I followed this tutorial. We had a lot of fun with this; I did the sewing and Rose picked out the fabric and ribbon and asked every 15 minutes if I was done. The dress took about two hours to make, which I don't think is too bad for a beginner project. I had surprisingly few bumps in the process- if you don't count the part where I accidentally sewed the bottom of the dress shut while trying to hem it!
Ah well, live and learn, right?
Way to go on your Pillowcase Dress!! I'm impressed. My mom is the creatively savvy one that I turn to. My girls' wardrobe consists of mainly these types of dresses. A quick scroll down the pictures on my blog and your bound to see some of our Nanny-made dresses.
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