Rubies and Pearls: Felt Flower Bobby Pins

Rubies and Pearls: Felt Flower Bobby Pins - These are super simple and very unique. You will enjoy seeing the process of how they are made.

Taking the Pledge

Super Easy Chocolate Cookies from a Cake Mix

Okay, you're probably asking yourself...what do chocolate cookies have to do with sewing?  Well, there is a connection...Chocolate and Sewing just go hand in hand.  You will find many a sewer with chocolate by there sewing machine.  These are the easiet, fastest, chocolate cookies you will ever bake.  Here's the recipe:

1 box of chocolate cake mix

2 eggs

2/3 cup butter

Blend all ingredients in mixer on medium speed for 1 minute

Drop onto greased cookie sheet using a cookie scoop

Bake at 350' for 12 minutes

After they cool, spread frosting between two cookies (I put a little orange food coloring in the frosting - I do pink for Valentine's Day)

Have fun making them and eating them too!

INSPIRED!

My daughter and I have been very INSPIRED by the gal who is doing a newdressaday - she is amazing. So we thought we would try our hand at it.  We went to the Goodwill and my daughter picked out an 80's style jumper and said here mom this is the one we are going to fix up.  So I added some Anna Maria Horner fabric and Voila! here it is. 

I added binding around the neck, a pocket, and a pieced ruffle (after I cut off about 12" on the length of the jumper).

For our first attempt at "remaking" an outfit I think we did okay - I'm sure with some practice we'll get better.