Fabricville sales

McCalls is on sale until tomorrow, June 15, at 3.49$ each and Vogue goes on sale from June 16-21 at 5.99$ each and 50% off all their spring/summer fashion fabrics.  Not bad!

Free Online Underclothes and other Sewing Patterns

Here is one to make panties (been looking for this for a long time!)
How to sew a half slip (PDF) 
How to sew a bra (this will save us a ton of money!!)

Tons more patterns for various clothes here: http://craftstew.com/sewing/free-clothes-patterns

My Homemade Bread Recipe

Here is the bread recipe we use to make every type of bread imaginable:

3 tsp yeast (regular, old fashioned dry yeast)
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup of warm water

*dissolve sugar into warm water and sprinkle in yeast. Let rise until bubbly.

4 cups water
1/4 cup oil
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup sugar (1/2 cup molasses for brown bread)

*Mix in a bowl with yeast mixture. Add whatever grains you any want (1/4 cup-1/2 cup) (or 1/2 cup raisins and 2 tbsp cinnamon for raisin bread). Add flour (about 6-8 cups?) and knead until elastic (not sticky, and not dry and crumbly).

Once dough is kneaded, spread the top with butter and put a hand towel (non-fuzzy) over it. Let rise to double its size.

Once risen, pound down to get air bubbles out. Cut in 3 equal parts and shape into loaves or rolls. (I roll it flat and then roll it up like making cinnamon rolls, tucking the ends in).
Let rise until it makes a nice sized loaf. Bake for about 15-20 minutes (until golden brown)

Makes 3 loaves.

Soaps

 Here are some handmade soaps I have made recently. I really enjoy doing these-so creative, with lovely scents. Above is Mocha latte.

 Green apple

 Olive oil in Sweet Pear

 Candy Cane with sprinkles!

 Fresh Cut Rose, Sweet Rose, and unscented aloe vera

 orangesicles an lemon pops

 lavender shells

 lemon shells

 lemon sun

 lavender ducky

 lavender bunny

lemon sunflower and bees

Saving on Buttons and Supplies

For those of you interested in buttons and supplies, I have a shop on Etsy --> http://www.buttonjars.etsy.com

I will be offering savings coupons from time to time, so keep posted to get them :)

Here is the first coupon code (put it in when requested at payment):
BUTTONJARS112010

Have fun shopping!