The kids zippered pouches are here! This fabric was left over from a bow tie project I’m selling on etsy. (see here) It already had fusible interfacing ironed on the back so I made these simple with no lining and added a cute cutout on the front. They were super easy to cut and sew together plus it felt great to use up those scraps to make a new project. Continue reading “for the kids” →

It’s Halloween week, the perfect time to carve a pumpkin and not have it rot into a slump by Saturday night. After picking out a huge one at Ferguson’s (thank you daughters Bella and Eva 🙂 ), we sat down to put together our carving plan. This year we tried a new technique I had discovered about a year ago when I had some giant radish from our organic co-op that I had no idea what to do with. Come to find out, vegetable carving is a real thing in Asia and the results are astoundingly beautiful and intricate. Continue reading “Pumpkin Flower” →

They might seem strange and simple, but I’m smiling about zippered pouches today. I bought my first one in Kansas when we were travelling to my family reunion and I discovered I had left ALL of my cosmetic items at home. Agh.

Continue reading “Upcycled Pouches” →

Fall arrived punctually on October 1st here in St. Thomas. Suddenly I was scrounging for winter coats and finding a hat for baby Ivy on our way out the door that day. As usual, with the arrival of a new season I start looking around for ways to add some new touches to our home. Continue reading “Fall from the ditch” →

Hi everyone welcome to my blog! I’m Suzanne Faris living in St. Thomas, Ontario with my husband Paul and our four little girls.  I love all things handmade and am always knee deep in some project or other…more likely several at the same time :). Life is full for our family with homeschooling our girls and juggling a busy job but I always look for ways to fit in making things I love. Continue reading “It’s a new thing” →