Thursday, June 25, 2009

wonderful summer days, and gifts for...well, me!

We love our gloriously hot summer days!!


During the day, it's all a fabulous flurry of kiddie pools and sprinklers, watermelon and sunscreen, summer crafts and sidewalk chalk.

And when the energizers crash at night, then it's my sewing & craft time!
Who better to try new recipes and "patterns" out on but myself? Yes, it's such a sacrifice.

I feel like the king's wine tester. Mmmm.... good wine.

I made this necklace the other day, just because I needed a brief change of pace.

It had been too long since my last bead-string-delight.

Then back to sewing!! I got this red material, with smocking at one end, on sale the other day. It just looks so summer-y, so I made myself a dress. Really, this was the simplest thing I could have done with the fabric. I just sewed it up according to my measurements, hemmed, and attached straps.

And the new little apron... which I actually made for The Artist. She can wear it next. :-)


6 comments:

Leslie said...

You amaze me! Martha Stewart watch out! One of the things in my life that I regret is that I never let my mom teach me how to sew.

What a sweet video too!

Have a beautiful weekend!

Just what are those Woods up to? said...

Wow, Wendy! Those look fantastic!

Wendy said...

Brook! Surgery? The incisions sound like the laparoscopy surgery I had. Same thing? Yes, wear dresses, or pants with a waistband that are a size too big (not necessarily elastic!)

Leslie, thank you! I do love to sew...now... but I never showed a lot of interest as a kid either.

Thanks, Jules. See you tomorrow!

>>> said...

I thought you were out of town!? I like the dress :)

Anonymous said...

Hi Wendy,
The red sun dress that you made is just darling. There are so many things that a smart, creative young woman can do when she has a sewing machine--and motivation.

Loved Trevor singing my verse for each day. What a precious family you have. Love Mimi

Jerri Dalrymple said...

Everything is SO beautiful. I have a dress that looks very similar to that one, but I didn't make it, LOL. Love the necklace, love the apron, love, love, LOVE Trevor singing!!! :0)