Hey there! Hope you are enjoying your weekend. I’ve been busy this week with 2 of my fav cousins visiting and I turned 55 on Thursday. Double Nickles! We took the cousins to Red Rocks Amphitheater today for a look see and lots of stairs. It was a perfect day to get out and I feel so lucky I live near this gorgeous venue. Enjoy the rest of the weekend! Teresa
Boy, I sure do love the sun shining on crisp, untouched snow. So gorgeous. We are getting more snow right now so I’m sure to wake up to a beautiful landscape tomorrow. Plans include sewing (of course), cooking and talking to my daughters. All great things to do inside where it’s warm. Cheers to a great weekend for you! ☀️❄️☃️💚 Teresa
Bagette Barbara is the best! Look at what she has organized in Maine! So great. I love to see the project continuing to spread far and wide and Barbara is one of the people who has been instrumental in helping set up chapters in all the places she has lived. She is amazing. Thank you Barbara, Debi and all the other Maine Bagettes for your hard work and generosity. Teresa
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Hi Teresa--
First of all, how cool is it that we have a chapter in Cuba? Then, how amazing is it that the chapter is a mom and 2 daughters. I love EVERYTHING about this! Way to go Grace, Jane and Irene, you are simply the BEST! Keep up the sewing and spreading the word--Teresa :) :) <3 <3
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Bagette Daughters, Jane and Irene gave away bags today at our local craft fair. It was great to hear them explain the project and why they see for it. I am super proud of them.
Bagette Grace, Chapter Coordinator, Guantanamo, CUBA
I've been really cleaning out my sewing area as of late. Too much fabric, too many unfinished projects, etc. Sound familiar? I had a shirt from Big Girl's (Margaux's) undergrad days that she no longer wears. She put it in the Goodwill box but I pulled it out thinking I could do something with it. Finally, this morning I made a first aid kit out of it. I saved the buttons for future use. Margaux is going to be a Girl Scout camp director this summer and thought it would come in handy to put in a back pack for hiking.
Included in the kit: sunscreen, first aid lotion, bandaids, hair ties, safety pins, nail file, lip balm, matches, ear plugs, sewing kit (sliver tube) and ibuprofen. Think I got it covered? Turned out pretty cute and useful! Teresa
Love some of the views in my neighborhood. I'll be keeping warm, sewing and getting through a long "to do" list this weekend. How about you? Wishing you love and laughter--Teresa
I got to make a whole batch of pouches as a special order for a mother and daughter in my neighborhood. It was so fun. They brought me most of the fabric they had picked out. The daughter has a 3 year old who is into dinosaurs (obviously). The daughter wanted a teeny size of the stand up pouch in the butterfly fabric. I have never made them that small but they turned out great. I also got to make a couple of my quilted shoulder totes that are lined and have a button closure on the front. Such fun ladies to work with and cute fabrics too. :) What are you working on? Teresa
Happy weekend! It’s a cold, frosty, overcast day in the mountains. The photo looks black and white even though it’s not. I’m planning some sewing and reading of my book club book in front of a roaring fire. Hope you are toasty and productive too. 😊🏔️☃️ Teresa
Continuing on my green journey in 2024. If you would like to read some of the things from last year, go to this post.
1) I think I have finally settled on my favorite shampoo bar/conditioner bar situation. If you have followed along on this, I've tried Viori, Earthling Co, kit•sch and Attitude. I found the Attitude brand at my local Natural Grocers store. I LOVE the smell of the sandalwood scent which is why I decided to try them in the first place, second, they were on sale for only $10/bar. Score! I really like them. The only downside is that the conditioner is not quite moisturizing enough for my dry hair. I tried kit•sch in the fall and do like their products too but felt that the conditioner made my hair too soft and the shampoo bar didn't last very long. Jeez. But, I have settled on a combo of using a bit of both conditioners together, works perfectly!
2) I got a LOMI for Christmas! We are now composting again, yay! Many of you long time readers will remember that we had 2 backyard composters when we lived in Nashville. Then, we moved to a CO neighborhood with lots of wildlife and composters are not allowed by our HOA. I started seeing information about LOMI about a year ago and was fascinated by the compact, countertop idea. I asked hubby for it for Christmas and got this cute blue one. I LOVE it! We have been making dirt out of all our food waste about every other day. Hubby was worried that it would smell, but it doesn't at all. I've put a lot of the dirt in my plant collection and the rest is on my deck in a bucket waiting for spring planting. It's really SO COOL.
