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Thoughts

Tangled

 Do you ever go through periods where things don't turn out quite like you planned?Days where your plans start out great but then you find yourself looking around and wondering what the heck is going on? When you have all these great ideas but somehow things get all tangled and you can't remember why you thought your ideas were all that great in the first place? When your game is off?  No matter how hard you try or how sensible your shoes are? Well...I'm going through one of those times ... View the Post

Dresses· Girls· Sew for Girls· Tutorials

Ruth’s Ruffled Bodice Tutorial

 Last Friday I posted these dresses that I made for my girls. And then I had several emails about how I made the detail on the bodice of Ruth's dress.  So today I'm going to share with you what I did.  It was really easy and you can add this little ruffle piece to ANY bodice that have or like to use. To start with I cut 2 of the exact same bodice front pieces (the green polka dot fabric). ***Remember you can do this with any bodice of your choice from pretty much any pattern that you ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking

The Art of Homemaking: Wash Your Shoes

Not last Saturday but the Saturday before I knew that I would be writing this post...and after the experience I had last night I decided that the time to write it is now. Forever and always before I've donated any clothes to any charity I've washed them first so they are clean and smelling good.  I do this always.I figure that whoever gets them will appreciate getting something clean and fresh....especially if they are in a disaster or crisis situation.  If I was in need I know that clean ... View the Post

Dresses· Girls

So….there’s this contest…

over at Pins & Needlesand this is what we made: And here's the story behind it:This summer we got a nice email from Pins & Needles (a sewing and needlework shop in New York City) asking us if we were up to participate in a "surprise sewing challenge".A surprise sewing challenge?I don't even need to think about an invitation like that.  The answer was yes, yes, and yes. A few weeks later we got the most adorable little package in the mail and here's what it included: 3 pieces of fabric, some ... View the Post

Girls

Gracie’s Graffiti Jeans–A Tutorial

I am loving all the printed jeans I've seen lately...and I really wanted to make some for Grace. So this week when I was out and about I bought a really inexpensive pair of jeans and a bleach pen and went to work. There are several ideas that I wanted to try that involve bleach but I started with graffiti. Actually the idea was originally to make one of the leg panels look like the subway art that is everywhere but then I decided---it is everywhere---it doesn't need to be on Gracie's pants as ... View the Post