We signed on our new house yesterday! We did our final walk-through, and as soon as the funds transfer through on Monday, the place is ours. It is such an amazing thing, owning your own property. I just stood in our yard yesterday, looking at our trees and grass and lilacs and roses, eating our cherries while standing under our tree, thinking about ( Read more... )

Do you think it would be worth the effort to make a pretty simple repro dress (maybe 3 hours worth of work) with some fabric I am trying to de-stash and selling it on etsy, for say, $50 bucks, or just selling the fabric for $15? (It's 2 yards ( Read more... )

So I finally put up my first two items in my shop on Etsy! I had a really, really hard time posting the capris. I love them. I couldn't make them for what I paid for them. But they were snug before the baby and I'm pretty sure my waist is never going to be 26" again (cue Gone with the Wind theme). I priced them high, sort of hoping they won't sell ( Read more... )

I woke up late this morning, thinking it was early, and now feel like I am chasing my own tail trying to get out of the house. Lots to do today ( Read more... )

Well, I am getting ready to open up an etsy shop. I am looking around for a display form (found one on craigslist for $25, but waiting to hear if it has a stand), and starting to wash and press all of the vintage I'm selling out of my little stash. I'm also scheduling my weekend around estate sales -- I am going to hit two sales and a preview on ( Read more... )