Last week I was working away in production mode getting myself prepared for the FabMo show at the end of October when I ran out of notions to finish pieces. Plus it was so so hot that I felt like a textile worker working in hot as hell conditions. So to use my iron was a no no so I wanted to play around a little and thought I could just whip up a shift dress from this
book – it is a wonderful Japanese sewing book called Casual Sweet Clothes and I wanted to make a shift dress with a lower neckline like the top from the book. As I was putting it together I had an idea to add pockets like another shift I love to wear and pockets are always handy! In the end it sucked up the hours I had left on Friday and a couple of hours Saturday – so the plan of having a quick sewing project was a learning experience in time management!! The fabric was from a vintage barkcloth sarong that I would never wear so I used it for this fun summery dress…
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| Summer shift ready for next summer now that it is cooler this week! |
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| My baby girl Bella struggling to escape
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| Baby Bella getting some breeze on the fence! |
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| Looking for a plane to take me away to Hawaii… |
Friday was our Rocket Day at our school and it is so much fun – the kids did not want to leave and before I knew it, darkness was upon us and I whisked the kiddos home. They made some super cool rockets with fancy duct tape a friend let us have and off they flew and the kids chased them for an evening of community awesomeness!
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| Missy and her rocket |
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| Off to chase the rockets with her friend Jellybean and Mr Ash is in the background in black! |
This weekend I had a quick look on Craigslist as I wanted to upgrade the dining room chairs and look what I found! Four beautiful mid century design Leland International Slam Chairs that go perfectly with our Ash handmade dining table – I am so happy with these chairs and they are super comfortable as well. Now I need to find 2 more at the Craig’s price 🙂
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| What super comfy chairs – I love serendipity |
The local nursery called me to let me know that they had passionfruit plants in stock so I said to them hold onto a 5 gallon plant for me and I will come by and get it! Little did I know the size of a 5 gallon plant, it was huge! It probably would not even fit in my car 🙂 So I opted for a edible variety of passionfruit called Black Knight and it is a 1 gallon perfect for taking on my bike along the trail back home.
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| Riding home with my passionfruit plant |
Today I was in Whole Foods checking out the local flowers and I found a bunch of Cockscomb flowers with such incredible colour, I had to take these home with me to brighten up my table this week – it is off to a wonderful start!
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| Cockscomb flowers from Full Belly Farm |
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