This is why things take me forever. I was hanging the Christmas stockings, when I realized I needed a stocking for my new son-in-law, Paul. It needed to coordinate with the others, which I had made 2 decades ago out of velvet from a fabric shop in downtown Atlanta. So {naturally} I drove downtown to the same shop and bought fabric, and came home and sewed. Then I looked around my house for something "guy-ish" and manly to make the cuff on the top. You may not be surprised when I say that I don't have a lot of manly stuff around here! I decided I wanted to make the cuff out of an actual shirt cuff...actually perhaps a French cuff, and then use a wonderful old brass button as a cufflink. So I'm off to the thrift store to find the right shirt to re-purpose. After all, he is my one and only brand spanking new son-in-law. And he totally won't care, but I do. While I was at it, I sewed a stocking for Katie too. Wishful thinking! Then I'm baking cookies, because Christopher is coming home from college tomorrow...always my best gift :)
I pretty much love every post you write.
Posted by: holly abston | December 15, 2011 at 04:42 PM
Thank you for coming back to your blog! You are one of my favorites....... I have to tell you, I've been so happy to see your wedding ideas as my son is getting married this coming summer. The wedding will be at a lakeside resort that is a halfway point for both families (we are Chicago, they are upper Wisconsin). Anyway, I have been showing his fiance' some of the ideas you did and she is delighted. I can't wait to show her your bowling idea----there is an alley 1/2 mile from the resort!!!! How do/did you come up with these ideas?
By the way, your daughter is stunningly beautiful. Wow!
Posted by: Bonniezo | December 17, 2011 at 09:24 AM