Rosaspina Vintage Collection

   I can't tell you how much I'm in LOVE with Ale's new spring and summer collection. Ale blogs over at Rosaspina Vintage and I've always enjoyed reading her beautiful post and drooling over her perfect vintage inspired outfits. She's like a story book character come to life. So, when she announced her special project of designing her own collection I was quiet curious and excited.


   Over a period of time her and her mother have teamed up to create their own small line of items with a goal to start an online shop. After viewing all the pieces I'm hooked! I have no doubt they will sell out quickly as each item is dreamy, girly and classic.

   Best of luck Ale! You guys created some beautiful garments. 

Two New Scarves

A month or so ago I found some lovely fabric online and only purchased a little sample so I could see exactly what type of fabric it was. I ended up falling in love with the samples because of their beautiful prints, their weight and feel. I quickly went back to purchase more but was disappointed to find they no longer sold it. (Quite popular) I even emailed the company and they wrote back saying they had nothing left.

I wasn't sure what I could do with such little fabric and I didn't want to have it just sitting in my fabric closet. So finally this morning I decide to take the plunge, cut into the prints and sew up some lovely infinity scarves, perfect for this beautiful spring weather.
 
Aztec Infinity Scarf

 

Bird and Lace Infinity Scarf

Jonathan's New (to him) Bike

   The other day Jonathan took on a new project to spruce up an old bike his brother so wonderfully gave to him. For the most part the road bike was in good shape, with the exception of the older paint colour. So, all it really needed was fresh coat to bring it back its former glory.

   Once the paint was dry we were anxious to get on a path so we could take our first bike ride together. Yes it's true we've never taken a bike ride together as this is the first bike Jonathan has during our married lives.

   It was such a beautiful evening and we loved getting out on the path to finally see some signs of spring. I always feel like it's truly spring when the rivers are overfilling and there's small streams coming down the hills.

   I'm loving that Jonathan and I have another activity we can do together now. I feel there will be many more bike trips and adventures we'll be going on this summer. Bring it on!

Flowers & Ice Cream

   Though I don't subscribe to Kinfolk magazine I'm ever so fortunate to have a sister who does and lends me each new edition when it comes out. I haven't seen the latest one but stumbled across some images from a featured photo series of flowers and ice cream.
   Goodness gracious, I think we can all agree these are perfectly brilliant!

New Season With My Etsy Shop

   This is it guys, tomorrow is my last day working at the mall, in La Senza. I will be setting aside that fantastic job to pursue my sewing and Etsy shop, Teaka Marie. That being said I'll also be maintaining my job at The Dream Centre, wouldn't even dream of giving up this amazing job. But over all I felt like I'm finally in a good spot to commit more time to sewing, marketing and rely a little bit more on the the orders that come it. I'm not going to lie, I'm incredibly nervous about this transition but over the last few days I've had so much more peace and reassurance that I feel like it's finally the proper time.
This is a big deal for me because I'm now entering more into a dream of mine and seeing it become a little more real is something I'm actually quite proud of.
   God's definitely been helping me through this process and I'm also so blessed to have such a supportive husband who's encouraged me this entire time.

Etsy Front Page Feature

   I always get so excited when one of my garments is featured on the front page of Etsy, my White Lace Dress. But this morning was an even more exciting morning when I woke up to three new orders from the shop.
   I'm so relieved that starting next week I'll be able to commit more time to my shop as I'm letting go of one of my part time jobs. Yet for now I'll have to balance both jobs, creating new designs and any new orders from my shop.
Lord help me get through this busy week.

Our New (to us) Piano

  We have a piano!! This comes at a cost though as it originally belong to my my brother-in-law and sister-in-law who are moving to Montreal. This major relocation will drastically limits the amount of time we'll be seeing them. That being said I'm thrilled also for their move and I wish them all the best because I know this is where they truly want to be.
   Since moving a piano to Montreal would be a bit much Jonathan and I are harboring the family piano at our place for the time being. No complaints here.

   We were also super blessed to have some men from our church help Jonathan move the piano from the U-haul into our place. Many hands make for light work.

   The piano not only fills that empty wall space...

   But also gives me an opportunity to regain my love for the keys.

   I'm afraid that picking up the piano isn't quite like getting on a bike, where you remember everything so quickly. Instead I find I'm having to almost retrain my mind even though my fingers seem to have a little bit of muscle memory left.

   I love having a piano in our home!