If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you may have noticed some images with the hashtag 50 Good Things. 50 Good Things Many people become reflective around a milestone birthday. It would seem that I am no exception. A few days before the calendar page turned to August I began to think about how I wanted to mark the occasion of my 50th year. Many of my friends have been celebrating with elaborate parties. I myself brought in 40 with a Marie Antoinette themed bash and My Favorite 45 was ... View the Post
It’s Curtains For Little House
This past week I had the immense pleasure and privledge of particpating in a very special design transformation. It's Curtains For Little House. It's Curtains For Little House Last May I attended Prairie Days at the Little House on the Prairie site in Independence, Kansas. The wonderful owners of the site, Jean and Kristin Schodorf, were in the midst of building a fantastic replica of the Little House cabin. The 1880's Traveling Suit I offered to create the soft goods (curtains, ... View the Post
Grammie Jane
Hello dear friends. Many of you are dear and treasured longtime readers. Over the course of the ten years that I have been writing this blog my sweet mother in law, Jane Gunn, has been mentioned many, many times. This past Monday, after a very brief hospital stay, our beloved Grammie Jane went to be with our Lord and Savior. Grammie Jane I was so very blessed to have had this wonderful woman in my life. Mary Jane Nilsen Gunn was truly a wonderful mother and grandmother. She was a loving ... View the Post
Leaving The Nest
Earlier this year the Fashionista announced that she was going to be Leaving The Nest. For the past three years, she has been renting the upstairs mother in law suite here at Storybook Cottage. Leaving The Nest At the time her plans were to move into Fort Worth itself to be closer to work and friends. But then an opportunity came knocking. She is now moving to Nashville. Twelve hours away. Unlike many parents, I really like having my kids around and have no desire to kick them out of ... View the Post
A Caroline Ingalls Costume
I recently gave a presentation on historical clothing at the Farmer's Branch Historical Park Celebrating Spring with Laura Ingalls Wilder event. I decided to create A Caroline Ingalls Costume to wear to the event. A Caroline Ingalls Costume I would like to clarify that the costume I made was not for this Caroline Ingalls. Caroline Lake Quiner Ingalls (1839-1924) was an amazing woman in her own right as well as being the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little ... View the Post
Twenty
For our son. This past Wednesday your dad and I quietly celebrated a milestone. We have been married now for Twenty years. It has not always been fun or easy. But it has been a tremendous adventure. Twenty We had a total "meet cute". Eric Gunn was the next door neighbor to my cousin, Eric Ray, and his wife, Tara. We both attended Tara's graduation from nursing school. Our eyes met and smiled, but we were not introduced. He later told me that since I had the mini Fashionista with me he ... View the Post
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