Some of my earliest childhood memories involved loading up musty camping gear into our old green Travel-all and several of our favorite 8 track tapes for family road trips. Mom always packed a bag of snacks for the ride. Those were the days before high fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated oil were part of…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny7GwduhsiI[/youtube] Recently, I received a box of sewing notions which included a bunch of zippers. There are plenty of things I am  not good at, mastering the art of  sewing in a zipper is one of them! In fact, I think that is why I am addicted to apron making, since it is “zipper free”….

[youtube]http://youtu.be/cobL3N7ljHk[/youtube] My friend Dori is SO creative. She is always taking something she finds at a garage sale and turns it into something fabulous. One of the things she did was take an old suitcase and use chalkboard paint on one of the sides. She  writes “welcome” on it, or takes it to vintage swaps…

Our family has had a whirl-wind of activity over the last few weeks, including college kids coming home…graduations…birthdays…company…and other events. Every night I fall into bed with a sigh of exhaustion and regret that I am getting further behind on my  book, “Adventures of Perly Monroe” and the Urban Retro Fitter tutorials, and Pinterest. Over…

Jump to recipe Running out of bread? Not to fear! This super simple and amazingly delicious flatbread requires only a handful of ingredients. Best part? You most likely already have them in your pantry! I was so thankful my friend Holly shared this on her Facebook page! We had just run out of bread for…