Tweed Sophisticate

Did you ever think a tweed jacket could be much fun? Yeah me either, they just don’t strike you as a whole lot of fun, wearing them or otherwise. Well I’m still giggling over my latest dolly. She is sassy little tweed sophisticate with some pin curls. I recycled a [...]

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New Bracelets

Ok, so I had enough of this little piece of fabric to make 4 tiny little squares… I love this fabric so much, I did a few little peek-a-boo squares with some netting and then added a few rosebuds, I wish I had more of this fabric.  Oh well, this is the downside of working [...]

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Wearing My Work

Sometimes the impetus for a new design or a new variation in my work is a new NEED.  Like – I NEED SOMETHING NEW TO WEAR!  I like to wear my own work, the baby can pull on it and it won’t break and she can put it in her mouth and it won’t be [...]

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Saving Scraps

I’m one of those luck girls who had a new dress every Christmas and Easter.  Grandma would take me shopping and we’d pick a new pattern and then choose some fancy fabric.  Grandma did sewing for all the granddaughters (there were 8 of us!) – she’s an amazingly accomplished woman.   She’d even fit the dress [...]

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Give Away!!!

To celebrate the return to health and pass on some good karma, Let’s have a Give Away!
Please add a comment to this entry by March 1, 2008 and I’ll let my little computer draw a random name. I’ll drop you an e-mail asking for your address or PO box if you are the winner!  Please [...]

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Two steps forward, one step back

I’ve got boutique visits going on… more of that to come! Wouldn’t it be exciting if they loved my stuff and were interested in helping me pay off my student loans??? What a dream… A friend got me the opportunities and I was really inspired when I wrote up my letter of introduction. [...]

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Making Dollies

So today I sat down and hated all the noses on my recycled dolls, then I hated the lips and so now they have new noses and new lips – the fastest face lift ever!!! It’s so funny when I finally look at something in a whole new light and hate them. [...]

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Recycling Baby Clothing

My smallest girl is old enough now that we’ve begun giving away her baby clothes. I really hate it when they grow up, I’d love it if they would just stay small and cuddley a little longer – this little girl in particular has been a very snuggly baby.
We gave some of her baby [...]

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Beautiful Garbage on Display

Well I finally did little exhibiting here in Virginia, we had a small little get together at my apartment complex and I set up my stuff and spent a few hours visiting with some of my friends and watching all the people around me. It was really fun and I learned a lot, [...]

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Simple Sewing – No Judgments

I got into a conversation with a young woman this evening at a craft show, she was very cool and we had an interesting conversation about crafting. Crafting is BACK. For me personally it means new websites, many colorful new books and magazines, inspiration is everywhere. We were talking about the recycled [...]

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