I actually had a different idea for the (crocheted) lace, but when I thought of a lace-only belt, I threw my original idea out the window.
This belt is so springy. Light. Airy. Breezy. Feminine.
Spring, indeed.
I wore this exact outfit (plus jean capris) to here with Sawyer (and friends), here (to buy a few things for the garden), and out to tend the chickens. Pearls. To tend to chickens.
that is such a pretty belt! and i love the little cardigan that you paired it with. i'm with beki. i wish i had a waist to wear one around. you are such a thin little thing! your belts are soo fun!
i'm LOLing about you wearing pearls to tend your chickens. "why not?" i say. :)
I promised myself that, when I bought a box of Swiffer WetJet refills at the wholesale club, it would be the last box I bought. Something had to be done. Now, to be honest, part of the reason was to help the environment, but the other part was because I was tired of running out of those darn things. I took some towels, folded them in half cut them into 5" widths. (The towel was just about 25" or so from side to side when flat.) Then I cut two 5" pieces of elastic and serged it all together. Two layers of toweling and two elastic strips. That's it. (The finished piece was approximately 4.75" x 12.") Within minutes I had a stack of eight. Slide them on and mop away. You will have a clean floor and have saved one more thing from ending up in the landfill. Now, if I can just do something about the cleaning liquid ... Something environmentally-friendly, economical, and won't cause further pain to my arthritic back.
06.18.22 Our oldest son, Taylor, married his high-school sweetheart, Karleigh. From left: Mason (19), Spenser (17), Lera, Karleigh (25), Taylor (25), Joe, Sawyer (15), Carter (23) and Jackson (21)
Happy Earth Day! Last year I made a bunch of cloth napkins using the rolled hem feature of my serger. And, while we used them a lot in the beginning, I kind of forgot about them and paper napkins crept back into our lives. (Although, I must admit that paper are better for cleaning up spilled lemonade and for packing in my boys' lunches. I'm afraid I'd never see them again if they were in a lunchbox.) I am trying to be more mindful of our waste. I find myself asking, "Can I reuse, reduce, recycle, or repurpose this?" about every thing. I recently discovered our town has a receptacle just for paper recycling. That makes me giddy. We get tons of papers from school, so now I can load it up and drop them off at town hall. So, in honor of Earth Day, I am giving away this set of six cloth napkins. They are made from thrifted, vintage (therefore repurposed) sheets that are leftovers from various projects. If you'd like a chance to win them, please leave a comment on ...
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i'm LOLing about you wearing pearls to tend your chickens. "why not?" i say. :)