I made another embroidered pillow. Maybe you’ve noticed too, but embroidery is all the rage this season, so I’m right en pointe. If you’ve been following along for a while, you’ll remember when I repurposed an old framed and thrifted piece of embroidery for a fall pheasant pillow a couple of years ago. (You can see that post here.) Then this …
You may have long given up on seeing the nursery. I know, I promised a reveal over a year ago. And I can assure you, it is coming. It is unquestionably the sweetest room in the house. I still am so delighted that I got to do a girl nursery. One thing I did in the process of making a very …
Summer in most places boasts of hot temperatures, outdoor living, playing in the water, and sun. And while people are shedding layers and basking in the sun, we are still bundled up in sweatshirts and blankets. It’s cruel, but true. The reality is, we still need blankets and throws to wrap around us in the summer. But the sheer definition …
When I was a little girl, my mom didn’t drink coffee in the morning. Instead, she would wake up by the method of creativity, with a needle and thread. I will never forget the sound of the needle, filled with embroidery floss, making a distinctive “pop” through the canvas, and then the voice of the fibers rubbing together as the threads created strokes of …
If any of you have read the story of how I came up with the title of this blog, Of Ruffles and Rifles, you will remember that it has connotations to the poem, “the best laid plans of mice and men often run awry.” And I titled my blog Of Ruffles and Rifles because this is a journey; a fantastic, …
Happy New Year everyone! Can you believe it’s 2017?! I’m dragging my feet a little as I do with every new year. It’s change after all, I’m not overly fond of change. And it’s January, which equates to total and complete utter darkness in our home by the mountains in Alaska (okay, so we get 2 hours of direct sunlight …
It’s that time of year! A little more sparkle and magic entices us, sugar tries to persuade us, and in Alaska, the darkness overtakes us. I have always loved decorating for Christmas, to a fault, actually. But this year, with children ages 10 to 3 1/2 months, seeing the excitement for not just the day, but the full season makes …
Happy Weekend friends! Thanks for joining me once again. Today, I am sharing another original apron I created about a year and a half ago. This pattern is hands down, my favorite. I need to make myself one in blue and white of course! Last Christmas, I made my mom three different aprons. They all had a common theme, they were …
I mentioned several weeks ago that we purchased an additional sofa for our larger living room in the new house. I had been looking for a while for a complimentary sofa that would provide more seating in the new space. Ideally, I wanted a French settee, that I could even reupholster. After looking for years (literally — and seeing a …
Hello everyone! I am quickly using up my stash of posts in my blog queue as we continue to renovate, pack, and get ready to move and turn our house into a rental in the span of the next week to three weeks. It will actually be a very unconventional move as we are actually trading places with our tenant …