I might be a bit macabre, but I do love the look of sugar skulls. Fabric: Affordable Fabrics and More (retail is closed right now, as pre-ordered fabric arrives) Sugar skulls, called calaveras, are made to honor dead relatives on Dia de Muertos, or All Soul’s Day. This tradition can be traced back to the […]
Well, last week I managed to accomplish quite a bit. I was a pattern drafting fool! I made the first three below during the week, and the rest on the weekend. I cut them all out on Saturday after volleyball, and then sewed on Sunday. Short summer dress for me Maxi summer dress for me […]
I have belonged to the online sewing forum, Sewing Mamas, for many, many years. This is one place where sewing peeps used to post their lovelies, pre-Facebook and Instagram. Now it is down to just a few die hards. They are having a dish towel swap, so I decided to join in on it. I […]
I decided to take some pictures of the girl before she got her hair cut off and donated it. It had gotten pretty long, and she really doesn’t do anything with it at all…or let me do anything with it. I have had this saying and mermaid cut out for some time, so I figured […]
Nothing like a long-awaited fabric delivery to de-rail your sewing plans! I’m a big fan of The Lord of the Rings (even read that massive tome…and The Hobbit, too), so when a pre-order came up for different LOTR fabrics I pounced on it. After waiting the required several months for the order to close and […]
I was invited to participate in the Twig and Tale Tour for upcycling, and of course, I said yes. Then I remembered I had tweens, and not cute little people that didn’t voice their opinion. I love their Wild Things add-ons. Talk about adorable! I so wish I could have done that with this tour, […]
Summertime around these parts consists of many hours watching ball games – both softball and baseball. This means I sit in the hot sun sweating and getting odd tan lines for hours at a time. I wanted to make a mix and match wardrobe capsule that would keep me cool, look awesome and be easy […]
No, I am not feeling depressed. Yes, I like to wear black. I try not to wear all black, since that might beg the question of “whose funeral”. To which, the obvious reply would be, “I haven’t decided yet.” 😉 This top is my Sneha tunic hack. I described how I drafted and changed the […]
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, […]
Yoda is wise. “You are so good at that! I can’t do that!” I hear this from my daughter from time to time, and different versions from adult women around me when I am working on some project or other. I have a hard time sitting idle, so I usually bring something to work on […]
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