Move over, Herb!

Okay, yesterday the choice became glaringly obvious when Daddy came down over the stairs with little M. dressed for the day in this pattern combo. Looking at this pattern combo on screen now, lit the way it is, it almost looks kind of pretty in a bold, devil-may-care kind of way. Granted I am all for thinking outside of the box when it comes to typical pretty clothes for little girls, but this number looked a little too Herb Tarlek for my liking.
So needless to say I will be turning my attention for the next little while to working on little M.'s wardrobe. Here is a sneak peak of an appliqué that I sewed for her last night on a brown organic tee using some of my organic fabric stash.
I hope to soon have one posted like this in my shop (just waiting on the new camera and the right opportunity!)

Cosmetic Pesticides - Let's ban 'em!

Some days I feel a little more "eco-geek" than "eco-chic", but I think the times they are a changing! Today I just read something in our local paper that got me all revved up. A St. John's teacher has started an advocacy and lobby group for the ban of cosmetic pesticides in Newfoundland and Labrador, saying it's not just the environment that's at stake - it's the children. This is an issue I feel quite strongly about, and have in fact written our provincial government on, but of course with most issues strength comes in numbers. I am so glad that someone is spearheading this issue. The teacher, Jennifer Scurlock is collecting e-mail addresses, and is hoping to hold a meeting of all those interested in the near future. If any other residents of our fair province would like to join Scurlock's lobby group, you can do so by e-mailing her at nl_ban_group@yahoo.ca. Pass it on! I am going to go e-mail her right now! Woo hoo, Jennifer!

If you live elsewhere in Canada and want to take action in your province - Ontario and Quebec are already leading the way - click on the following link: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/GardenContest/Take_Action.asp

Where to begin.

I have always loved this time of year, when the whole summer is before you, filled with possibility. The lilacs are in bloom, the garden is filled with flowers, and the kids spend much of their playtime outside. "Swing, swing!" little M. insists every time we step outside the door.
I am hoping this summer will be a productive one for me creatively. I have got a backlog of projects that need to be photographed and posted on my Etsy site. I have a few more ideas I would like to see come to fruition, and I also want to focus a little more on making some things for my own two little ones. I am not sure in what order all of this will happen in, but as a friend of mine back in Labrador City would often say, "All in good time."