You Might Be Wondering...

What's going on around here? Well, if you guessed that I'm moving, you are correct. After nearly three years here at Working Title, I have decided to move on. I have a new home! So consider this your invitation to come on over to Gina G Smith dot com. You're welcome any time.

Don't worry....all the content is there and you should be able to find what you're looking for more easily and quickly. So, pay me a visit, and say hello, will ya?

Fellas! Hear This.

Bringing daisies to your girl…

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…will NEVER be frowned upon.

Also, come back tomorrow for some big news. It involves a real name and change you can believe in.

Valentine Goodies

Lots of valentine crafts out there to choose from. It's not too late to craft something lovely for someone you love...

The Crafty Crow always has something to get those creative juices flowing.

Pictured above are salt dough hearts, from The Long Thread. The snow has prevented us from delivering them as of yet, but they're at the ready. It was an easy and fun project.

Sew Mama Sew also has a compilation of some great tutorials.

Weekend Sewing

My hubs got this book for me this Christmas. It's full of projects I'd like to try. I just have to pace myself, as evidenced by the hours I spent on this project a couple of weekends ago. (I wonder if the author, Heather Ross has kids present during her weekend sewing marathons...)

I'm definitely learning to sew in stages. I think one of the reasons I haven't done as much sewing and reading in the past few years is because I'm an "all or nothing" kind of person. Typically, I want to finish the WHOLE project or the ENTIRE book in one sitting, as opposed to stretching it out. This just isn't practical in my situation, so having kiddos around sort of forces me to sew in stages. Not a bad development, to be sure.

After doing all my cutting one weekday evening, I was able to finish this project in a reasonable amount of time a couple of Saturdays ago. It is called the everything tote--a fitting name, as it is huge and holds a LOT. The fabric is an old tablecloth, lined with a sheet I found at a yardsale.

I'm pretty happy with the results!

It's Not Hard to Find Good Help These Days.

Especially on laundry day.