How to give the perfect Wedding Gift.

Well here it is May and the beginning of the Wedding Season. One year I was invited to 10 weddings! Well I guess it comes with having 4 children very close in age. As they have gotten married so have all their friends. That year the gift of choice was crockpots. Since then I have decided it is nice to give something a little personal. I like to look at the gift lists that the Bride and Groom have registered for. I Check out what colors of towels, kitchen gadgets, or even the shower curtain that they have listed, that way I have a good Idea of their likes. I choose a set of towels in their colors and Monogram them, or put some motif on them that they are known to like. His and Hers are fun for Newlyweds. One friend said the favorite gift her son and daughter-in-law received was Monogrammed Robes. It may take a little extra investigating but it will make the gift special. If you know the Bride's Mother well, you can ask if there is any unique characters or designs that the Bride really likes. One of my sons and his friends were down for a wedding recently and as they were talking about some of the wedding plans, I said, "you know it is really all about the Bride!" I was listening to a speaker recently and he said, "Happy Wife, Happy Life!" I have to say that Being the "Wife" I loved the saying! Check out this gift set. 2 Sets of Towels made in to something special! Set included 2 Bath towels, 2 embroidered & Monogramed Hand towels and 2 Wash cloths. $52.00

Sewing repairs can prolong the life of your clothes

I read some place that all good business have a clear and defined mission statement. I had not been able to come up with one until now.

My Mission statement is:

To Create, To Embelish, To Repair.

To Repair: I have noticed in these economic tight times that it can be better to spend $10.-20.00 to have something repaired than to go out and spend $40.-50.00 on something new. I have had several repair jobs lately. I have a friend who's hem came out of her pants and another who's daughter had a hoodie that needed some seams restitched, come to me and ask if these could be fixed. They were ready to throw them away because they could not sew or mend it themselves. Sometimes we just have that one shirt or outfit that we just love and can't bear to part with even though it needs some repair. I worked at a Bridal shop for awhile and learned to repair a lot of garments. Brides can be hard on clothes! So if you need some pants hemmed, seams restitched, Boy or Girl scout patches sewn on, or some other sewing need, email me and we can get together.

I ran across the old saying that I think is great to remember these days.

"Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without!"

His & Hers Towel set

Here is a great gift for that special bride and groom. This set was made with white towels and black and silver embroidery. It is a hit with the young couples. Of course it might be nice for those celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. I can change the colors to be silver or gold or whatever their color scheme is. $85.00 for the set.

Cute Baby Onesies Boy or Girl

Now here is a deal! I have Pink, Blue or White short sleeved Baby Onesies with snaps that have musical sayings embroidered on them. They are embroidered in the same color, cute on their own or you can use them under something. These are 100% cotton and $3.00 each They have little musical notes next to the sayings on the front and 3 little notes on the back-bottom! They are packaged and already to go! These would make a nice gift for someone special or your own bundle of joy! And at this price you can afford several.

The sayings are-

Musical genius at work!

My Mom rocks & I roll!

Your really rock my world!

I'll be Bach!

I'm a sucker for tunes!

Email me at

psully6@cox.net if your are interested.

Pictures of the past, Costumes to remember!

Digging thru old pictures I ran across this one of a costume I made for one of my daughters. She just had to be Rainbow Brite. Now if you are old enough to know who she was you probably loved watching the cartoon. She was the biggest deal for girls around 1988 or so. This costume was a true labor of love and work of art. From the wig to the boots. My daughter was in heaven that halloween night. Just look at her face! I have tried to install the love of sewing with my girls but a lass to no avail. I asked my daughter, "What are you going to say when your little girl says, Mommy I want to be a princess for Halloween?" She laughingly said, "Call up Grandma! She loves making those kinds of things!" Ha Ha! Well it is true! I have already decided that my soon to be 1 yr old Granddaughter is going to be Dorothy for this Halloween. I have the fabric and a little basket that will hold all her candy. I am just looking for a stuffed dog that looks like Toto.

The nice thing about hand made costumes is that they last a lot longer and you can pass them down to younger family members. The elementary school my children went to did not celebrate halloween a couple years, they decided to have a book parade. Each child was to pick their favorite book and bring it to school and dress like their favorite character. It was really fun and everyone got pretty creative on the costumes. That was the year my other daughter loved the book Snow White. The hardback book of Snow White had her dressed in a greenish yellow dress with blue top and the sleeves had pink little insets, quite different than the red and yellow one that is now so popular. I made the dress to match the book. That dress was worn for several years and then we handed it down to a family that had 6 girls and they loved it too. Costumes are really fun to make and wear. Think about a head about what you want to be for this Halloween, instead of making that mad dash to the store at the last minute and spending $30-40.00 on a cheap costume.

Embroidered Blessing or Christening Dress

This is a Blessing dress I just finished. Her Mommy could not find one in her size. This dress was made out of a light satin and has overlays of organza embroidered with scalloped hem. The bodice is lined and the neckline is trimed with little pearls with an organza ribbon at the waist. This is one of my favorite things to sew. Little Girl's special occasion dresses. Her Mommy added the white headband with an organza flower and a small pearl bracelet.

The back has convenient snaps hidden by pearl buttons. Isn't she just a cutie! Her Mommy said she everyone loved the dress!

Theme aprons-great gifts!

I was asked to make 5 different gift baskets for guys. The themes were, A cartoon golf cart with 2 guys inside with the words, Mike at the Masters, A
Harley Davidson Motorcycle with Don -Wild Hog,
Fishing boat that said Mark -Born to fish forced to work,
BBQ -Eddie -Grill Sargent and
Camping- Al -Camp Cook. Here are some of the baskets. Each had an apron with corresponding embroidered design to fit the person's personality. Aprons are between $15-20.00 depending on the design.
I had a good time making these! Click on the picture to see it in better detail.