Lime-A-Beans

Oh Boy

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Weekend Sewing

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Baby Sack

2012-01-16T17:27:00.000-08:00

I love love love theses sweet baby gowns! I has had a pattern to make them forever but the require lots of things I don't like- 1- sleeves 2- knit 3- new patterns I've never sewn! My resolution was to see twelve new patterns this year- here is one!

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Lafayette's Crest on 16x20 Canvas

2011-11-22T19:17:00.000-08:00

Ellie's Snowman

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Elf

2011-11-22T19:13:00.001-08:00

Madi and Ty

2011-11-22T19:13:00.000-08:00

Modeling my Christmas dress!

Madi Modeling!

2011-10-29T09:15:00.001-07:00

Chief Wahoo

2011-10-29T09:14:00.001-07:00

Brooke's 11th cake!

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Evan's shirt!

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B's 50th

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I've for Labels now!

2011-09-26T17:48:00.000-07:00

Ms Garrett's Toms

2011-09-25T05:07:00.000-07:00

Ben's Cake

2011-09-25T05:06:00.002-07:00

Painting for Ms. Babb

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Smurfette

2011-09-04T13:09:00.000-07:00

Cake for Mr. Owen

2011-09-04T13:08:00.000-07:00

Mollie Sews

2011-08-26T03:25:00.000-07:00

I gave my first sewing lesson two weeks ago over the phone to her and then this past weekend she learned to make ruffle pants- she also went home with some pants patterns she drew off! She is a natural and also a really quick learner!

Flower Committee

2011-08-26T03:23:00.000-07:00

Our church now has a flower committee-- an they put me on it! These are the flowers from last Sunday's service! While my mom supervised- I did the arranging!

Getting ready for Football

2011-08-26T03:22:00.000-07:00

Lafayette Style

PJs Please

2011-06-02T06:01:00.000-07:00

So I have made my first wearable item for me! Moving into the dorm tomorrow I thought I needed some new pjs-- this was my first attempt- I think with a ruffle or cute pocket I could be good to go! What do you think?

60th cake

2011-05-14T15:36:00.000-07:00

Twins cake 56

2011-05-12T04:49:00.000-07:00

Twins cake 57

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Peace

2011-05-10T03:59:00.000-07:00

55th Cake of the Year--

Baby Shower Cake

2011-05-10T03:58:00.000-07:00

Cake for my friend Cecile, who was giving a baby shower- Cake 54

PTO cake

2011-05-06T03:08:00.000-07:00

53rd cake of the year'

PTO cake

2011-05-06T03:07:00.000-07:00

This is my 52nd cake of 2011

Cake for Ms Betty

2011-05-04T14:14:00.000-07:00

Ms Betty is my new best friend- she doesn't know it yet, but I decided to befriend her and she came to pick the cake up and brought me home made bread- can you say friend for life!

Easter Models

2011-04-27T04:13:00.000-07:00

Easter Dress

2011-04-24T15:00:00.000-07:00

This egg hunting dress is to coordinate with the Easter tie shirt- and matching shorts for a sweet brother and sister pair!

Easter Tie

2011-04-24T14:59:00.000-07:00

Honey Do!!!

2011-04-24T14:58:00.000-07:00

Easter 2011

2011-04-15T04:17:00.000-07:00

Burp Cloths

2011-04-15T04:16:00.000-07:00

Ready for Mattie Sims Koon!

Bubbles

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Arg!

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Moving Model

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Grab a Hat

2011-02-24T13:24:00.000-08:00

Read with the cat!

Waylon's Whale Outfit

2011-02-23T03:13:00.001-08:00

Carter's Birthday Outfit

2011-02-23T03:12:00.001-08:00

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Jaylee Beth's outfit for Carter's party!

Carter's Sock Monkey Cake

2011-02-23T03:11:00.000-08:00

Sad Clown

2011-02-23T03:10:00.000-08:00

Holiday wreath

2010-11-13T05:54:00.000-08:00

For my friend Beth!

Golden Threads for Fall

2010-11-02T04:14:00.001-07:00

This is a size two top and pants for a teacher's daughter at school!

Sock Monkey Shirt

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Dump Truck for Fall

2010-10-31T18:38:00.000-07:00

Love This

2010-10-31T18:37:00.000-07:00

Carter's Mallard Outfit

2010-10-31T18:36:00.000-07:00

Lottie's Owl-fit

2010-10-31T18:34:00.000-07:00

Katie Bug's Lady Bug outfit

2010-10-31T18:33:00.000-07:00

New Stuff

2010-04-08T17:30:00.000-07:00

These are some new appliques I have gotten this week. Can't wait to use them.

Awards and Surprises

2010-03-15T05:18:00.001-07:00

First of all let me thank Ms. Connie Ramsey for giving me an award...Yeah it is a blogging first for me. Ms. Connie is a long time friend. I got to know her by our days spent watching kids by the pool during my highschool summers...I was babysitting, she was modeling good parenting. I love her blog Meal Planning with Connie and her recipes make you gain weight reading them but they are DELICIOUS.

The rules for accepting this award are:
1. Post the award.

2. Thank and mention the person who gave you the award.

3. Pass the award on to seven bloggers whom you think embody the spirit of the Kreativ Blogger Award.

4. Name seven things about yourself that others don’t know.

5. Don’t forget to notify the seven Kreativ Bloggers about their award and post a link to their blog.

On to the next rule: My seven bloggers...well, I only had five...sorry

1) My college friend Jill Lamar. We sat through many a class together at Ole Miss and now reading her blog I hear the words she writes as if she were telling me in the middle of class...her blog is an account of the daily happenings in her life, but she keeps it 'Kreativ' by putting in recipes and tidbits of info.

2)MADE- I don't know this girl personally but I look to her for sewing inspiration. Dana makes the cutest clothes for her kids and has great tutorials on how to make simple stuff for around the house.

3)My dear friend Connie at Oh Brother Sew Art Thou- Yes, I do know this crafty lady personally and she has taught me to love sewing, crafting, teaching, and tanning. She might be the funniest teacher I know and very early on in our teaching together she shared valuable knowledge on how to make it as a teacher- like calling 5 parents every day, what to let slide, when to get fired up and when nobody cares so stop complaining;)

4)Meg Jones- I'm not really sure how we met each other, I know we have mutual friends, but I think I knew her before that...she has lately been posting about her house renovations and she is very 'Kreativ'

5) Angela Robinson a bunko playing friend has really cute pictures of her boys on her blog and loves to plan and document the cute parties she helps put on for family and friends.

Seven things you might not know about me:

1) I am an extremely picky eater- I will not eat anything that swims, I will not eat meat off a bone, and can not touch meat on a bone, I am a huge texture person and the meat I eat has to be the right texture or I won't eat it....If I see a vein or grissle I'm done-and won't eat anymore

2) I love magazines. I could spend lots of money each trip to Wal-Mart on magazines, my favorites are InStyle, Southern Living, and Better Homes and Gardens which I have subscriptions to.

3) I am a morning person, I will get up before five just to sew, blog, or read, but I must be in the bed by 8:30- every minute past that time I get very ill and difficult to be around. God help me if I ever have children

4) I am not an animal person-never have been never will be

5) I am happiest when I am making something. I enjoy crafting in all forms, and I find it heartbreaking that everyone doesn't enjoy creating things with their own two hands.

6) I am a very nostalgic person, I have a great memory and might could tell you what you had on the first time we met. I love pictures and talking about the past.

7) I am a worrier. I worry about worrying and I think of what if situations to worry about. I worry about my life without my inner circle of friends and family and worry about if anything bad were to happen how much I would worry then....

Now that I have divulged my secrets...let me now show you an exciting surprise that awaited me on my doorstep a week or two ago...

Yes, that crate is full of patterns...oh they are old as the hill one dated to 1958. I have everything in there from men's robes, vests, wrap skirts, split skirts, walking shorts, drop waisted dresses for adults, Mickey Mouse costumes, swim suits, sweat suits, gowns, and lots lots more. Also, if you need some random singer sewing machine attachments I have a few of those as well...wonder what I'll do with all this stuff? No telling but for now I'll just be really excited about it. I love old sewing stuff this is actually the second installment of random sewing things my friend Meagan has left for me. It began with a crate full of thread and old buttons...which I can't bring myself to use because what I need to use them for somthing really good one day and I have already used them for something else...see the issue...I might have the beginning stage of hoarding...ahhh...

This might be my Easter Dress....hahahahaha

Adult bubble suit anyone????Don't know where to begin with these things...but the boxes are cool...

6:00 a.m.

2010-01-30T14:03:00.000-08:00

My internal alarm went off and I felt the need to be in the sewing room. This is what I made

I made a bib for my friend Autumn, she had a baby about three weeks ago and his middle name is Woo, which is his dad's nickname..so upon request here it is...

She also needed a couple of baby gifts for a shower and so these were for her, too.

Next up was an order from Texas. My friend Kristi sent me some fabric she wanted an outfit from for Ceci her baby and the two pillow case dresses and a longall for baby gifts...so yes now my business is now shipping out of state. ha or something like that...

Then I finished a belated baby gift for a teacher at work, she told me no rush so thank the Lord I finished it before the baby was born...

Just a Little

2010-01-24T10:43:00.000-08:00

from the sewing room....

Well, I have said before I have undertaken the National Board process...and let me say it may overtake me. I am not a planner in my classroom. I let things just take shape somehow the students still learn they just do so by asking questions and discovering...

I have had little time to sew much less monogram but I have been able to do a few things.

I embroidered a sweatshirt for a teacher at school

And I have been in the burp cloth business here lately. My friend, Emily, has kept me in business in the tough January, post Christmas, economy.

Here we Go...

2009-12-24T04:21:00.000-08:00

So it has been a long while since I posted. Life has been CRAZY. Maybe it is the holidays, maybe it is school, maybe it is all my little projects I have kept going this whole time. In the last month I have made about 5 cakes, 50-60 scarves, 15 burp cloths, 5 bibs, 5 dresses, a gazillion shirts, and numerous other monogramming tasks. But it funded my little vacation so I'm not complaining...My friend Connie has a 'sock drawer' she keeps her money in...not me I plan for my next big purchase...
A Turkey Longall for Waylon.

A Snowman Longall for Waylon

I have made about a gazillion of these shirt in the last month and yes I have one picture to show for it. Just know I funded my trip to New York sewing so let us just say I have not seen much of my husband in the last two weeks getting all the Christmas orders ready.

A cake to welcome Kobe Beckley at the school. His mom Autumn teaches with me and keeps me laughing. Hopefully I'll post pics soon of the baby when he arrives just after Christmas!

Love Love Love

2009-11-04T15:08:00.000-08:00

I absolutely love this dress. I had the applique and didn't know when to use it...I decided to put it on this bright blue corduroy I've had for years...I love the way it turned out. I hope the little girl I made it for look super sassy in it.

Christmas Fabric?

2009-11-04T15:03:00.000-08:00

You decide. When I first saw this funky pink, red, and green fabric I thought of spring for sure...but the more I look at it the more I see using it for a fun Christmas dress. I don't know how fun my dresses are...I usually stick to about two styles...fun or not....anyway.

I got the fabric and needed to make a dress for my sister in laws friend....

with the leftover I made a skirt for a coworker's daughter and then

appliqued a letter on a onesie for the baby sister.

I think it is cute and will probably use it for some Christmas/spring dresses.

Peace, Bug, and A baby

2009-11-04T14:59:00.000-08:00

Cakes that is...

In about 24 hours I turned out three cakes. I was literally up to my elbows in powdered sugar. The Lady Bug cake was made first. It was for Kiera Maxey for her first birthday.

The Peace Sign Cake came next for my little cousin Merilese. It was to feed about 10 crazed preteens.

Next on the list was a baby shower cake for Hadley Hope Cayson who will be arriving in a couple of weeks.

I've made about three cakes since then but I have forgotten to take pictures of any of them...so maybe next time.

Girly Girls

2009-11-04T14:52:00.000-08:00

I've been very delinquent on my posting...for that I am sorry. In the sweat shop I have been super productive. Here are some girly things I have made lately.

A Super Cute Ole Miss Top

A pair of flowery pants

and

A pair of appliqued tops for two sisters

50 and Thrifty

2009-10-05T19:38:00.000-07:00

I had been asked to do a cake a while back for Coach Nutt's wife when she turned 50. Their daughters had come up with a cute saying and I put it on the cake for them.

My friend and coworker Gaye Howard requested a fiftieth birthday cake for this past weekend and I reused the saying. I thought it turned out super cute.

Pink and Green

2009-10-05T19:31:00.001-07:00

Lately I noticed that I have been sewing a lot of pink and green items.

Here is a bib I made. I found a pattern online and decided to give it a try. I have some more ready to embroidery/applique and will post when they are finished.

Here is a dress I made for my friend, Amber, to give to her little cousin.

I have been making a lot of baby dresses lately for showers and this a green and white gingham dress with pink monogram for one of those showers.

This is a Christmas dress I made last week. I had been thinking about using this green fabric for a while and found the pink corduroy in my fabric closet so I put them together and loved it. I posted them on facebook and had two orders the next day. I'll post the others I have made later.

First Refashion

2009-10-05T19:23:00.000-07:00

I have been reading a lot about refashioning clothing. My mom has told me many a story about my great grandmother refashioning clothing to save on fabric, but I don't think I'm ready for it yet.

This was my first attempt at "refashioning"

I took a dress made for a friend last year and added a ruffle to the bottom so it could be worn with tights as a top this year.

Before:

After:

Another friend recycled some of her older daughters' clothing for her third child. So I put her name on some outfits...this is the only one I took a picture of...

Busy Bee

2009-10-05T19:14:00.000-07:00

I have had a few projects lately.

I embroidered towels for my mom.

A coworker wanted some burp pads made for a shower.

My friend, Lisa, had brought me some great fabric she wanted a dress made from.

Jon Jon, Polka Dots, & Hello Kitty

2009-09-18T13:02:00.001-07:00

I've been in the sewing room this week. Here is what I have made...

Jon Jon's for baby boy Max

Some festive polka dots for Caroline

A cake for Brooke

Teachers Pet Cardi, Simple Tee and Poppy Skirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-08-30T17:30:00.000-07:00

Oooo... I sure hope I win this!
Teachers Pet Cardi, Simple Tee and Poppy Skirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-08-23T08:33:00.000-07:00

My new appliques. Let me know if you like them and need something with them on it.

The pumpkin can be without a face, too!

Pillowcase Dress Model

2009-08-22T11:42:00.000-07:00

This is Madi Ruth Collums modeling the pillowcase dress her mom had me make for her. Isn't she the cutest baby?

Here Lately

2009-08-22T11:31:00.001-07:00

I have managed to get some sewing time in since school started.

I made a flannel snowflake dress for Marion Kate Maffett.

I made a Corduroy Christmas Dress for Ellie.

I made a Halloween Pillowcase dress for Haylee's little girl.

And I ventured out and made a mat cover for Allie Beckley. Complete with attached blanket, monogrammed for nap time.

Sewing This Morning

2009-08-07T05:03:00.000-07:00

With school starting back today...I felt nerves at about 5:30 this morning...so what was I to do? Sew of course. I monogrammed a dress for Christmas and sewed up this one for Miss Ellie. At least someone benefits from my nervousness...right? Let me know if you need anything for the fall I can sew it when I get up at the crack of dawn.

Promised Pictures

2009-08-06T19:25:00.000-07:00

I stated before that I have been in the sewing room as of late, but I haven't posted any pictures....well, since it is the night before school starts and like a little kid, I can't sleep-here are some things I have been working on.

I have monogrammed two backpacks for sweet second graders I know.

I have made one pair of Halloween pants size 1 (12 mo)-let me know if you want them

1 pair of Christmas pants size 1 (12 mo)-let me know if you want them

1 adult apron for a teaching friend who has decided she will now where and apron while teaching-

I have made 16 monogrammed supply bags-one for each of my students...yes I know sounds crazy but this way they won't fight over crayons, the loss of pencil bag/boxes, or have to feel left out...I like the even playing field...and they can be hung up in their locker so I don't have to watch them dig in those desks everyday!

I have also monogrammed 2 aprons for my good friend Ashley- She has a canvas business with her cousin, Maggie, and they wanted paint aprons.

Yes, I have been busy. Yes, I have greatly neglected my classroom and will spend the next three days making it parent/child ready. I also have been working on some other things for my students...stay tuned.

Back at It

2009-08-05T05:20:00.001-07:00

So I have full intentions of being back in my sewing room today. I had a fun day yesterday picture smocking, well learning how to picture smock. It is tedious and you have to pay close attention to what you are doing...so I may not be great at it...But I have a few items to get finished before school starts back a couple of aprons...some bags and just some monogramming...

Yankee Doodle Ellie

2009-08-04T06:10:00.000-07:00

Remember the outfit I made for Ellie for the Fourth of July. Well, I snagged this picture off of her mom's facebook page. Three observations from this picture:

1: she looks just like my brother/her dad in this picture

2: mom was right about this fabric...i could have picked out something cuter

3: I need to get started on her some outfits for the winter.

Happy Tuesday Friends!

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

2009-07-31T05:15:00.000-07:00

Well I have been out of town so I haven't even thought about sewing anything. Today I will be monogramming some things for my class and will be making a few items for friends. I'll post later some pictures. Happy FRIDAY everyone.

Fruit Salad

2009-07-24T10:21:00.000-07:00

Hope you don't think I am talking about a recipe.... Yesterday I headed to Tupelo bright and early to help out my friend Connie Buse. She has been keeping her grandbabies this week and I must say neither one of them has met a stranger. I walked in to find Sims at the table eating breakfast and playing with stickers. She started telling me about her mommy having a baby and if it was girl she is gonna be called Peachy and for a boy Fruit Salad. I laughed and laughed. Then we played games and the rules were made up by Sims as we went. I know Connie has enjoyed having them.

Adult Onset?

2009-07-24T10:17:00.000-07:00

I have been in the sewing room this week in spurts. I really think I have adult onset A.D.D. I don't know how I do it, but I manage to jump from one project to the next and back more than any adult should. Just this morning I have cut quilt pieces, hemmed pants, pleated somethings, and have plans to finish and deliver jon jons.

Hey, Guess What-

2009-07-24T10:16:00.001-07:00

Guess what I'm making.... Here is the beginning of what I hope will end beautifully.

Baby Model

2009-07-23T14:22:00.001-07:00

How cute is Morgan Mathis? Kellie had mentioned wanting an outfit so in one of my sewing frenzies I made this one. I loved it on the hanger but I absolutely fell in love with it again when I saw this picture. I had thought that it might be too small, not really knowing how big she was so I made it by a 6 m0 and it looks like a fit. I hope they enjoy wearing it as much as I enjoyed making it for her.

Runners-not athletes

2009-07-23T04:51:00.000-07:00

So I haven't been in the sewing room a lot the last few days, but I have managed to get some new projects finished. In August I am hosting a party for Habitat for Humanity. It is a jewelry trunk show and an Afternoon Tea. All are welcome to attend or you can mail me your donation. Yeah that was a shameless plug! So in an effort to create some continuity from room to room in my home I decided to use black and white toile to top all the tables that will be bedecked with jewelry and sweets. I am not a domestic sewer, meaning I'll make clothes but don't ask me to make curtains and table cloths and such. Well last week I made curtains for Leslie's classroom...check and I made runners for my two buffets and my dining room table...check that off my list. I know I will have bistro tables set up around the downstairs but they will have full length cloths with toile toppers. Connie will be monogramming me a toile initial for my front door and if anyone has other places to put toile accents I am taking suggestions.

Sales, Wills, and Pleats

2009-07-21T04:54:00.000-07:00

So on Friday, Heirlooms Forever had their sale. Yeah they have a sale by marking their stuff down about 1%. But oh you should see the people stalk them out for that slight % off, and don't even think about the 50% off room....talk about a THROW DOWN. Do not I repeat do not come between a woman and the fabric she has had her eye on every trip to the store.

I was on a mission on Friday...yes I was getting a pleater. The one item that was marked down like .05% unlike everythingelse. Don't worry I wanted it no matter the mark down or mark up. I stood in line for 30 minutes, manged to pick out many other things I didn't need, but couldn't live without and an hour after entering the doors of Heirlooms I was walking out 3 bags deep. Thanks to my sweet mom I now can pleat my own fabric to smock. It was my birthday present early. Well, technically I can't do it yet, because they were out of the orange pleating thread, and because I don't know how to use the thing and will have to have a little lesson, but after that....oooo I will be able to pleat anything I want.

I know my friend Connie is reading this and shaking her head. She has a pleater and offered to let me use it whenever, but you see she has a daughter that sews and a daughter in law that sws, and when shes gone I will loose access to the pleater. I needed my own. Connie did try to however have an intervention and say she would will me hers but I got her voicemail too late I was already the proud owner. Thanks for the sentiment Connie, but I hate to think of the fight over the pleater that would happen. Gripping those needles could be painful if I would have had to make a run for it...:) You know I'm not athletic......

Quilt?

2009-07-20T13:42:00.001-07:00

Well, let me tell you that I don't believe I will be the next quilter....But Sunday morning before church I decided to put together a Christmas 12 inch square. Hmm...well the piecing of it was not the issue. hmm..no it wasn't even the putting it together to quilt...no it was the actual quilting...that stinks...who could do it by hand? This was my attempt.

Also while in the sewing room on Sunday I managedto make two Christmas dresses and two pairs of pants...only one of the dresses is featured here...because I branched out. This is a dress I had never made before. Like most dresses it has the tab top buttons, but look at the back....it is a wrap dress for little girls, it buttons in the back. How sweet huh? Yeah well my to do list for around the house has definitely taken away from my sewing time this week.