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My crafting space

By on May 21, 2015

I figured I would pull this post from my other blog and put it over here in case anyone was interested. This was my craftroom in the basement before we took the unfinished basement space and made it fabulous.  It was totally open to bugs and the like…and really messy:   Totally hard to believe […]

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Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for the girl

The Megan summer top

By on May 15, 2015

Here another test top I made a few weeks ago.  It is two overlapping triangles on the front and the back, and turned out to be a pretty cute summer top. I think I will make a few more of these…they look really cute with jean shorts!  I added a snap just under where the […]

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Sewing | Sewing for the girl | tween sewing

The Mia summer top

By on May 14, 2015

Another test top!  I am really my own worse enemy when it comes to overcommitting myself.  On top of finishing up the costumes for the kids I said “yes” to testing clothes. I really did like this top, though.  It actually can also be a dress, which was how the original design was made.  I suggested […]

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Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for the girl

A maxi birthday dress

By on May 13, 2015

The Girl has gotten a birthday dress every year since her 2nd birthday.  Last year, I didn’t really make her an extra dress apart from the Elsa costume dress I made her for the comic con.  She really wasn’t into wearing dresses, so I counted that her birthday make. This year she was a little […]

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Costumes | Creativity | drafting | Sewing | Sewing for the girl

Little miss malificent costume details

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All things being equal, this costume was much less involved than my son’s costume for the con. Which, in an of itself, is quite the statement for a kid’s costume that will get worn a handful of times. The costume dress is a mix of a crinkle, double-sided knit which is rather heavy, pleather and a lightweight […]

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Costumes | Sewing

Connor costume – the vambraces

By on April 27, 2015

The last of the costume! It was really helpful to see this You Tube tutorial on the vambraces, in order to make my version.  I obviously didn’t do everything the same, but it gave me some up close visuals to work with on them. The size of the vambraces for the Boy were 7″ tall by […]

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Costumes

Connor costume – The symbol

By on April 26, 2015

So this video game has a symbol for the Assassins, which shows up in the costume a few times and on the shape of the tomahawk. On the costume it shows up on the belt and on one of the vambraces. I decided to make them out of modeling clay and then paint as needed. […]

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drafting | Sewing for me

A RTW copy

By on April 23, 2015

This was a copy of a shirt I wear all the time.  It was about time that I copied it. This is the first version, in a fabric that is a stretch shirting with a really nice drape. It didn’t fit.  Too tight across the upper chest and too small armholes.  *sigh*  Not sure what I […]

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