The reddish dress is actually more of a peach color, but it is 100% silk, as is the red jumpsuit and the turquoise skirt. The maroon dress is a polyester but the print is really pretty and it is see through so one would need a slip underneath anyway.

thrifted stuff...

Dollhouse with lights and sounds $3
vintage patterns for spring/summer frolicking $3 for all 8

Couch

Pluses: it is longer than the old couch so two can relax on it with their feet up. Wider so two can snuggle together to watch a movie. The print is really retro. It is soft but not sagging. The square-ness of it makes it easier to sew a cover for it for protection and if I ever get bored with the print/colors.
Minuses: It does not have a hide a bed in its depths. I am fiercely protective of my new couch so rambunctious children get screamed at for wanting to play on or near it. Nothing looks good with our orange-brown carpet. I posted the two photos one with compensation for the orange day light and one with the daylight.

On a side note, we need to figure out something for all the tall bare walls.

Hopefully soon I will post pictures of all of the cool retro clothes I have acquired lately.

Shag rag rug

I love 99 cent days at Savers, they are awesome. For instance I purchased a king size flat sheet for 99 cents and ripped it into strips then cut those strips into 4 inches and then sewed those strips onto a rectangular piece of burlap to make a shag rag rug for the kitchen. It was a little time consuming but really not as bad as it would have been to thread the strips onto the burlap and then tie a knot as I saw in some books. I think to be able to do a larger one I would do manageable sized squares or rectangles and then sew those together. The picture of Colette is just an image from the local zoo that I touched up a bit with just the few tools that come with iphoto.

Not much...

Lilli kissing 'Wilson'. (Wilson the baby/volleyball under my shirt).
Some cuter shoes.
These are peacock feather strands with a lone small black feather wrapped together.
The day they ALL went to school.

Here are some of the things I've been working on;

growing a baby with 4 kids to distract me

making baby shoes and of course, jewelry.

I would like some inspiration but looking at stuff is always fun too- Hello Etsy!

My Zumba fitness practice is going slow but I think it will be fun soon enough.

As for the baby, I keep wondering what I could make for him....

shoes, hats, clever titled onsies? How to do it? Trying to organize my craft room better because the baby will be staying in there for the first year or so.

I wish Nicolle was here to help me decorate it and make stuff!

renovations

Here is a picture of my craft room before organizing or painting and the second picture is of the partially completed paint job with the robin's egg blue/green.
The picture of the monkey is just for fun.

Help for Haiti

I think I will probably donate some things to sell to this place, since I can't afford to buy any of the lovely things that are for sale there. Anyway check it out, I think it is an awesome way to use craft skills to help people.