Amy’s Blog
Welcome to my blog where I share vintage-inspired projects, tips, and seasonal inspiration. Have fun exploring my latest blog posts and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for even more vintage fun, straight to your inbox!
Small Size, Big Inspiration
Sometimes the littlest ones in our lives provide the biggest inspiration. Several mothers I know never touched a needle and thread before their wee ones came along. While these women nurtured their...
Savor Simplicity: the Art of Summer Entertaining
In that sublime season after the kids are out of school and before the full heat of summer descends, life seems to move in one direction outdoors. More than just a change of environment, this is a...
Small-time Celebrations
One of my favorite ways to celebrate the Fourth is by doing it small. Here in Kansas City, our friends celebrate every year with the Cherry Bomb neighborhood parade in their cul-de-sac. The ritual...
Discoveries in my own “Backyard”
I have to admit that summer is my favorite time of year. I love being outdoors and I find that some of my most creative moments are when I sit on my deck amidst the trees and flowers, or enjoy my...
Traditional Craft, New Energy: Quilt Market
As I walked the aisles of the Quilt Market in Salt Lake City, I thought to myself this has to be one of the few trade shows for independent retailers that is thriving in todays challenging business...
Grand Ole Flag
Today is flag day in the U.S., and a chance to reflect on the pride and tradition woven into the fabric of Old Glory. I found a few of my favorite flag images to share with you, old and new. Also,...
Button Rings
There's no way around it, I simply love buttons. From vintage to modern, outrageous to simple, button collecting is one of my favorite creative pastimes (addictions). Sorting through bins of buttons...
Smile!
Saturday night I saw Janelle Monae in concert..an amazing experience! She did an incredible performance of "Smile" (wish I would have taped it with my iphone but I was entranced), a song that...
Feedsacks: An Unlikely Fashion Movement
In the early 1800s, staples such as grain, flour, sugar and animal feed began to be shipped in canvas bags instead of in the boxes that were used previously. To the pioneer woman whose life was a...
The Mom’s Guide to Running a Business
Reason #367 Why I Love Mary Brooks Pickens
For the past six months, since my book, Vintage Notions, was released, I have been on the road, on the blogs and on the pages of anyone who'll listen telling everyone how much Mary Brooks Picken...
A Magazine That Truly Stands Out
• Just the other day, Amazon announced that ebooks are now outselling traditional, bound books. Now, those of you that know me know that I am not a luddite by any stretch of the imagination. It's...