Ta Da!

Here she is..... the Kelly apron

This is the final apron for now.... Don't fall over but I think I need to get back to work:) I am moving in the next couple of weeks, so the sewing machine has been packed away.

Not exactly sure what the next Adventure of a Gibbs Girl is, but I do know it includes a new apartment, a new job, learning to refinish furniture (see pics below) and life in the big city! Looking forward to sharing my latest and greatest stories and crafts!

Have a great week!

xoxo,

Katie

HGTV... who needs 'em

A couple of years ago I promised my Tante Chris (Tante is Dutch for Aunt) that I would redo her yard. I FINALLY DID IT!!!!!

So, I've spent the last two Saturdays pulling weeds and transforming Tante's plain patio into a gorgeous garden! Take a look at some of the photos below. I wish I had pictures of the hard space before to show you the enormous weeds!

I can't imagine how much work goes into each show on HGTV for the full backyard/home transformation. The only thing missing now is a BBQ to complete the outdoor experience.

Now to find an apartment in SF that has the perfect patio in need of a face lift! Who knows what project I will take on next:)

Love,

Katie

Newest Edition

I promised that I would post the latest edition of my aproning... so here it is!

This is the Alexis apron

I really based the whole style around this button. It is possible to be obsessed with buttons. I am! Stay tuned for the Kelly apron (NOTE: this might be the last apron I sew prior to coming out of retirement, although, I keep saying that and somehow I keep finding new things to sew!).

My Sabbatical :)

I'm baaaaaack! Just wanted to share highlights from my temporary retirement, or shall we say Sabbatical.... Each one is made different from the other with lots of love, not skill:)

Katie

Amy


Vandria

Ginger

I have two more in the works, the Kelly and the Alexis, and can't wait to share them. Hopefully I will make time when I am working again to keep up my apron-making! I better:)

Spring Showers

Today was another beautiful crisp sunny day. All this sun is making me want to plan a spring party! This time last year I was planning for Kelly's bridal shower.

It wouldn't be a shower without gifts:)

The cake, made by The Danville Bakery, was the inspiration for the event design:

Oh and her too! (I made this Senior Year of High School, 3D Art... she is a barbie inside an upside down clay pot with a mirror mosaic)

My favorite thing to do on the weekends is wog (walk/jog) to the Danville Bakery and just look at all of their creations and dream of one day becoming an Ace of Cakes (also a fav show of mine:))!

I have the party planning itch... I need to come up with an excuse for the next theme party:)

Wish and Relax

There is a song that I constantly find myself singing in my head, "wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'..." I think I sing that jingle when my thoughts wander about finding a job, an apartment and all of the wishes that I have for my life and others around me. So naturally, when I found the word "wish" made of wood at Michael's crafts (see above picture) I NEEDED to spend the $.75 on it:) I sanded the edges to add my personal shabby chic touch to it!

Wish. I wish I could make a perfect donut cake. Below is attempt number two:

I think I am going to take a break from donut cakes;)

Relax. (also found at Michael's for $.75) I need to relax about finding a new career.... It will happen!

Sewing relaxes me. The best part about sewing is giving my aprons away as gifts. It makes me happy that others can enjoy what I spend time making.

I made this one for Amy

This one is for another friend as a "Thank You" (she hasn't received it yet)

Without even realizing it until I wrote this blog, I have learned from these two pieces of wood... I've learned to keep dreaming and wishing of all the excitement ahead and to stay relaxed and do the things I love because I believe good things come to those who bake cakes and sew aprons:) right?

Stay tuned...This is fabric for my next project. Maybe this one will have a pocket;)

Love,

Katie

Cakes & Plates

I think what I enjoy most about baking is the display!! I sure wish I could make a kick ass cake to go on a fabulous cake plate. For my sister's bridal shower I must have searched high and low for the perfect cake plate. I had to find one that was big enough, but wasn't too tall and was pretty enough to use again for future entertaining. I picked one from Sur la Table, but I wish I would have had one of these:

A family friend of mine, Erin McGlynn, makes these... the most fabulous cake plates I have EVER seen. The best part is the blue floral cake plates are my Dutch Great-Grandmother's formal dishes. Erin turned these dutch dishes into beautiful heirloom cake plates! Not sure which one to choose... my mom says I have to share with our other family members:)

Erin includes a personalized tag on each of her designs

Love,

Katie