Amy’s Blog

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A Curious Closing

If you live in the Kansas City area, I'm sure you have already heard that Deb Dusenberry, proprietor of the fabulous Curious Sofa, is closing her Prairie Village...

Sequin Sparkle

I recently came across some darling vintage stockings and fell in love with one in particular, "ROB." That is my little...

Best Intentions, never enough time…

As I am thinking of the Thanksgiving dinner menu I am thinking of Fall and of all the things I have enjoyed doing and all the things I had wanted to do but was not able to fit in. My mind never...

The Joyous Blur Of Launch Weekend, Pt. 2

More Joyous Blur... In addition to the opening night activities shown in the previous post, the book launch offered me the opportunity to collaborate with some of my favorite retailers in Kansas...

Blogs: The Sewing Circles of 2010

In a 1924 Woman's Institute 'Inspiration' publication, Katherine Rabuck wrote about the evolution of Institute Clubs, networks of women in cities around the country, and compared them to the Sewing...

Creative Connection 1 – The Handmade Market

I cannot begin to tell you how much The Creative Connection event in Minneapolis meant to me. To start with, I have so much to report, I'm going to be breaking it down into three posts. The event...

The Joyous Blur of Launch Weekend, Pt. 1

The Launch Evening Way back on Sept 1, my newest book, Vintage Notions: An Inspirational Guide to Needlepoint, Cooking, Sewing, Fashion and Fun, officially launched. That seems like ages ago, but I...

Gourds and pumpkins and seeds!

Gourds and pumpkins...I have seen some wonderful displays this season. A fabulous tower on display at the Country Living Fair in Columbus...the little gourd girl...

Whew…

The past several weeks following the launch of my new book, Vintage Notions, have been a whirlwind of activity. I am just now getting back off the road and am going to be catching up on my blog...

Pumpkin Bars

I promised awhile back that I would post my pumpkin bar recipe...so here it is! I have made a number of desserts for my family over the years, but this is their absolute favorite. I hope you enjoy...

Junk Bonanza

Just wanted to share a few photos from Junk Bonanza... After I set up our display at the Three French Hens booth, I ventured out into the show...amazing!!!! Here...