Quiet Little Snow Day

It still even smells like Winter here. Where is Spring?

Colour Relief: Chinatown

All this dreary winter weather has me longingly flipping through photos of my trip to San Francisco this past summer, and planning even more travels to come.

Sewing for the Circus

Where have you been, you might ask? Why I have been having adventures, some of them combining my very favourite things: sewing and the circus! I was asked by Atlantic Cirque to create some costumes...

Bloom

I really wish the internet had a scratch-and-sniff option because I assure you, they smell just as good as they look. Both lilac trees outside my house are in full bloom right now (It’s not even...

Me Made May Update 2

Still Truckin’! The middle part is always the hardest. Things come up, I get busy, the usual. Despite this though, I have been doing pretty well! I’m behind on posting the photos, but I have been...

Sleeveless in the City Dress

This was my second version of Butterick 5454. I wanted something super comfortable – but still cute – to wear this summer while I am traveling. I wanted a dress that I could wear with flip-flips...

Resolution Intervention

So, there were some New Year’s resolutions, mainly to use the supplies of all kinds around my house, be they cooking, crafting or sewing. Uhm, yeah. January was great, February went well, but...

Me Made May Update 1

Here we go! It’s that time of year again! I’ve drafted my Mr. into the role of photographer and I think we’re beginning to develop a routine. My goal is to have 5-minute photo shoots and so far, so...

Pyjama Bottoms for the P.J. Party

I don’t know which was more fun, making the pyjama pants or modelling them. You see, I am already at a pyjama party of sorts: my sister and I have travelled from different parts of North America to...

Hearts Down Spring Top

This shirt is a combination of two patterns I have used before. Simplicity 2652 provided the base, but it would have been way too wide for a simple shirt, so I brought in all the darts from my...

Attending: MMM and P.J. Party!

Count me in! I, Erica of Experiments and Accidents, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ’12. I endeavour to wear 1 item of handmade clothing each day for the duration of May 2012. May is a...

Colette Palette Challenge – My Moodboard

In an attempt to be a little more organized when it comes to my sewing projects I am participating in the Spring/Summer Palette Challenge from Colette Patterns. I would like to pack as many...

The Brush Stroke Wrap Dress: Knits!

Disclaimer: The sleeves are the same length! I have no idea why I didn’t have them in same place for the photos! Ta-da! My first attempt at knitwear! I decided that I was severely limiting myself...

Wait a minute Mr. Postman

It was such a great week for mail. Not only did the Minoru pattern arrive, but so did a gift certificate to the fabric store! It appears that spring has also finally arrived! I’m going to try this...

Let them eat cake!

After seeing this post from The Kitchn, I decided to make my own birthday cake this year. I’m not even supposed to have chocolate (allergies), but I am a firm believer in the...

Art History Bow Blouse

A long time ago, I used to be a film extra. On one such production (I want to say the Sybil remake with Jessica Lang?), we were supposed to be university students, all in 1950′s period costume. In...

Vintage bow-blouse dress pattern

A great find from a vintage/thrift/charity shop expedition this past weekend. I love all the options, although I don’t think I’ll be making the top in quite such a busy print. Bows and stripes and...

Carnival Cookies!

Yup. That is popcorn you see up there. I don’t quite know what to think about these cookies. They are from Heidi Swanson’s Super Natural Everyday. I was really excited to make them because although...

Resolution Report Card: February

February is always a tough month for me, and I suspect I’m not alone in that. This year I was either sick with the flu or in rehearsal for most of the time. This meant I was constantly wearing...

Backstage at the circus part 2

Backstage at the circus

Here I am! February has been a bit of a blur, between a major illness and the many rehearsals for the circus show I am performing in right now. Here are a few behind-the-scenes images from the...

Paper Love: Winter 2012

Style inspiration: Maria

(Hat, Dress, Shoes) When I saw the dress above (from the new Madewell spring collection), I immediately thought of The Sound of Music but couldn’t quite figure out why. It took a little research,...

Resolution Report Card: January

Having resolved to Use it Up, this month I: Went through my scrapbook supplies and ended up giving away about 75% of my paper Made two dresses using fabric and a pattern from my stash Cooked new...

The case of the missing pattern

Someone please call Nancy Drew, I am in need of her assistance. I have this beaut of a pattern that I was just about to begin making a muslin for, but have been sidelined due to a missing pattern....

Gift for a Knitter

I am the kind of person who gets more satisfaction out of wrapping a present than giving or getting one. I am always excited when sent on a gift-wrapping mission and this time did not disappoint! I...

Surprise! Knits are not so scary.

So it turns out that sewing with knit fabrics is not nearly as scary as I thought it would be. I don’t know why I waited so long! I was sure that there would be all kinds of stretching and pulling...

December Daily Wrap Up

I’m still plugging in a few holes (day 14,22 and 25 are happening today), but for the most part, my scrapbook of December is done! It was my first time trying out such a challenge and while it took...

Gingerbread Weasley Burrow

Every year during the holidays, my family makes a gingerbread house. Normally I participate more in the deconstruction rather than the construction, but it’s always a highlight for me. This year,...

Antique Pin Cushion

Isn’t it gorgeous? This delightful little oddity was my favourite Christmas present (thanks mom!). Growing up, we had a pencil-sharpener shaped like a globe and this really reminds me of it....