Creativity | Sewing

Christmas crafting, a gift & they are done!!

By on December 6, 2010

During the Thanksgiving holiday I didn’t get  chance to get much done at all.  Why?   Well, I was busy.  I took Wednesday off, and we decorated the house for Christmas, as usual.  The tree is up and not too many ornaments were broken.  I wanted to have a place to put the cards this year, […]

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Creativity | Sewing

Another gift and some baby girl props

By on November 23, 2010

Here I am again…not getting anything off my to-do list. Today Anya is going to a birthday party of another little girlfriend at school.  She wanted me to make another dress and again picked out the main fabric for it.  I really like how this one turned out.  It is a faux cross over top, that […]

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Creativity | Sewing

A gift and some holiday readiness

By on November 16, 2010

Anya was invited to a birthday party last Friday and I decided to make the little girl a dress.  As a general rule, I do not do this.  I just don’t know how it will be received and if it will fit and if the parent will think, “ewwww…homemade clothes are so 1950’s!”  Anya picked […]

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Creativity | Sewing

The snow princess

By on November 9, 2010

Anya perused my fabric stash and came across this silky, velour-like, shiny blue fabric.  Now, she is not normally one to stray from her chosen fabric color (PINK), but the shiny just called to her.  We paired it with some of the last bits of this soft, furry fabric, and sat down to design a […]

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Outfits | Shoes

Blue, blue, blue

By on November 8, 2010

I seem to be really gravitating towards blue these days.  Maybe because I feel the need for a bright cheery color, especially as winter is going to be coming here soon. This sweater is a purchase from a consignment store.  There are two in my town, and the store I bought this one from touts […]

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Creativity | Sewing

Yes, another one

By on November 2, 2010

So on Wednesday I realized that I hadn’t put anything into Anya’s class basket for the PTO Carnival that was to be held that Friday.  The theme was “Crafting with Kids”, so what did I make? Yes!  You guessed it! (How smart you are!) I made another art purse/satchel.  I asked Anya to help me […]

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Creativity | Sewing

A little blanket for a little man

By on October 26, 2010

 This blanket is for the little man of one of our friends.  He was born early at 30.5 weeks and had spent a bit of time in the NICU getting stronger every day.  He is now at home and they are keeping him away from all the germies.  I am going to get this nicely […]

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Creativity | Giving | Sewing

Coolest little dude on the block

By on October 18, 2010

I got some more sewing done for our little guy this weekend DESPITE having a head cold.  He now is the proud owner of two more pairs of pants, so hopefully he will be set for a little while.  A few weeks worth, I would wager.  He’s got a few pants that he is just […]

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Outfits

Blue…my signature color

By on October 14, 2010

It just works pretty darn well for me.  I have some rather blue eyes, so when I wear blue it really bring them out.  I’ve had people ask me if I wear contacts, but no…I got them from my grandpa. This year I saw these awesome blue shoes by Fergilicious.  They have a slight platform, […]

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