All posts from Susi

  • Take a shopping trip

    I love Anthropologie, their clothes are cute and clever and so far from generic. Some of their pieces represent more fashion risk than I can take. But I appreciate that “they went there” o... Jul 22, 2013 - No Comments

  • Iron Craft ’13 Challenge #15 – Good Night

    I gotta tell you all, right now I could use a good night’s sleep. The stresses of buying and selling a house are enough to keep anyone up at night. To that end this challenge is all about sleepi... Jul 17, 2013 - No Comments

  • Shady Hollow Flea Market

    In the Northern wilds of Minnesota is a little flea market called Shady Hollow. We vacation near Detroit Lakes (“D.L.”) each year, and my husband and I love our annual trek. Essentially, ... Jul 15, 2013 - 1 Comment

  • Tasseled Blue Silk Scarf

    I have seen scarves everywhere lately, from Anthropology to Target. The light summer scarf is all the rage right now and I love them. I took that inspiration and made my own. Here is how. Tasseled Si... Jul 11, 2013 - 1 Comment

  • Project: Princess Towel Dress

    I had pinned the inspiration for this dress ages ago and I finally made one. It’s a swimming cover up. A non-glitzy play on the traditional dress. I love the fact that all of our versions of th... Jul 09, 2013 - No Comments

  • Treasure Map

    Jo-Ann asked me if I wanted to make something from their Cape Discovery Summer Catalog. Well, it did not take long to say yes. We set out to make a treasure map. Ours is not imaginary, we made a REAL... Jun 27, 2013 - No Comments

  • Banana “Ice Cream”

    I scream, you scream, we all scream. I have seen this on the web and finally i decided to “give it a go” as the English say. Banana “Ice Cream” 3-4 bananas (1.5 banana per se... Jun 24, 2013 - 3 Comments

  • Making a Video

    The “project” that I worked on this week was a video. It was my first time using iMovie. I did have a steep learning curve, but I think I did a pretty good job. You all would know the top... Jun 19, 2013 - 10 Comments

  • Quilt Label

    I have just completed the label for the quilt that I made for the Auction. . The family that bought the quilt is just lovely. It makes my heart full to have the quilt in such a happy home. I wanted to... Jun 17, 2013 - 3 Comments

  • Yarn Inspiration

    Look what I found on Etsy. That makes me swoon. This is Erica Heftmann’s site, Color Shift Yarn Couldn’t you just go right off a high dive for THAT?!? Or THAT! Triple flip off the 3 mete... Jun 13, 2013 - 1 Comment