I have been on a personal color analysis journey for a long time and over the years, I have chronicled my interest and experiences on this blog. Today I want to share some updates with you on where I am now. As I noted here , my color analyst had reassessed me as a Soft Summer using the True Colour International d…
For several years, I have lurked on other people's sites as they went through the Sewing With A Plan (SWAP) contest offered each year. As a fun puzzle exercise, I would try to put together a collection to sew using the rules outlined for each year but never had any serious intentions of entering the actual conte…
As part of my Wardrobe Architect exercises, I have identified that I do not like super slim pencil skirts. I also tend to not tuck blouses into pencil or straight skirts because I feel like it is not the most flattering look for me. My other gripe with straight skirts purchased off-the-rack is that the waist-to-hip …
As many of you know from my past posts on capsule wardrobes , I have been struggling to build a useful wardrobe that meets all of my needs but most importantly, feels like me. I have continued to become more disenchanted with the merchandise available in the stores, due to inferior quality, poor fit, and currently av…
Today I am sharing the first project of 2013, a peplum jacket in printed cotton canvas. I used New Look 6947 as the pattern. Changes I made to the pattern include adding a lining and making a bound buttonhole. I chose a fancy button from my stash to add a little sparkle and style. The p…
Last summer, I started sewing again after a long hiatus. I think the last time I had made anything was when I was in elementary school. I come from a long line of expert seamstresses. My grandmother did alterations at the local cleaners and my mother is a homemaking teacher. I did not embrace sewing when I wa…
I have lots of interests and I can easily get distracted such that I do not accomplish what I would like in the timeframe I would like. Part of the reason I decided to blog is to hold myself accountable. That is why I keep a monthly To Do list posted on the side. I started the month with a fairly simple list as I d…
Occasionally, my mom and I go to the First Monday Trade Days in Canton, TX. Anything and everything can be found and there are more vendors than can be seen in one day. One of the pleasant surprises was that prices seem to be coming down, as there were many $1 tables. I found some lovely vintage buttons and am loo…
Lyneisa
Hi and welcome to Grasshopper Homestead. I live in East Texas in the rural countryside with my beloved husband and a menagerie of pets and farm animals. A lifelong fascination with learning about the way things used to be is the inspiration behind my efforts to step back in time in little ways each day. A lover of the simple country life, I am creative, industrious, introspective, and a sucker for a flea market. Join me as I aspire to create a vintage country life.
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I am sorry I have been so quiet on the blog lately. I will be posting some updates on the kitchen remodel and garden soon, and I do have a couple of new sewing projects to share as well. For the last month, though…
