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Formal concert dress

By on December 14, 2015

My little sugarplum fairy is now playing the viola in the orchestra class at school. I am so happy both my kids picked up string instruments, as it is a personal favorite of mine.  The Boy is playing the violin. They had a concert tonight, so nice formal clothes were needed.  Last year it was […]

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Leather snapped knitted infinity cowl – a tutorial

By on December 9, 2015

As there was some interest in how I made my cowl, I decided to do a tutorial on it.  It wasn’t hard to want to make another, since I love how these turn out! I won’t go into the actual knitting, as YouTube has tutorials already that cover this aspect.  Here is one.  I knitted this on […]

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Leather cross body bag

By on December 6, 2015

In keeping with my last-minute making things, I made this Saturday before going out with some friends.  It took me about two hours or so to get this done.  It is pretty simple bag if you don’t “dress it up” at all.  I didn’t line it.  If I had used a softer lambskin I may […]

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Cross-front top – a wardrobe staple

By on December 2, 2015

These tops are ones that I wear fairly often to work, and are great layering pieces. A few years ago I made a tutorial on how to draft and put together a sleeveless version of this top.  Here is that tutorial: Sleeveless Cross-front Top This version is a little different, since I extended one side […]

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