stitchy

i know that i like to sew.
i also know that i like to finish
a project the same day...
the idea of quilting
makes me nervous.
i love fabric..
and ruffles.
hmmmmm...
have a nice weekend friends!
xox

love is all around

i am a very lucky girl.
i have good people who love me.
all i ever wanted
was this life.
being a mama...
a dream come true.
i've never regretted the direction
this took me.
it still feels like a selfish thing,
to want something different...
to focus more on me.
i know it will be so good...
to put some effort into loving myself.
it makes me smile
when i think of what it will
do to my heart
to find my creative voice.
that girl is in me
because a long time ago
she found happiness
in design and art.
bending silver,
forming clay,
fingers dark from charcoal.
i remember her.

i hope i dream of summer...

Oh winter!
I do love you...
but holy cow,
you're getting to me.
Tomorrow will be a better day.
My head is feeling back to normal
and I am hoping to get back on the
creative path.
***
Tonight I want to dream in summertime.
Just a tease I know,
but let it just be a bit
of a holiday.
Let me be on a dock...
listening to the lapping of the river.
I want to hear the jays.
I want to smell grass.
Most of all
I want to feel that sunshine.
I need to feel that sunshine.
xox

one of my rules...

this is just fun...
these little posts
are just fluff.
filler.
creative playtime.
it's my homework.
not everyone will like it.
that is o.k.

i love pretty things...

Our tastes change,
we go through fads and style trends.
I did acid wash.
Won't go there again...
Pretty is never out.
You can't go wrong.
It feels safe and familiar to me.
I'll always come back to it.

Let's just pretend...

...that i haven't been in my housecoat
and fluffy socks for 2 days...
That my hair isn't matted flat on one side.
No one here knows what to do with me.
***
I'm going to think positive
and play pretend.
It's sunny out and the grass is green,
the birds are singing,
the gardens are full of color...
and i look fabulous!

sick day...

I'll be back to myself soon.
I'm a better me when I'm not sniffling
and sneezing.

craving color today...

Today I needed a pop of color here
...funny how I can go one way
and then another.
A split color personality?
yes, I think so...
well, thank goodness for that.
Everyone(and every home)
needs that pop!
One of my secrets...
a touch of red in every room.
It's like magic.
Trust me.
xox

creating yourself

dreaming of springtime

Getting a little tired of layers?
I know that winter isn't over quite yet,
but today's predictions
are all calling for an early spring.
Yay!

{i love polyvore}

fresh start

It's time to dust off the old
inspiration board.
{this one isn't mine...}
I even had to borrow this idea
from somewhere else.
"It's all up here"
tapping on my noggin'
This is blog #2...
because, while I love
blog #1...
I have this need to start something new.
This one is about re-discovering myself.
Focussing on design and handmade crafts.
I can do this stuff...
I've just become a bit rusty.
This happened to me when I became a Mama.
The Ruffled Mama...
Jammie bottoms,
bedhead,
toast...
warm babies,
wet nosed puppies.
Life happens.
The babies turn into teens
and the Mama gets
a little panicky.
Mama runs for the glue gun
and the sewing machine!
Please join me as I re-create myself!!