Sometimes my friends say to me, "Wow, its so cool that you make clothes and stuff. I wish I could do that." I always try to explain to them that if I can make stuff, so can they. ...
There is a strange phenomenon in Fogville and its surrounding cities. The hubs likes to call it the Sidewalk Lending Library. From time to time people will put excellent stuff out on the ...
I am one of those women who hates getting her hair done. Im never really comfortable in a salon. It seems strange to have someone focusing all their energy on me and I get intimidated and shy.&...
Well, friends, guess what Ive learned? Ive learned that I dont look all that great in shift dresses. But I love a wiggle dress! It doesnt get any more Joan Holloway-Harris than this...
Working on this 1973 shift dress drove me crazy. All the problems are my own fault for being impatient and not following instructions to the letter, but still... It is so frustrating when thing...
Mid-January the hubs and I, along with our friends Kristen and Shelly, attended the Edwardian Worlds Fair. The Worlds Fair is part of a weekend-long celebration of all things Edward Gorey cappe...
This 1965 pattern is a little more fitted then the last one.I wasnt too sure about the big bow in the front. It looks great in the drawings, but Im not really a giant bow kind of girl. I ...
...and we did.The Dickens Christmas Fair is so much fun, but I have been wearing variations on the same outfit for the past three years. I simply could NOT wear the same velvet jacket and plaid taffe...
I buy 60s (and early 70s) shift dress patterns. I love them. They rarely look good on me, so I rarely sew them but they are like kryptonite or catnip or ... anyway, I cant resist them.Lately, Ive bee...
Despite sewing dress, after skirt, after dress, some mornings I just want no, need, to wear pants to work. Most of the time I go straight for classic, dark-wash, high-waisted jeans but Im trying to b...
This past weekend the hubs and I went to the Burgundy Tops Scooter Clubs 25th anniversary party in Sacramento. It was a wonderful party held on the Delta King Riverboat. ...and it gave us the chance ...
Thanks to Bea from Butterflies and Hurricanes for this Stylish Blogger Award! I got this award many months ago and for some reason it took me forever think of seven semi-interesting things about me. ...
While I was making the Flowery Frankendress, I was able to set aside enough fabric to make a blouse. I used this pattern.The flower fabric is 100% polyester so I decided to line it with some cotton m...
Its been just over a year since we moved into the new house and weve been extremely busy. All we have left to do is the interior stairs, deck, kitchen, and then paint the exterior. There are a few ot...
This packagingIs not nearly as lovely as this packaging. (Even with the de-laminating paper.)Loose powder is one of those cosmetic items that is about the same brand to brand so one of the main reaso...
Remember the Fish Dress? I made a blouse with the leftovers.I made version 3.When the pieces were cut out, I was baffled as to how they were supposed to go together, particularly the front piece. It ...
I continue to buy patterns...I bought this one because I thought the bodice might work for the sundress I am hoping to make from that Hawaiian print duvet I bought last year. The bodice looked a litt...
While I was away I changed my hair. Its such a relief to have bangs again. I always like my face better when its framed by bangs.I like the way it looks straight and I feel much less inclined to set ...
I dont know... But I thought this was too neat not to share.
Hi All.I dont know if anyone has noticed, but Ive been away for a bit. A combination of work kicking my ass, preparations for Viva, psyching myself up for an upcoming performance (Im not really a per...
Im nearly prepared for my 200 followers giveaway, but not quite. I need to take some photos and add a few more things to the prize package. Im hoping Ill be ready by next week, but Ive been so tired ...
Thanks to all of your encouraging comments (and free wine) I survived Book Party night. It was really nice to meet Erin and she was lovely! I got a signed copy of her book and one of her totally cool...
...which means its post-day. Unfortunately, I am still unable to locate the rest of the photos for my Flowery Frankendress post. Looks like Ill have to re-take them. Grr!In the mean-time... Look! I m...
Uh, sorry guys. I went away for the weekend and while I was gone my unfinished post posted. Oops. Blogging is hard.
I love this fabric. Love love it. Its a relatively modern sheet from the thrift store, but the flower pattern just looks so vintage.After my success with the fish dress, I decided to do something a l...
This is the wallpaper weve chosen for our downstairs bathroom. Its called Hula Hula by Crezana designs. I love it so much! Its a bit spendier than we would like. Okay, a lot spendier. A LOT LOT. So s...
Arent they?Now if I could only stop talking long enough to pose properly...
For some reason, the last time we went to the thrift store it was full of cute patterns. This is what I got...Simplicity 5556I love this dress. I think that, made in something other than polyester, i...
My intention, when I got my first paycheck, was to get my machine tuned up, buy a bunch of nice wool suiting, and make a bunch of work clothes. Well, I got the machine tuned up... but I just couldnt ...
Happy New Year everyone. Im still clearly missing some of my blogging mojo. It took me forever to get this post together. Yikes!The Hubs and I had a wonderful holiday. It was nice to see family and m...
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