Seattle Tilth Festival

This was weekend we participated for the first time in the Seattle Tilth Harvest Festival. What a cool event! My husband worked the booth most of the day while I walked the kids around -there was a lot to do and see and I know I really only did half of what was offered.

I'm not a smoothie drinker (I'm not crazy about fruit) and I couldn't convince my son to do this... but I love the idea of mixing your own smoothie with your own peddling.

My daughter and I made an herb crown (isn't that a great idea! We are going to try this at home). While it was a bit advanced for her, she enjoyed picking the flowers and herbs while I wired them all together. And she loved wearing it!

The produce stands were awesome as well. We got some nice fresh produce. My favorite was the stand that had tons of peppers... we chose a few different varieties (unfortunately I had already forgotten the names of them by the time we got home).

My son also climbed his first tree. I know - a shame that it took him until he was 8! But really, it's a bit out of character for him... so we were surprised and proud to see him climb up nice and high (higher than I would have preferred since I was not crazy about the idea of having to get him out if he couldn't get down on his own - he did fine though).

The crowd was great and the people super friendly. Our items were well received. This is an invitation only event for vendors, so we'll see if we have the opportunity to do it again next year. At the very least, we will be attending.

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Designing with my daughter

My son started school a week and a half before my daughter. This left my daughter very lonely... and wanting to "help" me a lot. So, I decided to have her help me design a few dresses. I had picked up a skirt and a shirt while thrift store shopping. I liked the design of the fabric - patterns that you can't find in little girl dresses. I hadn't initally intended on making them with my daughter, but it seemed a lot easier than starting from scratch.



So, I had her pick the color of the top of the dress and I attached the skirt to it. This particular skirt had a knit waist band with the fuller part being cotton. It was my daughter's idea to leave the top edge exposed (although I did zig zag it to give it a more finished look). She chose all the colors and a ruffle. She even decided it needed a belt, flowers,and little green stems hanging down. She had a great time picking and choosing what she wanted... pinning things in different places and just experimenting. She's very opinionated and had me redo several flowers because they weren't the right color. I love how the dress came out - I think it's one of my favorites.

Today we finished up a second dress made from an adult top. I'll try to get pictures of that one to share tomorrow. It's super cute too... and quite different from this one. But they are both fairly fancy dresses. She seems to like them long. She hasn't worn the first one yet - she keeps telling me that she needs the perfect thing to wear it to so it won't get dirty. I have a feeling, whatever that event is, she's going to stand out :)

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