August 2012

V and Co: how to: appliqué doilies onto a onesie

alrighty. so i heard from a few people, that lots of people are afraid of appliqué. is that true? this boggles me. it’s not scary at all? but then again it’s one of my favorite things because i can take it anywhere and work on it anytime. and i like the hand work. but i […]

V and Co: how to: baby girl onesies: dyeing with rit dye

so last week i got to go to a baby shower (yes, by myself during the day while the kids were all in school…but i wasn’t going to say that because i feel like i’ve rubbed that in your face enough and i kind of still want you to like me aside from the fact […]

V and Co: making baby gifts

i’ve been busy making things baby gifts this week for a baby shower i was invited to. i made a few different kinds, this one is a simple ruffled ombre flower one. and well, might as well show you how i made it and the other ones right? 🙂 so next week watch for how […]

V and Co: last hurrah at Saint Joseph, Lake Michigan

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our family has been trying to create new yearly traditions. and since we find ourselves in a totally new location in the united states, we will have to try to find new places and things that will be a part of our yearly traditions. it’s kind of fun and exciting. as you know: i grew […]

V and Co: crash and burn baby

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 this week i had a very exciting, sad, weird, fun, happy marker come true for me. i sent my last child to school. after 12 years of having at least one small person in my home i now have 6 hours where all my minions/noisemakers/things i call my children are in school. i thought i […]

V and Co: giveaway: stop.go.quilt.sew!

today i get to be on the blog tour for miss angela yosten’s new book: Stop. Go. Quilt. Sew! and i just have to gush a little about this lady. she is the most delightful person, so genuine, nice and kind, and of course super talented. as most of you know that 3 of my […]

V and Co: clouds of the midwest

this summer we’ve had a couple of firsts. this was our first full summer in the midwest. this summer we went to chicago for the first time. this summer we saw our first scary storm. well scary for us because we’ve never heard the sirens go off before that day. there was this weird look […]

V and Co: making cute shrinky dinks

phew! didn’t mean to let so much time go by well the last couple of weeks have gone in a flash. and honestly, if i can be so bold…i’ve enjoyed being lazy laid back this summer.  gosh i’m going to miss it. but the kids are anticipating school and…okay only 50% of my kids are […]