~ Baby Booties: Handwork ~

I just love knitting baby booties!!  They are so cute and tiny....precious!

Here is a quick glimpse of some that are going to make it to our shop very soon.....

...my personal favorite...

What is your favorite thing to knit or sew?

~~Laura Elizabeth

Baby Hats Up In Etsy

I just LOVE baby hats!  Any shape or size will do!  So I decided to make a few
and put them in my etsy shop!

Here are photos of two of them.....more photos and more hats coming soon!

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!! 

Barefoot Seamstress

Just added our hand-dipped candles and more organic baby burpies and booties to the shop!
Also, Elizabeth has added smaller flip-flops in the Women's 5-6 range.

Come and take a look!

~~Laura

Websites

Boy has this been a busy year so far!  Farmers' markets, sewing, websites, photography classes, baking, knitting, harp lessons, music recitals, guitar playing, candle dipping, soap making, birthday's...... we have done it all!  whew!  So many things to post about!  

Well, to start off I would like to mention that www.barefootseamstress.com is getting a makeover!  Elizabeth and I are making new additions faster than I can get pictures of them and then uploaded them on the site.  We are adding - funky, retro aprons, organic baby items including burpies, booties, hats and blankets, tea cozies, hand-dipped candles, homemade soaps, wonderful smelling lavender products, hand knit dishcloths, spa sets, and a bunch more that I can't think of at the moment!  ;-) 

A new addition to my list of "things that I love to do" is a photography business!  Yes www.imagesbylauraelizabeth.com is under construction!  Finally!!  :-)

Well, I will be posting our candle-dipping pictures as well as everything else that we have been up to very soon, so keep an eye out!

~~Laura

Barefoot Seamstress Is Up And Running!!!

More explanations to come soon like....  hhmmmm.... Chicken Pox and viruses???  The whole family is great now and we are back to posting!  My website is up!  Come on over and check it out!

www.barefootseamstress.com 

~~Laura

January Women's Luncheon Bazaar

Farmers Market Again!

Our second trip to the farmers market in Santa Fe in 2007. Only this time it was coooollldddd! What can we say, we're from south Texas.

We filled our ice chest and all sorts of corners of the van as usual with treasures from the market. Aahh! The smells and colors. We love it!

~~ Sisters

Elizabeth's Dishcloths

I am making cute dishcloths for the farmers market, and I thought that I would share a sample with you.

Some are really neat bright colors, and some more pastel. The one below is one of the examples of my bright ones. It is a waffle knit pattern that I got from homespunliving , and I am playing around with the stripes. Some will have two, and others none. If you don't wash dishes yourselves, they make really neat gifts and presents!

~~Elizabeth

Mystery Project Revealed

It has taken longer than expected, but I would like to now reveal the mystery project that has kept me busy for the past 3 months. Different friends and family have suggested that I should sell some of my projects, so I have set up a website that will make my projects available to a larger number of people that may be interested.

Since I have been selling my projects at the farmers markets I currently do not have any on the website. I will have more time in the months to come to hopefully be able to offer all sorts of fun items for people to treat themselves, or to use as gifts.

Please take a look at Barefoot Seamstress for more details on what's to come.

~~Laura

We're Selling at the Farmers Market!

She makes linen garments and sells them,
And supplies belts to the tradesmen.
Proverbs 31:24



She rises also while it is still night
And gives food to her household...
Proverbs 31:15

These last couple of weeks have been REALLY busy! We've been participating in a couple of local Farmers Markets! The first one was at 9:00 a.m. so we started baking at 4:00 that morning. This past Friday it didn't begin until 3:00 p.m. so we had a bit more time. It was a much larger market, so we still started baking at 5:00 a.m. to be able to bring many more items. As you will see in the pictures, we baked and baked and baked and baked.

The baked goods included ~

Challah Bread

Jalapeño Cheese Bread

Daddy's Favorite Sticky Buns

Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

I also had a selection of Aprons and Knitted Baby items. Elizabeth was the one who made those CUTE flip~flops.

We sold out of all of the baked goods within the first couple of hours. (Daddy was sad that there were none left over for him. :-) We had SOOO much fun. We are now getting ready for this Saturday's market.

Here are some of the 'Highlights' of our first two markets:

~~Laura

Knitting Bag

Here's a picture of the bag I knitted to keep all my knitting projects in. It was huge when I finished it, but then it hit the washing machine with hot water. When I was choosing the yarn from the different colors, I was immediately attracted to these soft colors. Later, I realized that they coordinated with my bedroom wallpaper.☺ I love to felt items. I made a felted black winter hat for Muddy last fall. We'll post a picture of Elizabeth's knitting bag another time.

~~ Laura

Birthday Afghan

"She rises also while it is still night..."

Proverbs 31:15

I made an afghan for Muddy for her birthday this month. I woke up early for 28 days to complete it. Elizabeth would read my bible verses to me each morning during quiet time so that I could knit. The afghan has 5 different yarns, including alpaca and ribbon. It is so soft and fluffy! Muddy loves it and was really surprised. ~Laura

Felted Purse

"She looks for wool and flax and works with her hands in delight."

Proverbs 31:13

Here is a purse that I knitted for Grandma (Muddy's mommy). I also knitted a purse just like it, only in blue tones, for Mamie (Daddy's mommy). I always keep at least 2 knitting projects going at the same time, so that I never get tired of one project. I am always knitting, either in the car, or while we listen to our Father's evening devotions. I am currently knitting a baby afghan out of 100% organic cotton that we bought while in Santa Fe, New Mexico. ~Laura