new weekender bag

New weekender bag, It's made out of really cool cut velvet.

Now I just need to go somewhere to try it out....

green green tomatos green

Sooooo if you had the early snowstorm that killed all your tomato plants, Here's an easy recipe for Green tomato salsa.


Chop all the tomatos, onions, green peppers, garlic and your favorite chiles ( keep seeds if you want it hotter) . Put it all into a big sauce pan. Boil it down for about an hour. More if you like it less chunky. Put in salt, your favorite vinegar ( I like rice wine), a tiny bit of sugar . Stir it for a while, taste it add what ever it needs more of. Then seal.

We made about 30 something jars. My kids have already been through 2 jars!!

How cool is it that I move to Hyrum and my next door neighbor is from Southern Cal too??

perfect day for fall photos

New fall skirts coming your way!!
Who do you think she looks like in this picture???


I like the sun in this, I know I should of found my back light setting... but i still like this one.

Risa and Thor, our Just be... mascot

He really just wanted to go for a walk. This skirt has flowers appliqued on the front.

More to come....

Yoga Retreat

Just spent the last 5 days at Hidden Springs Ranch at a yoga retreat. It was fabulous!!! It's run by Corena Hammer who owns the Infusion studio in Bountiful. If you ever have the chance , take a class there. She offers all levels of classes. It is such a wonderful place to be.www.bodyinfusion.com

I learned so many things about myself and how I interact with my world. I came home renewed , energized and excited to just be me. Thanks to all the wonderful people I shared this amazing experience with. We shall cross paths again.

Namaste

Amara

Amara our littlest cousin came to visit. She is so petite and cute! So since I had gotten some new skirts done, we had ourselves a little photo shoot.... She wasn't even scared of Thor ( our very gentile dog). I like this last one of Piper, that is one of her favorite places to sit and dream.... We all need places like that.

new fabric

Yipee the new skirt fabric came!!! Wait till you see the new wirly twirly fall skirts!!!! There will also be blankets, aprons and tote bags out of this. I will post pictures soon.
So many of you are working on fab fall projects, loving the blog neighborhood where we're all sharing ideas and thoughts . So many inspiring people out there!!




O.k. these cute birdy crackers are at Target! They are so cute! And they taste better than the fish ones.

Girls Nightout Purse

Risa my cute 8th grader, graciously modeled our new "Girls Nightout Purse" . These are perfect for you phone, gloss, wallet and of course some type of candy! Don't you just love her new rainboots?? She just couldn't wait for the rain so she could wear them.

Here's a closeup....

for the love of buttons

I don't know about you , but I love buttons!!! I like to look at them, organize them, display them in jars or bowls... Sometimes it's hard to part with them. I would love to cover a whole purse, but then that would mean I would have to part with some....

Oh....but then I could go hunting for some more which is half the fun.

Asia's first marathon

Asia ran her first marathon on saturday!!! She is amazing. I don't know many 18yr olds that would put in the training that you need to do just to finish one of these. But she wanted to do something big after graduating from High school .

I loved training with her, mostly because we had time to talk and talk. And especially because she would be off to college the next year and I would be missing having her around.

We ran the Top Of Utah Marathon, it was perfect weather and a great course. I totally recommend this one. And Asia got in the top 20 for her age group!!!

This is us at mile 14... beautiful scenery all the way!!!!

thanks for being such a great example to me Asia!!!!

"IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! " Skirts

Just loooove this!!! It's all out of feathers!!!
Alexander McQueen ( fall 2008 rtw)


We've been working on woman's "It's My Birthday " skirts.

A fantabulous skirt you you can wear all day long, anywhere you want because, darn it, it's the day you were born!!!! And that should always be celebrated!!!!

Here are a few inspirations!!! Jeni of course is an amazing dancer, so she's all about tulle and chiffon.

Then of course there is always embroidered satin and lace....


Wonderful ideas from Blumarine



These are going to be so much fun!!!!

sneak peak

Getting all these pretty ladies ready for the show ( Thursday). They're excited to get to go to a new home... Tomorrows sneak peak will be the clothes!!

black beauty's

working with some fabulous black fabrics!!!! The solid one is in different types of pleathers ( so totally vegan) The other purse, the dots are raised up cut velvet, the texture is amazing!
Let me know if you're getting sick of flowers.
I am playing around with crown and bird appliques and birds with crowns on, they are going to be cute!!!

new big flower purses

Happy friday!! This is my cute neighbor Katie, she likes to come over and try on the skirts I make. She also draws me pictures and leaves them on my door.I miss having a 3 year old around.

working on some big flowers, I should call this the Carrie Bradshaw purse. It reminds me of the dress she wore with the big flower on the shoulder.I'm kinds into pink lately.

vest, vest, vest

Loooooooving vest for fall!! We're working on different styles and colors. Grey, black and of course something lacy ( not racey) for Jeni. We're having a big fall open house on Sept 11th 7-9pm in Farmington, for anyone who needs to see the new super fun fall line. Email for directions
Hope to see you there!!!

Prometheus the musical

The premier of Prometheus is Sept 12th in Portland! We are so excited to be able to be there with family and friends.
Here's a sneak peak from the last show, this is one of my favorite songs.

vintage flower hat

Oooooooh I just found this vintage hat at our local antique mall!! It is covered in velvet and silk ribbon flowers. The leaves are even edged in gold thread. I'm always amazed at the amount of work that goes into art like this. It is really inspiring!!! Trying new flowers.....



Like this........


and this....... It's going to be so much fun to play , I've gotten a whole bunch of new vintage fabrics in!!!

just in time for school

We're already going back to school on Thursday!!! I'm not ready for summer to end. I just looooove how easy smeazy summer is. But for those gals who are getting ready, we have messenger bags in different colors and styles.

totally crushing on him!!!

for the princess in all of us

I just loved good princess stories growing up, but I was always drawn to the ones about the poor girl in the orphanage that didn't know she was royalty, until one day the letter arrives or the kind Uncle finally finds her and tells her that she has this fortune left to her by these loving parents. There is a great book out there called "I Am Really A Princess" by Carol Sheilds.

One of my favorite lines is.. " Share a room with that girl they call your sister?...Never! your very own room is waiting. Tower-high, with a balcony,a bouncy bed soft as clouds, shelves of books,toys,paints, and puzzles, and behind the shelves, a secret passage, known only to you."

...I guess this always appealed to me because I had a twin sister and we had to share everything. And growing up with 8 kids plus 3 foster kids there was always a desire to somehow be extra special.

So for all you extra special girls out there, these fun crowns will be added to our new fall purses soon!

Jeni is going to love these. She is REALLY a princess!!

being a flying princess bird

Love playing dress up!! It's so much fun when you give kids pieces of fabric and watch what they become. I'm finishing up summer skirts... then we're getting ready for fall, which I'm not at all ready to get ready for. Looooving summer!!!