what was and what's left

There was the tornado. The hurricane. The visit of the family! My brother, his wife, their two girls and Oma.

Three weeks of upside down familylife doubled up. Time crawled and flew.

We shared good laughs.

And good times.

Thoughtful and generous gifts were much appreciated!

Thank you!

The brother went on a Porsche shopping spree and ended up in Porsche heaven.

The latest toy is patiently waiting in our garage for transfer to the German Autobahn.

All is good.

short and sweet

We have been back from Maui for a while now and there would be so much to tell about those 10 days.

However, my days are busy and by the time I get some quiet PC time my words seem to be all used up.....

Maui is beautiful! We drove 800 miles on the island and saw... a lot!

I started a new knitting project, too.

It was all good.

the happy place

We'll be taking off on a little trip tomorrow. I know it will cheer me up and we will have a great time.

The ipod is fully stocked and I can't wait to listen to this:

I won't need any warm sweaters.

Neither will the kids.

I am off to dig in the stash to find me some vacation knitting! Pictures of the happy place will follow in about two weeks.

Wishing you a good time wherever you are!

the blues

The unspeakable happened - I did not sell a single dress. Not one.

Total frustration took over and I comforted myself with a soothing dive into my blues.

You get the picture...

almost ready

Too bad this is the last batch of dresses, because by now my girl actually enjoys modeling for me -- even though she'd never admit that she does!

This one is obviously way too big, would be better fitting for a 10 year old. I really love how the skirt with the pocket turned out, which I incorporated from the original ladies skirt:

Glitter on this one, and an A-line skirt:

Another cute one with the tied shoulder straps, but too small for my girl:


White and pink, the hem with a silk ribbon - for all the girlie girls out there:

This last one will be indeed the last one, just needs to be assembled. I love the skirt!

--- Off to do the tags.

Wishing you all a good weekend!

six to go

Apparently Sundays are free of charge.

Looks like she even had fun, right?!

fair trade

Even though my girl generally enjoys having her picture taken, she doesn't like to model in specific clothes, even more when changing is involved. And, boy, did I want her to model the new "green line" dresses for me.
I am creative, I grab a chance when I get it, so today...

"Mom, where is my bacon?" (that being said one hour after I called and asked if she wanted some)
"It's gone."
"But I wanted some!"
"Sorry, when you didn't come, we ate it all!"
~~~~~whining~~~~~crying~~~~~~
"I want bacon!"

Me, in my mind "Ha!!"
Out loud "Okay, I'll fix you some bacon, but only if you model the new dresses...!"
(Sneaky, huh?!)

You have to know, that I have not made bacon in years, so the advantage was clearly on my side, the appetite for the stuff fueled by deprivation, didn't matter that it was "just" turkey bacon!

I am not yet done with my sewing, hopefully there will be more modeled shots. Probably bacon won't work, so I'll have to come up with a new tactic!

So far the purple one is her favorite, but she has already stated, that she wants all the dresses, that don't sell at the Hip Stitch "Hipsters Craft Fair"!

That's my girl...!