Small Discoveries in Sewing

My mother loaned me her 1960's Singer sewing machine--the only machine I have EVER sewn on, since I was a kid!--and when it looked like I wasn't going to return it, she bought me a new one. So different! It's taken me a while to adjust to it. As mom commented, "Are you still circling it?" Yep, I was. New fangled contraption, but slowly I was getting the hang of it, though it will never be as great as mom's--sturdy, metal, reliable.


 So, as days pass and I watch it sitting on my kitchen table I approach it with small projects--I am not a seamstress, not even a sewer, really. I dabble, enough said. But every discovery and experiment has been a small thrill. So I'll keep going back, sew a bit more, and eventually, who knows what I'll sew. Honestly, though, think small. ;)



Today I discovered I could take a very badly designed t-shirt--tight up around the neck, tight in the sleeves, just tight, and unappealing in all except the color which is dreamy, and turn it into something I'd wear--light, v-neck, free-form, lose threads, something someone, surely, would pay $20 or more for and I would NEVER. I probably paid $2 for it. Yay, me.

You should see the stack of tees I've dug out to recreate! 

It's all about fun, something different, even a tad, and recycling. It's my mantra for everything. :)
d, xo

Teacup Garden

Two things I love: vintage tea cups and succulents, and they just happen to go very well together. I don't have space for indoor plants so a few small teacups full on by stove top suits me just fine.

 The teacup is blue transferware and the gravy pitcher is hand painted Danish ware. Both salvaged.

Crisp white and blue accents are my favorite kitchen colors.
The succulents are snippets from larger potted plants in the yard and EASY to transplant, just gently push a snippet into the dirt. That's it!
I pinched the more succulent succulent in the teacup from a neighbor's yard while walking the dogs. It was a small piece off a large plant. It won't be missed. ;-)

d, xo