A Geek In Glasses

What We Wore

I have never done a complete "What We Wore" kind of post. So here is a least one day when we got dressed up to go to an event.

Head to Toe - Old Navy

Dress and Jelly Shoes.

He is in -

Shirt - Old Navy

Pants - Vintage

Shoes - Dr. Martens 

Hat - New made - flea market find

ME!

Dress - Old Navy

Shoes - Chinese Laundry

Necklace - Vintage

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Short People Tall Pants - DIY Home Hem

Why do they make pants for 6 foot tall Amazon women when I am hardly 5 feet tall!! I have tried petite pants and honestly I'm not petite.I am just short. So I try and buy pants in "short" but they are hard to come by. I have found that Levis short works well for me but they just didn't have the skinny leg jeans that I wanted. Just my life, I can never find what I want and when I do it just doesn't fit.

So, I found a pair of skinny leg jeans, that I really love, the only thing is that they are 4 inches too long. And a big cuff on skinny jeans just didn't look right. I wanted a pair of jeans that I could wear with boots and sandals.

The next step is to hem these things, right, home hems look so awesome, don't they?!?. Well, I found a way to use the existing double rolled hem.  It's out there somewhere on the web but I couldn't find my original inspiration, if I do I will share it.

First, measure the length and decide how short you want them
to be. Pin them, remembering that we will using the existing hem.

 

Stitch in a jean color or dark color thread
along the existing hem.

 

Then with all the bravery you have cut off the extra
material leaving a small seam allowance.

Next, iron the existing hem flat. The
stitch line that we just made will be hidden just above the stitching of the original.

I can't say that mine is the most fabulous of tailoring
jobs, but the end result is nice and is fine for me.  It saved me cash because I didn't have to pay
to have it done, added bonus.  

I bought these pants in February and just altered them
today. Can you say procrastination? At least they are done and sandal ready!!!

Plus, let's give a big shout out to the photographer - 3
year old - Evelyn. Nice job kiddo.

 

 

 

May Day Fairy Festival

We spent Saturday at the Sproutwood Farm May Day Fairy Festival in Glen Rock, PA. I was a blast. There were tons of music groups, vendors and shows. Husband and I had no plans of dressing up but the kid insisted, so I think we came up with ok outfits from finds in our closets. I guess it helps if you have 2 or 3 sets of wings to pick from too.

This first pict is at home by the fairy garden

Here is the little one's hair in a braid - which I'm glad I did instead of ponies, because I did ponies and got a wonderful sunburn down the center of my head.

Here we are in front of the Fairy Habitat Walk. She loved it!! She loved following the paths and looking at all the ideas for fairy houses.

She is holding a "looksy" given to her by the pocket fairy. If you look through it and say a little saying the fairies will become visible. We are sitting at the Fairy Tea Party.

Cheers!

The program had a map of the fair in it and she had to keep checking the map to make sure we saw everything.

Here we are entering the fairy maze, where you had to find all 5 fairies to get your fortune told.

Fairy Dance Party!

Finally Dad had enough and passed out.

Taking part in Wordful Wednesday

Fill In the Blank Friday

Taking part in Fill In the Blank Friday over at "the Little Things We Do"

Somedays I just need to rant and this fill in the blank fit the bill. Thanks Little Things!!!

 

1. My bedtime routine includes, watching TV with Husband and the kiddo, eating dessert and falling asleep.

2. I am obsessed with getting a new tattoo. Something traditional, something me, I think I've just decided to go with something I've always wanted instead of all the new ideas I've come up with. That's why I love Husband - he keeps it real.

3. I can't stand laws that take away from my child's experience because they are not going to make the world a better place - they are only going to prevent children from learning about agriculture.

 (It's a new law about Child Labor on farms, but the way the bill is written it will take away the child's ability to handle livestock. This will result in changes to the 4H program as well as FFA - Future Farmers of America. We have a fiber farm with sheep and goats, it could bring problems on us with the little one handling the animals. If we don't teach children to care for animals, who will provide food, milk, and textiles when we are older? )

4. My idea of relaxation would be a great cup of coffee in a nice warm place with a good book and no background noise except for the birds.

 

5. If I had an extra $50, I would buy paint for my bedroom. It really needs done but I keep putting it off for other things.

 
6. The best thing about a bloggy friend is they are just trying to get through the day like me and they keep it real!

7. A recipe I've been dying to try is Tomato Bon Bons from Diners, Drive Ins and Dives. Little tomatoes, stuffed with Asiago cheese, wrapped in sauage, breaded and fried.

 

The Child Herbalist

I am in love with the new program by LearningHerbs.com called Herb Fairies. This is a fantastic learning series that teaches children of all ages the healing powers of herbs. There are going to be 13 chapter books that I can read to the litte one on the Kindle Fire. The first book is about Stellaria the Chickweed Fairy. We love the story! It is full of information and fun.

The bonus features that come with each book are so great. There are recipes, healing remedies, botanical workpages and coloring pages. There is so much offered with each story, the child will learn so much about the herb in the story.

We found a large Chickweed patch right in our backyard. I never noticed it before until I started working with this material. We gathered enough Chickweed for a pesto recipe that is in the packet as well as enough to make a Chickweed infused oil that will be made into a healing balm.

Last night we made the pesto and served it over pasta. It was great!

These books are being offered until Sunday, then they will not be offered again until sometime in 2013. Check them out! 

Awesome Garden Flag

I'm Guest Blogging over at Expressions Vinyl today. It a quick little tutorial on how to make a super custom garden flag using heat transfer vinyl. Check it out here.

As for other things, I finished another book so that makes 12 out of 33. That one was Mockingjay, the last in the Hunger Games Series. Totally awesome.

I made homemade soap - that is another post for another day. I'll try and keep you posted.

Crafts Are My Life

It seems that all I do is craft and I love it!! I have been working hard on some projects and haven't posted anything lately. Blog Slacker I guess.

We have been working hard on our garden. This year we are focusing on Square Foot gardening. I am very excited about it and will start posting about that later this week.

Also, as you know I am the Kid's Craft Contributor over at Think Crafts. Today, my Seed Bombs post went live and it's going to be in the newsletter for them as well - SWEET!

My daughter is bombing the world with her creations. I hope Auntie Cindy sees this too and bombs CT with prettiness.

We have a lot going on with the farm, over a million, well it seems like a million, garlic plants are sprouting so look out Vampires we are stocked up! The PA herb festival was last weekend and we picked up some fun plants and a fig tree. I just have to get outside and start cleaning up the herb garden, so I can take pictures. Again, a lot of herbals coming soon too!!

On another note, just when we thought the dance season was slowing down, I guess festival season is picking up. The summer schedule of Irish festivals hit yesterday and it looks like a fun filled summer.

Husband starts his Short Sword Class tonight. I'm not 100% sure what that intales. I guess it's similar to
Fencing but cooler.

There are high hopes of finishing the '56 Dodge for the Rockabilly Show next weekend. So, I hope to have picts of that also to share.

Here is one of the other craft post that I have done just to keep you updated
Wool Felt Eggs

I'm a Guest Blogger

Hi Everyone, So excited to share that I am part of the design team at Expressions Vinyl and yesterday was my first craft post. I will be blogging over there the 1st Wednesday of every month. This month is how to reverse print using sticky vinyl. It's a fun project. Stay tuned for my vinyl creations to come.

Here is the link to Reverse Printing.

Twain Writes After Death

Caching up on Book reviews.  Let's start with Dead Reckoning.  As you know I love the Sookie Stackhouse books. This one was another quick fun filled read. I enjoy these books because they are full of super natural creatures whose worlds seem to collide in a little town in the South. The series is coming to an end and I'm excited to see what happens next.  Although you just can't jump in with this book, I do recommend starting at the beginning and fall in love with Sookie and her telepathic ways. Plus who doesn't love a good Vampire story. Right?!

The next book, this is what you get when you try free books on the kindle. I didn't know what to expect with this one but I have to say that I didn't love it. I liked the idea and the fact that this was first published in 1917 and there was severe controversy and a law suit over it. Intriguing. Jap Herron, A Novel Written from the Ouija Board, was written by Emily Grant Hutchings channeling Mark Twain through a Spirit Board. I enjoyed the first part of the book were they describe the actual channeling of the story and the transcribing of the text. The story, supposedly Twain's was Twain-ish but not as captivating as his real work. So, in the end I don't know if a man who was dead for 7 years spoke through a spirit board to this woman or not but if there wasn't a law suit I'm sure a lot of Twain fans would have read the story and this woman would have sold a lot of books. But that was not the case. If you like Twain, check it out and see what you think, Fact or Crap?

So, tracking my goal of 33 books this is book 9 & 10. I have a couple more books that I am reading now. I can't wait to share them too.

My Irish Dancer

This is my tiny Irish Dancer after the big show. They danced at the Forum in Harrisburg, PA. It was a lovely venue and the show was fantastic. I could take any pictures of the show, but here she is afterwards getting her first flowers!

I love this kid, she was brave to walk out on a stage that big and dance before 1,000 people. AND I was there! There is finally a picture of me.

 

My daughter is holding the Willow Tree Irish Dancer that she got from her Great- Grandparents.

Here she is with Grammie!!!

This kid rocked this wig for 11 hours. She had the socks glued to her legs. I love this kid and her endurance at 3 years old. OH the crazy things we do to kids.

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