Friday, October 27, 2017

Decluttering/Cleaning ---Christmas is 2 months away

Clorox cleaner-- Perfect cleaner for my white cabinets.

 I looked at the calendar and realized...'OH MY", it
is getting really close to Christmas. [2 months-eeeh]
I like to do a semi- declutter and cleaning before
decorating for Christmas.. So.. I  have started..
I used the clorox cleaner  to clean kitchen cabinets
and counters. Works really well. I also , cleaned the
inside of the cabinets too. One room down.. and much
more to come..

Kitchen is all clean, and  lots of clutter throwed away or
donated..

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Dining area.. all clean and ready for Christmas decor,
in just a little while..

Or you ready for  the Christmas holidays? 

Someone ask me.. why clean 2 months before Christmas??
I do several "spring cleanings" during the year, To me, 
it is so much less work if I clean and declutter

 more often.  

Maintaining.. I try to maintain the work I do. My tips 
for this is:

1- make your bed every morning, before leaving the room.
2- De-clutter one room/drawer/or cabinet of any items you
don't use, each day  or every couple days. 
3- Use my clorox cleaner to  clean counter tops each
night after cleaning  up kitchen .
4- Sweep through the house each night..
5-Bathroom-- The last trip  to the bathroom at night...
 I always take my clorox wipes and  wipe  down the 
 sink/cabinet and tolit seat and top.[note- this makes
my  weekly bathroom deep cleaning much easier.. And

the bathroom always looks pretty clean.6-Laundry-- [it is much easier now that my kids 
are grown and gone].. But I still hate that job.smile So,
I attempt to stay on top of it, When a load gets dirty,
I  wash them.. dry and put away.
NOTE-- I found a tip on internet years ago.. It said to 
do the "one touch"job..  Whatever you touch , you finish!



Have a great day...

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Simplicity 8330- Homecoming Court --Dress for Callie

Callie Noelle-
Callie was chosen to be in the Homecoming Court.
She had to have 3 dresses.. One formal gown [that
her mom bought]. Another dressy type dress for
photos for the newspaper, and one for the parade
ride. I made the above dress for her photo
in newspaper. 

Callie chose  Simplicity 8330. It is a high neck halter
dress/ that is high neck halter in back also. It is
lined with a soft cotton blend. The fabric is a soft
poplin with stretch.

Simplicity 8330-- I made view C

 The photo for the newspaper was Monday, the 
parade ride and the formal homecoming walk
will be Friday. I will post photos later of these.

I really enjoyed sewing this dress. It was an
easy/enjoyable sew.. It has been awhile since
I have sewed.. I have a dress for myself that
I had started , when I found out  Callie needed
this dress. So now........ I will get back to sewing
my dress. Happy sewing to all.

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Fall Decorations..

Fall is in the air... Nice cool temps. Leaves are
falling..  so--- I pulled the fall stuff out of storage.
The ceramic pumpkin is from years ago.. and the
plate I got at Wal mart last year.

The Thanksgiving  figurines, were given to me by  my
son and family. years ago. The brocade placemats
were bought on clearance years ago.

Wal mart pumpkin..

Small  pumpkins are finding their way all around
the house.



Outside got a little touch of pumpkins
and home sweet home pillows.

This is the pumpkin patch sign I made last week,
I messed it up, and had to redo it.. Such fun
making your own signs.

Hope you are all having a nice fall ..