Baby dress for Tana Moon's little girl Riley

Handmade circle skirt and peasant shirt

Today is a Sadie Hawkins Hoe Down for the high school students at Battle Creek Academy.  I made a handmade circle skirt using the tutorial found at Circle Skirt Tutorial .  I made the peasant shirt by cutting apart an old shirt and adding a bit longer sleeves and neck line. I really like the new outfit I made.  I think it fits for fall events well!

Now off to the hoe down as a chaperone!

I have linked up this project with http://imtopsyturvy.com/pinterest-challenge-13/

Little Dress for Mia Amore

Last weekend I made this cute little dress for a little girl's baby shower. Check it out at

http://instagram.com/p/P7Ce97pdSs/

Is it time for more than one Twitter account?

I was reading this article today "When One Twitter Account Is Not Enough" as I have been considering the mix of tweets I have on twitter.  I blog about sewing, crocheting, other arts and crafts, and food here on Carla's Inspirations. I reflect on my teaching on my blog Dig Belyea.  I include links and blog articles of interest to students at my school at Dig Counseling. All of these blogs are connected with the same email address on blogspot. Would it be more appropriate to keep my crafting separate from my teaching which would be still separate from guidance counseling links of interest to students and parents at my school?  Does the combination of these topics cause concern with my followers at twitter? Right now I have all three of those areas combined on my twitter account @carlasinspirati

Ideas? thoughts? What have you done as an tweeter with multiple interests that may not have an overlap?

Coconut Quinoa Pilaf

I found this recipe at http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1359430/what-do-you-serve-for-dinner-when-you-are-too-burnt-out-to-cook  It sounds yummy.

"Our absolute favorite quick meal is Coconut Quinoa Pilaf. It can be thrown together with only a few minutes prep and 30 minutes stove-top time.

2 cups quinoa

1 can coconut milk (nature's value brand is BPA free)
2 cups water
1 bunch green onions, sliced (I omit this if it's not in the fridge and it's still yummy)
1 medium red bell pepper, diced small (have some diced ahead of time in the freezer)
3 to 4 cloves garlic, crushed
3/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red chili flakes (we do a heaping tsp and it's still not overly spicy)
1/2 cup chopped cilantro (we don't care for cilantro, so I omitted this)

1.  Rinse the dry quinoa in a fine mesh strainer under warm water.

2.  Place rinsed quinoa into a medium saucepan with the coconut milk, water, green onions, red pepper, garlic, sea salt, and chili flakes.  Cover and bring to a boil, then turn heat to a low simmer and cook for about 20 minutes.

3.  Remove pot from heat and let pilaf cool in pot for about 10 minutes.  Then add chopped cilantro and gently fluff with a fork.  Serve hot.

Reflections on how to create social media buttons

I totally want to create some social media buttons to match with my website.  This looks like a great tutorial.  I need to follow this and see if this works.  http://missashleysresourceroom.blogspot.com/2012/08/tutorial-make-your-own-personalized.html

American Sewing Guild Meeting Stash Swap

I am looking forward to the stash swap tonight.  I need to measure the fabric I want to submit for swapping tonight. Looking for some yardage to make some little girl dresses.