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Two Tiny Dresses

20 Jul

Emmeline's first birthday was coming up, and every little girl needs special dresses for her special day! I've been making clothing long before I ever began quilting, but for adults, not toddlers.  It's pretty much the same, just tiny (less fabric, yay!)  and kids are an easier fit. I adore Oliver ... View Post

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Baby, Fashion, Sewing
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1st birthday, Baby, child, Denyse Schmidt, Dress, Family reunion, Flea Market Fancy, Hen facing, Oliver + S, Pillowcase dress, pin tucks, pink posies, Toddler

STUD Swap

19 Feb

Viagra online So, it's NOT what you think (though wouldn't that be fun, too?).  STUD stands for "Swap Til You Drop" and it's another fun mini-quilt swap over on flickr.  I participated in their "fussy cut" swap and had to come up with something fun for my partner, Cindy. I really went round and ... View Post

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Baby, Bridal, costuming, Crafting, DIY, Entertaining, Fashion, Finished Quilts, Hollywood, oneday monday, products, Recipes, Sewing, tips, Uncategorized
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Denyse Schmidt, FLickr Swap, fussy cut, Katie Jump Rope

Oodles of Bee Blocks

10 Feb

Generic Viagra onlineCialis online I may be behind in my blog, but looking back, I've been doing quite a bit of sewing!  In the past few months, I have made many blocks for the Bee's I am in. 1. Bee Block for September, 2. September "Bee Happy" Blocks, 3. October Bee Block, 4. Bee Happy November ... View Post

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Vintage Sewing Pattern Art

7 Feb

Being a bit of a romantic and a sucker for period costumes, I ADORE vintage sewing patterns.  I worked at a theatre that had boxes and boxes of old patterns and I loved going through them and thinking about all the wonderful outfits created from them.   I found a few artists who have taken vintage ... View Post

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costuming, Crafting, Fashion, Sewing
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art, collages, doe-c-doe, embroidery, gina bailey, junk in my trunk, karen ross smith, kelly price-colston, paper ballet, retro sewing patterns, vintage sewing patterns

Lens Crafter

6 Feb

I saw this easy DIY project by K.B. VanHorn in Craftzine and the results are so adorable that it makes me insane! You can make pins, barrettes, pendants, or whatever your crafty little mind can think up from your old glasses.  Being a child of the 80's, I had some uber-trendy, oversized, ... View Post

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Crafting, DIY, Fashion
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bracelet, craft magazine, crafting with found objects, crafting with glasses, crafting with junk, craftzine, eye glass crafts, K.B. VanHorn, lenses, pendant, pin, reusing old glasses

But does it have GPS?

4 Feb

  Valentine's day is just around the corner and do I have just the gift for that special, pain-in-the-butt-to-shop-for, man in your life! I came across these precious vintage map cufflinks by talented jewelry designer Anne Holman when I was wracking my brain trying to come up with a wedding gift ... View Post

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Anne Holman, cufflinks, necklace, pendant, valentine's day, vintage maps, wedding gift

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