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Blue on Black

By on February 2, 2017

Purse #2 is DONE! Procrastination is a life skill that I am well acquainted with, so of course, I waited until the last minute to get this done.  I wanted to make sure it turned out nice, though, and I think I succeeded. The leathers are both lambskin.  The royal blue is an embossed leather, […]

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Go Pack, Go!

By on January 30, 2017

Here is the first bag for the benefit auction in a few weeks.  This is my bag pattern that I have been using to make most of my purses.  I should maybe make a tutorial or something on it, huh? This one is made of the following: Green pigskin leather Gold lambskin leather Green Bay […]

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Denim Blues

By on January 23, 2017

I had hoped to make this outfit over the holidays, but I never quite got to it.  I did a lot of reading, and very little else. So now I’m paying for that lack of industry.  I have two purses to get done in the next two weeks, so of course, I made myself something […]

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A new black purse

By on January 22, 2017

My old black pleather purse has seen better days.  As it is pleather, the handle piece tore off, and I had to resew it on.  It looks like crap, since the pleather now has a hole in it.  It was time for a new real leather purse. This is black Mirabella cowhide with a black […]

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Pattern testing | Sewing | Sewing for the boy | tween sewing

A few of his favorite things

By on January 18, 2017

The boy is into the Assassins’ Creed video game and movie, though he hasn’t actually played the game.  Dad has, and they are pretty cool games, with a bit of history involved in them. The boy wanted some shirts with the AC logo on them, and yes, I know…copyright and all that.  We have bought […]

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Upping the twirl factor

By on January 15, 2017

This week we are going to a funeral of someone that I grew up with as a part of my life.  Her kids asked me to do the eulogy, so I am a bit stressed about that.  I don’t enjoy public speaking, though I can generally do a good job at it.  Just don’t look […]

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Sewing | Sewing for the girl | tween sewing

A fairytale

By on January 11, 2017

I have been interested in doing some sample sewing for some of the custom fabric groups on Facebook that I follow, and this one came up.  I offered up, and was selected to sew up this pretty print.  It will be stocking on Friday, noon EST.  Some of her stockings sell out right away, so […]

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Another gift

By on January 9, 2017

I was hoping to get this gift made over my holiday break from work, but I just did a lot of reading and resting.  I needed that, but now I am stressing on getting projects done that I have volunteered to do. This is what I need to finish up this week: Sample sewing some […]

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Elegant, and yet, still very, very comfy…

By on December 20, 2016

Ah, the holidays.  The food, the fun, the endless get togethers with family  and friends.  I don’t know about the rest of you, but being comfortable is pretty high on my list.  It is also nice to wear layers, since if you are doing the cooking, or are in a crowded house…you can get pretty […]

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Unmentionables

By on December 8, 2016

No modeling of these! Generally, there are things I tend to buy.  Jeans, outerwear and underwear being in that group.  It seems a waste of time to make underwear, since they are so cheap.  Of course, if you like a certain overpriced brand in a version they no longer carry…then you might be inclined to […]

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