5:38 AM

Sewing in 2013 – Floral Peplum Jacket

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…

5:52 AM

Spring Blooms

Spring is in the air and the garden is blooming. There is a very large, very old camellia japonica planted at the back of the carport. I do not know the variety but it has been blooming for several months, as camellias are wont to do. Another early bloomer, hellebore, can be found by the front porch. The …

6:11 AM

Sewing in 2012

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…

1:00 PM

2013 Reading List

The following are books that I hope to read during this year. I plan to switch alternately between fiction and non-fiction titles. Fiction/Literature -Mark of the Lion series by Francine Rivers (completed) I very much enjoyed the three novels in this series and would highly recommend them to anyone that enjoys hi…

4:22 PM

Finding Time to Rest

I have not been posting much in the last month. Life has just been so hectic and busy. And, I am tired… really tired. One of the things Beloved keeps telling me is that I do not rest enough on the weekends and in my heart, I know he is right. I usually spend my weekends working full speed ahead on some project…

8:47 PM

Removing Rings from Wood Furniture

Today’s post is just a quick hint about how to remove moisture rings from wood furniture. Heat a dry iron on the hottest setting. Place a pressing cloth over the ring and iron on the cloth. The heat pulls the moisture out of the wood, thus removing the ring. Especially stubborn rings may take more than on…

11:49 AM

Character Development - Gratitude & Thankfulness

The Lord in Heaven has ways of reminding us to be thankful. Sometimes subtle, sometimes like a brick over the head, He uses these moments to catch our attention… to make us slow down and realize how frail we really are and how much we need Him. I recently experienced one of the “brick over the head” variety. I s…

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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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