Over the weekend I inquired of the Elegant Musings Facebook fans whether they would be interested in a post on setting up a blogging schedule the the “practical” side of things. While thi...
weekly visual moodboard be sure to click on the image to view image sources. Hello, friends! I’ve got some fantastic links for y’all today! Not much to say about this weekend–itR...
coat: vintage, thrifted | yellow brooch: vintage, thrifted | cardigan: thrifted | skirt: vintage, Yesterdaze | belt: thrifted | brooch: gift | slip: thrifted | shoes: Forever 21 Does anyone else like...
Have you heard about the Sew Grateful Week event Debi is hosting? Such a brilliant idea! Lots of giveaways, reflections, tutorials and projects are pouring in from sewing blogs. I think it’s a ...
I know Valentine’s Day is not on everyone’s “favorite holidays” list, but I think regardless of your stance on the day, you’ll love this little tutorial I’ve got f...
weekly visual moodboard be sure to click on the image to view image sources. Hello, dears! This weekend marks my eighth blogging anniversary! Eight years ago (actually yesterday–February fourth...
There is nothing more fun than getting a friend addicted to thrifting–which is something I managed to do recently (yay for new thrift buddies!). I have been thrifting since I was a child, and r...
Several readers have sweetly asked if I know whether my grandmother made up any of these patterns. Sadly, I do not–I don’t have a lot of photos of her, so I can’t dig through the fa...
Remember that 50s Simplicity pattern I posted recently? Well, curiosity got the better of me, and I just had to try it. Don’t mind the fact that it’s really too chilly for a short sleeve ...
weekly visual moodboard be sure to click on the image to view image sources. How is your weekend? My sister is here to pay a visit this weekend, and so it’s been full of lots of laughter, trips...
My apologies for being a bit of a quiet, absent blogger this week… Things have been busy in these parts: first a weekend trip to see my family (including traipsing around one of my favorite old...
Note: I had a finished project to show off today, but the photos weren’t turning out right (my fault for waiting until the evening to take them!), so that will come later in the week. Instead I...
weekly visual moodboard be sure to click on the image to view image sources. Hello! How has your weekend been? Doing anything creative or just enjoying a quiet couple of days to catch up on things? I...
Hopefully this week isn’t just seeming as a repeat of the previous week’s posts, but I thought I’d show how I styled the emerald skirt the other day! striped top: thrifted | skirt: ...
Ready to see some more vintage lovelies this week? I have been studying these patterns quite a bit lately, concocting ideas for my spring sewing, and I might just be busy making a muslin of one of th...
I get asked a lot about where to find vintage-styles shoes when you’re on a budget. Believe me, I can sympathize with this plight! Although I love and adore reproduction brands like Remix (Aris...
weekly visual moodboard be sure to click on the image to view image sources. Thank you for all your great name suggestions for my new dressform on Friday’s post! Now I just have to decide what ...
So this is my last 2011 sewing project! I usually prefer to model finished projects, but this week got super crazy and the time I had set aside for photography ended up tending to a mess Mr. Freckles...
Dear readers, I think I died and went to vintage pattern heaven in December. Allow me to explain: when I went to visit my dad’s family for the annual Christmas Eve get-together, my aunts told m...
I don’t think I’ve ever done one of these sewing “year in review” posts before, but I thought it’d be fun to take a quick walk down memory lane with my 2011 sewing proje...
weekly visual moodboard be sure to click on the image to view image sources. Hello! I hope you all have been having a lovely start to the New Year. We got back earlier in the week from visiting famil...
weekly visual moodboard be sure to click on the image to view image sources. This post was scheduled to go up over the weekend, but my blog was experiencing some technical difficulties, so it’s...
Hello! Apologies for the radio silence the last week… Sailor Husband just returned home from six weeks of training, so I’ve been a bit preoccupied spending time with my favorite guy. We&#...
This sweater has been sitting in my to finish pile for too long. It was halfway put together, and then I never finished it. Totally finished, I think I remember why I wasn’t falling all over my...
jacket: vintage, thrifted | fur collar: vintage, thrifted | beret: unknown | purse: Target | sweater: vintage, thrifted | skirt: made by me | belt: thrifted | brooch: thrifted | shoes: discoun...
weekly visual moodboard be sure to click on the image to view image sources. What’s this?! A return of the weekly inspiration post! hehe. I’ve been compiling up some great links as I̵...
coat: vintage, thrifted | sweater: thrifted, altered | skirt: vintage, thrifted | scarf: thrifted | shoes: Forever 21 | handbag: thrifted | bird pin: vintage This is the sort of outfit I’...
I started this tutorial back in late September, right before things got really crazy with The Move, and never got sufficient “finished project shots”. Now that I’ve finally gotten t...
Why hello, everyone! Remember me? I’m finally digging myself out from under the mountains of boxes and starting to feel half-normal again (most days…). Right now I’m sitting in my m...
The month of guest posts is coming to a close, and do I have a treat for you! One of my favorite “new” bloggers (meaning someone I only just discovered earlier this year thanks to my sist...
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