Looking for Pen Friends!!!

Well Kate I've been thinking about this for a while and you made me go through with it. ;D

I get so lonely in my home without internet. My highschool friend have all gone off to colledge and my Church friends have their lives, So sometimes I get discouraged in my PRoverbs 31 walk.

My recent thoughts on a solution was to ask ya'll if you wanted to snail mail or email me?

Kate just from our comments it seems we have a lot in common, and I'd love to hear from you! (Tag answers and all ;D )

And any of you wonderful Ladies who would like to write to me please do!! It helps to get ancouragement from those who have gone through it and can tell me how!!

I am keeping up with a lot of you from your blogs (google reader works on my phone) but alas blogger doesn't. (cries) So I can read, but I can't comment.

So! Those of you who would like to write to me my Email address is Avonleamountaindreamer[@]hotmail[.]com (remove brackets) and if you like Snail mail we'll exchange addresses.

I can't wait to hear from you! And I'll try to get back and blog soon! Things are so hecktic!! I'm having a little endeavour with Ginseng and cornmeal is picking up by the thousands of pounds so I promise my next big purchase will be internet. (And after that... etsy maybe? what do you think??)

Write me soon!!!
Meggie

Tag and Run

Well due to time and the lack of my camera, I'm just going to do a brief overview. Then the Lovely LAdy Helen, from "The thoughts from Ellerslie" has tagged me! Yay!

First off, Let me raise a big, big thank you to all those who commented on my comment drive! Ya'll are so sweet! And I'll keep all of your suggestions in mind as I post!

Secondly, Old Time Sunday went wonderful! my dress held up, I made a pinner apron to go over it, and some cuffs. Then I wore my white (farby) snood over my done hair. Sadly... no picture yet... as my friend who took the picture has yet to send it to me.. *grumbles*

Anyways! I made my first purchase at our new local JoAnne's!!! YAY! I got a "New look" pattern 6981, and some lovely pale green and pink print material. Once again resulting pictures to come. :D

Well without further Ado! on to the quiz!

8 books I've read recently

1. The diary of sarah morgan.. (a great non fiction read btw.)

2. The diary of Sarah Morgan part two

3. The Diary of Sarah Morgan part three

4. The diary of Sarah Morgan part four (it's really really long and has cut of my memory of what books I've read before it, but here are the last I remember)

5.Anne of Avonlea

6.Sense and Sensibility

7.Mansfield park

8........

8 songs or albums I listen to all the time.

1. Some great oldies by Doris day (in her early years) that my Granpa gave me

2. my Blog playlist, (no really!)

3. my Youtube playlist

4. I'm in~ Kieth Urban

5. If I Die Young~The Band Perry

6. Stuck Like Glue~ Sugarland

7. My Local NPR station

8. Hyms

8 things I LOVE!

1. My Church, and all that goes with it.

2. A Long walk in the woods and fields

3. Reading by candlelight/ Lamplight

4. Good Friends and a great big laugh!

5. "MY" mountains

6. The HISTORY of "My" mountains, and my people

7. Fulfilling my policy of "If something is too expensive, make it yourself" (Meaning Handcrafting things. :D)

8. Going to sleep at night knowing that "Both" My Fathers (Earthly and heavenly) are watching out for me.

8.Things I've learned this year

Gosh this is a bit of a toughie!!

1. how to downsize a pattern

2. how to then make it authentic to the period.

3. To sing no matter what.

4. people sometimes let you down, and there is only one perfect person who won't

5. how to "Let go and Let God"

6. How to get up out of bed and Clean house or do laundry

7. How to knit.

8. That no matter what people say about you, if God likes you, and that's what matters.

8. New recipes I want to try

1. A pie with a woven top crust.

2. Gf Pasta for my dad.

3. hot cross buns

4. Scottish Flatbread

5. I'd like to branch out from baking, but it's a bit of a security blanket. LOL!

6. Canning! (You can see my beginning attemps with my jam! Dad's already eaten two and a half jars! okay with my help)

7. My Grandmother's bisquits.

8...... aaand I'm out of Ideas.... refer to choice 5.

8. favourite online hangouts.

Eight? Seriouisly??

1. BLOGGER! (And every one of your wonderful online "Homes")

2. Facebook (Have to mention my "Local" spot. lol)

3. Google reader. (Sorta goes with choice one.)

4. Sense and Sensibility patterns forum. (Sadly my phone doesn't like it.. *Cries*)

5. Etsy (I love browsing all the loverly old things!)

for the last three I'll mention my TOP favourite blogs. I Love everyone's. But These were among the first. And they are such wonderful Roll models. They all have a good sense of old fashioned dress and old time religeon. And they are raising their Daughters into Proverbs 31 and their sons into wonderful God- fearing men. Thank you wonderful Ladies for giving us a window into your lives!

6. A Beautiful Life, our lovely Mrs. Emily.

7. Romantic History, Mrs Sarah Jane and her three cutie pie boys!

8 Pastoral symphony farm, The lovely Mrs. G. (She has been a bit more recent and I'm still getting to know her, but still!)

Muah!

8 projects I need to work on.

1. my new JoAnne's skirt.

2. the pattern I got for an Aran sweater. (Pray for me on that! it looks like a difficult pattern! but I love these aweaters!!)

3. A 1940's daydress (Maybe a dozen! lol)

4. An edwardian/ teens church outfit.

5. a pink Regency dress

6. Learn more about the Piano, guitar, and fiddle.

7. My ACT so I can take a few college courses.

8. Proverbs 31, and getting closer to my Savior

8 other people I think should do this.

1. Mrs. V.

2. Sabine

3. Miss Heidi

4. Kate, if you want to, go ahead!

5. beast's Belle

6. Emily.

7. Ashley & Gabrielle

8. Natasha

(Yes, those of you who commented on my comment drive all got tagged!! )

Comment drive!!!

I WANT YOU to comment. ;D


Well I've been wanting to do this for a while now, so here 'tis.





I have exactly 36 followers! I'm so glad! You all like me enough to keep reading about me and my sewing and Bible adventures. Thank you So much!! *Big Huggles*

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Tell me a little about yourself!





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Bunches of Love and Huggs!
Meggie

Newest Projects

Well for the first off, my dress is nearly done!!

And though it is quite a spoiler, I'm going to go ahead and show it to you!

I rushed and took these pictures this morning, knowing I would be here today, and could show them to you. Here is everything in order I put them on.. and don't worry... these will be in color!

My Chemise is made out of a soft cotton, is about calf length, and if you look close you can probably see the saftey pin holding it closed for the moment *whistles*

I decided to try my drawers crotchless this time... we'll see how that goes. The corset is the only thing I have that is NOT period in the least! A friend gave it to me as a temp. It's spandex with boning in it... it's rather uncomfortable... but it'll work until I get up the funds to make/ buy a real one

And finally the finished product. it needs hemmed and a kick plate, some sort of trim.. maybe and of course buttons.. (I procrastinate on buttons can you tell?) oh! And I have to make a collar.

As my next project, I decided to teach myself to knit. Luckily... I learn quickly. That is, with several you-tube videos and a lot of help from my mom!

And my result is!

A sock!

One, sad, ill- fitting, itchy sock.

But hey! it's a sock right? (And yes, I know there's a needle in my toe... but mom has yet to teach me to cast of...)

I only wanted to see if I could. The next one will be better! and I'll have the right type of yarn.

My next project, (also a "See if I can do it, with spare yarn) is, A sontag!

Now this one is going much better!.. so far. It's a simple knit five purl five pattern and then you switch every five rows. As you can see, I'm not very far yet, so I haven't gotten to the crossing "Arms" yet. But anyways, there 'tis! my latests conquests!

Love and Huggs!

Meggie

Anne Inspired Dress

Well I don't know why I've never posted pictures of this dress before, but Anne week over at "Bramblewood Fashion" posed the perfect opportunity.

Sadly I missed that, but I had this post ready. so here 'tis!

This dress is a revamp on Jenny Chancey's "1914 afternoon dress." It's shortened,like I did for my Biltmore trip. But To make it different I used sleeves from Simplicity 0000

I cut them down quite a bit so they weren't so hideously big, but they are still puffy.

Anyways. Hopefully I'll have a few more up later, Enjoy!

Love and Huggs

Meggie

(ps.. sorry, I couldn't find the number of that pattern, I'll look at it later and post it)

My life in a Bubble

I can't count the nuber of times I have been accused of being "Sheltered." Stuck under the wings of my parents until I can't see all the cruel and aweful things the world holds. Some have been well and truely worried about me. Worried that when I step out into the REAL world, I won't know what to do or how to act.

But the truth is, I LOVE my Bubble! The further I venture into the world, the more I want to sink back into it.

People keep telling me how hard it is, how I'll never be able to cope with the truth. And maybe they're right.
People keep telling me that the world isn't mayberry anymore, NOTHING is black and white.

Do you ever just get so tired of what PEOPLE tell you? From where I sit, I CAN see what the world is. God never promised us that things would be easy. But he DID promise us everything would be alright.

The Bible Says our Righteousness is as filthy rags! The GOOD stuff we do looks like that paper towel after you clean the outsides of your house windows! Yuck! And if that's what our good stuff looks like, imagine what the bad looks like!

So that in a nut shell is what I can see from inside my bubble. I watch TV, I listen to the Radio, and the truth is, I'd rather turn it all off and sink into my nice coushy bubble.

I sound like I'm ranting, don't I? But the fact is, I'm about to tell you the best part. My Bubble isn't my parents, although they help me immensely! My Bubble insn't my bedroom with my Jane austen books and my nice feather pillow. My Bubble is a sturdy, tender, embrace of the promises of God!

He solemnly promised me he would never leave me or forsake me! We hear that all the time, but isn't it wonderful. Anything and everything we face, he's there. Not just behind us, or beside us, but Surrounding us! ehem... like a bubble. :D Just like he did for Joshua, and Gideon, and David, so will he do for you. He offers to take your problems off your hands, just like he does your righteousness.

And just like he took your sin.

God's bubble of promises give me the strength to walk out into the world and face those fithy dirty evil things this world has to offer, and it gives me a fliffy coushy pillow to fall back on at the end of the day.

The footprints poem says "It was then I carried you" in those dark and trying times, So when things get hard, pick up your feet and let him!

That bubble can help keep you from getting dirty and hurt by the craziness of the world.
So those of you who aspire as I do to God's will in Proverbs 31 should Stick with our bubbles!

Love you girls!
And stick with Him!
Huggles!
Meggie

Dala - Levi Blues

I recently discovered this group on a pbs special called "Girls from the North Country" and I instantly fell in love with them! Their indy sound is gentle and sweet... and well, Just watch!!

Love and Huggs!