My Summer Wish List

Is it too early to start making plans for the summer?  Not necessarily places I want to go or things I want to see, but all the things I want to accomplish this summer.  Well, I decided I needed some accountability, so I'm setting forth a partial list of things I want to accomplish before fall rolls around.  If I get started now, I will have more time for enjoying the sun, some sweet tea, and the company of a good book.  In no particular order, here is the list.

• Make this Little Black Dress I posted about back in February
• Make about a dozen Brags and get them out to Hurricane Rojo
• Clean and organize my craft room once and for all
• Bust out the serious crafts I want to make and market the rootitoottoot out of 'em
• Clean all the closets and get rid of all the "stuff" I truly don't need
• Spend some quality time with my kids this summer doing all the things we used to do
• Can and bake the way I used to do
• Finish all the books on my bedside table
• Go camping
• Hang at the beach for the day
• Spend the weekend with BunBun doing nothing but eating ice cream and watching old movies and not letting anyone know we are home

Do you have a wish list?  How many things are on your list?

Some Fashions Never Go Out of Style: Volume 1

By no means am I a fashionista...I'm more like a wanna-be recyclista.  "What's that?" you ask.  It's someone who wants to wear timeless fashions made from things she found headed for the landfill or someone's yard sale.  I'm not always successful and that is most likely because I haven't really tried it much.  I've decided to change all that.  I will be telling you about fashions from the past, their updated counterparts and I how I hope to make it happen.  I'll keep you updated on the progress.

LBD (Little Black Dress):  This is a Coco Chanel creation.  It will be around forever.

Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina

The LBD of today.

A few months back...ok, maybe a year ago...I picked up a magazine because it had the most adorable LBD on the cover made from two men's black tuxedo shirts.  I recently unearthed from the craft room abyss
rediscovered this magazine and am anxious to try it out.  Unfortunately, I couldn't find any info on this article online so you will have to take my word for it that it's adorable.  Now I just need to find two black tuxedo shirts in a size that will fit this curvaceous figure of mine.