We're excited to have Marie-Madeline Studio as one of our sponsors. We had the opportunity to interview them and get to know their company a little more recently:
Can you tell us a little more about how your company got started?
Marie-Madeline Studio is run by a mother and her four daughters. Started in the winter of 2008, a couple of girls decided to make a few handbags to sell.
It gradually led to designing our own bag patterns. A friend encouraged us to try to sell the patterns, and before we knew it several girls’ patterns had been designed!
At first, we were just selling the patterns, then found we had lots of excess fabric around so we thought we should sell that too. Now, we try to stock about 500+ bolts of beautiful, fun fabrics and a growing collection of our patterns.
What kinds of products do you offer?
Marie-Madeline Studio offers a line of boutique style sewing patterns for girls size 2/3 – 14/16. We also have some ladies skirts, aprons, and bag patterns. We also sell quilting weight designer cotton fabric that is suitable for garment sewing.
We love to help people save money here. Do you offer any money-saving specials?
Our patterns are printed with all sizes in one envelope so you can just trace off the size you need and continue to use the same pattern for years. This is also handy if you have more than one daughter in different sizes.
We offer sales regularly so our customers can purchase high quality fabric at a lesser price. Plus, all US orders over $100 receive free shipping when purchasing through our site.
What would you most like us to know about your business?
Here at Marie-Madeline Studio we like to design boutique patterns that aren’t excessive. Because fabric can be so expensive, we want you to get the most bang for your buck. Therefore our patterns are designed to be girl-pleasing in the details and parent-pleasing in the pocketbook.
How can our readers find out more about you?
Sign up for our newsletter so you can receive news on all our latest designs, plus a heads up on sales. Keep an eye on our blog for free tutorials, recipes, special blog-only sales, fashion posts, and other fun stuff.
Interested in becoming a monthly sponsor or advertising with us? Find more details here.
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This Homemade All Purpose Cleaner was so easy to whip up! It literally took me maybe three minutes total, including getting out and putting away all the supplies!
I was really happy with the end result. It’s a little strong on the vinegar side — but that may also be because I used Apple Cider vinegar instead of white vinegar (that’s what I happened to have on hand).
If you wanted to make it a little less vinegar-y, I think you could cut back on the vinegar and add more water instead. Or, you could add more essential oil.
The spray seems to work very effectively and this is definitely a homemade cleaner recipe I’d make again.
>>Download the Homemade All Purpose Cleaner recipe instructions.<<
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Breakfasts
Oatmeal, Cereal, Eggs, and/or Fruit
Lunches
Mac & cheese, fruit
Snack-y lunch {veggies, cheese, yogurt, fruit, crackers, etc.}
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches from the freezer, carrot sticks, apples
Cheese quesadillas, carrot sticks
Leftovers x 3
Snacks
Fruit/veggies
Popcorn
Boiled eggs
Banana Bars with Brown Butter Frosting
Freezer Cooking in an Hour Plan
Butterscotch Brownies
Giant Cinnamon Roll Cake
Baked Chicken
Taco Meat
Dinners
Homemade Chicken Salsa Pizza, veggies, fruit
Slow Cooker Southwest Soup, Homemade Soft Pretzels, fruit
Upside Down Pizza, fruit salad, steamed veggies
Breakfast for Dinner: Pancakes from the Freezer, scrambled eggs, fruit
Olympic-Ringed Pizza, fruit, steamed veggies
Dinner out
Dinner with extended family x 2
What's on your menu this week? Tell us in the comments or leave a link to your menu plan post.
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