Saturday market

Today was an exciting day for us.The Riverside Arts Market started today. So, we decided to check it out. We brought Little Audrey with us. She was sleeping the whole time so let's assume she enjoyed the market too! Here are some fun pictures from the lovely market.

Please stay little....

I became a mom almost two months ago. On January 19th. I gave birth to a baby girl. One single moment and it changed my life forever. I knew it was love at first sight. I knew I would never let her go when I held her in my arms for the very first time. I never thought I could love someone this much.

We named her Audrey.

She is sleeping on our bed, right next to me, as I type this post. I can hear her soft breathing. So precious. I wish I could freeze moment like this. I wish time would stay still a bit longer. I wish forever existed. There is not enough words to describe how much I love this little baby. I thank God each and every day for trusting me with such a miracle. One day she's going to grow up but for now... please stay little....

All the pretty things....

I want to live in this pretty house. I love every single nook in this house. Oh how I wish my house looked like this. Everyday. How lovely. I am drooling over every single one of these pictures. The living room.... the craft/sewing room! Ah..... look how lovely!

(pretty images belong to Sheer Whimsy)

Whose house is this, you ask? Well, this very pretty house belongs to a lovely gal from Sheer Whimsy, who's been kind enough to let me write about and post pictures of her house. I've been following her blog for quite sometime and I tell you, everything on her blog is an eye candy. You should go check it out yourself.

Maybe I should go clean and tidy up my own sewing room. And maybe (just maybe!) it'll look presentable enough for me to post here....

Scrap Buster Project

The weekend is approaching. I don't know about you but I am ready for a new sewing project. Now you see the image above, right? (image credit: Sew Mama Sew). Well, that very project is what I plan on doing this weekend. If you sew, chances are you'll have scrap fabrics somewhere, which I hope you keep! This project is a great way to use all those scrap fabrics you've been saving.

You can find the how-to here. It's a fun project and perfect for beginner and experienced sewists. I'm thinking of making several of them to give to friends. I might even sell some on my Etsy shop.

Vintage Lovelies

I love vintage.
I love the stories behind it. The history. The mystery. The facts. Everything.

It also happens that I married someone who shares the same passion for vintage. My husband and I go vintage hunting all the time. And most of the times, we find interesting vintage things.

Over the years, I've collected so many vintage finds and it got to the point where we didn't have enough room for them in our little house anymore. That's when I started selling some of my vintage lovelies on my Etsy shop. Now I love the idea of finding new homes for my vintage finds. The above picture is some of my new finds that some are already listed on my shop and some will be posted soon. I have few more lovelies, so you just have to check out my vintage shop to see them yourself!

{Sewing Book Review} Sew Liberated: 20 Stylish Projects For The Modern Sewist

For almost 2 months I had been wanted to buy this particular sewing book and finally, a week ago I ordered this book along with another one, which I'm going to review in another post, from Amazon.

Sew Liberated is written by Meg McElwee, a blog writer and sewing pattern designer. If you haven't heard of her, you should check out her fabulous blog where she talks about her daily adventures. Sew Liberated is her first sewing book and in this book, you'll find 20 projects ranging from apron to bag to baby carrier. So far, there are 2 projects from the book I want to try soon: Dapper Day Bag and Woodlawn Curtains.

I find that this book is more suitable for sewist who have some sort of sewing experience. Beginners might have to spend more time figuring out the instructions. But if you are up for a challenge, this book is for you. Experienced sewist will love this book as it gives a broad range of projects to do. All the projects are modern and very fun to do. I see some that are perfect to do for a weekend project. Overall, Sew Liberated is a good sewing book and I highly recommend it.

Goodies from Sewing Expo 2010

Aren't those fabrics dreamy?
So my dear husband (and our, then, one-month-old baby) took me to Sewing and Quilt Expo 2010 in Tampa a week ago. The event started on Feb 18 and lasted through Feb 20. We went on the last day, which was a Saturday.

It was my first time visiting the event. I found out about it 2 years ago and had wanted to go since then but didn't have the chance. So this year with me on maternity leave, I thoght I had time to go and plus my husband offered to drive me there so sewing expo I went!

The expo was nice though I thought it was going to be much bigger event. I had lots of fun though. Saw so many beautiful quilts! I don't quilt but I always have admiration to those who do. And of course, at the expo, I visited so many fabric vendors. Oh boy, was that fun or what. I swear, I felt like a kid in a candy store. I bought fabrics from 3 different vendors--one of them was the only vendor that sold Japanese imports.

If you are a sewist like me, I'd suggest you check out Sewing Expo. The admission was only $10/person (of you could buy ahead of time for $8/person).
For more information, go to: www.sewingexpo.com