A little sewing, a little crafting, a lot of life.

When you don't hear from me for awhile it's not because we are not doing anything interesting, it's actually that we are doing too much........

I've sewn up over 30 things this month.........

The boys have been busy helping daddy with woodworking crafts and house renovations........

We took in an injured wild bird.........

I found time to dress up and do my hair..........





Daddy taught the boys the importance of helping others and headed out to help some stranded boaters......

And we've enjoyed the "every days".........

Knitted Vest for the Little One

I've had my hands busy with a few knitting projects lately.  Unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity to show you Madeline's Spring vest because it's been more like summer around here. I finally took advantage of a somewhat cool afternoon to see how it fit her.

I love it on her!  It matches her busy running around the homestead personality.  

The yarn is an natural alpaca yarn and the pattern is from  Ravelry .  It was a super easy pattern!  I got my inspiration from Tricia at home made happy.  She knits up some beautiful things for her family!  I do however think this will be going back in the closet until fall.  I'm not complaining.  The unusually warm weather has given us the opportunity to get a lot done in the garden and everything is in full bloom so we have lots of yummy treats to eat.  We will also be spending the day at the beach tomorrow, so thank you Lord for warm weather and homeschooling!

Gauze Dress with Crochet

Here is one of Madeline's new dresses.  This dress was so easy to make and turned out beautiful.  The fabric is a double gauze Japanese fabric.  I had ordered a quarter cut a couple years back to see if I liked it for another project and it has been patiently waiting to be turned into something beautiful ever since. 





The fabric has a nice frayed edge so there was no need to finish the hem and it shirred up perfectly.  To add the sleeves I just cut off the sides at an angle.  I had read somewhere that you just cut right through the shirring.  I have to admit I had little faith and held my breath as I cut but it worked fine.  I did end up finishing the cut edge with a tight zig zag stitch to make it more durable for my busy little baby. 

The sleeves are made from a doilie I found at the thrift store with some bias binding along the cut edge.

And here is my sweet girl playing with one of our newest pets. 

Garden pictures

I'm chipping away at 4 plus acres one plant at a time.  The goal, a beautiful and edible organic landscape. 

Mixing it up in pots because I'm impatient and can't wait for the beds to be finished.

This may look clean and simple but if you look closely you can see 2 rows of strawberries.  40 total.  This is the start of what will eventually be an amazing bed of edibles.

Nature Study

One of our favorite pass times as a family is to head out on the boat and go exploring.  There has always been something magical and mysterious about the water for me and watching my kids enjoy this beauty is a dream come true. 

Of course along the way we learn.  This giant orange tree made for a great lesson on sink or float as we watched oranges floating by and tested other items. 

Water levels and tides.

What can happen when trees fall.

Why a mama Osprey would circle around us while we checked out her nest.   

And my favorite, Bird Island, where all types of birds come together to live in harmony.

Romans 12:16  Live in harmony with one another.  Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.  Never be wise in your own sight.

Have a blessed night.